2013 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2013 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	14 September 2013 – 17 October 2013
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Clara (2nd title); Austin Murphy (captain); Michael Purcell (manager)
Runners-up	Carrickshock
Relegated	Graigue-Ballycallan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Top scorer(s)	Mark Bergin (2-21)
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Dates14 September 2013 – 17 October 2013

Teams12

SponsorSt. Canice's Credit Union

Champions

Clara (2nd title)
Austin Murphy (captain)
Michael Purcell (manager)

The 2013 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship is the 119th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. The championship began on 14 September 2013 and ended on 27 October 2013.

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final stage.^[1]^[2] Clara won the title, following a 1–15 to 2–10 defeat of Carrickshock in the final.^[3]

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Team	Colours	Manager^[6]	Most recent success
Team	Colours	Manager^[6]	Senior	Inter.	Junior
Ballyhale Shamrocks	Green and white	Tommy Shefflin	2010	1997	1973
Carrickshock	Green and gold	Maurice Power	1951	2004	1999
Clara	Maroon and white		1986	2012	1977
Danesfort	Black and amber	Liam Dowling		2011	2006
Dicksboro	Maroon and white	Ger Henderson	1993	2010	1919
Erin's Own	Blue and white	David Buggy		2008	1958
Fenians	Blue and white		1977		1968
Graigue-Ballycallan	Light blue and white	Tommy Bawle	2000	1981	1985
James Stephens	Green and red	Mark Tyrrell	2011		2000
O'Loughlin Gaels	Green and white	Aidan Fogarty	2010	1996	1995
St. Martin's	Red and green		1984	2002
Tullaroan	Green and white	Declan Connolly	1994	1988	1983

14 September First round	St. Martin's	1-18 - 0-12	Danesfort	Polo Grounds, Jenkinstown
14:00	J Maher 0-7, C McGrath 1-1, E McGrath 0-3, J Mulhall 0-2, C Maher 0-2, T Breen 0-1, J Dowling 0-1, R Shore 0-1.		R Hogan 0-7, C O'Neill 0-3, P Murphy 0-2.	Referee: E Ryan

14 September First round	Tullaroan	0-14 - 1-11	O'Loughlin Gaels	John Locke Park, Callan
16:00	P Walsh 0-5, M Walsh 0-3, M Simpson 0-1, S Maher 0-1, K Coogan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, J Coogan 0-1, D Dowling 0-1.		M Bergin 1-7, M Comerford 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1.	Referee: G Quilty (Slieverue)

14 September First round	Erin's Own	0-18 - 1-11	Graigue-Ballycallan	St. John's Park, Kilkenny
18:00	M Boran 0-9, P O'Donovan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, P Boran 0-2, A Moran 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.		N Millea 0-7, E Brennan 1-2, PJ Trant 0-1, D Heafey 0-1.	Referee: E Hayes (Thomastown)

14 September First round	Fenians	1-14 - 1-16	Dicksboro	Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
18:00	C Tobin 0-5, W Brennan 1-1, M Webster 0-4, K Power 0-3, D Tobin 0-1.		K Kenny 1-3, P O'Flynn 0-5, S Maher 0-4, C Buckley 0-2, D O'Gorman 0-1, O Walsh 0-1.	Referee: É Mansfield

2013 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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Team summaries

Results

First round

Relegation play-off

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

External links

References

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21 September First round replay	Tullaroan	0-14 - 3-10	O'Loughlin Gaels	Tom Ryall Park, Kilmanagh
17:00	M Walsh 0-8, P Walsh 0-2, T Walsh 0-2, J Coogan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.		M Kelly 3-2, M Bergin 0-6, N McEvoy 0-1.	Referee: R Dowling

5 October 2013 Relegation play-off	Fenians	0-18 - 1-14	Graigue-Ballycallan	Palmerstown Sportsfield, Dicksboro
13:30	K Power (0-11); C Tobin (0-2); P Brennan, C Ryan, J Broderick, PJ Delaney, K Grehan (0-1 each).	Report	N Millea (1-8); E Brennan (0-2); D Walton, J Purcell, C Hoyne, V Teehan (0-1 each).	Referee: T Duggan

29 September 2013 Quarter-final	Clara	0-14 - 0-11	Erin's Own	Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
12:30	K Hogan 0-4, J Nolan 0-3, Lester Ryan 0-2, C Phelan 0-2, J Langton 0-1, Liam Ryan 0-1, K Phelan 0-1.		M Boran 0-8, M Murphy 0-2, P O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: G Quilty

29 September 2013 Quarter-final	James Stephens	1-16 - 2-14	St. Martin's	Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
14:00	E Larkin 0-14, D Cody 1-1, N Tyrrell 0-1.		C McGrath 2-3, J Maher 0-7, J Mulhall 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, C Maher 0-1.	Referee: R Dowling (Kilmacow)

29 September 2013 Quarter-final	Carrickshock	0-17 - 1-08	Dicksboro	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:45	R Power 0-9, P Mulcahy 0-2, J Power 0-2, M Rohan 0-1, M O'Dwyer 0-1, B Donovan 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		C Buckley 1-1, O Walsh 0-2, M Gaffney 0-2, S Maher 0-2, P O'Flynn 0-1.	Referee: E Ryan (Fenians)

29 September 2013 Quarter-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-21 - 1-17	O'Loughlin Gaels	Nowlan Park
17:15	H Shefflin 0-8, C Fennelly 1-2, D Hoyne 0-2, M Aylward 0-2, E Reid 0-2, TJ Reid 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Corcoran 0-1, R Reid 0-1.		M Bergin 1-8, J Nolan 0-2, M Comerford 0-2, C Bergin 0-2, P Butler 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1, N McEvoy 0-1.	Referee: É Mansfield (Cloneen)

13 October 2013 Semi-final	St. Martin's	1-14 - 1-17	Clara	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
14:00	J Maher (0-8, 0-6 frees); J Mulhall (0-4); C Maher (1-0); R Shore, D Breen (0-1 each).	Report	K Hogan (0-7, 0-5 frees); J Nolan (1-2); L Ryan (0-3); J Langton, C Prendergast (0-2 each); N Prendergast (0-1).	Referee: G Quilty

13 October 2013 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-14 - 4-14	Carrickshock	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:30	H Shefflin 0-6 (4f); C Fennelly 1-2; TJ Reid 1-2 (0-1f); M Dermody, D Hoyne, M Aylward, J ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick 0-1 each.	Report	M Rohan 1-3; J Power 1-2; R Power 0-5 (2f), B Donovan, N Rohan 1-0 each; M Rice 0-2; J Cahill, M O’Dwyer 0-1 each.	Referee: P Neary

27 October 2013 Final	Clara	1-15 - 2-10	Carrickshock	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:00	K Hogan (0-10, 7 frees, 2 65s); Lester Ryan (1-1, 1-0 free); J Langton, A Murphy, Liam Ryan, C Bolger (0-1 each).	https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20247658.html Report]	B Donovan (1-2); John Power (1-1); R Power (0-4, frees); M Rice (0-2); D Walsh (0-1).	Attendance: 8,648 Referee: S Cleere

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-21	27	3	9.00
2	John Maher	St. Martin's	0-22	22	3	7.33
3	Keith Hogan	Clara	0-21	21	3	7.00
4	Niall Millea	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-15	18	2	9.00
4	Richie Power	Carrickshock	0-18	18	3	6.00
5	Martin Boran	Erin's Own	0-14	14	1	14.00
5	Henry Shefflin	Erin's Own	0-14	14	2	7.00
6	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	0-14	14	1	14.00
6	Kevin Power	Fenians	0-14	14	2	7.00
7	Colin McGrath	St. Martin's	3-04	13	3	4.66