Connacht Senior Hurling League

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Connacht Senior Hurling League
Code Hurling
Founded2022 (2022)
No. of teams6 (2024)
Title holders Colors of New York.svg New York (1st title)
First winner Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
Official website Connacht GAA website

The Connacht Senior Hurling League is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2022 for second and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The competition runs each January.

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The league provides an opportunity for the county teams to select their panel for the year and prepare for the National Hurling League (NHL).

Galway won the 2023 competition, defeating Roscommon by 1-25 to 1-20 in the final in January 2023. [1]

New York are the title holders, defeating Mayo by 2-25 to 2-12 in the 2024 final.

History

Beginnings

Established in 2022, the Connacht Senior Hurling League is a preseason competition for inter-county teams in the Connacht that compete in the lower tiers of the championship. The league is typically been used for preparation for the National Hurling League.[ citation needed ]

In the 2023 competition, Galway won the title with a 1-25 to 1-20 victory over Roscommon in the final. This marked Galway's inaugural success in the Connacht Senior League. [2]

Participating teams

The league's creation in 2022 offered developing counties a structured competition that is a level playing field.[ citation needed ] Teams that have participated in the league include Leitrim, Mayo, Longford, New York, Roscommon, Sligo and a Galway development team. The inclusion of New York, Galway development teams and Longford from Leinster increased the number of matches the competitiveness of the league. [3]

Shield

The Shield competition offers teams an additional opportunity to contend for honours. Leitrim and New York have won the shield. [4] [5]

Teams

2024 teams

The teams which are due to contest the 2024 competition include: [6]

CountyProvinceIn league sinceLeague titlesMost recent title
Colours of Galway.svg Galway Connacht 202312023
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Connacht 20220
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Connacht 20220
Colors of New York.svg New York North America 202312024
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Connacht 202212022
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Connacht 20220

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyScoreCountyScore
2024 New York 2-25 Mayo 2-12
2023 Galway 1-25 Roscommon 1-20
2022 Roscommon 2-27 Sligo 1-21

Roll of honour

CountyTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears Runners-up
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1120222023
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 102023
Colors of New York.svg New York 102024
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 012022
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 012024

Shield

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-Up
CountyScoreCountyScore
2024 Galway 2-25 Roscommon 3-16
2023 New York 3-29 Leitrim 1-16
2022 Leitrim 2-24 Mayo 0-24

Roll of honour

CountyTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears Runners-up
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1120222023
Colors of New York.svg New York 102023
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 102024
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 012022
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 012024

Team records and statistics

Team participation

CountyProvinceChampionship (Lvl)ParticipationTitles
No.First yearBest resultLeague titlesMost recent title
Colours of Galway.svg Galway Connacht All-Ireland SHC (1)22023Winners12023
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Connacht Lory Meagher Cup (5)32022Semi-Finals0
Colours of Longford.svg Longford Leinster Lory Meagher Cup (5)12023Quarter-Finals0
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Connacht Nicky Rackard Cup (4)32022Runners-up0
Colors of New York.svg New York North America N / A22023Winners12024
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Connacht Nicky Rackard Cup (4)32022Winners12022
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Connacht Christy Ring Cup (3)32022Runners-Up0

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