Celtic Challenge - Next Game Antrim v Down and background to the competition
28th March 2017
The Celtic Challenge is the only competition in hurling that has
teams from 31 counties participating and, in total, 110 games will
be provided to over 1,000 players on 38 teams.
The Celtic Challenge is a competition for players, aged 16
and 17 years old, who are not participating in State
Examinations during May and June 2016. 38 teams will
participate in the competition.
The programme will run from Wednesday 4th May to
Saturday 18th June 2016.
The ethos of the competition is a developmental one, where
a 7 week programme of meaningful games is supplemented by
a 1 to 1 ratio of games to training.
Each team will play a minimum of 5 games through a programme that is structured on the basis of Group Stages,
Preliminaries and Play Offs.
The Group Stages will consist of 7 Groups of teams selected
on a geographical and developmental basis. Matches at the
Group Stages will be played on Wednesdays.
After the Group Stages, teams will be graded on foot of their
performance and will be assigned to 1 of 5 Divisions prior to
participating in the Preliminaries and Play-Offs where they will
play against opposition of a comparative developmental
level.
5 Finals will be played on Saturday June 18th, 2016 in
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.
Come watch Antrim face Down this Wednesday at the Dub.
Throw in 7.15pm
