2010 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2010 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	18 September 2010 – 24 October 2010
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	O'Loughlin Gaels (9th title) Martin Comerford (captain) Mick Nolan (manager)
Runners-up	Carrickshock Richie Power (captain) Brendan Fennelly (manager)
Relegated	St. Lachtain's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	23 (1.92 per match)
Points scored	324 (27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Richie Power (0-40)
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The 2010 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 18 September 2010 and ended on 24 October 2010.

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions for the past four years, however their bid for five in a row was ended in the semi-final by O’Loughlin Gaels, who went on to beat Carrickshock 0–17 to 1–11 in the final. ^[1]

St. Lachtain's were relegated from the championship following 1–11 to 1–14 defeat to Fenians.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• St. Lachtain's

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Young Irelands

Results

First round

Tullaroan v Dunnamaggin

18 September 2010First round	Tullaroan	0-10 - 1-11	Dunnamaggin	Tom Ryall Park, Kilmanagh
15:00	T Walsh 0-4, Mark Walsh 0-4, Michael Walsh 0-3.		K Moore 1-2, S O'Neill 0-3, C Hickey 0-2, D Fitzpatrick 0-2, JJ Dunphy 0-1, P Kennelly 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen)

St. Lachtain's v St. Martin's

18 September 2010First round	St. Lachtain's	1-13 - 1-19	St. Martin's	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
15:00	E Guinan 0-8, J Meagher 1-3, R Dowling 0-1, N McGree 0-1.		J Maher 1-10, J Mulhall 0-6, E McGrath 0-1, R Shore 0-1, S Coonan 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Mooncoin)

Carrickshock v Graigue-Ballycallan

19 September 2010First round	Carrickshock	2-16 - 2-15	Graigue-Ballycallan	John Locke Park, Callan
13:00	R Power 0-9, A Power 1-1, John Power 1-1, Jamie Power 0-3, M Rice 0-2.		N Millea 0-8, J Smith 2-0, E Brennan 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, G Cleere 0-1, D Heafey 0-1.	Referee: J Direen (O'Loughlin Gaels)

Fenians v Clara

19 September 2010First round	Fenians	0-10 - 0-13	Clara	Canon Kearns Park, Castlecomer
13:00	K Reid 0-4, C Tobin 0-3, K Grehan 0-1, J Broderick 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1.		J Nolan 0-4, L Ryan 0-3, K Hogan 0-2, D Langton 0-1, B Phelan 0-1, C Phelan 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: E Mansfield (Cloneen)

Relegation play-off

St. Lachtain's v Fenians

16 October 2010Play-off	St. Lachtain's	1-11- 1-14	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Dowling 1-1, N McGree 0-3, E Guinan 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Meagher 0-1, P Guinan 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1.		L Ryan 1-2, K Power 0-3, PJ Ryan 0-2, K Grehan 0-2, E Shiel 0-2, P Quinlan 0-1, D Tobin 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

Quarter-finals

Erin's Own v Clara

25 September 2010Quarter-final	Erin's Own	0-13 - 0-08	Clara	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
14:30	M Murphy 0-8, D Fogarty 0-3, G Callinan 0-1, C Fogarty 0-1.		J Nolan 0-5, L Ryan 0-1, K Hogan 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (St. Lachtain's)

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Dunnamaggin

25 September 2010Quarter-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-19 - 0-09	Dunnamaggin	Hugginstown Sporstfield, Carrickshock
16:30	TJ Reid 0-9, M Aylward 1-1, C Fennelly 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, P Reid 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1, D Hoyne 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, B Costello 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-5, K Moore 0-4.	Referee: D Connolly (Mooncoin)

O'Loughlin Gaels v St. Martin's

26 September 2010Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-12 - 1-12	St. Martin's	Canon Kearns Park, Castlecomer
13:00	M Comerford 2-2, M Bergin 0-6, M Nolan 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.		J Maher 0-9, R Shore 1-0, J Mulhall 0-3.	Referee: M Flynn (Mooncoin)

James Stephens v Carrickshock

26 September 2010Quarter-final	James Stephens	1-15 - 1-20	Carrickshock	John Locke Park, Callan
16:00	D Walton 0-9, E Larkin 1-2, M Ruth 0-2, E McCormack 0-1, D Cody 0-1.		R Power 0-13, Jamie Power 0-4, John Power 1-0, M Rice 0-2, A Power 0-1.	Referee: G Quilty (Slieverue)

Semi-finals

Erin's Own v Carrickshock

10 October 2010Semi-final	Erin's Own	1-14 - 1-16	Carrickshock	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
14:00	M Boran 1-4, M Murphy 0-3, D Fogarty 0-2, R Ryan 0-2, G Byrne 0-2, P Boran 0-1.		R Power 0-12, John Power 1-0, D Franks 0-1, P Tennyson 0-1, M Rice 0-1, Jamie Power 0-1.	Referee: S Cleere (O'Loughlin Gaels)

Ballyhale Shamrocks v O'Loughlin Gaels

10 October 2010Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-10 - 2-16	O'Loughlin Gaels	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:30	E Reid 2-1, TJ Reid 0-5, M Fennelly 1-0, D Hoyne 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		D Loughnane 1-3, M Bergin 0-6, N McEvoy 1-1, M Nolan 0-4, A Geoghegan 0-2.	Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen)

Final

Carrickshock v O'Loughlin Gaels

24 October 2010Final	Carrickshock	1-11 - 0-17	O'Loughlin Gaels	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:30	R Power 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 '65'), J Tennyson 1-1, N Rohan, M Rice 0-2 each.	Report	M Bergin 0-7 (0-5f), A Geoghegan 0-3, M Comerford, B Dowling, N McEvoy 0-2 each, S Cummins 0-1.	Referee: E Mansfield

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Richie Power	Carrickshock	0-40	40	4	10.00
2	John Maher	St. Martin's	1-19	22	2	11.00
3	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-19	19	3	6.33
4	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-14	14	2	7.00
5	Eoin Guinan	St. Lachtain's	0-11	11	2	5.50
	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	0-11	11	2	5.50
6	John Power	Carrickshock	3-01	10	4	2.25
	Martin Comerford	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-04	10	2	5.00
7	Ken Moore	Dunnamaggin	1-06	9	2	4.50
	David Walton	James Stephens	0-09	9	1	9.00
	John Mulhall	St. Martin's	0-09	9	2	4.50
	James Nolan	Clara	0-09	9	2	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Maher	St. Martin's	1-10	13	St. Lachtain's
	Richie Power	Carrickshock	0-13	13	James Stephens
2	Richie Power	Carrickshock	0-12	12	Erin's Own
3	Richie Power	Carrickshock	0-09	9	Graigue-Ballycallan
	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-09	9	Dunnamaggin
	John Maher	St. Martin's	0-09	9	O'Loughlin Gaels
	David Walton	James Stephens	0-09	9	Carrickshock
4	Martin Comerford	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-02	8	St. Martin's
	Eoin Guinan	St. Lachtain's	0-08	8	St. Martin's
	Niall Millea	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-08	8	Carrickshock
	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	0-08	8	Clara

References

1. "Comerford leads Gaels' title surge". Irish Independent. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

External links

• 2010 Kilkenny SHC results