2022 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
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The 2022 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd 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 14 March 2022.[1] The championship ran from 5 August to 16 October 2022.
Cúchulains Dunloy (16th title)Paul Shiels (captain)
Ryan Elliott (captain)
Gregory O'Kane (manager)
| Dates | 5 August - 16 October 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Bathshack | ||
| Champions | Cúchulains Dunloy (16th title) Paul Shiels (captain) Ryan Elliott (captain) Gregory O'Kane (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | ||
| Relegated |  Carey Faughs | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Goals scored | 47 (2.76 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 644 (37.88 per match) | ||
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Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 16 October 2022 at Corrigan Park in Belfast, between Cúchulains Dunloy and Ruairí Óg, Cushendall, in what was their first meeting in a final in three years. Cúchulains Dunloy won the match by 1–20 to 2–11 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a fourth successive title.[3][4]
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
Relegated to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Tír na nÓg, Randalstown
Group 1
Group 1 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cúchulains Dunloy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 50 | 34 | 6 |
| O'Donovan Rossa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 54 | 27 | 4 |
| McQuillan's Ballycastle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 74 | -6 | 2 |
| Carey Faughs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 110 | -55 | 0 |
Group 1 results
| 6 August 2022 Round 1 | O'Donovan Rossa | 3-31 - 3-17 | Carey Faughs | Páirc Rossa |
| 6 August 2022 Round 1 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | 1-16 - 2-29 | Cúchulains Dunloy | Páirc Mac Uílín |
| 20 August 2022 Round 2 | Carey Faughs | 1-13 - 2-23 | Cúchulains Dunloy | Fr Healy Park |
| 20 August 2022 Round 2 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | 0-08 - 0-26 | O'Donovan Rossa | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| 3 September 2022 Round 3 | Carey Faughs | 0-13 - 5-26 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | St Patrick's Park |
| 3 September 2022 Round 3 | Cúchulains Dunloy | 1-17 - 0-15 | O'Donovan Rossa | Pearse Park |
Group 2
Group 2 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ruairí Óg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 45 | 38 | 6 |
| St John's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 61 | 19 | 4 |
| Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 58 | 10 | 2 |
| St Enda's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 99 | -69 | 0 |
Group 2 results
| 5 August 2022 Round 1 | St Enda's | 0-08 - 2-30 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | St Enda's Grounds |
| 6 August 2022 Round 1 | St John's | 0-25 - 1-20 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | Corrigan Park |
| 21 August 2022 Round 2 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-15 - 1-20 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Dunsilly GAA COmplex |
| 21 August 2022 Round 2 | St Enda's | 0-14 - 2-30 | St John's | Páirc Rossa |
| 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-21 - 1-16 | St John's | Pirc Mhuire |
| 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-24 - 0-10 | St Enda's | Fr Healy Park |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| 18 September 2022 Quarter-final | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3-27 - 0-20 | O'Donovan Rossa | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| Report |
| 18 September 2022 Quarter-final | St John's | 1-18 - 1-17 | McQuillan's Ballycastle | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| O McManus 1-7 (4fs 1 ’65); S Shannon 0-4; A Bradley 0-3; M Dudley 0-2; R Galbraith 0-1; O Donnelly 0-1 | Report | T Smyth 1-6 (6fs); D McShane 0-3; J McToal 0-2; S McAuley 0-2; R McGarry 0-2; E McAlonan 0-1; C Boyd 0-1 |
Semi-finals
| 2 October 2022 Semi-final | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 2-14 - 3-16 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Páirc Mac Uílín |
| M Connelly 1-3 (0-1f), J McNaughton 0-5 (0-3fs), R McMullan 1-2, S McGrath 0-2, C McGarry 0-2, E McCloskey 0-1, R McKee 0-1. | Report | N McManus 0-10 (0-6s), C McNaughton 1-2, S McAfee 1-1, A Delargy 1-0, R McCambridge 0-1. |
| 2 October 2022 Semi-final | Cúchulains Dunloy | 5-22 - 1-12 | St John's | Dunsilly GAA Complex |
| C Cunning (2-8, 0-3 frees), Keelan Molloy (1-3), N Elliott (1-1); R Molloy (1-0), P Shiels (0-3, 0-1 free), C McMahon (0-2), D Smyth (0-1); E Smyth (0-1); N McKeague (0-1), S Elliott (0-1), R McGarry (0-1). | Report | O MacManus (0-4 frees), P Nugent (1-0, free), Ciaran Johnston (0-3), R Galbraith (0-2), S Shannon (0-1), A Bradley (0-1), O Donnelly (0-1). |
Final
| 16 October 2022 Final | Cúchulains Dunloy | 1-20 - 2-11 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Corrigan Park |
| C Cunning 0-11 (9f, 1 65), C McMahon 1-1, K Molloy 0-3, S Elliott 0-1, N Elliott 0-1, A Crawford 0-1, E Smyth 0-1, R McGarry 0-1. | Report | N McManus 0-7 (5f, 1 65), S McAfee 1-1, C McClafferty 1-0, E Campbell 0-1, F McCurry 0-1, N McCormack 0-1. | Referee: K Parke (Naomh Éanna) |