2022 Down Senior Hurling Championship

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2022 Down Senior Hurling Championship
Teams6
SponsorMorgan Fuels
ChampionsBorder Portaferry (22nd title)
Conor Mageean (captain)
Karol Keating (manager)
Runners-upBorder Ballycran
2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023

The 2022 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903.

Ballycran entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 9 October 2023 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballycran, in what was their fifth consecutive meeting in the final. Portaferry won the match by 1-12 to 0-13 to claim their 22nd championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4]

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

25 September 2022 Semi-final Portaferry 3-13 - 0-09 Ballygalget St Patrick's Park
Report
25 September 2023 Semi-final Ballycran 1-24 - 0-17 Bredagh McKenna Park
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Final[edit]

9 October 2022 Final Ballycran 1-12 - 0-13 Portaferry Páirc Esler
R Blair (1-9, 1-0 penalty, 0-6 frees), C Mageean (0-1), T McGrattan (0-1), D Sands (0-1). S Nicholson (0-6, 0-5 frees), N Breen (0-2), L Savage (0-2); M Hughes (0-1), C Woods (0-1), C Egan (0-1). Referee: P Owens (Liatroim)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Archer, Kenny (1 November 2021). "Ballycran edge thriller to take the Down SHC crown off Portaferry". The Irish News. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ "SHC champions crowned in Down and Sligo". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ Loughran, Neil (10 October 2022). "Blair on the spot as Portaferry claim Down crown". The Irish News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Down SHC Final: Portaferry claim win". GAA website. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.