Ballyhale Shamrocks have the knack of making the most from county success

Since 2006, Shamrocks have collected 10 Kilkenny titles and converted those into six provincial wins and five All-Irelands.

Ballyhale Shamrocks' Brian Cody during the AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final win over Mount Leinster Rangers at 
Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow. Picture: INPHO/Evan Treacy

At the very top end of the club hurling scene, the ability to turn county titles into provincial and All-Ireland successes is what separates Ballyhale Shamrocks from the rest.

Since the 2006 breakthrough — Ballyhale had gone 15 years without a Kilkenny title — the club has played 30 competitive games in the Leinster and All-Ireland championships and won 27.