# 2017 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

The 2017 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1905 and ran from 23 August to 14 October 2017.
The competition consisted of 20 teams divided into sections A and B. Section A comprised 12 junior-grade clubs represented by their first-team panels. Section B comprised eight senior/intermediate-grade clubs represented by their second-team panels. Three teams from Section A (quarter-final winners) and one from Section B (final winner) advanced to the combined semi-final stage.
John Locke's defeated O'Loughlin Gaels by 1–17 to 0–19 in the final on 14 October 2017 at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. As 2017 junior champions they were promoted to the 2018 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Tullaroan defeated Erin's Own in the Section B relegation play-off by 4–15 to 3–11, preserving their place in the top junior grade. The losing side were demoted to the Kilkenny Junior A Hurling Championship for 2018.

## Teams
### Section A

* Barrow Rangers
* Blacks and Whites
* Cloneen
* Conahy Shamrocks
* Emeralds
* Galmoy
* Graiguenamanagh
* John Locke's
* Kilmacow
* Piltown
* Slieverue
* Windgap

### Section B

* Ballyhale Shamrocks
* Clara
* Dicksboro
* Erin's Own
* James Stephens
* O'Loughlin Gaels
* Rower-Inistioge
* Tullaroan
* ↑ relegated from 2016 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
* ↑ promoted from 2016 Kilkenny Junior A Hurling Championship

## Results
### Section B
#### Round 1

| 23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) Section B Round 1 | Erin's Own | 1–06 0–17 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Castlecomer Referee: E Larkin |
| 26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) Section B Round 1 | James Stephens | 1–26 2–14 | Tullaroan | Kilmanagh Referee: S Delaney |

#### Quarter-finals

| 2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) Section B Quarter-final | James Stephens | 0–15 3–18 | Dicksboro | St John's Park Referee: P Burke |
| 10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) Section B Quarter-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–13 2–09 | Rower–Inistioge | Thomastown Referee: R Dowling |

#### Relegation Play-off

| 4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) Section B Relegation | Erin's Own | 3–11 4–15 | Tullaroan | St John's Park Referee: E Larkin |

#### Semi-finals

| 15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) Section B Semi-final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1–21 1–20 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Dunmore Referee: S McMahon |
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Section B Semi-final | Dicksboro | 2–13 1–17 | Clara | St John's Park Referee: B Donohoe |

#### Final

| 24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) Section B Final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1–15 0–17 | Clara | Bennettsbridge Referee: J Fitzgerald |

### Section A
#### Round 1

| 16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) Section A Round 1 | Blacks and Whites | 1–13 1–08 | Barrow Rangers | Graignamanagh Referee: O Kenny |
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Section A Round 1 | John Locke’s | 0–16 0–09 | Kilmacow | Hugginstown Referee: J Bennett |
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Section A Round 1 | Cloneen | 0–03 5–22 | Emeralds | Ballyragget Referee: G Rafter |
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Section A Round 1 | Galmoy | 1–19 0–16 | Windgap | Kilmanagh Referee: S Delaney |
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Section A Round 1 | Slieverue | 2–15 1–15 | Conahy Shamrocks | Bennettsbridge Referee: J McCormack |
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Section A Round 1 | Piltown | 2–18 1–11 | Graignamanagh | Glenmore Referee: R Byrne |

#### Quarter-finals

| 23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) Section A Quarter-final | John Locke's | 2–21 1–13 | Galmoy | Tullaroan Referee: P Burke |
| 23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) Section A Quarter-final | Emeralds | 1–14 2–13 | Slieverue | Danesfort Referee: J Bennett |
| 23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) Section A Quarter-final | Piltown | 1–15 0–12 | Blacks and Whites | Ballyhale Referee: M O'Sullivan |

### Combined Play-offs
#### Semi-finals

| 1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) Semi-final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2–17 2–09 | Piltown | Nowlan Park Referee: C Everard |
| 1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) Semi-final | Slieverue | 2–11 4–16 | John Locke’s | Nowlan Park Referee: G Rafter |

#### Final

| 14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) Final | John Locke’s | 1–17 0–19 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Nowlan Park Referee: J Kennedy |
| 14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) Final | James Power (0-10); Dan McCormack (1-2); Shane Bergin (0-2); Paddy Kennedy, Ryan Bergin, Conor Murphy (0-1 each) | | John Doyle (0-13); Alan Geoghegan, Danny Lenihan (0-2 each); Niall Bergin, Brian Dowling (0-1 each). | Nowlan Park Referee: J Kennedy |