2018 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

2018 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	12 August - 28 October 2018
Teams	7
Sponsor	Bathshack
Champions	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (14th title) Paddy Burke (captain) Eamon Gillan (manager)
Runners-up	Loughgiel Shamrocks
Relegated	Patrick Sarsfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	40 (3.33 per match)
Points scored	392 (32.67 per match)
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The 2018 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th 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 30 January 2018. ^[1] The championship ran from 12 August to 28 October 2018.

Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Loughgiel Shamrocks in the semi-finals. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 28 October 2018 at Páirc Mac Uílín in Ballycastle, between RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall and Loughgiel Shamrocks, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall won the match by 2–12 to 0–15 to claim their 14th championship title overall and a first title in three years. ^[4]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Patrick Sarsfields ^[5]

From Championship

Regraded to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Clooney Gaels
• Creggan Kickhams
• St Brigid's, Cloughmills

Qualifying stage

Preliminary round

McQuillan's Ballycastle v St John's

12 August 2018Round 1	McQuillan's Ballycastle	1-15 - 5-17	St John's	Páirc Mac Uílín
	D McShane (1-11, 0-9 frees, 1-0 penalty), C Butler (0-2), TT Butler (0-2), C Connor (0-1).	Report	M Dudley (2-1), Conor Johnston (0-7, 3 frees), D Carson (1-2), J Peoples (1-0); S Shannon (1-0), M Bradley (0-3), C McFall (0-1); D Moran (0-1).

St John's v McQuillan's Ballycastle

26 August 2018Round 2	St John's	2-21 - 2-13	McQuillan's Ballycastle	Corrigan Park
		Report

St John's won 7–38 to 3–28 on aggregate.

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Cúchulains Dunloy	2	2	0	0	56	30	26	4
RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall	2	1	0	1	56	30	26	2
Patrick Sarsfields	2	0	0	2	25	77	-52	0

Round 1 results

RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall v Cúchulains Dunloy

25 August 2018Round 1	RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall	0-17 - 0-18	Cúchulains Dunloy	Páirc Naomh Mhuire
	P McGill 0-5 (4 f’s); F McCambridge 0-3; R McCambridge 0-3; D McNaughton 0-3; E Campbell 0-2; C McClafferty 0-1	Report	P Shiels 0-10 (7 f’s); K Molloy 0-4; E O’Neill 0-2; C McKinley 0-1; N Elliott 0-1

Cúchulains Dunloy v Patrick Sarsfields

1 September 2018Round 2	Cúchulains Dunloy	2-32 - 1-10	Patrick Sarsfields	Pearse Park
	N McKeague 0-16 (11 f’s); C Cunning 1-5; K Molloy 1-3; S Dooey 0-2; C Brogan 0-2; C McMahon 0-2; C McKinley 0-1; P Conlon 0-1.	Report	K McKernan 0-7 (5 f’s 1 side line); T Doherty 1-00; D McKernan 0-2; A Stewart 0-1

Patrick Sarsfields v RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall

15 September 2018Round 3	Patrick Sarsfields	0-12 - 3-30	RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall	The Bear Pit
		Report

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Loughgiel Shamrocks	2	2	0	0	64	28	36	4
St John's	2	1	0	1	51	46	5	2
O'Donovan Rossa	2	0	0	2	29	70	-41	0

Group 2 results

O'Donovan Rossa v Loughgiel Shamrocks

25 August 2018Round 1	O'Donovan Rossa	0-07 - 6-22	Loughgiel Shamrocks	Rossa Park
	T Murphy (0-03, 0-02f), T Morgan (0-02), S Beatty (0-01), M Devlin (0-01),	Report	S Casey (2-03), D McCloskey (2-02), J McNaughton (0-06, 0-03f), S McGrath (1-01), T Coyle (1-00), M Connolly (0-03), L Watson (0-03, 0-01f), E McCloskey (0-02), O McFadden (0-01), R McKee (0-01).

Loughgiel Shamrocks v St John's

2 September 2018Round	Loughgiel Shamrocks	2-18 - 2-15	St John's	Fr Healy Park
		Report

St John's v O'Donovan Rossa

16 September 2018Round	St John's	2-24 - 3-13	O'Donovan Rossa	Corrigan Park
	D Carson (2-01), M Bradley (0-06, 0-01f), C Johnston (0-05, 0-04f), S McCrory (0-03), C Johnston (0-02, 0-01f), M Dudley (0-02), J Peoples (0-01), B McFall (0-01), P McCallin (0-01), C McFall (0-01).	Report	M Devlin (0-09f), T Morgan (2-02), O McVicker (1-00), S Beatty (0-01), O O’Callaghan (0-01).

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall v St John's

29 September 2018Semi-final	RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall	1-16 - 1-16	St John's	Pearse Park
	N McManus 0-8 (5 f’s, 1 ’65); A Delargy 1-00; E Campbell 0-2; P McGill 0-2; C McClafferty 0-2; D McNaughton 0-2	Report	C Johnston 0-5 (4 f’s); C Johnston 0-5 (4 f’s); D Carson 1-2; S Shannon 0-2; P McCallin 0-1; B McFall 0-1.

Loughgiel Shamrocks v Cúchulains Dunloy

30 September 2018Semi-final	Loughgiel Shamrocks	0-14 - 0-08	Cúchulains Dunloy	Páirc Mac Uílín
	J McNaughton 0-8 (4 f’s); J Scullion 0-2; M McFadden 0-1; D McKinley 0-1; E McCloskey 0-1; S Casey 0-1	Report	P Shiels 0-5 (2 f’s); K Molloy 0-1; N Elliott 0-1; K Molloy 0-1

RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall v St John's

14 October 2018Semi-final replay	RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall	2-16 - 3-11	St John's	Páirc Mac Uílín
	N McManus 0-7 5 f’s); C Carson 2-00; F McCambridge 0-2; R McCambridge 0-2; F McCurry 0-1; C McClafferty 0-1; P McGill 0-1; D McNaughton 0-1; E Laverty 0-1 (1 f).	Report	C Johnston 1-7 (4 f’s); B McFall 1-1; P McCallin 1-00; M Dudley 0-1; M Bradley 0-1; C Johnston 0-1 (1 f).

Final

Loughgiel Shamrocks v RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall

28 October 2018Final	Loughgiel Shamrocks	0-15 - 2-12	RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall	Páirc Mac Uílín
	J McNaughton (0-9, 0-6 frees), D McCloskey (0-3), T Coyle (0-2); J Scullion (0-1).	Report	C Carson (1-1), N McManus (0-4, 0-3 frees), P Burke (1-0), D McNaughton (0-3), P McGill (0-2, 0-1 free), R McCambridge (0-1); E Campbell (0-1).

References

1. "Antrim Championspip Draws". The Saffron Gael. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
2. "Antrim SHC final: Dunloy make it a dozen". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
3. "It wasn't pretty but Shamrocks dug out a result". The Saffron Gael. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
4. Crossan, Brendan (29 October 2018). "Cushendall are back on top in Antrim after slaying rivals Loughgiel Shamrocks". The Irish News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
5. McTaggart, Brendan (16 September 2017). "McKernans to the fore as Sarsfields bridge 43 year gap" . Retrieved 16 September 2017.