Final Tables

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Northern Section
Erne Eagles (Co. Cavan) (SF)	2	2	0	0	4
Ni Mhichil (Co. Derry) (SF)	2	0	1	1	1
St. Claire’s (Co. Cavan) (SF)	2	0	1	1	1
Southern Section
The Heath (Co. Laois) (SF)	3	3	0	0	6
Limekiln (Co. Dublin)	3	2	0	1	4
Cuchulainns (Co. Carlow)	2	0	0	2	0
Rathdowney (Co. Laois)	2	0	0	2	0

Legend: SF: Qualify for All Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland Series

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2003	Erne Eagles	21	Naomh Mhichil	0
2003	The Heath	15	St. Claire’s	11
	All-Ireland Final
2003	Erne Eagles	14	The Heath	5

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Northern Section
2003	Erne Eagles	15	Ni Mhichil	2
2003	Erne Eagles	15	St. Claire’s	9
	Southern Section
2003	Limekiln	18	Cuchulainns	6
2003	The Heath	9	Limekiln	8

Report

Co. Cavan’s Erne Eagles won the 2003 Rounders Association of Ireland All Ireland Senior Men’s Championship defeating The Heath of Co. Laois 14-5 in the All Ireland Final. With sevens teams entering, the Championship was divided into a Northern and Southern Section, with four remaining teams after the Group Stage entering the All Ireland Semi-Finals, where Naomh Mhichil of Co. Derry and St. Claire’s were eliminated.

About Rounders

Rounders is an Irish and British version of Softball and Baseball, and thought to be the ancestor of both. It was first codified in Ireland as part of the Original GAA Charter of 1884, but not organised until 1958. It is a Bat and Ball (also known as Safe Haven) sport whereby the batter attempts to hit a ball thrown at him or her by a pitcher or bowler and then attempts to run around the bases back home.

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (2003) “Limekiln launch a new All-Ireland Rounders Championship title bid”. The Echo. Thursday, August 28, 2003.

Websites

[2] GAA Rounders (2016) Senior Mens Roll of Honour [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaarounders.ie/seniormensrollofhonour [Accessed 10 December 2016]

[3] Rounders Association of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2003) Championship Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030811090007/http://www.rounders.ie/championship.htm [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy & Frank Connolly.

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