2018 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
Dates | 1 April - 6 October 2018 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
Champions | Ballinamere (1st title) Ken Molloy (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Shamrocks Dan Heffernan (captain) | ||
Relegated | Brosna Gaels | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 34 | ||
Goals scored | 89 (2.62 per match) | ||
Points scored | 1044 (30.71 per match) | ||
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The 2018 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship was the first staging of the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board. The championship ran from 1 April to 6 October 2018.
The final was played on 6 October 2018 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Ballinamere and Shamrocks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballinamere won the match by 2–16 to 3–10 to claim their first ever championship title.[1][2]
Team changes
Relegated from the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
- Clodiagh Gaels
- Lusmagh
- Shamrocks
- Tullamore
Promoted from the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Ballinamere
- Brosna Gaels
- Carrig-Riverstown
- Drumcullen
Group stage
Group stage table
Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Tullamore | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 126 | 28 | 10 |
Ballinamere | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 118 | 39 | 9 |
Lusmagh | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 127 | 15 | 8 |
Shamrocks | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 135 | 2 | 8 |
Drumcullen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 125 | -8 | 8 |
Clodiagh Gaels | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 150 | 153 | -3 | 7 |
Carrig-Riverstown | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 146 | -23 | 4 |
Brosna Gaels | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 104 | 154 | -50 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Relegation playoff
Brosna Gaels v Carrig-Riverstown
9 September 2018 Playoff | Brosna Gaels | 0-15 - 1-18 | Carrig-Riverstown | Drumcullen Grounds |
Quarter-finals
Shamrocks v Drumcullen
8 September 2018 Quarter-final | Shamrocks | 0-25 - 1-21 | Drumcullen | St Brendan's Park |
Lusmagh v Clodiagh Gaels
9 September 2018 Quarter-final | Lusmagh | 1-13 - 0-20 | Clodiagh Gaels | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
Semi-finals
Tullamore v Shamrocks
23 September 2018 Semi-final | Tullamore | 0-12 - 2-11 | Shamrocks | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
Ballinamere v Clodiagh Gaels
23 September 2018 Semi-final | Ballinamere | 0-19 - 2-11 | Clodiagh Gaels | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
Final
Ballinamere v Shamrocks
6 October 2018 Final | Ballinamere | 2-16 - 3-10 | Shamrocks | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
B Duignan 0-8, J Murphy 1-2, A Maher 1-1, P Murphy 0-2, D Magner 0-1, A Spollen 0-1, D Wyer 0-1. | N Dunne 1-1, J O'Toole-Greene 0-4, B Tyrrell 1-1, B Kearney 1-0, G Mooney 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, W Mooney 0-1. |
References
External link
- 2018 fixtures and results