2018 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
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Paddy Burke (captain)
Eamon Gillan (manager)
| Dates | 12 August - 28 October 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Sponsor | Bathshack | ||
| Champions | Paddy Burke (captain) Eamon Gillan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | |||
| Relegated | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 40 (3.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 392 (32.67 per match) | ||
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The 2018 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 30 January 2018.[1] The championship ran from 12 August to 28 October 2018.
Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Loughgiel Shamrocks in the semi-finals.[2][3]
The final was played on 28 October 2018 at Páirc Mac Uílín in Ballycastle, between RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall and Loughgiel Shamrocks, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall won the match by 2–12 to 0–15 to claim their 14th championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4]
To Championship
Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
Regraded to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
Qualifying stage
Preliminary round
| 12 August 2018 Round 1 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | 1-15 - 5-17 | St John's | Páirc Mac Uílín |
| D McShane (1-11, 0-9 frees, 1-0 penalty), C Butler (0-2), TT Butler (0-2), C Connor (0-1). | Report | M Dudley (2-1), Conor Johnston (0-7, 3 frees), D Carson (1-2), J Peoples (1-0); S Shannon (1-0), M Bradley (0-3), C McFall (0-1); D Moran (0-1). |
| 26 August 2018 Round 2 | St John's | 2-21 - 2-13 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | Corrigan Park |
| Report |
St John's won 7–38 to 3–28 on aggregate.
Group 1
Group 1 table
Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cúchulains Dunloy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 2 |
| Patrick Sarsfields | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 77 | -52 | 0 |
Round 1 results
| 25 August 2018 Round 1 | RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall | 0-17 - 0-18 | Cúchulains Dunloy | Páirc Naomh Mhuire |
| P McGill 0-5 (4 f’s); F McCambridge 0-3; R McCambridge 0-3; D McNaughton 0-3; E Campbell 0-2; C McClafferty 0-1 | Report | P Shiels 0-10 (7 f’s); K Molloy 0-4; E O’Neill 0-2; C McKinley 0-1; N Elliott 0-1 |
| 1 September 2018 Round 2 | Cúchulains Dunloy | 2-32 - 1-10 | Patrick Sarsfields | Pearse Park |
| N McKeague 0-16 (11 f’s); C Cunning 1-5; K Molloy 1-3; S Dooey 0-2; C Brogan 0-2; C McMahon 0-2; C McKinley 0-1; P Conlon 0-1. | Report | K McKernan 0-7 (5 f’s 1 side line); T Doherty 1-00; D McKernan 0-2; A Stewart 0-1 |
| 15 September 2018 Round 3 | Patrick Sarsfields | 0-12 - 3-30 | RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall | The Bear Pit |
| Report |