2017 National Hurling League

National Hurling League 2017
League details
Dates	11 February – 23 April 2017
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Galway (10th win)
Captain	David Burke
Manager	Micheál Donoghue
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Pádraic Maher
Manager	Michael Ryan
Other division winners
Division 2A	Antrim
Division 2B	Meath
Division 3A	Donegal
Division 3B	Longford
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 National Hurling League was the 86th season of the National Hurling League for senior county hurling teams.

Clare were the defending champions, winning the title for the first time since 1977–78 after a 1–23 to 2–19 win against Waterford in a replay on 8 May 2016.

Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provide live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively, with highlights shown on GAA 2017 during the week. RTÉ2 broadcasts highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings.

In the Division 1 final on 23 April, Galway won the title after a 3–21 to 0–14 win against Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.^[1]^[2]

Format

League structure

Thirty three teams compete in the 2017 NHL – six teams in the top four divisions (Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B), four teams in Division 3A and five teams in Division 3B. Thirty-one county teams from Ireland take part (Cavan do not). London and Warwickshire complete the lineup. Fingal were scheduled to compete in Division 3A but have withdrawn for 2017.

Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away in all divisions except Division 3A where a double round of fixtures are played. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.

On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling quarter-finals and semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a quarter-final or semi-final is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after two further five minute periods of extra time, the outcome will be decided by a free-taking competition. This will prevent games from going to a replay and allow the league finals to be held on the scheduled date.^[3]

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on league points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams.
If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank them.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1A

The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
The bottom two teams meet in a relegation play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 1B

Division 1B

The top team is promoted to Division 1A
The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 2A

Division 2A

The top two teams meet in Division 2A final, with the winning team promoted to Division 1B
The bottom team is relegated to Division 2B

Division 2B

The top two teams meet in Division 2B final, with the winning team being promoted to Division 2A
The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 3A

Division 3A

The top two teams meet in Division 3A final, with the winning team promoted to Division 2B

Division 3B

The top two teams meet in Division 3B final, but the winner is not promoted

Division 1A

Division 1 Format

The 12 teams in Division 1 are ranked into two groups of six teams named Division 1A and Division 1B. Each team play all the other teams in its group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top four teams in 1A and 1B advance to the league quarter-finals with the top team in Division 1A playing the fourth team in Division 1B, the second team in Division 1A playing the third in Division 1B, etc.

Division 1A Table

NHL runner-up Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Tipperary	5	3	1	1	7-103	4-84	28	7
Cork	5	3	0	2	2-97	7-81	1	6
Waterford	5	3	0	2	6-83	4-95	-6	6
Kilkenny	5	2	1	2	5-85	6-82	0	5
Clare	5	2	0	3	4-93	3-97	-1	4
Dublin (R)	5	1	0	4	6-75	6-97	-22	2

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1A Round 1

11 February 2017 17:00 Round 1	Dublin	1-8 - 1-24	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 28,305 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	E Dillon 1-0, D Burke 0-3 (0-3f), N McMorrow 0-2, O O’Rorke, F McGibb 0-1 each.	Report	S Callanan 0-8 (0-8f), J Forde 1-3, A McCormack 0-5, P Maher 0-2, T Hamill, K Bergin, N McGrath, S Curran, N O’Meara 0-1 each.

11 February 2017 19:00 Round 1	Cork	0-21 - 1-11	Clare	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Attendance: 5,752 Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	P Horgan 0-5 (0-4 frees), S Kingston, A Cadogan 0-4 each, D Kearney, L Meade 0-2 each, S Harnedy, B Cooper, D Fitzgibbon, D Brosnan 0-1 each.	Report	T Kelly 0-6, P Collins 1-1, D Reidy 0-2f, A Shanagher, J Conlon 0-1 each.

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Kilkenny	0-17 - 1-15	Waterford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 8,793 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	TJ Reid (0-10, frees, 0-2 65s); L Blanchfield, P Lyng, O Walsh, R Hogan, W Walsh, E Murphy (free), K Joyce (0-1 each).	Report	P Mahony (0-10, 0-9 frees, 0-1 65); P Curran (1-1); J Barron (0-3); C Gleeson (0-1).

Division 1A Round 2

18 February 2017 19:00 Round 2	Cork	1-14 - 2-19	Dublin	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Attendance: 6,214 Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	P Horgan 0-6 (5f), S Kingston 1-2, L Meade, M Coleman (1f, 1 65) 0-2 each, A Cadogan, C Lehane 0-1 each.	Report	D Burke 0-8 (4f, 1 65), E Conroy 1-2, R O’Dwyer 1-1, R McBride 0-2 each, C Crummey, E Dillon, C Bennett, C Conway, C O’Sullivan, F Mac Gib 0-1 each.

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Clare	2-19 - 0-12	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 7,395 Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
	D Reidy (0-7, 5 frees, 1 65), A Shanagher (1-4, 0-1 free), A Cunningham (1-0), P Collins, C McInerney (0-2 each), D Fitzgerald, J Conlon, J McCarthy, P Duggan (65) (0-1 each).	Report	TJ Reid (0-7, 4 frees, 2 65s), C Fogarty (0-2), E Murphy (free), C Buckley, R Leahy (0-1 each).

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Waterford	0-15 - 1-18	Tipperary	Walsh Park, Waterford Attendance: 7,344 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	P Mahony 0-8 (0-7f), B O’Halloran 0-2, A Gleeson, G O’Brien, M Kearney, T Devine 0-1 each.	Report	J McGrath 1-6 (0-3f), J O’Dwyer 0-5 (0-4f), S O’Brien, J Forde 0-2 each, B Maher, K Bergin, N O’Meara 0-1 each.

Division 1A Round 3

4 March 2017 17:00 Round 3	Dublin	1-17 - 2-19	Waterford	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 34,578 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	D Burke 1-7 (1-7 frees), E Dillon 0-4, R O’Dwyer, R McBride 0-2 each, C Crummey, N McMorrow 0-1 each.	Report	P Mahony 0-12 (0-10f), S Bennett 2-2, A Gleeson, K Moran 0-2 each, M Shanahan 0-1.

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Kilkenny	0-22 - 0-15	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 6,906 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	TJ Reid (5 frees, 0-7); R Hogan (0-5); W Walsh, R Leahy (0-3 each); E Murphy (frees, 0-2); C Buckley, C Martin (0-1 each).	Report	C Lehane (4 frees, 2 65s, 0-10); A Cadogan (0-2); S Harnedy, D Brosnan, B Cooper (0-1 each).

5 March 2017 15:00 Round 3	Tipperary	0-28 - 0-21	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 7,254 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	J McGrath (0-10, 5 frees); J O’Dwyer (0-5); N McGrath, S O’Brien (0-3 each); P Flynn (0-2); B Maher, N O’Meara, R Maher (free), D McCormack, S Curran (0-1 each).	Report	D Reidy (0-6, frees); J Conlon, P Collins (0-4 each); I Galvin (0-3); A Cunningham, C McInerney, S Morey, J McCarthy (0-1 each).

Division 1A Round 4

11 March 2017 19:00 Round 4	Tipperary	2-17 – 3-14	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 14,763 Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
	S Callanan (0-6, 3f, 1 45), J McGrath (1-2), N O'Meara (1-1), S Curran (0-2), D McCormack (0-2), N McGrath (0-1), J O'Dwyer (0-1), P Maher (0-1), S O'Brien (0-1).	Report	TJ Reid (3-5, 2 gls pen, 4f), R Hogan (0-4), C Buckley (0-3), W Walsh (0-2).

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Clare	0-20 - 1-15	Dublin	Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 4,370 Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	D Reidy (0-8, 0-7 frees); I Galvin (0-3); S Morey, J Shanahan (0-2 each); J McCarthy, P Collins, A Cunningham, C McInerney (0-1 each).	Report	R O’Dwyer (1-0); C Bennett (0-2 frees, 0-1 ’65); N McMorrow (0-3); D Burke (0-2 frees), B Quinn, E Dillon (0-2 each); L Rushe, C Crummey, F Mac Gib (0-1 each).

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Waterford	1-13 - 1-21	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford Attendance: 6,629 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	P Mahony (0-8, frees); Shane Bennett 1-0; P Curran (0-2); M Shanahan, A Gleeson, Stephen Bennett (0-1 each).	Report	C Lehane (0-8, 7 frees); L Meade (1-1); B Cooper (0-3); C Joyce, A Nash (free), M Coleman, M Cahalane, D Brosnan, S Kingston, S Harnedy, L McLoughlin, P Horgan ( 0-1 each).

Division 1A Round 5

26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5	Clare	1-22 - 2-21	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 6,640 Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	T Kelly 0-7 (5f), P Collins 1-3, C McInerney. J Conlon, A Shanagher 0-2 each, I Galvin, D McInerney, J Shanahan, D Fitzgerald, J McCarthy,B Duggan 0-1 each.	Report	P Mahony 0-10 (8f), Shane Bennett, T Devine 1-1 each, Stephen Bennett 0-3, A Gleeson, B O’Halloran 0-2 each, P Curran, T Ryan 0-1 each.

26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5	Cork	0-26 - 3-16	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Attendance: 8,376 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	P Horgan 0-15 (0-10 frees, 0-1 65), D Fitzgibbon 0-5, A Cadogan, S Harnedy 0-2 each, L Meade, C Lehane (0-1 free) 0-1 each.	Report	S Callanan 2-6 (0-4 frees, 0-1 65), J McGrath 1-1, D McCormack, P Maher 0-2 each, J Forde, P Flynn, R Maher (0-1 sideline) 0-1 each.

26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5	Dublin	1-16 - 2-20	Kilkenny	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	D Burke 1-9 (0-7 frees), C Crummey 0-3, B Quinn, R O’Dwyer, C Boland and N McMorrow 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Reid 0-10 (0-6 frees), C Martin 1-5, L Blanchfield 1-2, C Fogarty, W Walsh and R Hogan 0-1 each.	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Division 1B

Division 1B Table

Promoted team NHL champions relegated team

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Wexford (P)	5	5	0	8-94	5-74	29	10
Galway (C)	5	4	1	13-113	4-74	66	8
Limerick	5	3	2	14-111	8-80	49	6
Offaly	5	1	4	6-83	11-107	-39	2
Kerry (R)	5	1	4	8-62	11-101	-48	2
Laois	5	1	4	5-95	15-122	-57	2

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1B Round 1

12 February 2017 13:00 Round 1	Offaly	1-12 - 6-23	Galway	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	S Dooley (0-08, 0-08f), S Cleary (1-01), C Kiely (0-02), S Ryan (0-01).	Report	J Flynn (2-10, 0-08f), C Whelan (2-00), C Cooney (0-06, 0-01f), D Burke (1-01), B Molloy (1-00), J Cooney (0-03), J Coen (0-01), N Burke (0-01), A Tuohy (0-01).	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Kerry	3-14 - 0-19	Laois	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Attendance: 577 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	P Boyle (2-1, 1-0 pen), S Nolan (0-6, 5f), C Harty (1-2), M Boyle (0-2), D Collins (0-2), P O’Connor (0-1).	Report	S Maher (0-11f), W Dunphy (0-4), N Foyle (0-1), PJ Scully (0-1 sl), B Conroy (0-1), P Whelan (0-1).

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Wexford	1-14 - 0-14	Limerick	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	C McDonald (1-8, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65); P Doran, L Chim (0-2 each); D O’Keeffe, H Kehoe (0-1 each).	Report	P Casey (0-5, 0-3 frees); G Mulcahy (0-2); D Byrnes (0-1 free), D Hannon, S Hickey, J Ryan, G Hegarty, J Fitzgibbon (0-1 free), C Lynch (0-1 each).	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Division 1B Round 2

18 February 2017 19:00 Round 2	Laois	1-26 - 1-20	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	S Maher 0-12 (7f), C Dwyer 0-5, R King 0-3, N Foyle 1-0, W Dunphy, C Taylor 0-2 each, P Whelan, P Purcell 0-1 each.	Report	S Dooley 0-10f, O Kelly 1-2, C Kiely 0-3, S Cleary, P Geraghty 0-2 each, P Delaney 0-1.	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Galway	3-13 - 1-21	Wexford	Pearse Stadium, Salthill Attendance: 7,006 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	J Flynn 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 ’65), J Cooney 1-1, J Canning 1-0 (1-0 pen), J Coen 1-0, C Cooney 0-3, C Callanan 0-1 (0-1f), B Molloy 0-1, David Burke 0-1, C Whelan 0-1	Report	C McDonald 0-7 (0-5f), M Fanning 1-0 (1-0 pen), L Chin 0-3 (0-2f), P Morris 0-3, A Nolan 0-2, S Donohoe 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, M O’Hanlon 0-1, B Carton 0-1, D O’Keefe 0-1, P Doran 0-1.

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Limerick	6-21 - 3-8	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	R Lynch 3-11 (2-5f, 0-2 65s, 0-1 pen), T Morrissey 1-3, G Mulcahy 1-1, S Tobin 0-4, K O’Brien 1-0, J Ryan & A La Touche Cosgrave 0-1 each.	Report	P Boyle 3-0, S Nolan 0-5f, P Kelly, J Conwawy & J Goulding (f) 0-1 each.	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Division 1B Round 3

4 March 2017 17:00 Round 3	Limerick	1-25 - 3-15	Offaly	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	R Lynch 0-11 (10f), A La Touche Cosgrave 1-1, G Hegarty 0-3, P Ryan & J Ryan 0-2 each, D Byrnes, J Fitzgibbon, D Dempsey, S Tobin, D O’Donovan & G Mulcahy 0-1 each.	Report	S Dooley 2-11 (0-8f, 0-1 sl), O Kelly 1-0, C Doughan 0-2, C Kiely & E Nolan 0-1 each.	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Galway	3-31 - 1-11	Laois	Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	C Mannion 1-5, J Flynn 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 65), J Canning 1-2 (1-0 pen), P Flaherty 0-5, C Whelan 1-0, C Cooney 0-3, T Monaghan 0-3, J Cooney 0-1, David Burke 0-1, P Mannion 0-1, P Killeen 0-1, A Harte 0-1, Daithi Burke 0-1, J Coen 0-1.	Report	R King 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 65), S Bergin 1-0, A Corby 0-1, P Purcell 0-1, C Taylor 0-1, B Conroy 0-1, A Dunphy 0-1.	Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Wexford	3-18 - 0-12	Kerry	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	C McDonald 0-6 (5f), D O’Keeffe, H Kehoe, J Guiney 1-1 each; L Chin 0-4 (1f), D Reck, M O’Hanlon, P Morris, W Devereux, E Martin 0-1 each.	Report	C Harty, J Buckley, P O’Connor 0-2 each; B Murphy, J Goulding, D Collins, J Conway, P Boyle (f), B O’Leary 0-1 each.	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Division 1B Round 4

11 March 2017 19:00 Round 4	Laois	1-19 - 6-33	Limerick	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	R King 0-8 (0-6 frees), C Dwyer 0-5 (sideline cut), A Dunphy 0-3, E Rowland 1-0 (penalty), B Conroy 0-2 (0-2 free), W Dunphy 0-1.	Report	G Hegarty 2-6, S Dowling 1-8 (0-6 frees), K Hayes 2-2, C Ryan 1-1, P Casey, R Lynch (0-1 free) 0-4 each, W O’Donoghue 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, (free), D Morrissey, P Ryan, D Hannon 0-1 each.	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Kerry	0-12 - 1-22	Galway	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	S Nolan (0-06f), J Conway (0-02), P Boyle (0-01), C Harty (0-01), B O'Leary (0-01), K Carmody (0-01).	Report	J Canning (0-09, 6f), C Mannion (0-05), P Brehony (1-00), N Burke (0-02), P Flaherty (0-02), S Maloney (0-01), G McInerney (0-01), C Whelan (0-01), D Burke (0-01).	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Offaly	0-15 - 1-17	Wexford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	S Dooley 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 ’65), S Cleary 0-3, S Quirke 0-1, O Kelly 0-1.	Report	C McDonald 1-6 (0-4f), P Morris 0-2, D O’Keefe 0-2, A Nolan 0-2, J O’Connor 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, L Chin 0-1, H Kehoe 0-1, D Dunne 0-1.	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Division 1B Round 5

26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5	Kerry	2-16 - 1-21	Offaly	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	S Nolan ( 1-6, 5 frees, 1’65), P Boyle ( 1-5), B Murphy, P O’Connor, C Harty, J Conway and K Carmody ( 0-1 each).	Report	S Dooley ( 0-6, 5 frees), C Kiely ( 0-5, 2frees), S Cleary ( 0-4), S Quirke ( 1-0), D King and E Nolan (0-2 each), B Conneely and P Geraghty ( 0-1 each).	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5	Limerick	1-18 - 0-24	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	S Dowling 0-11 (8fs), C Lynch 1-1, G Mulcahy 0-2, S Hickey 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1, K Hayes 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1.	Report	J Canning 0-10 (6fs, 1’sl), D Burke 0-6, C Mannion 0-2, P Flaherty 0-1, J Coen 0-1, A Harte 0-1, S Maloney 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, N Burke 0-1.	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

26 March 2017 15:00 Round 5	Wexford	2-24 - 2-20	Laois	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	D Dunne 1-2, D O’Keeffe 1-0, J Guiney 0-7 (3f, 1 ‘65), C McDonald 0-4 (2f), L Chin (1f), P Morris 0-3 each, A Nolan 0-2, M O’Hanlon, E Martin, K Foley 0-1 each.	Report	R King 0-10 (9f), P Purcell 1-3, N Foyle 1-1, C Dwyer, W Dunphy 0-2 each; C Taylor, B Conroy 0-1 each.	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Division 1 Knockout

Division 1 Quarter-Finals

On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling quarter-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If the score is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after a further two five minute periods of extra time, a free-taking competition will be held. Each team will nominate five players to take frees from their chosen position on the sixty five metre line. If the teams score an equal number of the five frees, the outcome of the match will be decided by sudden death frees using the same nominated players in the same order.^[4]

2 April 2017 16:00 Quarter-final	Offaly	3-13 – 4-28	Tipperary	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 8,032 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	S Dooley 2-8 (0-6f), O Kelly 1-0, P Murphy 0-2, A Treacy, S Ryan & C Kiely 0-1 each.	Report	S Callanan 2-11 (0-7f, 0-1 65), N O’Meara 0-5, P Flynn & S O’Brien 1-1 each, D McCormack 0-4, M Breen 0-3, N McGrath, J O’Dwyer & S Cahill 0-1 each.

2 April 2017 16:00 Quarter-final	Cork	1-18 – 1-20	Limerick	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Attendance: 7,892 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	P Horgan (0-8, 0-7 frees); L Meade (1-1); S Harnedy (0-3); M Coleman (0-1 ‘65), A Cadogan (0-2 each); A Nash (0-1 free), B Cooper (0-1 each)	Report	S Dowling (0-9, 0-8 frees); G Hegarty (0-4); D Dempsey (1-1); K Hayes, C Lynch (0-2 each); A Dempsey, J Fitzgibbon (0-1 each)

2 April 2017 16:00 Quarter-final	Galway	2-22 – 2-19	Waterford	Pearse Stadium, Salthill Attendance: 12,082 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	J Canning (1-10, 1-0 pen,0-4 frees, 1 sideline); C Cooney (1-0); C Whelan (0-3); N Burke, A Harte, D Burke (0-2 each); C Mannion, T Monaghan, P Mannion (0-1 each).	Report	T Devine (2-1); M Shanahan (0-6 4 frees); S Roche (0-3); K Moran, T Ryan, DJ Foran (0-2 each); Stephen Bennett, M O’Brien, S Keating (0-1 each).

2 April 2017 16:00 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	0-19 – 2-18	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 14,568 Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	TJ Reid 0-10 (0-9 frees), L Blanchfield 0-3, O Walsh 0-2, P Deegan, C Buckley, W Walsh, R Hogan 0-1 each.	Report	C McDonald 1-8 (0-4 frees), P Morris 0-3, L Chin 0-3 (0-1 free), D Dunne 1-0, M Fanning 0-2 (frees), D O'Keeffe and D Redmond 0-1 each.

Division 1 Semi-Finals

On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If the score is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after a further two five minute periods of extra time, a free-taking competition will be held. Each team will nominate five players to take frees from their chosen position on the sixty five metre line. If the teams score an equal number of the five frees, the outcome of the match will be decided by sudden death frees using the same nominated players in the same order.

16 April 2017 2:00 pm Semi-final	Limerick	1-11 – 1-21	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 9,563 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	S Dowling (0-5, 0-4 frees); W O’Donoghue (1-0); B Nash (0-2); D Byrnes, D Dempsey, C Lynch, J Fitzgibbon (0-1 each).	Report	C Cooney (1-4); J Canning (0-7, 0-6 frees); C Mannion (0-4); C Whelan (0-2); J Coen, P Mannion, D Burke, T Monaghan (0-1 each).

16 April 2017 4:00 pm Semi-final	Tipperary	5-18 - 1-19	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: 19,095 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	N McGrath 2-2, J McGrath 2-2, B Maher 1-2, S Callanan 0-3 (1 65), M Breen 0-4, J Forde 0-2, P Maher, J O’Dwyer & D Quinn 0-1 each.	Report	C McDonald 0-7 (6f), L Chin 0-4 (1 65), D Redmond 0-3, L Ryan 1-0, J O’Connor, D Dunne, D O’Keeffe, P Morris & K Foley 0-1 each.

Division 1 Final

23 April 2017 15:30 Final	Tipperary	0-14 - 3-21	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 16,089 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	J McGrath (0-06, 0-05f), M Breen (0-02), N McGrath (0-02), R Maher (0-02, 0-02f), J O’Dwyer (0-01, 0-1f), B Maher (0-01).	Report	J Canning (0-09, 0-03f, 0-02 65), J Flynn (2-01), C Whelan (0-05), C Mannion (1-01), A Harte (0-02); J Coen (0-01), T Monaghan (0-01), David Burke (0-01).

Division 1A Relegation Play-Off

2 April 2017 16:00 Play-off	Clare	3-18 - 0-19	Dublin	Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 7,276 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	T Kelly (1-3), D Reidy (0-6, 5f), A Shanagher (1-2), J Conlon (1-1); J McCarthy (0-2), C Galvin (0-2); D Fitzgerald (0-1), A Cunningham (0-1).	Report	D Treacy (0-7, 5f), D Burke (0-3), C Crummey (0-3), E Dillon (0-3), C Conway (0-2); N McMorrow (0-1).

Division 1B Relegation Play-Off

1 April 2017 19:00 Play-off	Kerry	4-20 - 1-30 (aet)	Laois	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)
	P Kelly (1-04), P Boyle (1-03, 1-01 f), C Harty (0-05), S Nolan (0-04, 3f); M Boyle (1-00), J Conway (1-00), J Goulding (0-01); D Collins (0-01), J Buckley (0-01), K Carmody (0-01).	Report	R King (0-12, 7f), C Dwyer (1-01, 1f), P Purcell (0-04); S Maher (0-03), W Dunphy (0-03, 1sl), L Bergin (0-01), E Rowland (0-01, f); L O'Connell (0-01), R Mullaney (0-01); C Collier (0-01), A Corby (0-01), P Whelan (0-1).	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)

Division 1 Scoring Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Dooley	Offaly	4-53	65	6	10.83
2	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	3-49	58	6	9.66
3	Joe Canning	Galway	3-47	56	7	8.00
4	Conor McDonald	Wexford	3-46	55	7	7.85
5	Pauric Mahony	Waterford	0-48	48	6	8.00
6	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	4-34	46	5	9.20
7	John McGrath	Tipperary	5-27	42	7	6.00
8	Ross King	Laois	0-39	39	6	6.50
9	Donal Burke	Dublin	2-32	38	6	6.33
10	Shane Dowling	Limerick	1-33	36	4	9.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ronan Lynch	Limerick	3-11	20	Kerry
2	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2-11	17	Limerick
2	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	2-11	17	Offaly
4	Jason Flynn	Galway	2-10	16	Offaly
5	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-15	15	Tipperary
6	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	3-05	14	Tipperary
7	Joe Canning	Galway	1-10	13	Waterford
8	Gearóid Hegarty	Limerick	2-06	12	Laois
	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	2-06	12	Cork
	Donal Burke	Dublin	1-09	12	Kilkenny
	Stephen Maher	Laois	0-12	12	Offaly
	Pauric Mahony	Waterford	0-12	12	Dublin
	Ross King	Laois	0-12	12	Kerry

Division 2A

Division 2A Table

Division final, winner promoted to Division 1B Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Carlow	5	3	2	0	9-100	7-61	45	8
Antrim (P)	5	3	1	1	6-84	3-79	14	7
Kildare	5	3	1	1	6-76	5-79	10	7
Westmeath	5	3	0	2	6-94	6-66	30	6
London	5	0	1	4	7-54	7-96	-42	1
Armagh (R)	5	0	1	4	4-66	11-102	-57	1

Antrim are ranked above Kildare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams
London v. Armagh was a draw so they are ranked by score difference

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2A Round 1

12 February 2017 13:00 Round 1	Antrim	0-20 - 0-13	London	Corrigan Park, Belfast Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
	C Clarke 0-9 (7f), C McCann 0-3, C McKinley, N McKenna & D Murphy 0-2 each, P Shiels, Conor Johnston 0-1 each.	Report	S Bardon 0-7 (5f, 1 '65), E Kelly 0-2 (2f), B Regan, A Murphy, C Kerr & P Uniacke 0-1 each.	Corrigan Park, Belfast Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

12 February 2017 13:15 Round 1	Armagh	1-15 - 1-18	Kildare	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	D Magee 1-5 (3f) N Curry 0-3 (2f), C Corvan 0-3, D Carvill 0-2, C Carvill (1f) R Gaffney 0-1 each.	Report	D Reidy (3f) and J Mulhall 0-6 each, J Sheridan 1-2, B Byrne 0-2, P Moran and D Stapleton 0-1 each.	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: J Keane (Galway)

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Westmeath	1-11 - 1-13	Carlow	Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)
	A Devine 0-6 (4f, 1'65'), N Mitchell 1-0, E Price, K Doyle 0-2 each, D McNicholas 0-1 (f).	Report	P Coady 0-6 (5f, 1'65'), S Murphy 1-0, JM Nolan 0-2, S Whelan, K McDonald (f), M Kavanagh, E Byrne, D Murphy (f) 0-1 each.	Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)

Division 2A Round 2

19 February 2017 13:00 Round 2	Armagh	1-13 - 1-13	London	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	D Carvill 0-6 (2fs), C Gorman 1-0, C Carvill, C Corvan 0-2, S Renaghan, E McGuinness, N Curry ('45') 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Loughlin 0-4, D Roberts 1-0, A Murphy, E Cooney, E Kelly (2fs) 0-2 each, S O'Donnell, S Bardon ('45'), O Sheil 0-1 each.	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Carlow	0-21 - 2-15	Antrim	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
	P Coady 0-9, (8 fs, 1 '65'), S Murphy, E Byrne 0-3 each, J Kavanagh 0-2, D Byrne, D Murphy, M Kavanagh C Nolan 0-1 each.	Report	C Clarke 1-12, (1-11 fs), N McAuley 1-0, N McKenna 0-2, P Shiell 0-1.	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Kildare	1-16 - 0-14	Westmeath	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
	D Reidy 0-9 (7fs), J Mulhall 1-1, P Divilly, P Moran, C Bonus, B Byrne, J Sheridan, N O'Muineachain 0-1 each.	Report	A Devine 0-6 (2fs, 1 '65'), B Murtagh 0-3 (2fs, 1 '65'), K Doyle, R Greville 0-2 each, J Galvin 0-1.	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Division 2A Round 3

5 March 2017 13:00 Round 3	Carlow	3-22 - 2-7	London	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
	C Wall 2-3, P Coady 0-6 (5fs), C Nolan 1-4, J M Nolan, E Byrne 0-2 each, D English (f), S Whelan, J Kavanagh, S Murphy, J Doyle 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Loughlin 2-1 ( 1-0pen, 1-0f, 0-1s-l), S Bardon 0-5 (2fs, 1 '65'), O Gately 0-1.	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Westmeath	3-29 - 0-16	Armagh	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	A Devine 1-11 (0-6fs), E Price 1-7, B Murtagh 1-4 (0-1 '65'), G Greville, N Mitchell, D Egerton 0-2 each, D McNicholas 0-1.	Report	D Carvill 0-10fs, C Corvan 0-3 (1f, 1pen), C Carvill, D McKenna, N Strain 0-1 each.	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Antrim	1-16 - 1-14	Kildare	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
	C Clarke 1-6 (3f), C Johnston 0-5, E Campbell 0-2, P Burke, C McCann, D McKernan 0-1 each.	Report	D Reidy 0-8 (7f), B Byrne 1-1, M Reidy 0-2, J Mulhall, P Ryan, J Sheridan 0-1 each.	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Division 2A Round 4

12 March 2017 13:00 Round 4	Westmeath	2-20 - 2-7	London	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	A Devine 0-11 (7f); D McNicholas 1-2; D Egerton 1-0; P Greville 0-3; J Boyle 0-2; A Clarke, R Greville 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Loughlin 2-6; T Healy 0-1.	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J Keane (Galway)

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Armagh	2-11 - 2-18	Antrim	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
	C Carvill 2-3, D Carvill 0-5 (5f), D McKenna, C Gorman, D Magee 0-1 each.	Report	D Murphy 0-7 (5f), C Clarke 1-3, C McCann 1-2, C McKinley, C Johnston 0-2 each, E Campbell, J McNaughton 0-1 each.	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Kildare	2-17 - 1-20	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: C Canning (Antrim)
	D Reidy 1-8 (1-0pen, 5fs), P Divilly 1-5, J Sheridan 0-2 (1s), J Mulhall 0-1, R Ryan 0-1.	Report	P Coady 0-5 (3fs), C Wall 1-2, K McDonald 0-3fs, J Nolan 0-3 (1s), D English 0-2fs, J Kavanagh 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, S Whelan 0-1, E Byrne 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1 ‘65.	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: C Canning (Antrim)

Division 2A Round 5

26 March 2017 13:00 Round 5	Kildare	1-21 - 2-14	London	Conneff Park, Clane
	D Reidy 1-10(5f, 1'65), M Delaney 0-3(1f), J Sheridan 0-2, B Byrne, J Mulhall, P Divilly and R Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Loughlin 0-6(3f), E Kelly 0-4f, S Lawless and S O'Donnell 1-0 each, E Cooney 0-2, N Rogers 0-1.	Conneff Park, Clane

26 March 2017 13:00 Round 5	Antrim	1-15 - 0-20	Westmeath	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
	D Murphy 0-12 (10f), C Clarke 1-0, N McManus (f), Conor Johnston & N McKenna 0-1 each.	Report	A Devine 0-12 (11f), A Clarke, N O'Brien and D McNicholas 0-2 each, P Greville (f) and J Galvin 0-1 each.	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

26 March 2017 13:00 Round 5	Carlow	4-24 - 0-11	Armagh	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
	M Kavanagh 0-7 (3f, 1 '65), C Nolan 1-4, S Brennan 2-0, S Murphy 1-2, D Byrne 0-5 (1f), S Whelan 0-3, C Wall, R Kelly, J M Nolan 0-1 each.	Report	D Carvill 0-6 (4f), C Corvan 0-2, E McGuinness, C Carvill, R Gaffney 0-1 each.	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Division 2A Final

1 April 2017 15:00 Final	Carlow	0-15 – 2-12	Antrim	Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: M Murtagh
	P Coady (0-7, 6f, 1'65), M Kavanagh (0-3, 1'65), K McDonald (0-1), J Murphy (0-1), E Byrne (0-1), J Nolan (0-1), S Murphy (0-1).	Report	N McManus (1-4, 1-0pen, 0-3f), D Murphy (0-4f), E Campbell (1-0), P Burke (0-1); C Johnston (0-1); N McKenna (0-1), C Clarke (0-1).	Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: M Murtagh

Division 2A Scoring Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Allan Devine	Westmeath	1-46	49	5	9.80
2	David Reidy	Kildare	2-42	48	5	9.60
3	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	4-31	43	6	7.16
6	Paul Coady	Carlow	0-33	33	5	6.60
4	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	4-17	29	4	7.25
4	David Carvill	Armagh	0-29	29	5	5.80
7	Déaglán Murphy	Antrim	0-25	25	5	5.00
8	Craig Wall	Carlow	4-06	18	5	3.60
9	Chris Nolan	Carlow	2-09	15	6	2.50
10	Cahal Carvill	Armagh	2-08	14	5	2.80

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	1-12	15	Carlow
2	Allan Devine	Westmeath	1-11	14	Armagh
3	David Reidy	Kildare	1-10	13	London
4	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	2-06	12	Westmeath
	Déaglán Murphy	Antrim	0-12	12	Westmeath
	Allan Devine	Westmeath	0-12	12	Antrim
7	David Reidy	Kildare	1-08	11	Carlow
7	Allan Devine	Westmeath	0-11	11	London
9	Eoin Price	Westmeath	1-07	10	Armagh
9	David Carvill	Armagh	0-10	10	Westmeath

Division 2B

Division 2B Table

Division final, winner promoted Bottom play-off, loser relegated

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Meath (P)	5	5	0	13-98	3-73	55	10
Wicklow	5	4	1	6-89	5-69	23	8
Down	5	3	2	6-87	7-82	2	6
Derry	5	2	3	7-72	6-87	-12	4
Mayo	5	1	4	3-78	9-87	-27	2
Roscommon (R)	5	0	5	4-65	9-91	-41	0

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2B Round 1

12 February 2017 12:30 Round 1	Roscommon	0-7 - 2-17	Wicklow	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague Referee: J Larkin (Cork)
	R Fallon 0-3 (3fs), S Curley (1f), E Flanagan, N Connaughton, A Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	C Moorehouse 1-7 (1-0 pen, 2 '65s, 2fs), A O'Brien 1-2, A Byrne 0-4, G Connors 0-3, W Kinsella 0-1.	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague Referee: J Larkin (Cork)

12 February 2017 13:00 Round 1	Meath	4-21 - 1-10	Down	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	S Clynch 0-8 (7fs), J Kelly 0-5, A Gannon, S Quigley, A Forde 1-1 each, K Keena 1-0, P Farrell 0-2 (1f), K Keoghan, D Healy, N Heffernan 0-1 each.	Report	C Bailie 0-6 (5fs), D Toner 1-0, E Sands, P Og McCrickard, D McManus, C Mageean 0-1 each.	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Mayo	1-13 - 1-14	Derry	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	C Freeman 0-3, K Feeney, 0-3 (1 '65), B Hunt 1-0, J McManus 0-2, D McLoughlin 0-2, C Scahill 0-2f, A Lyons 0-1.	Report	R Convery 1-5 (4f, 1-0 pen); P Cleary 0-4 (3f, 1'65); B Óg McGillian 0-2, A Grant 0-2, (2f), A Kelly 0-1.	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Division 2B Round 2

19 February 2017 12:30 Round 2	Down	1-21 - 1-16	Roscommon	McKenna Park, Ballycran Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	D Toner (0-12, 10f); G Johnson (1-1); C O'Prey (0-3); E Sands (0-3); M Magee (0-2).	Report	R Fallon (0-8, 6f); N Connaughton (0-5); A Murphy (1-0); S Curley (0-1, 1f); J Kilkenny (0-1); J Coyne (0-1).	McKenna Park, Ballycran Referee: K Brady (Louth)

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Meath	2-19 - 0-16	Derry	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	S Clynch 0-5 (3fs), A Gannon 1-1, S Quigley 0-4, J Kelly 0-3, P Farrell 1-0, A Forde 0-2, N Heffernan, G Kelly, K Keena, C McCabe 0-1 each.	Report	R Convery 0-6 (4fs), A Kelly 0-3, G McCormack, A Grant 0-2 each, D Cartin, O McCloskey, J O'Dwyer 0-1 each.	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Wicklow	2-17 - 1-17	Mayo	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	C Moorehouse 0-6 (4fs), P Doyle 1-2, G O'Brien 1-1, A Byrne 0-3, A O'Brien, R Keddy 0-2 each, G Connors 0-1.	Report	K Feeney 0-7 (4f), J McManus 1-1, P Hickey 0-3, B Hunt 0-2, C Freeman, D McLoughlin, C Scahill (f), D McTigue 0-1 each.	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

Division 2B Round 3

5 March 2017 12:30 Round 3	Derry	1-11 - 1-21	Wicklow	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	A Grant 1-4 (4fs); G McCormick 0-3 (1f); A Kelly, O McKeever 0-1 each.	Report	C Moorehouse 0-8 (4fs); A O'Brien 1-5; R Keddy 0-2; D Staunton, J Henderson, E Dunne, E Kearns, G Byrne and J Byrne 0-1 each.	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: K Brady (Louth)

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Mayo	0-12 - 2-23	Down	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
	K Feeney 0-10 (10f); J McManus 0-2.	Report	D Toner 1-9 (5f); C Taggart 0-5; M Magee 1-1; C O'Prey 0-3; C Mageean 0-2; C Woods ('65), C Egan, D McManus 0-1 each.	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

16 March 2017 19:45 Round 3	Meath	2-16 - 1-16	Roscommon	Killegland West, Ashbourne
	S Quigley 0-9 (7fs), N Heffernan 2-1, G McGowan, K Keena 0-2 each, M O'Sullivan, D Reilly 0-1 each.	Report	E Flanagan (3fs,1 '65'), J Coyne (1f) 0-4 each, C Kenny 1-1, G Fallon 0-3, C Dolan 0-2, D Loughnane, E Costello 0-1 each.	Killegland West, Ashbourne

Division 2B Round 4

12 March 2017 13:00 Round 4	Derry	3-16 - 0-12	Roscommon	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: J Clarke
	O McCloskey (1-1), A Kelly (1-1), A Grant (0-4, 2f), D Cartin (1-0), C Steele (0-3), M McGuigan (0-2), J O'Dwyer (0-2), B Og McGilligan (0-1), K Hinphey (0-1), R Convery (0-1).	Report	R Fallon (0-5, 4f), C Kenny (0-2), J Coyne (0-2), E Flanagan (0-1), A Finnerty (0-1), N Connaughton (0-1).	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: J Clarke

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Mayo	0-15 - 2-19	Meath	James Stephens Park, Ballina Referee: J Murphy
	K Feeney (0-9, 8f), S Boland (0-2), S Regan (0-1), A Phillips (0-1), B Hunt (0-1), D McLoughlin (0-1).	Report	S Clynch (0-11, 7f, 2'45), K Keena (1-1), N Heffernan (1-0), J Kelly (0-3), M O'Sullivan (0-2), A Gannon (0-1), J Toher (0-1).	James Stephens Park, Ballina Referee: J Murphy

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Wicklow	0-18 - 0-11	Down	Pearse Park, Arklow Referee: T Carroll
	C Moorehouse (0-9, 8f), A O'Brien (0-5, 2f), E McCormack (1-1), R Keddy (0-1), A Byrne (0-1), E Kearns (0-1)	Report	D Toner (0-5, 4f), C Egan (0-2), E Sands (0-1), C Taggart (0-1), S Nicholson (0-1), G Johnson (0-1 pen).	Pearse Park, Arklow Referee: T Carroll

Division 2B Round 5

26 March 2017 Round 5	Down	2-22 - 2-15	Derry	St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
	P Sheehan (1-9 0-7f,0-1 65"), D Toner (1-4), C Bailie (0-3), C Woods (0-2), C Mageean, D Hughes, M Magee, O McManus 0-1 each.	Report	R Convery (1-4, 1pen 4f), N Waldron (0-6, 0-5f), A Kelly (1-0), A Grant (0-2, 0-1f), O McCloskey (0-2).	St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

26 March 2017 Round 5	Meath	3-23 - 1-16	Wicklow	Seán Elfie Park, Ratoath Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
	P Farrell 1-12 (0-11f,) G McGowan 0-4, G Kelly, L Martyn 1-0 each, M Cullen 0-2, J Walsh, D Reilly, K Keoghan, C McCabe, E MacDonnachadh 0-1 each.	Report	E Donohoe 0-7fs, P Doyle 1-2, D Masterson 0-4, G Connors 0-2, E Kearns 0-1.	Seán Elfie Park, Ratoath Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

26 March 2017 Round 5	Roscommon	2-14 - 1-21	Mayo	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague Referee: J OBrien (Tipperary)
	G Fallon 0-8 (7f), E Flanagan 1-1, C Kenny 0-3, E Costello 1-0, G Egan, C Coyle 0-1 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-5, (2f, 1 '65), P Hickey 1-2, S Regan 0-4, J Cotter, J McManus 0-3, S Boland, M Morley, D McLoughlin, D Kenny 0-1 each.

Division 2B Final

1 April 2017 Final	Wicklow	2-15 - 4-24	Meath	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: M Murtagh
	C Moorehouse (0-6, 5f), A O'Brien (1-2), G O'Brien (1-1), E McCormack (0-3), P Keane (0-1); D Staunton (0-1), P Doyle (0-1).	Report	M O'Sullivan (3-5), S Clynch (0-7, 6f), N Heffernan (1-0), J Kelly (0-3); J Keena (0-2); S Brennan (0-2), A Gannon (0-1), D Healy (0-1), K Keoghan (0-1); A Forde (0-1), S Quigley (0-1f).	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: M Murtagh

Division 2B Relegation Play-Off

1 April 2017 Relegation play-off	Mayo	1-16 – 0-17	Roscommon	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	K Feeney 1-10 (8f), S Regan, S Boland. C Freeman, B Hunt, J McManus and D McLoughlin 0-1 each.	Report	S Curley 0-5 (5f), E Flanagan 0-4 (3f), R Fallon 0-3 (2f), C Dolan, J Kilkenny, C Kenny, G Fallon and N Connaughton (0-1 each).	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Division 2B Scoring Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	1-44	47	6	7.83
2	Danny Toner	Down	3-30	39	5	7.80
2	Christy Moorehouse	Wicklow	1-36	39	5	7.80
4	Stephen Clynch	Meath	0-31	31	4	7.75
5	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	3-16	25	5	5.00
6	Ruairí Convery	Derry	2-16	22	5	4.40
7	Peter Farrell	Meath	1-15	20	4	5.00
8	Mark O'Sullivan	Meath	3-08	17	3	5.66
	Alan Grant	Derry	1-14	17	5	3.40
	Seán Quigley	Roscommon	1-14	17	3	5.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Peter Farrell	Meath	1-12	15	Wicklow
2	Mark O'Sullivan	Meath	3-05	14	Wicklow
3	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	1-10	13	Roscommon
4	Danny Toner	Down	1-09	12	Mayo
	Peter Sheehan	Down	1-09	12	Derry
	Danny Toner	Down	0-12	12	Roscommon
7	Stephen Clynch	Meath	0-11	11	Mayo
8	Christy Moorehouse	Wicklow	1-07	10	Roscommon
8	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-10	10	Down
10	Christy Moorehouse	Wicklow	0-09	9	Down
	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-09	9	Meath
	Seán Quigley	Meath	0-09	9	Roscommon

Division 3A

Division 3A Table

Fingal withdrew from hurling competitions in 2017, thereby reducing Division 3A from five to four teams. There was no relegation from Division 3A and a double round of games in this division was played.

Division final, winner in promoted

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Donegal (P)	6	4	2	12-106	6-92	32	8
Tyrone	6	4	2	11-92	9-75	23	8
Monaghan	6	4	2	10-85	11-78	4	8
Louth	6	0	6	7-70	14-108	-59	0

Top three teams are ranked by score difference.

Division 3A Rounds 1 to 6

Division 3A Round 1

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Donegal	2-23 - 1-14	Louth	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
	L Henderson (0-8); D Coulter (0-5), K Campbell (1-1), D Flynn (0-4), C Doherty (1-0), E McDermott (0-2), D Cullen (0-2), R Kee (0-1).	Report	D Murphy (0-6), L Dwan (0-6), S Connolly (1-0), G Smyth (0-1), D O’Hanrahan (0-1).	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny

12 February 2017 14:00 Round 1	Tyrone	1-11 - 3-15	Monaghan	Healy Park, Omagh
	D Casey (1-07 4F), J Kelly (0-02 1f), T Morgan (0-01), R McKernan (0-01).	Report	B McGuigan (2-01), D Meegan (0-07 4F), S Leonard (1-00), F Rafter (0-03), E Mac Suibhne (0-01f), M Treanor (0-01), M Murphy (0-01), T Campbell (0-01).	Healy Park, Omagh

Division 3A Round 2

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Monaghan	1-21 - 3-14	Donegal	St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	D Meegan 0-12 (10fs), B McGuigan 1-0, E Mac Suibhne 0-3 (1f, 1 '65'), M Murphy, S Leonard 0-2 each, M Treanor, PJ Boyle 0-1 each.	Report	L Henderson 0-6 (5fs), D Flynn 1-2, R Kee 1-1, D Cullen 1-0, J Boyle, N Cleary, E McDermott, C Doherty, D Coulter 0-1 each.

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Louth	0-12 - 5-16	Tyrone	Darver Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	D Murphy 0-8 (7fs); D O'Hanrahan, G Kerrigan, S Callan, S Connelly 0-1 each.	Report	D Casey 1-5 (3fs); S Og Grogan 2-0; P O'Kelly 1-1; D Begley 0-4; D Marshall 1-0; J Kelly, C Grogan 0-2 each; T Morgan, R McKenna 0-1 each.	Darver Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Division 3A Round 3

26 February 2017 Round 3	Louth	1-8 - 1-10	Monaghan	Darver Referee: A Devine
	D Murphy 0-4 (3fs); P Lynch 0-2; D Mahony 1-0; R Maher, A McCrave 0-1 each.	Report	T Campbell 1-2; F Rafter 0-5 (3fs); C Boyle, R Curran, H Byrne 0-1 each.	Darver Referee: A Devine

22 March 2017 Round 3	Tyrone	1-12 - 1-10	Donegal	Garvaghey
				Garvaghey

Division 3A Round 4

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Monaghan	2-12 - 2-9	Louth	Grattan Park, Inniskeen Referee: A Devine
	L McKenna 1-2; F Rafter 0-4; T Campbell 1-0; D Meegan 0-3 (3f); C Meegan 0-2; H Byrne 0-1 (f).	Report	D Murphy 1-3; L Dwan 0-3 (2f); D Mahony 1-0, S Connolly 0-2, G Smith 0-1.	Grattan Park, Inniskeen Referee: A Devine

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Donegal	2-14 - 0-15	Tyrone	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Referee: K McGeaney (Roscommon)
	D Flynn 2-8 (1f); L Henderson, D Cullen 0-2 each; R McDermott, D Coulter 0-1 each.	Report	D Casey 0-5 (1f, 1 '65); R McKernan 0-3; C Grogan, T Morgan 0-2 each; C Cross, J Kelly, M Mulgrew 0-1 each.	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Referee: K McGeaney (Roscommon)

Division 3A Round 5

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 5	Donegal	1-21 - 2-13	Monaghan	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
	L Henderson (0-8,7f); D Coulter (0-5); D Flynn (0-5), R McDermott (1-0), J Boyle (0-1), J O’Loughlin (0-1), S Gillespie (0-1).		D Meegan(1-9, 6f), S Leonard (1-0), E MacSuibhne (0-2, 2f), T Campbell (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1).	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 5	Tyrone	1-23 - 2-10	Louth	Páirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore
	D Casey 1-10,			Páirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore

Division 3A Round 6

26 March 2017 Round 6	Louth	1-17 - 3-24	Donegal	Darver Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	G Smyth 0-10 (9fs); D Stephenson 1-1; G Kerrigan 0-2; S Conneelly, D Kettle, P McCormack and D Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	D Flynn 3-13 (9fs); D Cullen (1f), B Lafferty 0-3; C Melaugh 0-2; R McDermott, N Cleary, S Curran 0-1 each.	Darver Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

26 March 2017 Round 6	Monaghan	1-14 - 3-15	Tyrone	Cloghan Referee: A Ferguson
	D Meegan (0-9, 6f, 1'65), S Leonard (1-3), N Garland (0-2).	Report	D Casey (1-8, 0-6f), M Mulgrew (2-0), C Grogan (0-3), P O'Kelly (0-1), R McKernan (0-1), D Begley (0-1), P Daly (0-1).	Cloghan Referee: A Ferguson

Division 3A Final

1 April 2017 14:00 Final	Donegal	4-25 – 1-12	Tyrone	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: Rory McGann (Clare)
	D Flynn 2-8, L Henderson 0-7 (6f), R McDermott 1-1, S Gillespie 1-0, J Boyle, B Lafferty, J De Ward 0-2 each, N Cleary, D Cullen, C Melaugh 0-1 each.	Report	D Casey 1-6 (2f), C Grogan 0-2, M Mulgrew, A Kelly, P McHugh 0-1 each	Celtic Park, Derry Referee: Rory McGann (Clare)

Division 3A Scoring Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Diarmuid Murphy	Louth	1-21	24	4	6.00
2	David Flynn	Donegal	3-14	23	3	7.66
2	Damian Casey	Tyrone	2-17	23	3	7.66
4	Donal Meegan	Monaghan	0-22	22	3	7.33
5	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-16	16	3	5.33
6	Fergal Rafter	Monaghan	0-12	12	4	3-00
7	Brian McGuigan	Monaghan	3-01	10	3	3-33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	David Flynn	Donegal	2-08	14	Tyrone
2	Donal Meegan	Monaghan	0-12	12	Donegal
3	Damian Casey	Tyrone	1-07	10	Monaghan
4	Damian Casey	Tyrone	1-05	8	Louth
	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-08	8	Louth
	Diarmuid Murphy	Louth	0-08	8	Tyrone
7	Brian McGuigan	Monaghan	2-01	7	Tyrone
7	Donal Meegan	Monaghan	2-01	7	Tyrone
9	Diarmuid Murphy	Louth	1-03	6	Monaghan
	Diarmuid Murphy	Louth	0-06	6	Donegal
	Liam Dwan	Louth	0-06	6	Donegal
	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-06	6	Monaghan

Division 3B

Division 3B Table

Division final, no promotion

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Longford (C)	4	3	1	7-64	8-49	12	6
Warwickshire	4	3	1	7-51	8-45	3	6
Sligo	4	2	2	7-38	6-39	12	4
Leitrim	4	1	3	10-49	6-67	−7	2
Fermanagh	4	1	3	4-45	9-50	−20	2

Division 3B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 3B Round 1

11 February 2017 Round 1	Warwickshire	3-9 - 3-8	Sligo	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
	L Watson 2-7, C Convery 1-0, K McGee 0-2.		C Behan 1-4, E McDonagh 1-1, M Gilmartin 1-0, M Comerford 0-2, J Arthur 0-1.	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull

12 February 2017 Round 1	Longford	2-13 - 0-7	Fermanagh	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford
	C Mullane (0-4), L Kelly (1-0), E Kiernan (1-0); P Walsh (0-3), P Farrington (0-2), D Duggan (0-1), J Casey (0-1), C Keegan (0-1), S O'Brien (0-1).	Report		Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford

Division 3B Round 2

18 February 2017 14:30 Round 2	Fermanagh	1-9 - 2-12	Warwickshire	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	S Curran 0-5, S Corrigan 1-1, C McShea 0-1, R Bogue 0-1.		L Watson 2-10, D Kennedy 0-1, I Dwyer 0-1.	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

19 February 2017 14:00 Round 2	Leitrim	3-13 - 2-19	Longford	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
	C Beirne 1-9 (0-8fs), C Cunniffe 1-2, C O'Donovan 1-0, D McGovern, C Moreton 0-1 each.	Report	C Mullane 1-8 (0-5fs), P Farrington 1-0, P Walshe 0-5 (1f, 2 '65s'), J Casey, C Keegan (1f), S Hannon 0-2 each.	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

Division 3B Round 3

5 March 2017 14:00 Round 3	Warwickshire	0-18 - 2-10	Leitrim	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
	L Watson (0-11, 1’65, 7fs), P Hoban (0-3), S Hennessy (0-1), I Dwyer (0-1), C Robbins (0-1).	Report	C Cunniffe (0-9, 6f), Z Moradi (1-0), C Moreton (0-1).	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull

5 March 2017 14:30 Round 3	Fermanagh	2-15 - 1-14	Sligo	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown Referee: J Larkin (Cork)
	S Corrigan 0-10 (6fs), C McShea 1-2, J-P McGarry 1-0, R Porteous, A Breslin, R O' Buaigh 0-1 each.	Report	K Raymond 0-7 (2fs), L Reidy 1-1, J Arthur 0-2, D Collins, E McDonagh, C Behan (f) T O'Kelly-Lynch 0-1.	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown Referee: J Larkin (Cork)

Division 3B Round 4

11 March 2017 Round 4	Longford	2-18 - 2-12	Warwickshire	Pearse Park, Longford
	C Mullane (1-8, 0-5f), R Murray (1-1), S Hannon (0-4), D Duggan (0-2f), P Walsh (0-2, 1f), C Keegan (0-1).	Report	C Robbins (1-3), C Convery (0-6f), K McGee (1-0), J Reddan (0-2), W Allen (0-1f).	Pearse Park, Longford

12 March 2017 14:00 Round 4	Leitrim	1-15 - 3-16	Sligo	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
	C Cunniffe 0-9, 7f; C Moreton 1-1; K McDermott & C Byrne 0-2 each; K O’Connor 0-1	Report	K Raymond 2-7, 4f; E Kilgallon 1-0; D Collins, T O’Kelly-Lynch, C Behan & C Griffin 0-2 each, A Markham 0-1	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick

Division 3B Round 5

26 March 2017 Round 5	Fermanagh	1-14 - 4-11	Leitrim	Lisbellaw Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	JP McGarry 1-2, D McGarry 0-4 (1f), R Bogue 0-4 (1f), C McShea, T Cleary A Breslin and Shea Curran 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Donnell 2-6 (3f, 1 '65), K O'Connor 1-0, K Clarke 1-0, C Moreton 0-2, G O' Hagan 0-2, K McDermott 0-1.	Lisbellaw Referee: K Brady (Louth)

26 March 2017 Round 5	Sligo	3-17 - 1-14	Longford	Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	K Raymond 2-10 (7f); T O'Kelly-Lynch 0-4; E McCarthy 1-1; D Collins, A Markham 0-1 each.	Report	C Mullane 0-8 (5f); P Farrington 1-1; P Walsh 0-2 (2f); D Duggan (1 '65'), C Keegan, J Casey 0-1 each.	Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)

Division 3B Final

2 April 2017 13:30 Final	Longford	4-19 – 3-20 (aet)	Warwickshire	Carrickmore, Tyrone
				Carrickmore, Tyrone

Division 3B Scoring Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Watson	Warwickshire	4-28	40	3	13.33
2	Johnson Casey	Longford	80-2400	2460	3	12.00
3	Cathal Mullane	Longford	2-28	34	4	8.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Watson	Warwickshire	2-10	16	Fermanagh
1	Keith Raymond	Sligo	2-10	16	Leitrim
3	Liam Watson	Warwickshire	2-07	13	Sligo
4	Keith Raymond	Sligo	2-07	13	Leitrim
5	Pádraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	2-06	12	Sligo
	Cathal Beirne	Leitrim	1-09	12	Longford
	Cathal Mullane	Longford	1-09	12	Leitrim
8	Cathal Mullane	Longford	1-08	11	Warwickshire
8	Liam Watson	Warwickshire	0-11	11	Leitrim
10	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	0-10	10	Sligo

References

^ "Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final". The 42. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Clinical Galway leave Tipp reeling in league final". RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Shoot-outs will decide deadlocked NHL play-offs". Irish Independent. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Here's next weekend's Allianz hurling league quarter-final clashes". The 42. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

External links

Full Fixtures and Results

[1] "Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final". The 42. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[2] "Clinical Galway leave Tipp reeling in league final". RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[3] "Shoot-outs will decide deadlocked NHL play-offs". Irish Independent. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[4] "Here's next weekend's Allianz hurling league quarter-final clashes". The 42. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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