2022 Laois Senior Hurling Championship

2022 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	14 July - 2 October 2022
Teams	8
Sponsor	Laois Shopping Centre
Champions	Clough–Ballacolla (11th title); Stephen Maher (captain); Declan Laffan (manager)
Runners-up	Camross; Andrew Collier (captain); David Cuddy (manager)
Relegated	Ballinakill
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	58 (3.22 per match)
Points scored	651 (36.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stephen Maher (1-57)
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The 2022 Laois Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 24 February 2022.^[1] The championship ran from 14 July to 2 October 2022.

Clough–Ballacolla entered the championship as the defending champions.^[2]

The final was played on 2 October 2022 at MW Hire O'Moore Park in Port Laoise, between Clough–Ballacolla and Camross, in what was their third meeting in the final and a first in five years. Clough–Ballacolla won the match by 1–24 to 0–16 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a third title in succession.^[3]^[4]

Clough–Ballacolla's Stephen Maher was the championship's top scorer with 1-57.

Team changes[edit]

To Championship[edit]

Promoted from the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ballinakill

From Championship[edit]

Relegated to the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Abbeyleix St Lazarian's

Group A[edit]

Group A table[edit]

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Clough–Ballacolla	3	3	0	0	85	48	37	6
Camross	3	2	0	1	83	69	14	4
Castletown	3	1	0	1	63	90	-27	2
The Harps	3	0	0	3	62	86	-24	0

Group A results[edit]

14 July 2022 Round 1	Camross	3-21 - 3-14	The Harps	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	M Dowling 2-0, D Delaney 0-6, D Mortimer 0-5, O Phelan 0-4, C Collier 1-0, G Burke 0-2, E Gaughan 0-2, A Mortimer 0-1, A Collier 0-1.		P Duggan 2-3, P Delaney 0-5, R Saunders 1-1, M Lanigan 0-3, C Comerford 0-1, E Clancy 0-1.

16 July 2022 Round 1	Clough–Ballacolla	3-24 - 0-13	Castletown	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	S Maher 0-16, J O'Dwyer 2-0, C Dunne 1-1, S Bergin 0-4, K Mulhall 0-2, R Phelan 0-1.		A Gaughan 0-7, R Mullaney 0-2, S Cuddy 0-1, J Gaughan 0-1, G Gaughan 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.

30 July 2022 Round 2	Castletown	3-17 - 2-13	The Harps	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	R Mullaney 2-4, B Reddin 1-3, A Gaughan 0-6, T Cuddy 0-1, E Cuddy 0-1, D Conroy 0-1, C Phelan 0-1.		J Brophy 0-7, J Duggan 1-2, P Walsh 1-0, R Saunders 0-1, B Dunne 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, R Edwards 0-1.

30 July 2022 Round 2	Clough–Ballacolla	1-19 - 0-15	Camross	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	S Maher 0-10, W Dunphy 0-4, C Dunne 1-0, A Corby 0-2, R Broderick 0-1, S Bergin 0-1, R Phelan 0-1.		Z Keennan 0-5, T Keyes 0-3, C Collier 0-3, M Dowling 0-2, E Gaughan 0-1, D Mortimer 0-1.

13 August 2022 Round 3	Clough–Ballacolla	3-21 - 2-14	The Harps	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	S Maher 1-7, A Corby 1-3, B Corby 1-2, C Dunne 0-3, P Brennan 0-3, R Phelan 0-1, W Dunphy 0-1.		J Brophy 1-8, E Clancy 1-0, J Duggan 0-3, R Saunders 0-1, R Edwards 0-1, E Doheny 0-1.

14 August 2022 Round 3	Castletown	1-21 - 4-26	Camross	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	R Mullaney 0-6, A Gaughan 0-6, C Phelan 0-4, B Reddin 1-0, S Phelan 0-3, M Phelan 0-2.		Z Keenan 1-8, D Delaney 1-5, C Collier 1-4, M Dowling 1-3, T Keyes 0-3, G Burke 0-1, D Palmer 0-1, L Delaney 0-1.

Group B[edit]

Group B table[edit]

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Rathdowney–Errill	3	3	0	0	98	51	47	6
Rosenallis	3	1	1	1	60	69	-9	3
Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	3	1	1	1	53	70	-17	3
Ballinakill	3	0	0	3	54	78	-24	0

Group B results[edit]

15 July 2022 Round 1	Rathdowney–Errill	2-26 - 3-13	Rosenallis	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	D Carroll 1-5, B McGinley 0-5, S Madden 1-1, J Ryan 0-4, E Killeen 0-3, P Purcell 0-2, S Dollard 0-2, E Bourke 0-2, J Corrigan 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1.		B Fitzpatrick 2-4, J O'Loughlin 0-3, D Callaly 0-2, D Hartnett 0-1, P Keating 0-1, D Dooley 0-1, FC Fennell 0-1.

16 July 2022 Round 1	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	0-22 - 0-19	Ballinakill	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	PJ Scully 0-7, S Dunphy 0-6, N Quinlan 0-4, C Stapleton 0-2, N Delaney 0-1, N Foyle 0-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-1.		B Duggan 0-9, C Dwyer 0-6, L McDonald 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, E Dunne 0-1, TJ Lalor 0-1.

29 July 2022 Round 2	Rosenallis	0-19 - 2-12	Ballinakill	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	B Fitzpatrick 0-7, P Keating 0-5, J Lennon 0-4, FC Fennell 0-1, A Bowes 0-1, J O'Loughlin 0-1.		C Dwyer 1-5, B Duggan 1-2, E Dwyer 0-3, I Shanahan 0-1, MJ Murphy 0-1.

30 July 2022 Round 2	Rathdowney–Errill	2-23 - 0-12	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	D Carroll 1-6, B McGinley 1-5, J Kelly 1-4, E Bourke 0-3, J Corrigan 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, S Madden 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1.		S Dunphy 0-8, E Jones 0-1, P Whelan 0-1, N Coss 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1.

13 August 2022 Round 3	Rathdowney–Errill	5-22 - 2-11	Ballinakill	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	B McGinley 1-6, E Bourke 1-2, E Killeen 1-1, D Carroll 0-4, P Purcell 1-0, P McCane 1-0, J Ryan 0-3, J Corrigan 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, L O'Connell 0-1.		C Dwyer 1-5, B Duggan 1-2, G Lynch 0-2, E Dwyer 0-1, I Shanahan 0-1.

14 August 2022 Round 3	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	1-16 - 0-19	Rosenallis	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	S Dunphy 0-6, E Fitzpatrick 1-1, N Foyle 0-2, N Coss 0-2, P Whelan 0-1, M Whelan 0-1, C Kilbane 0-1, N Quinlan 0-1, A Dunphy 0-1.		P Keating 0-8, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, FC Fennell 0-2, R Murray 0-2, J Maher 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1.

Knockout stage[edit]

Relegation playoff[edit]

28 August 2022 Playoff	The Harps	3-18 - 1-23 (aet)	Ballinakill	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	J Brophy 0-8, J Duggan 1-3, P Delaney 1-2, E Clancy 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, M Lanigan 0-1, R Saunders 0-1, C Burke 0-1.		TJ Lawlor 0-6, P Simms 1-2, C Dwyer 0-4, G Lynch 0-3, B Duggan 0-3, E Dunne 0-1, E Dwyer 0-1, I Shanahan 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1, L McDonald 0-1.

Quarter-finals[edit]

28 August 2022 Quarter-final	Castletown	2-15 - 1-15	Rosenallis	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	R Mullaney 1-4, R Gaughan 0-5, E Cuddy 1-1, T Cuddy 0-1, B Reddin 0-1, C Phelan 0-1, C McKelvey 0-1, D Conroy 0-1.		P Keating 0-5, J Lennon 0-4, FC Fennell 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, J O'Loughlin 0-2, D Dooley 0-1, R Murray 0-1.

28 August 2022 Quarter-final	Camross	2-20 - 0-12	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	Z Keenan 0-9, C Collier 2-1, T Keyes 0-5, D Delaney 0-3, O Phelan 0-1, D Mortimer 0-1.		P Whelan 0-3, S Dunphy 0-3, A Dunphy 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-2, C Kilbane 0-1, E Fleming 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

18 September 2022 Semi-final	Clough–Ballacolla	2-21 - 1-14	Castletown	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	S Maher 0-13, W Dunphy 1-2, J Dwyer 1-0, S Bergin 0-2, C Dunne 0-1, P Brennan 0-1, R Broderick 0-1, T Delaney 0-1.		A Gaughan 0-7, C Phelan 1-2, R Mullaney 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, D Conroy 0-1, A Phelan 0-1, J Gaughan 0-1.

18 September 2022 Semi-final	Camross	1-23 - 2-18	Rathdowney–Errill	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	Z Keenan 0-13, D Delaney 1-3, T Keyes 0-3, C Collier 0-1, D Palmer 0-1, O Phelan 0-1, M Dowling 0-1.		E Killeen 1-0, E Burke 1-0, B McGinley 0-3, M Kavanagh 0-3, D Carroll 0-2, R King 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, P Purcell 0-2, J Corrigan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, J Keane 0-1, S Dollard 0-1.

Final[edit]

2 October 2022 Final	Clough–Ballacolla	1-24 - 0-16	Camross	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	S Maher 0-11 (six frees, two 65s, one sideline), W Dunphy 1-4, S Bergin 0-3, J Walshe 0-2, Cillian Dunne 0-1, W Hyland 0-1, R Broderick 0-1, K Mulhall 0-1.		Z Keenan 0-8 (all frees), G Burke 0-3, T Keyes 0-2, D Mortimer 0-2, D Gilmartin 0-1	Referee: P Phelan (Castletown)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Stephen Maher	Clough–Ballacolla	1-57	60	5	12.00
2	Zane Keenan	Camross	1-43	46	6	7.66
3	Aaron Gaughan	Castletown	0-31	31	5	6.20
4	Ryan Mullaney	Castletown	3-17	26	5	5.20
5	Cha Dwyer	Ballinakill	2-20	26	4	6.50
5	John Brophy	The Harps	1-23	26	4	6.50
7	Brandon McGinley	Rathdowney–Errill	2-19	25	4	6.25
8	Brian Fitzpatrick	Rosenallis	2-18	24	4	6.00
9	Daniel Delaney	Camross	2-17	23	6	3.83
	Stephen Dunphy	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	0-23	23	4	5.75
	Dylan Carroll	Rathdowney–Errill	2-17	23	4	5.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Stephen Maher	Clough–Ballacolla	0-16	16	Castletown
2	Stephen Maher	Clough–Ballacolla	0-13	13	Castletown
2	Zane Keenan	Camross	0-13	13	Rathdowney–Errill
4	John Brophy	The Harps	1-08	11	Clough–Ballacolla
	Zane Keenan	Camross	1-08	11	Castletown
	Stephen Maher	Clough–Ballacolla	0-11	11	Camross
7	Brian Fitzpatrick	Rosenallis	2-04	10	Rathdowney–Errill
	Ryan Mullaney	Castletown	2-04	10	The Harps
	Stephen Maher	Clough–Ballacolla	1-07	10	The Harps
	Stephen Maher	Clough–Ballacolla	1-07	10	Camross

References[edit]

^ "Draws made for 2022 Laois club hurling championships". Laois Today. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ Lowry, Brian (7 November 2021). "Laois SHC final: History for Clough Ballacolla in pulsating county final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Clough-Ballacolla complete Laois SHC three-in-a-row success". Hogan Stand. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Verney, Michael (2 October 2022). "Willie Dunphy fires 1-5 as Clough-Ballacolla cruise to Laois SHC hat-trick". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

External links[edit]

Laois GAA website

[1] "Draws made for 2022 Laois club hurling championships". Laois Today. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[2] Lowry, Brian (7 November 2021). "Laois SHC final: History for Clough Ballacolla in pulsating county final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[3] "Clough-Ballacolla complete Laois SHC three-in-a-row success". Hogan Stand. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[4] Verney, Michael (2 October 2022). "Willie Dunphy fires 1-5 as Clough-Ballacolla cruise to Laois SHC hat-trick". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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