Western Junior C Hurling Championship Cup Final 2026: Mt Melleray v An Rinn

What to Expect

Mt Melleray and An Rinn meet at Fraher Field in Dungarvan at 1:00 PM on Sunday 16 August in the Cup Division 1 decider of the Ballyrafter Service Station Western Junior C Hurling Championship. It is the early game of the day at the Dungarvan ground, with the rest of the western board’s Sunday programme, including the Junior A tie at Cappoquin, following later on.

Both clubs came through semi-finals on Sunday 9 August. Mt Melleray, from the Cappoquin hinterland below the Knockmealdowns, won by a single point against Brickey Rangers at Cappoquin, 2-15 to 1-17. An Rinn had a far more emphatic afternoon at Ardmore, putting 3-19 past Clashmore Kinsalebeg who finished on 0-10. An Rinn are the Ring Gaeltacht club and the game is one of the few adult county finals where you will hear as much Irish as English on the sideline. Junior C is the entry grade of the western board and the cup competition is its main silverware.

Good to Know

• Sunday 16 August, 1:00 PM at Fraher Field, Dungarvan.
• Ballyrafter Service Station Western Junior C Hurling Championship, Cup Division 1.
• Mt Melleray beat Brickey Rangers 2-15 to 1-17 in the semi-final; An Rinn beat Clashmore Kinsalebeg 3-19 to 0-10.
• Admission is charged at the gate.
• Confirm the throw-in on the Waterford GAA fixtures page, as Sunday programmes are prone to shifting.

Getting There

Fraher Field is on the eastern side of Dungarvan, five minutes on foot from Grattan Square and the harbour front. From Waterford city it is about 45 minutes on the N25, and from Cork roughly an hour on the same road. An Rinn supporters come in from the Ring peninsula on the R674, around 15 minutes south-east of the town, and Mt Melleray’s crowd travel down the N72 through Cappoquin. With three games on the card, ground parking goes early, so the Davitt’s Quay, Grattan Square and Friary car parks are the sensible options. Bus Éireann route 40 between Waterford and Cork stops in Dungarvan town centre.