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Connacht Senior Hurling League | |
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Code | Hurling |
Founded | 2022 |
No. of teams | 6 (2024) |
Title holders | New York (1st title) |
First winner | 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.
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.
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]
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]
The Shield competition offers teams an additional opportunity to contend for honours. Leitrim and New York have won the shield. [4] [5]
The teams which are due to contest the 2024 competition include: [6]
County | Province | In league since | League titles | Most recent title |
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Galway | Connacht | 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
Leitrim | Connacht | 2022 | 0 | — |
Mayo | Connacht | 2022 | 0 | — |
New York | North America | 2023 | 1 | 2024 |
Roscommon | Connacht | 2022 | 1 | 2022 |
Sligo | Connacht | 2022 | 0 | — |
Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
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County | Score | County | Score | |
2024 | New York | 2-25 | Mayo | 2-12 |
2023 | Galway | 1-25 | Roscommon | 1-20 |
2022 | Roscommon | 2-27 | Sligo | 1-21 |
County | Titles | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runners-up |
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Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2023 |
Galway | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
New York | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
Sligo | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
Mayo | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
Year | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
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County | Score | County | Score | |
2024 | Galway | 2-25 | Roscommon | 3-16 |
2023 | New York | 3-29 | Leitrim | 1-16 |
2022 | Leitrim | 2-24 | Mayo | 0-24 |
County | Titles | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runners-up |
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Leitrim | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2023 |
New York | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
Galway | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
Mayo | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
Roscommon | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
County | Province | Championship (Lvl) | Participation | Titles | |||
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No. | First year | Best result | League titles | Most recent title | |||
Galway | Connacht | All-Ireland SHC (1) | 2 | 2023 | Winners | 1 | 2023 |
Leitrim | Connacht | Lory Meagher Cup (5) | 3 | 2022 | Semi-Finals | 0 | — |
Longford | Leinster | Lory Meagher Cup (5) | 1 | 2023 | Quarter-Finals | 0 | — |
Mayo | Connacht | Nicky Rackard Cup (4) | 3 | 2022 | Runners-up | 0 | — |
New York | North America | N / A | 2 | 2023 | Winners | 1 | 2024 |
Roscommon | Connacht | Nicky Rackard Cup (4) | 3 | 2022 | Winners | 1 | 2022 |
Sligo | Connacht | Christy Ring Cup (3) | 3 | 2022 | Runners-Up | 0 | — |
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