Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

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Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Sinsearach B Uibh Fháilí
Code Hurling
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
Region Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly (GAA)
TrophyMichael Verney Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey (2nd title)
First winner Colours of Kerry.svg Ballinamere
Most titles Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey (2 titles)
SponsorsMolloy Environmental Systems
Official website Offaly GAA

The Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Molloy Environmental Systems Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Offaly SBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2018 for the second tier senior hurling teams in the county of Offaly in Ireland.

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In its current format, the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Glenisk O'Connor Park. The winner of the Offaly Senior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.

Kilcormac–Killoughey are the title holders after defeating Clodiagh Gaels by 1–13 to 0–09 in the 2024 final. [1]

History

The Offaly Intermediate Championship was founded in 1929 in an effort to bridge the standard of play between the Offaly Senior Championship and the Offaly Junior Championship. For almost 90 years, the Offaly Intermediate Championship was effectively the second tier championship in the Offaly hurling championship system.

A review of Offaly's hurling structures in 2017 proposed that the Offaly SHC and Offaly IHC be reduced from 12 to eight teams. This resulted in the creation of a new eight-team Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship. The inaugural championship in 2018 featured four regraded teams from the 2017 Offaly SHC: Clodiagh Gaels, Lusmagh, Shamrocks and Tullamore. The remaining four teams were the 2017 Offaly IHC semi-finalists: Ballinamere, Brosna Gaels, Carrig-Riverstown and Drumcullen. [2]

The very first match in the inaugural championship took place on 1 April 2018, with Tullamore beating Clodiagh Gaels by 3–17 to 2–11. Ballinamere won the inaugural championship after beating Shamrocks in the final. Brosna Gaels were the first team to suffer relegation after losing a playoff to Carrig-Riverstown. [3]

Format

Group stage

Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The fifth and sixth-placed teams from the group stage take part in a relegation playoff to determine who drops to the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024 In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Mayo.svg Birr Birr Green and redRelegated20220—
Colours of Laois.svg Carrig & Riverstown Birr Blue and whiteSemi-finals20240—
Colours of Sligo.svg Clara Clara White and blackRelegation playoff winners20200—
First Flag of Argentina.svg Clodiagh Gaels Killeigh Blue and whiteRunners-up20231 2021
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey Kilcormac and Killoughey Green and yellowChampions20192 2024
Colours of Cork.svg Lusmagh Lusmagh Red and whiteSemi-finals20180—

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1–13 Clodiagh Gaels 0–09 Glenisk O'Connor Park
2023 Kilcormac–Killoughey 0–12 Clodiagh Gaels 0–08 Glenisk O'Connor Park [4]
2022 Tullamore 3–09 Clara 0–09 Glenisk O'Connor Park [5]
2021 Clodiagh Gaels 2–10 Tullamore 1–12 St Brendan's Park [6]
2020 Kinnitty 0–16 Drumcullen 1–10 Bord na Móna O'Connor Park [7]
2019 Seir Kieran 1–20 Clodiagh Gaels 0–14 St Brendan's Park [8]
2018 Ballinamere 2–16 Shamrocks 3–10 Bord na Móna O'Connor Park [9]

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionship winsChampionship runner-up
1 Kilcormac–Killoughey 20 2023, 2024 —
2 Clodiagh Gaels 13 2021 2019, 2023, 2024
Tullamore 11 2022 2021
Ballinamere 10 2018 —
Seir Kieran 10 2019 —
Kinnitty 10 2020 —
7 Shamrocks 01—2018
Drumcullen 01—2020
Clara 01—2022

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Dominant Kilcormac-Killoughey retain title as Clodiagh Gaels fail to hit double figures for second year". Offaly Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship results and final tables". Offaly Live. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ballycumber Club Notes". Hogan Stand. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Corrigan, Kevin (30 September 2022). "Superior Kilcormac-Killoughey knock resistance out of suspension hit Clodiagh Gaels". Offaly Live. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Goals the difference as Tullamore overcome Clara in Senior B Hurling Final". Offaly Live. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Corrigan, Kevin (20 November 2021). "Dramatic finish as Offaly Senior B Hurling final settled with brilliant late point". Offaly Live. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Corrigan, Kevin (22 August 2021). "Kinnitty pushed hard by Drumcullen but claim deserved win in Senior B Hurling Final". Offaly Live. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Clodiagh Gaels club notes". Hogan Stand. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Shamrocks on the glory trail". GAA website. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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