Rathnure GAA

Rathnure St Anne's
Ráth an Iúir
Founded:1931
County:Wexford
Colours:Black and amber
Grounds:Nicky Rackard Park
Coordinates:52°29′52″N 6°45′57″W / 52.49778°N 6.76583°W / 52.49778; -6.76583
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Wexford
champions
Football: - - 1
Hurling: - 6 20
Camogie: 1 4 -

Rathnure St Anne's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland. Former players with Rathnure include the Rackards and Quigley brothers.

History

Formation and early years

At a meeting in Rathnure in 1931, Rathnure St Anne's GAA Club was founded. In its first year in existence, Rathnure fielded a junior hurling team. While success in terms of championship medals was slow, after just seven years in existence, Rathnure succeeded in reaching a county final against St Fintan's from south Wexford. This match was described as the "hurling spectacle of the year" and ended St. Fintan's 4–5 to Rathnure 5–0.

The following year, Rathnure were represented again in the county junior hurling final. This time however, it was a winning one and proved a historic breakthrough for the club. A member of that team was Nicky Rackard, a man who was to lead both club and county to historic victories in the ensuing years. In the final, Rathnure defeated Horeswood by 6–1 to 1–2. Nicky Rackard scored two goals in the final.

Senior success

1941 was Rathnure's first year in senior hurling ranks and the club has fielded in the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship every other year to date – a record not equalled by any other club in the county and very few in Ireland.

In 1948, Rathnure St Anne's won our first of 20 Wexford Senior Hurling Championships. There were celebrations lasting for a full week after that county final. Further victories came in 1950, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2006. Following six of these county successes, Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship titles were also won.

Other titles won over the years include Senior football, Intermediate hurling, Junior A & B football, Junior A hurling (3), Junior B hurling (3), U21 hurling (9), including six in a row, Minor hurling (14), Juvenile hurling (14), and All Ireland Feile na nGael titles.

Camogie development

Rathnure's camogie club was founded in 1968.[1] The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1995. They also won Leinster club championship titles in 1992, 1996 and 2000. The club also won a number of Community Games and Féile na nGael titles. Cloughbawn joined forces with Rathnure in 1988 and, in the following year, Rathnure won the Wexford senior championship title.

Grounds

The club's grounds comprise a large indoor arena, two full-sized playing pitches, a covered stand and an underage pitch at Nicky Rackard Park. Its sports complex consists of four full-sized dressing rooms, squash court, fully equipped gymnasium, sauna and a GAA shop. The clubhouse also contains a trophy and meeting room dedicated to Syl Barron.

Honours

Hurling

Football

Camogie

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ^ "Jack Redmond leads the way as Rathnure claim Leinster intermediate title". independent.ie. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Club Titles - Wexford". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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