2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates20 March 2019 – 20 October 2019
Teams8
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg St Rynagh's (18th title)
Conor Clancy (captain)
Ken Hogan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Mayo.svg Birr
Barry Harding (captain)
Barry Whelehan (manager)
Relegated Colours of Limerick.svg Kinnitty
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Top scorer(s) Colours of Mayo.svg Eoghan Cahill (2–83)
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The 2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship began on 30 March 2019 and ended on 20 October 2019.

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Coolderry were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Belmont at the quarter-final stage. [1]

On 20 October 2019, St Rynagh's won the championship following a 0–16 to 1–12 defeat of Birr in the final at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park. [2] This was their 18th championship title overall and their first title since 2016.

Birr's Eoghan Cahill was the championship's top scorer with 2–83.

Results

Group stage

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
St Rynagh's 75111531213211
Kilcormac–Killoughey 75111381182011
Belmont 74211481311710
Shinrone 75021551302510
Birr 723213712987
Coolderry 7205129139−104
Ballinamare 7106124179−552
Kinnitty 7016102139−371

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

22 September 2019Relegation playoff Kinnitty 1–15 – 1–20 Ballinamere Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

21 September 2019Quarter-final Shinrone 0–15 – 0–18 Birr Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore
22 September 2019Quarter-final Belmont 2–17 – 1–10 Coolderry St Patrick's Park, Birr

Semi-finals

5 October 2019Semi-final St Rynagh's 0–14 – 0–12 Belmont St Patrick's Park, Birr

Final

20 October 2019Final St Rynagh's 0–16 – 1–12 Birr Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore
S Quirke 0–4; S Dolan, A Treacy (1f, 1 '65) 0–3 each; D Horan 0–2; G Kelly, A Kenny (f), R Hughes, J O'Connor 0–1 each. Report E Cahill 1–5 (3f); C Mulrooney 0–3; B Murphy, C Taylor, M Watkins, P Mullins 0–1 each.Referee: K Dooley (Drumcullen)

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References

  1. ↑ Breheny, Martin (8 October 2018). "Coolderry take 31st title as exciting final belies state of Offaly hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Roche, Frank (21 October 2018). "St Rynagh's dream a living nightmare for deflated Birr". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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