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Connacht Senior Hurling League

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Connacht Senior Hurling League
CodeHurling
Founded2022 (2022)
No. of teams6 (2024)
Title holders New York (1st title)
First winner Roscommon
Official websiteConnacht GAA website

The Connacht Senior Hurling League is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2022 for second and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The competition runs each January.

The league provides an opportunity for the county teams to select their panel for the year and prepare for the National Hurling League (NHL).

Galway won the 2023 competition, defeating Roscommon by 1-25 to 1-20 in the final in January 2023.[1]

New York are the title holders, defeating Mayo by 2-25 to 2-12 in the 2024 final.

History

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Beginnings

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Established in 2022, the Connacht Senior Hurling League is a preseason competition for inter-county teams in the Connacht that compete in the lower tiers of the championship. The league is typically been used for preparation for the National Hurling League.[citation needed]

In the 2023 competition, Galway won the title with a 1-25 to 1-20 victory over Roscommon in the final. This marked Galway's inaugural success in the Connacht Senior League.[2]

Participating teams

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The league's creation in 2022 offered developing counties a structured competition that is a level playing field.[citation needed] Teams that have participated in the league include Leitrim, Mayo, Longford, New York, Roscommon, Sligo and a Galway development team. The inclusion of New York, Galway development teams and Longford from Leinster increased the number of matches the competitiveness of the league.[3]

Shield

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The Shield competition offers teams an additional opportunity to contend for honours. Leitrim and New York have won the shield.[4] [5]

Teams

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2024 teams

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The teams which are due to contest the 2024 competition include:[6]

County Province In league since League titles Most recent title
Galway Connacht 2023 1 2023
Leitrim Connacht 2022 0
Mayo Connacht 2022 0
New York North America 2023 1 2024
Roscommon Connacht 2022 1 2022
Sligo Connacht 2022 0

List of finals

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Year Winners Runners-up
County Score County Score
2024 New York 2-25 Mayo 2-12
2023 Galway 1-25 Roscommon 1-20
2022 Roscommon 2-27 Sligo 1-21

Roll of honour

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County Titles Runners-up Years Won Years Runners-up
Roscommon 1 1 2022 2023
Galway 1 0 2023
New York 1 0 2024
Sligo 0 1 2022
Mayo 0 1 2024

Shield

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List of finals

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Year Winners Runners-Up
County Score County Score
2024 Galway 2-25 Roscommon 3-16
2023 New York 3-29 Leitrim 1-16
2022 Leitrim 2-24 Mayo 0-24

Roll of honour

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County Titles Runners-up Years Won Years Runners-up
Leitrim 1 1 2022 2023
New York 1 0 2023
Galway 1 0 2024
Mayo 0 1 2022
Roscommon 0 1 2024

Team records and statistics

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Team participation

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County Province Championship (Lvl) Participation Titles
No. First year Best result League titles Most recent title
Galway Connacht All-Ireland SHC (1) 2 2023 Winners 1 2023
Leitrim Connacht Lory Meagher Cup (5) 3 2022 Semi-Finals 0
Longford Leinster Lory Meagher Cup (5) 1 2023 Quarter-Finals 0
Mayo Connacht Nicky Rackard Cup (4) 3 2022 Runners-up 0
New York North America N / A 2 2023 Winners 1 2024
Roscommon Connacht Nicky Rackard Cup (4) 3 2022 Winners 1 2022
Sligo Connacht Christy Ring Cup (3) 3 2022 Runners-Up 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Galway's depth all too clear as they see off Roscommon". Irish Examiner. 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Galway claim Connacht Senior Hurling League after comfortable five-point win over Rossies". Independent.ie. 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "New York to compete in 2023 Connacht Hurling League". www.gaa.ie.
  4. ^ "New York Defeat Leitrim to Win Connacht Hurling League Shield". The Long Hall Podcast. 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Leitrim hurlers claim first win over Mayo in 40 years - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  6. ^ "2024 FBD and Connacht Hurling League Fixture Details - Connacht GAA".
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