The British University Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 competition held for universities in Great Britain

Great Britain

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. It is organised by the BUGAA which is a branch of the Higher Education GAA

Higher Education GAA

Higher Education GAA is the governing body for the Gaelic Games of Hurling, Camogie and Gaelic football for third level institutions. The body coordinates competitions in both Ireland and Britain. It is a part of the parent organisation: the Gaelic Athletic Association...

 committee which oversees Gaelic Games in Universities. Unlike its sister competition, the British University Gaelic Football Championship

British University Gaelic football Championship

The British University Gaelic football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament held for universities in Great Britain. It is organised by the BUGAA which is a branch of the Higher Education GAA committee which oversees Gaelic Games in Universities. The competition is also overseen by...

, this competition is not overseen by the British Universities Sports Association

British Universities Sports Association

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 as yet. The best players each year are chosen for an all-star team to play the Scottish Universities Shinty Team

University Shinty

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Roll of honour

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
2003-04	Dundee	won
2004-05	Glamorgan	won
2005-06	Dundee	3-7	RGU	1-0
2006-07	Napier	1-4	RGU	0-1
2007-08	Napier	0-14	LJMU	1-1

2005-06 Championship

This Competition was held at Hough End in Manchester on 26 November 2005.

Group Stages

Group 1	Group 2
EWLINE Team A Score Team B Score RGU 2-3 St. Mary's 0-0 Dundee won Oxford lost Dundee 3-4 St. Mary's 0-0 Oxford lost RGU won Dundee won RGU lost Oxford 1-0 St. Mary's 2-3 Team Pld W D L Pts Dundee 3 3 0 0 5 Napier 3 2 0 1 4 St. Mary's 3 1 0 2 2 Oxford 3 0 0 3 0	EWLINE Team A Score Team B Score JMU 2-6 Sheffield Hallam 0-6 JMU lost Liverpool Hope won Sheffield Hallam 0-0 Liverpool Hope 3-4 Team Pld W D L Pts Liverpool Hope 2 2 0 0 4 JMU 2 1 0 1 2 Sheffield Hallam 2 0 0 2 0

Last 4 of Championship
Knock-out competition between top two teams from each group.

Dundee progressed to the Semi-Finals of the Fergal Meagher Cup, held in Cork on 3 March 2006.

2006-07 Championship

This Competition was held at Hough End in Manchester in November 2006.

Group Stages

Group 1

Group 2

EWLINE Team A Score Team B Score Dundee 1-9 Oxford/Cambridge 1-2 Napier 3-7 St. Mary's 0-1 St. Mary's 3-2 Oxford\Cambridge 0-1 Napier won Liverpool Hope lost Dundee 2-4 St. Mary's 2-4 Liverpool Hope 3-1 Oxford/Cambridge 2-1 Napier 6-5 Oxford/Cambridge 0-0 Dundee 2-7 Liverpool Hope 1-0 St. Mary's 9-11 Hope 0-0 Napier 0-3 Dundee 0-2 Team Pld W D L Pts Napier 4 4 0 0 8 St. Mary's 4 2 1 1 5 Dundee 4 2 0 1 5 Liverpool Hope 4 1 0 3 2 Cambridge/Oxford 4 0 0 4 0

EWLINE Team A Score Team B Score Sheffield Hallam 0-1 JMU 5-10 RGU 0-6 Huddersfield 0-3 RGU 1-5 JMU 0-6 RGU 2-6 Sheffield Hallam 0-4 JMU 2-3 Huddersfield 1-3 Huddersfield 3-6 Sheffield Hallam 0-2 Team Pld W D L Pts RGU 3 3 0 0 6 JMU 3 2 0 1 4 Huddersfield 3 1 0 2 2 Sheffield Hallam 3 0 0 3 0

Note: St. Mary's qualify for semi-finals on scoring difference.

Last 4 of Championship
Knock-out competition between top two teams from each group.

Napier progressed to the Semi-Finals of the Fergal Meagher Cup, held in Ireland in March 2007.

2007-08 Championship

Group Results
| Napier 2.08 v's Fullen Gaels 0.01
| Napier 1.08 v's St. Mary’s, London 0.02
| Napier 4.12 v's Hope University Liverpool 0.01
| Semi Final
| Napier 6.11 v Dundee 1.03
| Final
| Napier 0.14 v John Moore University Liverpool 1.04
| Napier progressed to the Semi-Finals of the Fergal Meagher Cup, held in Ireland in March 2008.
| Fergal Maher Cup
| Semi-Final
| Napier 3.25 v Marino 0.08
| Fergal Maher Cup Final

Napier University, Edinburgh 3.08 v
G.M.I.T Letterfrack 0.10

See also

• Gaelic Athletic Association
  Gaelic Athletic Association
  The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
  
  
• Sigerson Cup
  Sigerson Cup
  The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
  
  
• Fitzgibbon Cup
  Fitzgibbon Cup
  The Fitzgibbon Cup the championship for top division of university hurling in Ireland. It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
  
  
• British University Gaelic Football Championship
  British University Gaelic football Championship
  The British University Gaelic football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament held for universities in Great Britain. It is organised by the BUGAA which is a branch of the Higher Education GAA committee which oversees Gaelic Games in Universities. The competition is also overseen by...
  
  

External links

• BU GAA Website