▁at ▁Wal sh ▁Park ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 7 2 ▁All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Club ▁Hur ling ▁Championship , ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Club ▁Hur ling ▁Championship , ▁a ▁tournament ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁champion ▁clubs ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁provinces ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁final ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁Black rock ▁of ▁C ork ▁and ▁R ath n ure ▁of ▁W ex ford , ▁with ▁Black rock ▁winning ▁by ▁ 5 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 6 - 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁between ▁Black rock ▁and ▁R ath n ure ▁was ▁a ▁unique ▁occasion ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁championship ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams . ▁Both ▁sides ▁were ▁appearing ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁All - I reland ▁final . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁high - sc oring ▁hour ▁of ▁hur ling ▁Black rock ▁surv ived ▁a ▁late ▁r ally ▁by ▁R ath n ure ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁title ▁to ▁C ork ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Le in ster ▁champions ▁were ▁in ▁ar re ars ▁by ▁twelve ▁points ▁at ▁one ▁stage , ▁however , ▁the ▁R ath n ure ▁men ▁launched ▁a ▁st unning ▁com eb ack ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁def ic it ▁down ▁to ▁one ▁point . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁scores , ▁a ▁goal ▁and ▁a ▁point