Month: February 2020

Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland All-Ireland Minor County Championship 1953-1973

Finals 1953-1974

YearWinners Runners-Up 
1953Kilkenny   
1954Kilkenny   
1955Kilkenny   
1956Antrim   
1957Dublin48Cork19
1958Antrim29Kerry18
1959Antrim   
1960Kerry   
1961Kerry41Dublin31
1962Kerry   
1963Kerry70Kilkenny37
1964Kerry   
1965Dublin48Down45
1966    
1967Dublin   
1968Dublin   
1969Kerry   
1970Kerry   
1971Dublin42Kerry22
1972Dublin69Kerry49
1973Cork50Sligo46
BAIA All-Ireland Minor Championship Finals 1953-1973 [Reference: 1-24]

Report

The All-Ireland Minor Championships were won by Kilkenny from 1953 to 1955, before Antrim won three finals out of four from 1956 to 1959 (with Dublin breaking the sequence in 1957), Kerry then won the five-in-a-row from 1960 to 1964, before Dublin went on a winning streak from 1965 to 1968.

There were then two years of Kerry victories (1969 to 1970), before Dublin also won two in-in-a-row from 1971 to 1972, Cork took the 1973 title.

About

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland (now Basketball Ireland) was the organisation in charge of running Basketball in Ireland from 1947 to 1979 when it changed its name to the Irish Basketball Association.

From 1953 to 1973 it was organised on a Club and County basis like the Gaelic Athletic association, and the All-Ireland Minor Championship was the Underage County Championship.

The Minor Championships were replaced by the Under 19 and Under 17 Championships in 1974 (still on a County basis unlike the Senior Championship which appears to have been replaced by a National League based on clubs, and the National Intermediate Area Competition)

References

Sources

[2] Anon (1953) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1953. pg. 9

[3] Anon (1954) “Basketball” Irish Independent Friday, December 31, 1954. pg. 6-7

[4] Anon (1955) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1955. pg. 10-11

[5] Anon (1956) “Basketball” Irish Independent Monday, December 31, 1956. pg. 10-11

[6] Anon (1957) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, December 31, 1957. pg. 10

[7] Anon (1958) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 31, 1958. pg. 10

[8] Anon (1959) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1959. pg. 12

[9] Anon (1960) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1960. pg. 14-15

[10] Anon (1961) “Senior Title for Roscommon” Irish Independent Wednesday, May 3, 1961. pg. 20-21

[12] Anon (1963) “Kerry Foiled Of Making History” Irish Independent Monday, April 22, 1963. pg. 8-9

[13] Anon (1964) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 30, 1964. pg. 12-13

[15] O’Connor, Tony (1966) “Basketball” Irish Press Friday, April 15, 1966. pg.

[16] Anon (1967) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 30, 1967. pg. 14-15

[16] ‘Rebounder’ (1968) “Basketball: At Last Victory for Cork in All-Ireland Senior, Junior Finals” Evening Echo, Tuesday, December 17, 1968. pg.

[17] Anon (1968) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, December 31, 1968. pg. 12-13

[18] Anon (1969) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 31, 1969. pg. 12

[19] Anon (1970) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1970. pg. 12-13

[20] Anon (1971) “Basketball” Irish Independent Friday, December 31, 1971. pg. 14-15

[21] Anon. (1971) Cork capture All-Ireland While Na Mistealaigh Take Lota Tournament” Evening Echo. Tuesday, April 20, 1971. pg. 12.

[22] Anon (1972) “Basketball” Evening Press Monday, March 13, 1972. pg. 15

[23] A Special Correspondent (1973) “Sligo win the big one: First All-Ireland Title” Sligo Champion, Friday, March 16, 1973. pg. 14.

[24] Anon. (1974) “Galway capture first ever All-Ireland trophy” Connacht Tribune. Friday, May 3, 1974. pg. 9

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu ; and Mick Turley (Galway 1974).

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Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland All Ireland Senior Blitz 1950-1964

Finals 1950-1964

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1950Dodgers (Dublin)Army School of Music
1951
1952Army School of Music (Dublin)17Custume (Athlone)15
1953Air Corps (Dublin)
1954Air Corps (Dublin)
1955Western Command
1956Air Corps (Dublin)
1957US Navy (Derry)14Set Shots (Kilkenny)4
1958US Navy (Derry)11Naomh Ioseph (Dublin)7
1959Air Corps Baldonnel (Dublin)15Dublin Celtics (Dublin)14
1960Celtics (Dublin)
1961Dynamoes (Kilkenny)14Corinthians (Dublin)12
1962
1963Robert Emmetts (Kilkenny)
1964Belfast Celtics
ABAI All Ireland Senior Blitz Finals 1953-1964 [Reference: 1-12]

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1950) “Basketball” Irish Press. Saturday, December 30, 1950. pg. 8

[2] Anon. (1952) “Basketball” Irish Press. Wednesday, December 31, 1950. pg. 8

[3] Anon (1953) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1953. pg. 9

[4] Anon (1954) “Basketball” Irish Independent Friday, December 31, 1954. pg. 6-7

[5] Anon (1955) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1955. pg. 10-11

[6] Anon (1956) “Basketball” Irish Independent Monday, December 31, 1956. pg. 10-11

[7] Anon (1957) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, December 31, 1957. pg. 10

[8] Anon (1958) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 31, 1958. pg. 10

[9] Anon (1959) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1959. pg. 12

[10] Anon (1960) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1960. pg. 14-15

[11] Anon (1961) “Senior Title for Roscommon” Irish Independent Wednesday, May 3, 1961. pg. 20-21

[13] Anon (1964) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, January 1, 1964. pg. 14-15

[14] Anon (1964) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 30, 1964. pg. 12-13

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu [Reference: 25]

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Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland Ladies All-Ireland Championship 1968-1978

Finals 1968-1978

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1968St. Louis Meteors (Dublin)
1969St. Louis Meteors (Dublin)
1970St. Louis Meteors (Dublin)
1971St. Vincent’s
1972Corinthins (Dublin)44Meteors (Dublin)36
1973St. Louis Meteors (Dublin)
1974Marathon (Dublin)47Killester Kaleidoscopes (Dublin)38
1975Corinthians (Dublin)57St. Louis Meteors (Dublin)53
1976Louis Meteors (Dublin)
1977Louis Meteors (Dublin)
1978Louis Meteors (Dublin)65Marathon (Dublin)49
ABAI All-Ireland Ladies Championship 1968-1978 [References: 1-8]

Report

Louis Meteors won their record seventh All-Ireland Blitz Title since 1968 in the Final edition of the competition in 1978 [Reference: 8]. Other winners of the All-Ireland Blitz were Corinthians (also from Dublin) in 1972 and 1975, St. Vincent’s (1971) and Marathon, another Dublin team, in 1974.

About

The Ladies All-Ireland Championship was the Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland’s Annual Blitz to determine the Irish Club Champions. In 1978 the Blitz was replaced by a National League in line with the Men’s which had also replaced the All-Ireland Championship in 1973. (see https://eirball.ie/2018/12/19/ibba-ladies-national-basketball-league-1980-1991/ for the Ladies National Basketball League 1980-1991).

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland was organised very like the Gaelic Athletic Association prior to 1973, with All-Ireland County & Club Championships, and after the introduction of the National Leagues based on clubs, was renamed the Irish Basketball Association in 1980.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1971) “Basketball” Irish independent. Friday, December 31, 1971. pg. 14-15. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[2] Anon. (1972) “Corinthians best Killarney in Basketball test” Irish Examiner. Tuesday, April 11, 1972. pg. 13. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[4] Anon. (1974) “Marathon win All-Ireland ladies Championship” Irish Examiner. Monday, April 22, 1974. pg. 14. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[5] Anon. (1975) “Senior Title Regained” Irish Press. Monday, April 7, 1975. pg. 10. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

[8] Anon. (1978) “Louis Meteors win title for a third time” Irish Examiner. Monday, April 3, 1978. pg. 13. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan

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Men's Ringball (South Africa) 2019-Present

Men’s Super 9 2019

PWDLFABPPts
Group A
Luiperds4400306132824
Northern Bulls4400232124622
Pumas4400192140420
Thunder Cats4301200110517
Buffels40045623600
Group B
Dragons4202220164614
Gauteng Eagles410315415037
Vaal Warriors410314219426
Tornadoes410313420426
Barbarians40049227400
Ringball Men’s (South Africa) 2019 [Reference: 1]

About

Ringball is South Africa’s version of Basketball, Netball or Korfball (Dutch version).

References

Websites

[1] Rigball (2019) Super 10 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ringball.co.za/page-2.html [Accessed 8 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emmanuel

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Women's Ringball (South Africa) 2019-Present

Super 10 Dames 2019

PWDLFABPPts
Group A
Northern Bulls440020486521
Dragons4301220120416
Vaal Warriors4202138145210
Vikings410316214637
Tornadoes41128416417
Group B
Luiperds4301204112618
Thunder Cats4301214140618
Gauteng Eagles4211124124111
Northern Pumas40044817011
Buffels40047126200
South African Rigball (Women’s) 2019 [Reference: 1]

About

Ringball is South Africa’s version of Basketball, Netball or Korfball (Dutch version).

References

Websites

[1] Rigball (2019) Super 10 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ringball.co.za/page-2.html [Accessed 8 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Heidi

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