2022 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
| Dates | 5 August - 16 October 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Bathshack | ||
| Champions |  Cúchulains Dunloy (16th title)Paul Shiels (captain) Ryan Elliott (captain) Gregory O'Kane (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | ||
| Relegated |  Carey Faughs | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Goals scored | 47 (2.76 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 644 (37.88 per match) | ||
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The 2022 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 March 2022.[1] The championship ran from 5 August to 16 October 2022.
Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 16 October 2022 at Corrigan Park in Belfast, between Cúchulains Dunloy and Ruairí Óg, Cushendall, in what was their first meeting in a final in three years. Cúchulains Dunloy won the match by 1–20 to 2–11 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a fourth successive title.[3][4]
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Carey Faughs[5]
From Championship
Relegated to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Tír na nÓg, Randalstown
Group 1
Group 1 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cúchulains Dunloy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 50 | 34 | 6 |
| O'Donovan Rossa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 54 | 27 | 4 |
| McQuillan's Ballycastle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 74 | -6 | 2 |
| Carey Faughs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 110 | -55 | 0 |
Group 1 results
O'Donovan Rossa v Carey Faughs
| 6 August 2022 Round 1 | O'Donovan Rossa | 3-31 - 3-17 | Carey Faughs | Páirc Rossa |
McQuillan's Ballycastle v Cúchulains Dunloy
| 6 August 2022 Round 1 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | 1-16 - 2-29 | Cúchulains Dunloy | Páirc Mac Uílín |
Carey Faughs v Cúchulains Dunloy
| 20 August 2022 Round 2 | Carey Faughs | 1-13 - 2-23 | Cúchulains Dunloy | Fr Healy Park |
McQuillan's Ballycastle v O'Donovan Rossa
| 20 August 2022 Round 2 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | 0-08 - 0-26 | O'Donovan Rossa | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
Carey Faughs v McQuillan's Ballycastle
| 3 September 2022 Round 3 | Carey Faughs | 0-13 - 5-26 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | St Patrick's Park |
Cúchulains Dunloy v O'Donovan Rossa
| 3 September 2022 Round 3 | Cúchulains Dunloy | 1-17 - 0-15 | O'Donovan Rossa | Pearse Park |
Group 2
Group 2 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ruairí Óg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 45 | 38 | 6 |
| St John's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 61 | 19 | 4 |
| Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 58 | 10 | 2 |
| St Enda's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 99 | -69 | 0 |
Group 2 results
St Enda's v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
| 5 August 2022 Round 1 | St Enda's | 0-08 - 2-30 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | St Enda's Grounds |
St John's v Loughgiel Shamrocks
| 6 August 2022 Round 1 | St John's | 0-25 - 1-20 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | Corrigan Park |
Loughgiel Shamrocks v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
| 21 August 2022 Round 2 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-15 - 1-20 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Dunsilly GAA COmplex |
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall v St John's
| 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-21 - 1-16 | St John's | Pirc Mhuire |
Loughgiel Shamrocks v St Enda's
| 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-24 - 0-10 | St Enda's | Fr Healy Park |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Loughgiel Shamrocks v O'Donovan Rossa
| 18 September 2022 Quarter-final | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3-27 - 0-20 | O'Donovan Rossa | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| Report |
St John's v McQuillan's Ballycastle
| 18 September 2022 Quarter-final | St John's | 1-18 - 1-17 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| O McManus 1-7 (4fs 1 ’65); S Shannon 0-4; A Bradley 0-3; M Dudley 0-2; R Galbraith 0-1; O Donnelly 0-1 | Report | T Smyth 1-6 (6fs); D McShane 0-3; J McToal 0-2; S McAuley 0-2; R McGarry 0-2; E McAlonan 0-1; C Boyd 0-1 |
Semi-finals
Loughgiel Shamrocks v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
| 2 October 2022 Semi-final | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 2-14 - 3-16 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Páirc Mac Uílín |
| M Connelly 1-3 (0-1f), J McNaughton 0-5 (0-3fs), R McMullan 1-2, S McGrath 0-2, C McGarry 0-2, E McCloskey 0-1, R McKee 0-1. | Report | N McManus 0-10 (0-6s), C McNaughton 1-2, S McAfee 1-1, A Delargy 1-0, R McCambridge 0-1. |
Cúchulains Dunloy v St John's
| 2 October 2022 Semi-final | Cúchulains Dunloy | 5-22 - 1-12 | St John's | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| C Cunning (2-8, 0-3 frees), Keelan Molloy (1-3), N Elliott (1-1); R Molloy (1-0), P Shiels (0-3, 0-1 free), C McMahon (0-2), D Smyth (0-1); E Smyth (0-1); N McKeague (0-1), S Elliott (0-1), R McGarry (0-1). | Report | O MacManus (0-4 frees), P Nugent (1-0, free), Ciaran Johnston (0-3), R Galbraith (0-2), S Shannon (0-1), A Bradley (0-1), O Donnelly (0-1). |
Final
Cúchulains Dunloy v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
| 16 October 2022 Final | Cúchulains Dunloy | 1-20 - 2-11 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Corrigan Park |
| C Cunning 0-11 (9f, 1 65), C McMahon 1-1, K Molloy 0-3, S Elliott 0-1, N Elliott 0-1, A Crawford 0-1, E Smyth 0-1, R McGarry 0-1. | Report | N McManus 0-7 (5f, 1 65), S McAfee 1-1, C McClafferty 1-0, E Campbell 0-1, F McCurry 0-1, N McCormack 0-1. | Referee: K Parke (Naomh Éanna) |
References
- ^ "Antrim Hurling Championship draws 2022". The Saffron Gael. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Classy Dunloy make it three-in-a-row in Antrim". RTÉ Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Mohan, David (16 October 2022). "Antrim SHC: Dunloy claim fourth title in a row with win over Cushendall". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Crossan, Brendan (17 October 2022). "Dunloy's four-in-a-row hard-earned against Cushendall". The Irish News. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ McElwaine, Patrick (9 October 2021). "Unbridled celebrations as Carey put 19 year wait behind them". The Saffron Gael. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
