Hurling Championship Groups

[Aweflee]

Group 1:
Kilcormac/Killoughey
Coolderry
St Rynagh's
Shamrocks

Group 2:
Birr
Tullamore
Lusmagh
Drumcullen

Group 3:
Kinnitty
Seir Kieran
Belmont
Shinrone

[Treasurer]

Intermediate

Group 1
Ballinamere
Seir Kieran
Kinnitty
St. Rynaghs
Coolderry

Group 2
Ballyskenagh
Crinkle
Carrig & Riverstown
Killavilla

Group3 3
Birr
Clara
Kilcormac/Killoughey
Brosna Gaels

Junior A
Will post this later, have to check it

Junior B

Group 1
Coolderry
Kinnitty
Drumcullen
Carrig & Riverstown
Crinkle

Group 2
Killeigh
Brosna Gaels
Gracefield
Belmont
Raheen

U-21
A St. Cronan's v Kilcormac/Killoughey
B St. Rynaghs v Na Fianna
C Coolderry v St. Malachys
D St. Mary's v Kinnitty

A v Shamrocks
C v St. Brendan's
D v B
Tullamore v Seir Kieran

[green&white]

How many teams come out of each group? Or what way are the quarter and semi finals working this year?

[Treasurer]

S.H.C. : Three groups of 4 .Top Team from two groups to qualify for S./F. Top team from other group plus 2nd team in each group to play Q./F. .Draw for two teams to qualify for S./F. to take place when group games finished.
Bottom team in each group to play off for one team to be relegated round robin basis with one team relegated.

Intermediate Hurling.
2 Groups of 4 & I group of 5
Top teams from two groups to qualify for Semi- Finals by open draw when group games are finished. Top team from remaining group plus 2nd team in each group to play Q./F.
Bottom team in each group play off for relegation on a round robin basis , with one team relegated.

Junior Hurling.
2 Groups of 6
Top team in each group to Qualify for Semi-Final.
Second and Third team in each group to qualify for quarter –finals . 2nd team in group 1 play 3rd team in group 2 & 2nd team in Group 2 play 3rd team in Group 1.
Semi Finals by open draw.
Bottom team in each group to play off with loser relegated.

[corner back]

Does anybody else agree that this system is ridiculous. No wonder hurling is at a standstill in this county.

For example, if Lusmagh draw Tullamore in their first match in late April/early May, underperform and lose, their season is more or less over. In a county that should be trying to develop championship hurlers, half the clubs will only play 3 championship/league games with no straight knock-out game (excluding meaningless relegation matches). The only other "competitive hurling" on offer is in a league, which as it has nothing to do with the championship, is basically a series of challenge matches.

Contrast this with a successful county like Kilkenny, who also have 12 senior teams. Hurlers are given a chance to develop. Their league section of the championship guarantees everybody 5 competitive games and also guarantees every team one championship knock-out chance at the business end of the year in autumn.

As the teams in Offaly are a little more unbalanced, I would suggest reducing the number of senior clubs to 10.
Two groups of five.
Top two in each group kept apart in quarter finals.
Third also through to quarters.
fourth and fifth play first round championship matches which double as relegation semi finals.

I strongly believe every team should have one championship knock out game each year. I believe this system would keep the league section competitive, offer every team five competitive games. with the winners only playing 7.

[beirut]

Junior A Hurling

Group 1
Shinrone
Kilcormac/K
Drumcullen
Edenderry
Tullamore
Shamrocks

Group 2
Killurin
Birr
Ballinamere
St Rynagh's
Killeigh
Lusmagh

[the weasel]

senior hurling

i ranked the footballers so i may do the same with the hurlers.

1. birr (cant see them lose championship for next 3 years)
2. kilcormac
3. colderry
4. kinnity
5. lusmagh
6. clareen
7. rynaghs
8. shinrone
9. belmont
10. tullamore
11. shamrocks
12. drumcullen