2022 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2022 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 June – 2 October 2022
Teams10
SponsorMolloy Environmental
ChampionsBorder Shinrone (1st title)
Jason Sampson (captain)
Trevor Fletcher (manager)
Runners-upBorder Kilcormac–Killoughey
Tom Spain (captain)
Shane Hand (manager)
RelegatedBorder Clodiagh Gaels
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored60 (3 per match)
Points scored855 (42.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Eoghan Cahill (1-64)
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The 2022 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The group stage placings were confirmed on 28 May 2021.[1] The championship ran from 24 June to 2 October 2022.

St Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Shinrone in the quarter-finals.[2][3] Clodiagh Gaels were relegated after losing a playoff to Seir Kieran.[4]

The final was played on 2 October 2022 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Shineorne and Kilcormac–Killoughey, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Shinrone won the match by 0–26 to 2–13 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]

Birr's Eoghan Cahill was the championship's top scorer with 1-64.

Group 1

Group 1 table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilcormac–Killoughey 4 4 0 0 80 68 12 8
St Rynagh's 4 2 1 1 90 76 14 5
Birr 4 2 0 2 72 69 3 4
Kinnitty 4 1 1 2 77 82 -5 3
Clodiagh Gaels 4 0 0 4 48 72 -24 0

Group 2

Group 2 table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Belmont 4 4 0 0 86 71 15 8
Ballinamere 4 2 1 1 88 86 2 5
Shinrone 4 2 1 1 85 83 2 5
Coolderry 4 1 0 3 80 81 -1 2
Seir Kieran 4 0 0 4 66 84 -18 0

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

3 September 2022 Playoff Clodiagh Gaels 0-13 - 4-18 Seir Kieran Drumcullen Grounds

Quarter-finals

3 September 2022 Quarter-final Ballinamere 0-11 - 3-17 Birr Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
4 September 2022 Semi-final St Rynagh's 1-13 - 1-15 Shinrone St Brendan's Park

Semi-finals

17 September 2022 Semi-final Belmont 0-23 - 2-18 Shinrone St Brendan's Park
18 September 2022 Semi-final Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-19 - 0-17 Birr Bord na Móna O'Connor Park

Final

2 October 2022 Final Shinrone 0-26 - 2-13 Kilcormac–Killoughey Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
D Morkan 0-7 (4fs, 1 65), C Cleary 0-5, K Sampson, J Sampson 0-4 each, S Cleary 0-2, P Cleary, D Cleary, C Doughan, DJ McLoughlin all 0-1 each Report Cathal Kiely 0-7 (4fs, 1 65), Cillian Kiely 1-1 (0-1 65), G Healion 1-0, A Spain, C Mahon. J Kilmartin, L Kavanagh, C Mitchell all 0-1 each

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eoghan Cahill Birr 1-64 67 6 11.16
2 David Nally Belmont 1-60 63 5 12.60
3 Cathal Kiely Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-43 49 6 8.16
4 Joe Bergin Seir Kieran 2-40 46 5 9.20
5 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 0-40 40 5 8.00
6 James Dempsey Kinnitty 3-21 30 4 7.50
7 Brian Carroll Coolderry 1-23 26 4 6.50
8 Jason Sampson Shinrone 3-15 24 7 3.42
9 Cillian Kiely Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-20 23 6 3.83
10 Aidan Treacy St Rynagh's 0-21 21 5 4.20
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eoghan Cahill Birr 1-16 19 Clodiagh Gaels
2 Cathal Kiely Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-12 15 St Rynagh's
3 David Nally Belmont 1-11 14 Seir Kieran
Eoghan Cahill Birr 1-11 14 St Rynagh's
David Nally Belmont 0-14 14 Ballinamere
6 David Nally Belmont 0-13 13 Coolderry
7 Joe Bergin Seir Kieran 1-09 1 Coolderry
Joe Bergin Seir Kieran 1-09 1 Clodiagh Gaels
David Nally Belmont 0-12 12 Shinrone
10 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 0-10 10 Shinrone

References

  1. ^ "Offaly GAA championship draws made". Offaly Express. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Injury-time goal sees St Rynagh's complete Offaly SHC three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Super Shinrone cause sensation by eliminating four in a row seeking St Rynagh's". Offaly Express. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Joe Bergin masterclass helps Seir Kieran escape relegation as Clodiagh Gaels go down". Offaly Express. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Shinrone make history with first Offaly SHC title after emphatic win over Kilmormac/Killoughey". Irish Independent. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.