Valley Rovers GAA 3.05

Valley Rovers GAA Club is a vibrant and successful Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Innishannon in County Cork, Ireland. Formed in 1919 when the two teams in the parish, Innishannon and Knockavilla, came together. The club fields teams in hurling, Gaelic football, Camogie and Ladies' Football. It participates in the Carrigdhoun division of Cork GAA.The club has enjoyed considerable success over the years. The club has a very even balance between football and hurling, both in terms of success on the playing field and in the relative emphasis placed on the two sports within the club. Furthermore, in recent years, the advent and growth of camogie and ladies' football has added a new dimension to the club.The club caters from U7 to Senior. The club's major highlights to date was the winning of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship title twice, first in 1989 and a decade later in 2009 and the Cork Premier Intermediate Football championship in 2009.Ladies FootballSince the creation of the ladies football club in 1995 the underage setup followed in 1999 and in their first year they captured the U14 C County. From there the club has gone from strength to strength fielding from U8-Intermediate, winning all the major underage grades and reaching the finals every year in some age group. The club competes in both the West Cork League and County championship. The adult teams have enjoyed success in recent years with a Junior B title in 2008 and an U21B title in 2009. Recent underage success was the capturing of an U16 county in 2009. A new grading system was brought in for 2010 with the Junior A Championship being regraded as Intermediate.