2018 National Hurling League

National Hurling League 2018

League details
Dates	27 January – 8 April 2018
Teams	35
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (18th win)
Captain	Cillian Buckley
Manager	Brian Cody
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Pádraic Maher
Manager	Michael Ryan
Other division winners
Division 1B	Limerick
Division 2A	Carlow
Division 2B	Mayo
Division 3A	Warwickshire
Division 3B	Lancashire
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The 2018 National Hurling League was the 87th season of the National Hurling League for county teams. ^[1]

Wexford finished top of Division 1B in 2017 and were promoted to Division 1A for 2018. Galway finished second in Division 1B in 2017 and so missed out on promotion, even though they subsequently won the Division 1 league final. ^{[2] [3]}

Cavan re-entered the National Hurling League in Division 3B, having previously withdrawn. Lancashire also entered in Division 3B for the first time.

Eir Sport and TG4 provided live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. Highlights programmes – RTÉ2 broadcast League Sunday on Sunday evenings, TG4 broadcast GAA 2018 on Monday evenings.

Kilkenny were the winners, defeating Tipperary in the final on 8 April by 2–23 to 2-17. ^{[4] [5]} It was an 18th League title for Kilkenny. ^{[6] [7]}

As National Hurling League champions Kilkenny played the 2017 All-Ireland champions Galway in Australia on 11 November 2018 for the Wild Geese Trophy as part of the Sydney Irish Festival. ^[8]

Format

League structure

Thirty five teams compete in the 2018 NHL – six teams in the top five divisions (Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A) and five teams in Division 3B. All thirty-two county teams from Ireland take part. London, Lancashire and Warwickshire complete the lineup.

Teams by Province and Division
Province	Div 1A	Div 1B	Div 2A	Div 2B	Div 3A	Div 3B	Total
Connacht	0	1	0	1	1	2	5
Leinster	2	3	4	1	2	0	12
Munster	4	1	1	0	0	0	6
Ulster	0	1	0	4	2	2	9
Britain	0	0	1	0	1	1	3
Total	6	6	6	6	6	5	35

Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.

The Division 1 hurling quarter-finals and semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a quarter-final or semi-final is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after two further five minute periods of extra time, the outcome will be decided by a free-taking competition. This will prevent games from going to a replay and allow the league finals to be held on the scheduled date. ^[9]

Tie-breaker

• If only two teams are level on league points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams.
• If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1A

• The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
• The bottom two teams meet in a relegation play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 1B

Division 1B

• The top team is promoted to Division 1A
• The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
• The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 2A

Division 2A

• The top two teams meet in Division 2A final, with the winning team promoted to Division 1B
• The bottom team is relegated to Division 2B

Division 2B

• The top two teams meet in Division 2B final, with the winning team being promoted to Division 2A
• The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 3A

Division 3A

• The top two teams meet in Division 3A final, with the winning team promoted to Division 2B

Division 3B

• The top two teams meet in Division 3B final, with the winner promoted to Division 3A ^[10]

Division 1A

Division 1 Format

The 12 teams in Division 1 are ranked into two groups - teams ranked one to six in Division 1A and teams ranked seven to twelve in Division 1B. Each team plays all the other teams in its group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top four teams in both 1A and 1B advance to the league quarter-finals with the top team in 1A playing the fourth team in 1B, the second team in 1A playing the third in 1B, etc. Two semi-finals and a final follow.

Division 1A Table

  NHL quarter-finals  Relegated team

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Tipperary	5	3	0	2	7-105	6-96	+12	6
Kilkenny	5	3	0	2	4-106	6-94	+6	6
Wexford	5	3	0	2	3-101	5-99	+6	6
Clare	5	3	0	2	5-95	2-99	+5	6
Waterford	5	2	0	3	4-85	6-95	–16	4
Cork	5	1	0	4	4-93	2-112	–13	2

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1A Round 1

27 January 2018 19:00 Round 1	Cork	1-24 – 0-24	Kilkenny	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Attendance: 16,189 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	C Lehane 0-11 (0-9 fs), S Kingston 1-1, S Harnedy 0-3, R O'Flynn 0-2, M Ellis, A Cadogan, C Spillane, L Meade, D Kearney, D Fitzgibbon, J O’Connor 0-1.	Report	A Murphy 0-5 (0-3 fs), R Reid 0-3, C Buckley 0-3, E Murphy 0-2 (both fs), TJ Reid 0-3 (0-3 fs), W Walsh 0-2, P Lyng, J Maher, M Keoghan, C Martin, P Walsh, C Fogarty 0-1.

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28 January 2018 14:00 Round 1	Clare	1-21 – 0-19	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 6,277 Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	D Reidy 1-7 (0-5f), P Duggan 0-4 (0-2f), C Malone 0-4, J Conlon and T Kelly 0-2 each, C Galvin 0-1.	Report	J Forde 0-10 (frees), N McGrath 0-5 (0-1f), Paraic Maher, C Barrett, R Maher and S Curran 0-1 each.

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28 January 2018 14:00 Round 1	Waterford	0-19 – 2-20	Wexford	Walsh Park, Waterford Attendance: 7,467 Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	P Mahony 0-12 (0-9f, 0-1 65’), J Barron 0-2 (0-1 s-l), T de Burca, A Gleeson, D Fives, J Dillon, T Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	D Dunne 2-2, L Chin 0-8 (0-6f), M Fanning 0-3 (0-3f), K Foley, D O’Keeffe 0-2 each, P Foley, A Nolan, P Morris 0-1 each.

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Division 1A Round 2

3 February 2018 19:00 Round 2	Tipperary	1-20 – 1-11	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 6,363 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	J Forde 1-9 (0-6 fs, 1-0 pen, 0-1 65), R Maher 0-4 (0-1 lb), N McGrath (0-1 lb), S Curran 0-2 each, J McGrath, M Breen, B Maher 0-1.	Report	P Curran (0-3 fs), M Kearney 0-3 each, M O’Brien 1-0, TJ Foran, I Kenny, A Gleeson, B O’Halloran, J Barron 0-1.

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4 February 2018 14:00 Round 2	Kilkenny	1-18 – 2-18	Clare	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 6,416 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	A Murphy 0-10 (8f, 2’65); B Sheehan 1-0; M Keoghan, W Walsh, E Murphy (2f) 0-2 each; P Lyng, R Leahy 0-1 each	Report	D Reidy 1-3; P Duggan 0-5 (3f, 1 sideline); S O’Donnell 1-0; J Conlon 0-3; C Malone 0-2; C Galvin, T Kelly, S Morey, D Fitzgerald, N Deasy 0-1 each.

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4 February 2018 14:00 Round 2	Wexford	0-21 – 1-14	Cork	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	L Chin 0-6 (2 fs, 1 ’65), K Foley, A Nolan, P Morris 0-3, J Guiney 0-2 (1 f), M Fanning, D O’Keeffe, C McDonald, H Kehoe 0-1.	Report	C Lehane 1-2 (0-1 f), P Horgan 0-4 (3 fs), A Cadogan 0-2, D Fitzgibbon, R O'Flynn, B Cooper, S Harnedy, S Kingston, M Cahalane 0-1 each.

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Division 1A Round 3

17 February 2018 19:00 Round 3	Tipperary	3-21 - 1-21	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 8,358 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	J Forde 2-9 (0-8f, 0-1 sideline), Patrick Maher 1-2, J McGrath 0-2, D Maher, B Heffernan, Padraic Maher, R Maher, S Curran, N McGrath, M Breen, B McCarthy 0-1 each.	Report	L Chin 0-10 (0-4f, 0-2 ’65), P Morris 0-3 (0-3f), A Nolan 1-0 (1-0 pen), J O’Connor, K Foley 0-2 each, S Murphy, C McDonald, D Dunne, R O’Connor 0-1 each.

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18 February 2018 14:00 Round 3	Clare	0-23 - 0-19	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 4,905 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	P Duggan 0-8 (6f, 2’65); D Reidy 0-3; J Conlon, S Morey, M O’Malley, T Kelly, C Galvin 0-2 each; P Collins, N Deasy 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 0-12 (9f, 2’65); L Meade, T O’Mahony, R O’Flynn, M Ellis, D Browne, B Cooper, S Harnedy 0-1 each.

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18 February 2018 14:00 Round 3	Waterford	1-12 - 1-20	Kilkenny	Walsh Park, Waterford Attendance: 5,859 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	Pauric Mahony (0-7, 6f, 1’65’), T Ryan (1-0), P Curran (0-1), C Dunford (0-1), T de Burca (0-1), T Devine (0-1); A Gleeson (0-1).	Report	TJ Reid (1-11, 9f, 1’65’), M Keoghan (0-5), J Donnelly (0-2), J Maher (0-1), L Scanlon (0-1).

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Division 1A Round 4

25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Kilkenny	2-22 - 2-21	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 10,587 Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	TJ Reid (1 pen, 7 frees, 2 65s)(0-13); W Walsh, L Scanlon (1-0 each); R Leahy (0-3); J Maher, L Blanchfield, P Lyng, C Browne, R Reid, A Murphy (0-1 each).	Report	M Breen (6 frees)(2-9); B Maher (0-4); N O’Meara (0-3); C Darcy, S Curran, B McCarthy, M Russell, R Maher (sideline)(0-1 each).

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Wexford	0-20 - 1-13	Clare	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Attendance: 7,800 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	R O’Connor (0-4); L Chin (0-4, 3f and 1 ‘65’); M Fanning (0-3f); P Foley, C McDonald and K Foley (all 0-2); J O’Connor, C Dunbar (both 0-1); P Morris (0-1f).	Report	P Duggan (1-7, 1-6f and 0-1 ‘65’); J Conlon (0-4); D McInerney and S O’Donnell (both 0-1).

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25 February 2018 15:00 Round 4	Cork	1-15 - 1-20	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Attendance: 10,445 Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	P Horgan (1-10, 0-9 frees); C Lehane (0-2); T O’Mahony, M Ellis, C Spillane (0-1 each).	Report	Pauric Mahony (0-10, 8 frees); M Kearney (1-1); A Gleeson (0-3, 1 free); S Bennett (0-2); C Dunford, J Barron, T de Burca, S Roche (0-1 each).

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Division 1A Round 5

11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Kilkenny	0-22 - 0-19	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 9,793 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	TJ Reid (0-12, 0-9f, 0-1 ‘65’), R Leahy (0-3), J Maher (0-2), W Walsh (0-2), C Buckley (0-1), J Donnelly (0-1), G Aylward (0-1).	Report	R O’Connor (0-7, 4f, 1’65’)), P Foley (0-5, 4f), K Foley (0-3), C Dunbar (0-2), D O’Keeffe (0-1), C McDonald (0-1).

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Tipperary	1-24 - 1-21	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 6,673 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	J Forde (7 frees)(0-12); Patrick Maher (0-3); B McCarthy (1-1); M Breen, S Curran, C Barrett (0-2 each); A Flynn, B Maher (0-1 each).	Report	P Horgan (1-0 pen, 8 frees)(1-10); A Cadogan (0-3); C Lehane, M Cahalane, L Meade (0-2 each); S Kingston, D Kearney (0-1 each).

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Waterford	1-23 - 1-20	Clare	Walsh Park, Waterford Attendance: 2,656 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	P Curran 1-13 (9fs), M Kearney 0-4, S Bennett 0-2, K Bennett, C Gleeson, A Gleeson, K Moran 0-1 each.	Report	P Duggan 0-5 (4fs), C McGrath 1-1, T Kelly 0-4, D Reidy 0-3, I Galvin, J Conlon 0-2 each, S Morey, C Malone, S O’Donnell 0-1 each.

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Division 1B

Division 1B Table

  Promotion & NHL quarter-finals  NHL quarter-finals  Relegated team

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Limerick	5	5	0	0	8-114	1-77	+58	10
Galway	5	4	0	1	7-95	4-79	+26	8
Offaly	5	2	0	3	5-88	7-95	–13	4
Dublin	5	2	0	3	5-92	4-110	–15	4
Laois	5	1	0	4	1-95	9-103	–32	2
Antrim	5	1	0	4	5-88	6-108	–23	2

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1B Round 1

27 January 2018 17:00 Round 1	Dublin	1-15 – 2-25	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 26,027 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	D Burke 0-6 (0-5f), P Winters 1-1, A Moore 0-2, C Crummey, F Whitely, N McMorrow, J Hetherton, R Smith and É Dillon 0-1 each.	Report	S Dooley 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), J Bergin 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 65), S Kinsella 0-3, O Kelly (0-1 sideline) and C Egan 0-3 each, L Langton 1-0, D Currams and D Egan 0-2 each and D Shortt 0-1.

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28 January 2018 13:00 Round 1	Galway	1-19 – 1-16	Antrim	Pearse Stadium, Galway Attendance: 3,977 Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)
	C Cooney 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 ‘65) B Concannon 1-1, J Cooney 0-3, É Burke 0-3, N Burke 0-1, P Flaherty 0-1, M Dolphin 0-1, J Hanbury 0-1, D Glennon 0-1, C Mannion 0-1	Report	N McManus 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 ‘65,) N Elliot 0-3, C McCann 1-0, C Johnston 0-1, G Walsh, D Kearney 0-1.

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28 January 2018 14:00 Round 1	Limerick	1-25 – 0-18	Laois	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 1,450 Referee: C Canning (Antrim)
	A Gillane 0-11 (6f, 2 65), G Hegarty 1-0, P Browne, T Morrissey and D Reidy 0-3 each, C Lynch and D Byrnes 0-2 each, B O’Connell 0-1.	Report	R King 0-11 (6f, 2 ‘65), E Rowland (2f) and P Purcell 0-2 each, B Conroy, W Dunphy and A Corby 0-1 each.

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Division 1B Round 2

3 February 2018 19:00 Round 2	Laois	0-17 – 2-18	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 5,387 Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
	R King 0-12 (7f, 1'65), W Dunphy 0-2, E Killeen, M Kavanagh, E Rowland (1f) 0-1 each		C Whelan 2-0, PMannion (3f), J Cooney 0-4 each, C Cooney (2f), A Harte 0-3 each, S Linnane, J Coen, P Brehony, D Glennon 0-1 each

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4 February 2018 14:00 Round 2	Offaly	0-10 – 1-24	Limerick	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 4,640 Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	D Egan 0-6 (4f), T Geraghty, C Gath, S Kinsella, D Currams 0-1 each.	Report	A Gillane 1-8 (6f), G Hegarty, D O’Donovan (1f), P Browne 0-3 each, D Byrnes, 0-2, O O’Reilly, D Reidy, T Morrissey, C Lynch, S Flanagan 0-1 each.

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4 February 2018 14:00 Round 2	Antrim	0-22 – 0-23	Dublin	Corrigan Park, Belfast Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
	N McManus 0-16 (11f, 2 '65s'), A Graffin, J McNaughton 0-2 each, G Walsh, D McCloskey 0-1 each.	Report	P Ryan 0-8 (6f, 1 '65'), D Burke 0-7 (4f), F Whitely, C Keaney, C McBride 0-2 each, J Madden, D Sutcliffe 0-1 each.

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Division 1B Round 3

17 February 2018 19:00 Round 3	Limerick	1-26 - 0-17	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 2,604 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	A Gillane 1-8 (1-0 pen, six frees), S Flanagan (0-4), D Reidy (0-4, one free); D Byrnes (0-3, one free), T Morrissey (0-3), G Hegarty (0-2), P Ryan (0-1), B O’Connell (0-1).	Report	D Burke (0-5 all frees), D Sutcliffe (0-4); C Keaney (0-3), E O’Donnell (0-1); C McBride (0-1), F McGibb (0-1), F Whitely (0-1), C Boland (0-1).

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17 February 2018 19:00 Round 3	Laois	0-27 - 2-16	Antrim	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 1,100 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	R King 0-15 (13f, 65), E Rowland (fs), C Dwyer, J Ryan, N Foyle 0-2 each, M Kavanagh, P Purcell, C Comerford, S Downey 0-1 each.	Report	N McManus 0-11 (9f), E Campbell, N Elliott 1-1 each, C Johnston, N McAuley, M Connolly 0-1 each.

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18 February 2018 14:00 Round 3	Galway	2-19 - 0-14	Offaly	Pearse Stadium, Galway Attendance: 5,355 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	J Cooney 2-1, C Cooney 0-7 (0-4f), C Mannion 0-5, S Loftus 0-3, P Flaherty 0-2, N Burke 0-1.	Report	D Egan 0-3 (0-3f), D Currams 0-3, T Geraghty 0-3, S Kinsella 0-2, S Dooley 0-2 (0-2f), D King 0-1.

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Division 1B Round 4

25 February 2018 13:00 Round 4	Offaly	1-21 - 1-16	Laois	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
	S Dooley (0-10, 6 frees, 1 ’65), J Bergin (1-4), T Geraghty (0-2), D King (0-1); D O’Toole (0-1), P Delaney (0-1); C Kiely (0-1), D Currams (0-1).	Report	P Purcell (1-3), R King (0-5, 4 frees), M Kavanagh (0-2, 1 sideline), W Dunphy (0-2); E Rowland (0-1 free); P Lawlor (0-1), C Dwyer (0-1), N Foyle (0-1).

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Dublin	1-14 - 1-20	Galway	Parnell Park, Dublin Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	P Winters 0-9 (0-8f, 0-01 65), D Sutcliffe 1-1, F MacGib, T Connolly, R Hayes and C Boland 0-1 each.	Report	J Flynn 1-9 (0-6f), C Mannion 0-4, S Loftus, P Mannion and N Burke 0-2 each, B Concannon 0-1.

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Antrim	0-13 - 3-21	Limerick	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
	N McManus 0-8 (7frees), N Elliott 0-2, M Armstrong, C McCann and E Campbell 0-1 each.	Report	A Gillane 1-5 (0-3frees), G Mulcahy 1-2, D Byrnes (3frees) and D Reidy (1free) 0-4 each, O O’Reilly 1-0, C Ryan 0-3, B O’Connell 0-2, P Browne 0-1.

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Division 1B Round 5

11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Galway	1-19 - 2-18	Limerick	Pearse Stadium, Galway Attendance: 9,728 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	J Flynn 0-7 (0-6f), C Mannion 1-4, C Cooney 0-2, G Lally 0-2 (0-1 sideline), J Coen 0-2, J Canning 0-1 (0-1 ’65), D Burke 0-1.	Report	A Gillane 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-6f, 0-1 sideline), S Flanagan 0-5, K Hayes 1-0, D Reidy 0-2, G Hegarty 0-1, G Mulcahy 0-1, C Lynch 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Offaly	2-18 - 2-21	Antrim	St. Brendan's Park, Birr Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	S Dooley 1-6 (0-6f), J Bergin 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 ’65), P Geraghty 1-1, C Kiely 0-2 (0-1f), J Gorman, L Langton, D King and D Shortt 0-1 each.	Report	N McManus 0-7 (0-4f), D McCloskey & N Elliot 1-0 each, E Campbell, J Maskey, C McCann, C Johnston & J McNaughton 0-2 each, D McKinley, M Armstrong, C McKinley & R McCambridge 0-1 each.

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Laois	0-17 - 3-23	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	PJ Scully 0-6 (4f), C Dwyer, R King (2f) 0-3 each, N Foyle 0-2, E Rowland (f), B Conroy, P Purcell 0-1 each.	Report	D Burke 0-11 (6f, 1 '65'), R Hayes 2-4, R O'Dwyer 1-1, F Mac Gib 0-2, C Keaney, D Sutcliffe, J McCaffrey, P Ryan, C McBride 0-1 each.

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Division 1 Knockout

Division 1 Quarter-Finals

The hurling quarter-finals finish on the day the games are played, avoiding the need for replays. If the score is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after a further two five minute periods of extra time, a free-taking competition is held. Each team nominates five players to take frees from their chosen position on a sixty five metre line selected by the referee and without defenders. The nominated players from each team take alternate turns. If the teams score an equal number of the five frees, the outcome of the match is decided by sudden death frees using the same nominated players in the same order. ^[11]

The fixtures are 1st in Division 1A plays 4th in Division 1B, 2nd in Division 1A plays 3rd in Division 1B, etc. Home advantage is decided by whichever team has played fewer home games in their five league games, with a coin toss taking place if this number is the same for both teams. ^[12]

19 March 2018 1:30 pm Quarter-final	Offaly	1-19 - 0-24	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 3,522 Referee: P O’Dwyer (Carlow).
	S Dooley 0-8 (5fs), C Mahon 1-2, J Bergin, S Kinsella and C Egan 0-2 each, D Currams, C Kiely and D King 0-1 each.		TJ Reid 0-12 (9fs), W Walsh 0-4, L Blanchfield 0-3, J Maher & J Donnelly 0-2, G Aylward 0-1.

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19 March 2018 4:00 pm Quarter-final	Limerick	4-21 – 0-33 (aet) Free-taking shoot-out 7-6	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	A Gillane 2-11 (0-11f), D Byrnes 1-1 (1-1f), P Ryan 1-0, C Ryan 0-3 (0-1 sideline cut), G Hegarty 0-2, C Lynch, T Morrissey, P Browne, S Flanagan 0-1 each.	Report	P Duggan 0-19 (0-15f, 0-2 ‘65), T Kelly 0-6, D Reidy and J Conlon 0-2 each, C McGrath, D Fitzgerald, S O’Donnell, C Galvin 0-1 each.

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24 March 2018 15:00 Quarter-final	Wexford	1-23 - 0-23	Galway	Wexford Park, Wexford Attendance: 7,200 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	R O’Connor (4 frees)(0-6); P Foley (3 frees)(0-5); C McDonald (1-1); D O’Keeffe (0-3); L Chin (1 free), H Kehoe, K Foley (0-2 each); J O’Connor, L Ryan (0-1 each).	Report	J Canning (1 65, frees)(0-10); C Whelan (0-5); C Mannion, J Coen (0-3 each); J Flynn, J Cooney, (0-1 each).

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25 March 2018 13:00 Quarter-final	Dublin	0-20 - 2-25	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 22,085 Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	D Sutcliffe 0-6 (0-2frees) ; D Burke 0-4 (0-3 frees) ; P Winters 0-3; C Keaney 0-3; F McGibb 0-2; S Barrett 0-1; F Ó Rianin Broin 0-1 free.	Report	J Forde 0-9 (0-7f) J McGrath 1-4 ; M Breen 1-0; R Maher 0-2, S Curran 0-2, J O’Dwyer 0-2; C Darcy 0-2; S Kennedy, B Heffernan, A Flynn and P Maher 0-1 each.

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Division 1 Semi-Finals

The hurling semi-finals finish on the day the games are played, avoiding the need for replays. If the score is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after a further two five minute periods of extra time, a free-taking competition is held. Each team nominates five players to take frees from their chosen position on a sixty five metre line selected by the referee and without defenders. The nominated players from each team take alternate turns. If the teams score an equal number of the five frees, the outcome of the match is decided by sudden death frees using the same nominated players in the same order.

31 March 2018 7:00 pm Semi-final	Tipperary	2-31 - 1-31 (aet)	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 12,006 Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
	J Forde 2-11 (8f), R Maher 0-5 (2 sidelines), M Breen 0-3, J McGrath 0-5, S Curran 0-3, J O’Dwyer 0-1, W Connors 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1.	Report	A Gillane 0-7 (4f, 2 ’65), T Morrissey 0-6 (5f), G Mulcahy 1-1, G Hegarty 0-3 (1 sideline), K Hayes 0-3, S Flanagan 0-3, C Lynch 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, P Browne 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, B Nash 0-1, D Reidy 0-1

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1 April 2018 2:00 pm Semi-final	Wexford	2-15 - 1-27	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford Attendance: 16,542 Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
	R O’Connor 0-12 (8f), C McDonald 1-1, A Nolan 1-0 (penalty), S Murphy, H Kehoe 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Reid 0-15 (11f), W Walsh 1-1, R Leahy, J Donnelly, G Aylward 0-2 each, E Murphy (1f), C Buckley, E Morrissey, M Keoghan, B Sheehan 0-1 each.

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Division 1 Final

8 April 2018 3:30 pm Final	Tipperary	2-17 - 2-23	Kilkenny	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 17,608 Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	J Forde 2-12, J McGrath 0-2, W Connors, S Curran, S Kennedy 0-1 each	Report	TJ Reid 0-15, W Walsh 1-2, C Fogarty 1-0, J Donnelly 0-2, L Blanchfield, E Murphy, J Maher, M Keoghan 0-1 each

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Division 1A relegation play-off

The losing team is relegated and plays in next year's Division 1B.

18 March 2018 15:00 Play-off	Cork	0-21 - 1-13	Waterford	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	P Horgan 0-5 (0-3f), B Cooper 0-4, D Fitzgibbon, D Brosnan 0-3 each, D Kearney 0-2, C Lehane, M Cahalane, C Spillane, A Cadogan 0-1 each.	Report	P Mahony 0-4 (0-2f), S Bennett 0-3, P Curran 1-0 (1-0 pen), T Ryan 0-2, T de Búrca, J Barron, J Dillon, M Kearney 0-1 each.

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Division 1B relegation play-off

The losing team is relegated and plays in next year's Division 2A.

18 March 2018 14:00 Play-off	Antrim	0-17 - 1-16	Laois	Pearse Park, Dunloy Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	N McManus 0-10 (5fs, 2 65’s, 1 pen), C Johnston 0-2, N Elliott 0-1, M Armstrong 0-1, E Campbell 0-1, P Burke 0-1, J McNaughton 0-1	Report	R King 0-12 (9fs), P Purcell 1-1, C Dwyer 0-1, B Conroy 0-1, J Ryan 0-1

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Division 1 scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jason Forde	Tipperary	7-72	93	7	13.28
3	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	1-81	84	7	12.00
2	Aaron Gillane	Limerick	5-57	72	7	10.28
4	Neil McManus	Antrim	0-62	62	6	10.33
5	Ross King	Laois	0-58	58	6	9.66
6	Patrick Horgan	Cork	2-46	52	6	8.66
7	Peter Duggan	Clare	1-48	51	6	8.50
8	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2-31	37	6	6.16
	Pauric Mahony	Waterford	0-37	37	6	6.16
9	Donal Burke	Dublin	0-34	34	6	5.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Peter Duggan	Clare	0-19	19	Limerick
2	Jason Forde	Tipperary	2-12	18	Kilkenny
3	Jason Forde	Tipperary	2-11	17	Limerick
4	Patrick Curran	Waterford	1-13	16	Clare
5	Neil McManus	Antrim	0-16	16	Dublin
6	Michael Breen	Tipperary	2-09	15	Kilkenny
	Jason Forde	Tipperary	2-09	15	Wexford
	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	0-15	15	Wexford
	Ross King	Laois	0-15	15	Antrim
	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	0-15	15	Tipperary

Division 2A

Division 2A Table

  Division champions, promoted  Relegated team

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Westmeath	5	5	0	0	5-90	4-70	+23	10
Carlow	5	4	0	1	7-91	3-64	+39	8
Kerry	5	3	0	2	7-99	4-70	+38	6
Meath	5	2	0	3	5-80	5-88	-8	4
London	5	1	0	4	4-71	8-104	–45	2
Kildare	5	0	0	5	3-57	7-103	–58	0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2A Round 1

28 January 2018 Round 1	London	1-13 – 2-30	Kerry	McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)
	R Murphy 0-5 (4f), M Duggan 1-1, A O'Leary 0-2, B Regan, C McAlinden, K Reid (f), S Conlon, D Roberts 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 0-11 (10f), P Boyle 1-3, J Conway 1-2, C Harty, D O'Carroll 0-3 each, D Collins 0-2, B Barrett, P Kelly, J Goulding, P O'Connor, P Lucid, D Griffin 0-1 each.

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Kildare	0-16 – 1-16	Meath	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: D Hughes
	J Burke (0-9, 8f), R Ryan (0-2, 1f), M Fitzgerald (0-2), E O'Neill (0-1), P Divilly (0-1),J Sheridan (0-1).	Report	J Regan (1-10, 1-0pen, 0-6f, 0-1'65), P Conneely (0-2), J Toher (0-2), J Kelly (0-1), S Quigley (0-1).

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Carlow	0-15 – 0-19	Westmeath	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: J Clarke
	D Murphy (0-8, 7f), C Nolan (0-3), S Murphy (0-3), M Kavanagh (0-1).	Report	A Devine (0-7, 5f, 1'65), K Doyle (0-4), R Greville (0-3), N Mitchell (0-2), D McNicholas (0-2), C Doyle (0-1).

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Division 2A Round 2

3 February 2018 Round 2	London	1-14 – 1-24	Meath	McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	R Murphy 0-9, D Roberts 1-0, C Lordan 0-2, M Duggan 0-2, T Clarke 0-1.	Report	J Regan 0-10, P Conneely 0-6, S Quigley 1-1, J Toher 0-3, J Kelly 0-3, É Ó Donnchadha 0-1.

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Westmeath	1-20 – 2-11	Kildare	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)
	N Mitchell 1-2, A Devine 0-5, N O'Brien 0-4, C Doyle 0-3, R Greville 0-2, K Doyle 0-2, C Boyle 0-1, J Gilligan 0-1.	Report	J Burke 0-9, S Ryan 1-1, M Fitzgerald 1-0, E O'Neill 0-1.

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Kerry	1-11 – 1-18	Carlow	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: R McCann
	S Nolan (0-4, 3f, 1'65), B Barrett (1-0), P Boyle (0-3), S Conway (0-2), D Collins (0-1), D O'Carroll (0-1).	Report	D Murphy (0-7, 6f), M Kavanagh (0-6, 1f), C Nolan (1-1), J Kavanagh (0-2), K McDonald (0-1), D Byrne (0-1).

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Division 2A Round 3

17 February 2018 12:00 Round 3	Meath	1-18 - 1-19	Westmeath	St. Loman's Park, Trim Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
	J Regan (1-12, 1-0 pen, 0-9fs), A Douglas (0-2), J Kelly (0-1), C O Mealoid (0-1), A Gannon (0-1), J Toher (0-1).	Report	A Devine (0-4, 3fs), D McNicholas (0-4, 3fs), N Mitchell (0-3), C Doyle (0-3), J Gilligan (1-0), K Doyle (0-2), N O'Brien (0-1), A Craig (0-1), R Greville (0-1).

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18 February 2018 13:00 Round 3	London	0-15 - 3-23	Carlow	McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)
	R Murphy 0-10 (7fs); C Nelson 0-2; K Reid, D Roberts, F Collins 0-1.	Report	C Nolan 1-5 (0-1f), M Kavanagh (0-1 f), J Doyle 1-4 each; J Nolan 0-4; C Wall 0-2; D English (f), D Byrne, R Kelly, S Murphy 0-1.

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18 February 2018 14:00 Round 3	Kildare	0-10 - 1-23	Kerry	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	J Burke 0-4 (4 frees), B Deay 0-1, É O'Neill 0-2, P Divilly 0-1, M Delaney 0-1, C Dowling 0-1,	Report	B O'Leary 1-5 (1 free), S Nolan 0-3 (3 frees), S Conway 0-5 (4 frees), P Boyle 0-2, D O'Carroll 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, D Griffin 0-2, D Collins 0-1, J Conway 0-1 (free), J Goulding 0-1, D Dineen 0-1 (free).

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Division 2A Round 4

25 February 2018 12:30 Round 4	London	1-10 - 2-12	Westmeath	McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	R Murphy 0-4 (4f), M Ivors 1-0, K Reid 0-2 (1f), D Moore, H Vaughan, K Burke (f), J Troy 0-1 each.	Report	A Devine 0-6 (3f), N Mitchell 2-0, C Doyle 0-2, C Boyle, G Greville, D McNicholas (f), J Gilligan 0-1 each.

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25 February 2018 12:30 Round 4	Kerry	3-19 - 1-09	Meath	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: R McCann (Clare)
	J Goulding 2-3, S Conway 1-4 (1-4f), P Boyle 0-5 (2f), B Barrett 0-2, M Stackpoole, T O'Connor, D Griffin, B O'Leary, C Harty 0-1 each.	Report	J Regan 0-5 (4f), A Douglas 1-1, J Keena, J Kelly, P Conneely 0-1 each.

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Carlow	3-15 - 1-06	Kildare	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)
	M Kavanagh 2-6 (4f, 0-2 65s), JM Nolan 0-3, J Doyle 1-0, D Byrne 0-2, P Coady, C Nolan, J Kavanagh, E Nolan 0-1 each.	Report	M Delaney 0-5 (0-4f), E O'Neill 1-1.

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Division 2A Round 5

10 March 2018 13:00 Round 5	London	1-19 - 0-15	Kildare	McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: R McGann (Clare)
	R Murphy 0-11 (0-7f, 2 ’65); C Nelson 1-1; K Reid, O Sheil, D Roberts, H Vaughan, C McAlinden, S Lawless, K Burke 0-1.	Report	J Burke 0-6 (0-4f); M Fitzgerald 0-3 (0-1f); M Delaney 0-2 (0-1f); K Whelan, B Byrne, E O’Neill, C Bonus 0-1.

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11 March 2018 13:00 Round 5	Westmeath	1-20 - 0-16	Kerry	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	A Devine 1-10 (6f, 2'65's), K Doyle 0-4, D Clinton 0-2, J Gilligan, N O'Brien, C Boyle, D McNicholas (f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Conway 0-10 (10f), P Boyle 0-2 (1f), P O'Connor, J Conway, B O'Leary, J Goulding 0-1 each.

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11 March 2018 13:00 Round 5	Meath	1-13 - 0-20	Carlow	St. Loman's Park, Trim Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)
	J Regan 0-10 (7f, 1 '65), A Forde 1-1, S Quigley, P Conneely 0-1 each.	Report	C Nolan 0-6 (1f), M Kavanagh (4fs), J Doyle 0-4 each, D English (f), D Byrne, JM Nolan, P Coady, D Murphy (f), R Kelly 0-1 each.

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Division 2A Final

24 March 2018 15:30 Final	Westmeath	2-12 – 2-19	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	A Devine 0-5 (0-5f), E Price 0-3, D Clinton 1-0, N O’Brien 0-1 (0-1f), K Doyle 0-1 (0-1f).	Report	M Kavanagh 1-9 (0-8f, 1-0 pen), J Doyle 1-1, E Byrne 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, C Nolan 0-2, D English 0-2 (0-2f)

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Division 2A scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Regan	Meath	2-47	53	5	10.60
2	Allan Devine	Westmeath	1-37	40	6	6.66
3	Richard Murphy	London	0-39	39	5	7.80
4	Martin Kavanagh	Carlow	3-27	36	6	6.00
5	James Burke	Kildare	0-28	28	4	7.00
6	Chris Nolan	Carlow	2-18	24	6	4.00
	Shane Conway	Kerry	1-21	24	4	6.00
7	James Doyle	Carlow	3-09	18	5	3.60
	Pádraig Boyle	Kerry	1-15	18	5	3.60
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-18	18	4	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jack Regan	Meath	1-12	15	Westmeath
2	Jack Regan	Meath	1-10	13	Kildare
	Allan Devine	Westmeath	1-10	13	Kerry
3	Martin Kavanagh	Carlow	2-06	12	Kildare
	Martin Kavanagh	Carlow	1-09	12	Westmeath
4	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-11	11	London
	Richard Murphy	London	0-11	11	Kildare
5	Jack Regan	Meath	0-10	10	London
	Richard Murphy	London	0-10	10	Carlow
	Shane Conway	Kerry	0-10	10	Westmeath
	Jack Regan	Meath	0-10	10	Carlow

Division 2B

Division 2B Table

  Division champions, promoted  Relegated team

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Down	5	4	0	1	7-89	1-74	+33	8
Mayo	5	4	0	1	6-80	8-67	+7	8
Wicklow	5	3	0	2	11-88	5-92	+14	6
Donegal	5	3	0	2	7-81	7-77	+4	6
Armagh	5	1	0	4	6-73	11-82	–24	2
Derry	5	0	0	5	6-61	11-80	–34	0

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2B Round 1

28 January 2018 Round 1	Derry	1-14 – 2-17	Down	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
	A Grant 0-10 (9fs); B Quigley 1-0; O McCloskey 0-2; N Smyth, M Kirkpatrick (f) 0-1 each.	Report	P Sheehan 0-10 (8fs); D Toner 2-2; D McManus 0-4; R Branagan 0-1.

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Wicklow	4-20 – 1-12	Armagh	Old Connaught Avenue, Bray Referee: T Walsh
	A O'Brien (2-7, 1-0pen, 0-5f), A Byrne (2-3), G O'Brien (0-3), D Staunton (0-2), W Kavanagh (0-2), S Kelly (0-1), J Connors (0-1), S Germaine (0-1).	Report	C McAnallen (0-8, 7f), D McKenna (1-0), N Green (0-1), E McGuinness (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), D Grant (0-1).

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Mayo	2-16 – 1-09	Donegal	James Stephens Park, Ballina
	S Regan (1-2), K Feeney (1-2, 0-1f), K Higgins (0-4, 1f), S Boland (0-4, 3f), C Freeman (0-1), K McDermott (0-1), D Kenny (0-1), P Kiely (0-1).	Report	L Henderson (0-8, 7f, 1'65), D Flynn (1-0), D Cullen (0-1).

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Division 2B Round 2

4 February 2018 Round 2	Donegal	4-17 – 2-09	Derry	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	L Henderson (5f) 0-6, D Coulter, R McDermott, B Lafferty 1-1 each, D Flynn 1-0, C Mathewson 0-3, G Gilmore 0-2, J Boyle, D Cullen, K Campbell 0-1 each.	Report	A Grant (7f) 1-7, P Mullan 1-0, P Cleary (1f) 0-2.

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Armagh	2-13 – 3-15	Mayo	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: D Hughes
	O McCann (1-1), C McAnallen (0-4), D Carvill (0-4); E McGuinness (1-0), N Green (0-3); D Magee (0-1).	Report	K Higgins (2-1), S Boland (0-5, 4f), K Feeney (0-5, 3f), C Freeman (1-1, 1-0f); B Hunt (0-1); S Regan (0-1), P Kiely (0-1).

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Down	1-24 – 0-16	Wicklow	McKenna Park, Ballycran Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	P Óg McCrickard 0-5 (4f), P Sheehan, D Toner, M Fisher (3f) 0-4 each, E Sands 1-1, R Branagan 0-3, M Magee 0-2, D Sands 0-1.	Report	A O'Brien 0-10 (6f), G O'Brien 0-2, P Doyle, C Moorehouse Jnr, G Connors, G Byrne 0-1 each.

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Division 2B Round 3

18 February 2018 12:30 Round 3	Derry	0-10 - 0-13	Mayo	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: A Ferguson (Fermanagh)
	A Grant 0-3 (1f), O McCloskey 0-2, P Cleary 0-2, M Kirkpatrick 0-1 (f), D Cartin 0-1, N Smyth 0-1.	Report	K Higgins 0-4, K Feeney 0-4, S Boland 0-3 (1f), C Freeman 0-1, S Reagan 0-1.

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18 February 2018 13:00 Round 3	Wicklow	2-21 - 0-21	Donegal	Joule Park, Aughrim Referee: N Wall (Cork)
	A O'Brien 0-11 (6f, 1 65); E Donohue, J Henderson 1-0 each; R Keddy, P Doyle, S Germaine, E Kearns 0-2 each; D Staunton, G O'Brien 0-1 each.	Report	L Henderson 0-8 (7f, 1 65); D Flynn 0-4; D Cullen, Ciaran Mathewson 0-2 each; Bernard Lafferty, Gerry Gilmore, Ronan McDermott, Niall Cleary, Sean McVeigh 0-1 each.

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18 February 2018 14:00 Round 3	Down	3-15 - 0-13	Armagh	McKenna Park, Ballycran Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	P Sheehan 1-7 (4f); E Sands 1-1; D Toner 1-0; R Branagan 0-3; M Fisher 0-2 (2f); P Og McCrickard; D Sands 0-1 each.		C McAnallen 0-6 (6f); D Carvill 0-4 (3f); D Magee; T Nevin; C Carvill 0-1 each.

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Division 2B Round 4

25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Derry	1-15 - 2-18	Armagh	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	A Grant 0-5 (4fs), O McCloskey 1-1, L Murphy, D Cartin 0-2 (1f) each, J Mullan, M McGuigan, G Bradley (1f), J Phelan, C Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	D Carvill 0-8 (7fs), E McGuinness 1-1, D McCreesh 1-0, N Cury (2fs), J Corvan, S Renaghan 0-2 each, C McAnallen, N Green, B Short 0-1 each.

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Donegal	0-17 - 0-14	Down	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	D Cullen (0-4), L Henderson (0-4, 4f), C Mathewson (0-3), D Coulter (0-2), G Gilmore (0-1), D Flynn (0-1), S McVeigh (0-1), E McDermott (0-1).	Report	P Sheehan (0-5, 2’65), D McManus (0-4, 2f), P Og McCrickard (0-1), M Magee (0-1), C Baile (0-1), O McManus (0-1).

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Mayo	1-22 - 2-16	Wicklow	James Stephens Park, Ballina Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	K Feeney (0-10, 9f ), K Higgins (0-4 ), B Morley (1-0 ), P Kiely (0-2 ), K McDermott (0-2 ), D Kenny (0-1 ), C Freeman (0-1 ), S Mulroy (0-1 ), C Schaill (0-1 )	Report	A O’Brien (0-9, 5f, 1 65’ ), E Donohoe (1-0 ), C Moorehouse (1-0 ), D Staunton (0-3, 1f ), R Keddy (0-3 ), P Doyle (0-1 ), A Byrne (0-1)

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Division 2B Round 5

11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Armagh	1-17 - 2-17	Donegal	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	D Carvill 1-12 (1-0 pen, 5fS, '65), S Renaghan, R Gaffney, E McGuinness, C Carvill, K McKernan 0-1 each.	Report	L Henderson 0-8 (5fs), D Coulter 2-1 (1-0 pen), C Matthewson 0-3, B Lafferty 0-2, D Cullen, D Flynn, R McDermott 0-1 each.

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Down	3-19 - 0-14	Mayo	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	P Sheehan 0-6 (4f), D Sands 1-2, D Mc Manus 0-5, E Sands 1-1, L Savage 1-0, M Fisher 0-2 (1f); C Bailie, C Teggart M Magee 0-1 each.	Report	S Boland 0-7 (7f), C Scahill 0-2, B Douglas, K Feeney (1f), K Higgins D McTigue (0-1), J Cotter 0-1 each

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Wicklow	3-15 - 2-13	Derry	Old Connaught Avenue, Bray Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)
	A O'Brien 2-4 (1 65, 1f), G O'Brien 1-3, J Connors 0-5 (2f), D Staunton 0-2, R Keddy 0-1.	Report	A Grant (3f) 0-5, M McGrath 1-1, A O'Donnell 1-0, C O'Doherty 0-2, L Murphy, M McGuigan, C Murphy, B Quigley, N Waldron 0-1 each.

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Division 2B Final

18 March 2018 13:00 Final	Down	0-14 - 1-15	Mayo	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	P Sheehan (0-7, 0-5f), D Sands (0-2), D McManus (0-2), P McCrickard (0-1), C Bailie (0-1), D Toner (0-1).	Report	K Feeney (0-12, 0-9f), B Morley (1-0), K Higgins (0-2), C Freeman (0-1).

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Division 2B relegation play-off

The losing team is relegated and plays in next year's Division 3A.

24 March 2018 13:00 Relegation play-off	Armagh	0-10 - 2-22	Derry	Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	D Carville (0-3 2f), C McAnallen (0-2 1f), K McKernan (0-2), E McGuinness (0-2), R Gaffney (0-1f).	Report	S McGuigan (1-2), M McGrath (1-1), A Grant (0-4f), G Bradley (0-4), M McGuigan (0-3), C O’Doherty (0-3), N Waldron (0-3), A O’Donnell (0-1), L Murphy (0-1), J Phelan (0-1).

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Division 2B scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	4-41	53	5	10.60
2	Paul Sheehan	Down	1-39	42	6	7.00
3	Alan Grant	Derry	1-34	37	6	6.16
	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	1-34	37	6	6.16
4	David Carvill	Armagh	1-31	34	5	6.80
	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-34	34	5	6.80
5	Keith Higgins	Mayo	2-16	22	6	3.66
6	Conor McAnallen	Armagh	0-21	21	6	3.50
7	Shane Boland	Mayo	0-19	19	6	3.16
8	Danny Toner	Down	3-07	16	4	4.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	David Carvill	Armagh	1-12	15	Wicklow
2	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	2-07	13	Armagh
3	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-12	12	Down
4	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	0-11	11	Donegal
5	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	2-04	10	Derry
	Paul Sheehan	Down	1-07	10	Armagh
	Alan Grant	Derry	1-07	10	Donegal
	Kenny Feeny	Mayo	0-10	10	Wicklow
	Alan Grant	Derry	0-10	10	Down
	Paul Sheehan	Down	0-10	10	Derry
	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	0-10	10	Down

Division 3A

Division 3A Table

  Division champions, promoted  Relegated team

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Warwickshire	5	4	1	0	8-86	9-64	+19	9
Louth	5	2	2	1	11-64	10-74	–7	6
Tyrone	5	3	0	2	7-86	9-71	+9	6
Roscommon	5	2	1	2	9-78	4-67	+21	5
Monaghan	5	1	2	2	4-75	6-70	–1	4
Longford	5	0	0	5	7-54	8-93	–42	0

Division 3A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 3A Round 1

28 January 2018 Round 1	Roscommon	3-18 – 1-06	Louth	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)
	D Glynn 0-13 (12f), G Keenan, W Boyle, N Connaughton 1-0 each, C Kelly 0-2, E Flanagan, R Fallon, C Egan 0-1 each.	Report	R Geoghegan 0-4 (2f, 2 '65s), P Matthews 1-0, M Molly, P Lynch 0-1 each.

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Tyrone	2-14 – 3-16	Warwickshire	O'Neill Park, Dungannon Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	D Casey 0-8, A Kelly 1-1, B McGurk 1-0, L Armstrong 0-2, C Kearns 0-2, T Morgan 0-1.	Report	N McKenna 0-9, I Dwyer 2-0, G Lennon 1-0, P Uniacke 0-3, B Fallon 0-2, K Magee 0-1, P Crehan 0-1.

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Longford	0-12 – 0-16	Monaghan	Pearse Park, Longford Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
	C Mullane 0-7, (6f); J Mulhern 0-3; P Walsh 0-2.	Report	F Rafter 0-8, (4f,’ 2 ‘65’); C Flynn 0-3; M Treanor 0-2; B Guinan 0-1; M Murphy 0-1; J Guinan 0-1.

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Division 3A Round 2

3 February 2018 Round 2	Warwickshire	1-14 – 0-11	Longford	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull Referee: N Wall
	K Magee (1-1); S Caulfield (0-4, 4f); N McKenna (0-3, 2f); N Kennedy (0-3); D Nugent (0-1); P Uniacke (0-1); B Fallon (0-1).	Report	C Mullane (0-6, 5f); P Walsh (0-2); S Stakelum (0-2); B Hanley (0-1).

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Monaghan	0-16 – 1-13	Roscommon	Grattan Park, Inniskeen Referee: J Clarke
	F Rafter (0-6, 5f), M Treanor (0-4), A Kenny (0-2), B McGuigan (0-2), C Flynn (0-1); P Treanor (0-1).	Report	D Glynn (0-9, 8f), E Flanagan (1-0), C Egan (0-2), S Curley (0-1), K Hardiman (0-1).

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Louth	4-12 – 0-20	Tyrone	Darver Referee: C Cooney
	N Arthur (2-9, 0-7f), G Smyth (1-0), S Callan (1-0), A McCrave (0-1); P Matthews (0-1), P Lynch (0-1).	Report	D Casey (0-13, 9f), A Kelly (0-3), R McKernan (0-2); B Begley (0-1), L Armstrong (0-1).

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Division 3A Round 3

18 February 2018 12:30 Round 3	Roscommon	1-25 - 1-10	Longford	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
	D Glynn 0-13 (6fs, 2 '65s'), E Flanagan 1-3, R Fallon 0-3, S Curley 0-2, K Hardiman, C Kelly, J Murray, P Kellehan 0-1 each.	Report	C Mullane 1-7 (3fs, 2 '65s'), D Connell, PJ Masterson, K Murray 0-1 each.

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18 February 2018 12:30 Round 3	Monaghan	0-17 - 2-15	Tyrone	Grattan Park, Inniskeen Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	Rafter 0-12 (9f), N Garland 0-2, C Flynn, B McGuigan and C Power 0-1 each.	Report	D Casey 2-11 (9f), P Daly 0-2, A Kelly and L Armstrong 0-1 each. Monaghan:

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18 February 2018 13:00 Round 3	Louth	1-16 - 1-16	Warwickshire	Darver Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
	N Arthur 0-11 (9fs), S Connelly 1-1, P Lynch 0-2, D Murphy, S Callan 0-1 each.	Report	N McKenna 0-7 (2fs), I Dwyer 1-1, P Hoban 0-4fs, G Lennon, K McGee, C McBride, N Kennedy 0-1 each.

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Division 3A Round 4

24 February 2018 14:30 Round 4	Warwickshire	2-17 - 3-13	Monaghan	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull Referee: A Ferguson (Fermanagh)
	N McKenna 1-4 (2f), D Nugent 1-2 (1f), K Magee 0-3, J Collins, S Caulfield 0-2 each, P Hoban, N Kennedy, P Scally, I Dwyer 0-1 each	Report	F Rafter 0-11 (8f, 2'65), E Collins 1-2, P McGahon, M Treanor 1-0 each

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25 February 2018 12:30 Round 4	Longford	5-07 - 4-17	Louth	Pearse Park, Longford Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)
	J O'Brien 2-4 (3f); P Walsh 2-0; R Murray 1-0; C Mullane (f), D Connell and J Casey 0-1 each.	Report	N Arthur 4- 12 (5f, '65); P Lynch 0-2; M Molloy, G Arthur, S Connelly 0-1 each. Longford:

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Tyrone	1-16 - 1-12	Roscommon	Healy Park, Omagh
	D Casey 0-13 (9f, 1 sideline), R McKernan 1-0, B McGurk, L Armstrong, P Daly 0-1 each.	Report	R Fallon 1-0, D Glynn 0-9 (7f, 2 '65), G Keenan 0-2, C Kelly 0-1.

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Division 3A Round 5

11 March 2018 13:00 Round 5	Roscommon	3-10 - 1-23	Warwickshire	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
	S Curley 0-6 (2fs); C Kelly 1-2; N Connaughton, R Kelly 1-0 each; J Keane (f), D Glynn (f) 0-1 each.	Report	N McKenna 1-10 (5fs); I Dwyer 0-3; P Hoban (2f), G Lennon, D Nugent 0-2 each; J Collins, S Caulfield (1f), P Uniacke, K Magee 0-1 each.

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11 March 2018 14:00 Round 5	Monaghan	1-13 - 1-13	Louth	St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	F Rafter 0-8 (7f), M Treanor 1-0, N Garland 0-3, C McNally and B McGuigan 0-1 each	Report	N Arthur 1-9 (5f), R Byrne 0-2 (2f), M Molloy and G Smyth 0-1 each

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11 March 2018 14:00 Round 5	Longford	1-14 - 2-21	Tyrone	Pearse Park, Longford Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	J O'Brien 0-12 (10f), P Walsh 1-0, S O'Brien, D Duggan 0-1 each.	Report	D Casey 0-15, (7f '65'), B McGurk 1-1, P O'Kelly 1-2, R McKernan 0-2, P Daly 0-1.

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Division 3A Final

24 March 2018 13:00 Final	Warwickshire	0-20 - 1-14	Louth	St. Loman's Park, Trim Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
	N McKenna (0-6, 6f); P Hoban (0-5, 4f, 1 65), N Kennedy (0-3), P Uniacke (0-2), S Caulfield (0-2); GLennon (0-1), K Magee (0-1).	Report	N Arthur (0-9, 8f), G Smyth (1-0), R Byrne (0-1, 1f), A McCrave (0-1); D Ryan (0-1), M Molloy (0-1); G Arthur (0-1).

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Division 3A scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall Arthur	Louth	7-50	71	6	11.83
2	Damian Casey	Tyrone	2-60	66	5	13.20
3	Niall McKenna	Warwickshire	2-39	45	6	7.50
	Daniel Glynn	Roscommon	0-45	45	5	9.00
	Fergal Rafter	Monaghan	0-45	45	5	9.00
4	Cathal Mullane	Longford	1-21	24	4	6.00
5	John O'Brien	Longford	2-16	22	2	11.00
6	Ian Dwyer	Warwickshire	3-05	14	6	2.33
7	Patrick Walsh	Longford	3-04	13	5	2.60
8	Paul Hoban	Warwickshire	0-12	12	4	3.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Niall Arthur	Louth	4-12	24	Longford
2	Damian Casey	Tyrone	2-11	17	Monaghan
3	Niall Arthur	Louth	2-09	15	Tyrone
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	0-15	15	Longford
4	Niall McKenna	Warwickshire	1-10	13	Roscommon
	Daniel Glynn	Roscommon	0-13	13	Louth
	Daniel Glynn	Roscommon	0-13	13	Longford
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	0-13	13	Louth
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	0-13	13	Roscommon
5	Niall Arthur	Louth	1-09	12	Monaghan
	Joe O'Brien	Longford	0-12	12	Tyrone
	Fergal Rafter	Monaghan	0-12	12	Tyrone

Division 3B

Division 3B Table

  Division champion, promoted

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Lancashire	4	4	0	0	7-63	4-46	+36	8
Leitrim	4	3	0	1	9-56	3-41	+33	6
Sligo	4	2	0	2	7-49	4-43	+15	4
Cavan	4	1	0	3	7-31	10-74	-52	2
Fermanagh	4	0	0	4	1-53	10-58	-32	0

Division 3B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 3B Round 1

28 January 2018 Round 1	Lancashire	2-25 – 1-11	Fermanagh	Randalstown
	R Crowley (2-14), T Duane (0-3); JJ Dunphy (0-2), D Crowley (0-1f), M Hawley (0-1), N Unwin (0-1); J Fitzmaurice (0-1), S Duncan (0-1); P Duggan (0-1).	Report	S Curran (0-4f), B McPhillips (1-0), C McShea (0-2, 1f), M Teague (0-2); F McBrien (0-2), J Duffy (0-1f).

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28 January 2018 Round 1	Leitrim	1-09 – 0-08	Sligo	Tourlestrane Referee: J Connors
	B Murray (1-2, 1-0f), C Cunniffe (0-3f), Z Moradi (0-2), K McDermott (0-1); C O'Donovan (0-1).	Report	J McHugh (0-4, 2f); K Prior (0-1), E Comerford (0-1f), G Cadden (0-1), D Collery (0-1).

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Division 3B Round 2

4 February 2018 Round 2	Leitrim	0-14 – 0-15	Lancashire	Ballinamore
	C Cunniffe 0-9, (9f), Z Moradi & B Murray 0-2 each, C O’Donovan 0-1	Report	R Crowley 0-13, (2 '65s', 8f), T Duane & N Unwin 0-1 each

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4 February 2018 Round 2	Cavan	0-04 – 2-19	Sligo	Kingspan Breffni, Cavan Referee: T Gleeson
	P Sheridan 0-3f), A Sheridan (0-1).	Report	R Brennan (0-9, 8f), K Banks (1-3); T O'Kelly-Lynch (1-0), G Cadden (0-2), E McDonagh (0-2, 1f), L Cadden (0-1), E Comerford (0-1); K Raymond (0-1f).

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Division 3B Round 3

18 February 2018 13:00 Round 3	Lancashire	2-18 - 1-12	Cavan	Jordanstown Referee: K Brady (Dublin)
	R Crowley 0-11 (4f), M Hawley 2-0, D Crowley 0-3, N Unwin 0-2, JJ Dunphy 0-2.	Report	P Sheridan 0-7 (7f), A Sheridan 1-1, S Keating 0-3 (3 '65), P Brady 0-1.

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18 February 2018 14:00 Round 3	Fermanagh	0-11 - 2-12	Leitrim	Irvinestown Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	J Duffy 1-5 (0-4fs), R Ó Buaigh 0-4 (1f), T Cleary, JP McGarry 0-1 each.	Report	C Moreton, Z Moradi 1-0 each, C Cunniffe 0-7 (6fs, 1 '65'), C O'Donovan 0-4, B Murray 0-1.

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Division 3B Round 4

24 February 2018 12:00 Round 4	Sligo	2-09 - 3-15	Lancashire	Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: L Gordon
	T O'Kelly-Lynch, F O'Flynn 1-0 each, R Brennan 0-4 (4f), K Gilmartin 0-2, R MacNamara, J McHugh, K Banks 0-1 each.	Report	R Crowley 2-8 (7f), M Hawley 1-1, D Crowley 0-3, S Duncan, D Power, N Unwin 0-1 each;

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25 February 2018 14:00 Round 4	Cavan	3-08 - 0-16	Fermanagh	Kingspan Breffni, Cavan Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)
	P Brady 2-1, S Keating 0-5 (4f, '65), C Wall 1-0, A Sheridan 0-1, P Sheridan 0-1 (f).	Report	S Curran 0-11 (6f, 2 65s), J Duffy, C McShea, F McBrien, R Bogue (f), B McPhillips 0-1.

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Division 3B Round 5

11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Leitrim	6-21 - 3-07	Cavan	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick Referee: L Gordon
	C Cunniffe (4-6, 0-4f), Z Moradi (2-4), C O'Donovan (0-5, 1f), E Moreton (0-1), C Byrne (0-1'65), J Glancy (0-1), B Murray (0-1), K McDermott (0-1), J McNabola (0-1).	Report	S Keating (1-6, 0-3f, 0-1'65); C Wall (2-1).

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11 March 2018 14:30 Round 5	Fermanagh	0-15 - 3-13	Sligo	Lisbellaw Referee: J Keane
	S Curran (0-6, 4f); J Duffy (0-5, 3f), JP McGarry (0-2), R Bogue (0-1), F McBrien (0-1).	Report	K Gilmartin (1-7, 0-4f), T O'Kelly Lynch (2-0), K Banks (0-4), E McDonagh (0-2).

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Division 3B Final

25 March 2018 12:00 Final	Lancashire	1-25 - 1-18 (aet)	Leitrim	First Ulsters Park, Ballyconnell Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	R Crowley 0-16 (2 65s, 0-10f), E Kenny 0-4, M Hawley 1-0, D Crowley 0-2, D Maskey, E McKillop and D O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	C Cunniffe 1-10 (0-9f), C Byrne (0-1f), B Murray, Z Moradi and D McGovern 0-2 each.

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Division 3B scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	4-62	74	5	14.80
2	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	5-35	50	5	10.00
3	Shea Curran	Fermanagh	0-21	21	4	5.25
4	Zak Moradi	Leitrim	3-10	19	5	3.80
5	Seán Keating	Cavan	1-14	17	4	4.25
6	John Duffy	Fermanagh	1-12	15	4	3.75
7	Martin Hawley	Lancashire	4-02	14	5	2.80
8	Ruairí Brennan	Sligo	0-13	13	4	3.25
9	Tony O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	4-00	12	4	3.00
	Cormac Wall	Cavan	2-06	12	3	4.00
	Kevin Gilmartin	Sligo	1-09	12	2	6.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	2-14	20	Fermanagh
2	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	4-06	18	Cavan
3	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	0-16	16	Leitrim
4	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	2-08	14	Sligo
5	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	1-10	13	Lancashire
	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	0-13	13	Leitrim
6	Shea Curran	Fermanagh	0-11	11	Cavan
7	Zak Moradi	Leitrim	2-04	10	Cavan
	Kevin Gilmartin	Sligo	1-07	10	Fermanagh
	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	0-10	10	Cavan

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External links

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