2018 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

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2018 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship
Dates1 April - 6 October 2018
Teams8
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Ballinamere (1st title)
Ken Molloy (captain)
Runners-up Red-green-blue flag.svg Shamrocks
Dan Heffernan (captain)
Relegated Colours of Kerry.svg Brosna Gaels
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored89 (2.62 per match)
Points scored1044 (30.71 per match)
(Next) 2019

The 2018 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship was the first staging of the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board. The championship ran from 1 April to 6 October 2018.

Contents

The final was played on 6 October 2018 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Ballinamere and Shamrocks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballinamere won the match by 2–16 to 3–10 to claim their first ever championship title. [1] [2]

Team changes

Relegated from the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group stage

Group stage table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Tullamore 74211541262810
Ballinamere 7331157118399
Lusmagh 7322142127158
Shamrocks 740313713528
Drumcullen 7403117125-88
Clodiagh Gaels 7313150153-37
Carrig-Riverstown 7205123146-234
Brosna Gaels 7106104154-502

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

Quarter-finals

8 September 2018Quarter-final Shamrocks 0-25 - 1-21 Drumcullen St Brendan's Park
9 September 2018Quarter-final Lusmagh 1-13 - 0-20 Clodiagh Gaels Bord na Móna O'Connor Park

Semi-finals

23 September 2018Semi-final Tullamore 0-12 - 2-11 Shamrocks Bord na Móna O'Connor Park

Final

6 October 2018Final Ballinamere 2-16 - 3-10 Shamrocks Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
B Duignan 0-8, J Murphy 1-2, A Maher 1-1, P Murphy 0-2, D Magner 0-1, A Spollen 0-1, D Wyer 0-1.N Dunne 1-1, J O'Toole-Greene 0-4, B Tyrrell 1-1, B Kearney 1-0, G Mooney 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, W Mooney 0-1.

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References

  1. "Shamrocks on the glory trail". GAA website. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. "Ballinamere - Senior B Hurling Championship 2018". Ballinamere GAA website. Retrieved 21 September 2023.