The 2022 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 2018. The group stage placings were confirmed on 25 April 2022.[1] The championship ran from 25 June to 18 September 2022.
| Dates | 25 June - 18 September 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  Tullamore (1st title)Ger Crowe (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  ClaraJohn Ledwith (captain) | ||
| Relegated | .svg){kind=small} Drumcullen | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
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The final was played on 18 September 2022 at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Tullamore and Clara, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Tullamore won the match by 3–09 to 0–09 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]
Team changes
editTo Championship
editRelegated from the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
editPromoted to the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editKnockout stage Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilcormac–Killoughey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 100 | 11 | 6 |
| Clara | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 6 |
| Birr | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 6 |
| Tullamore | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 97 | 5 | 5 |
| Drumcullen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 83 | 3 | 5 |
| Lusmagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 111 | -19 | 2 |
Knockout stage
editRelegation playoff
edit| 4 September 2022 Relegation playoff | Lusmagh | 1-19 - 0-18 | Drumcullen | St Brendan's Park |
Semi-finals
edit| 3 September 2022 Semi-final | Clara | 0-18 - 1-09 | Birr | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| C O'Meara 0-5, J Fleming 0-5, E Cullen 0-2, C Delaney 0-2, C Doyle 0-1, A Gavin 0-1, B Buckley 0-1, L Hiney 0-1. | D Murphy 1-0, M Mulrooney 0-3, S Lonergan 0-2, C Kirwan 0-2, T Bolger 0-1, A Watkins 0-1. |
| 3 September 2022 Semi-final | Tullamore | 3-27 - 1-31 (aet) | Kilcormac-Killoughey | St Rynagh's Park |
| S Dooley 1-10 (8f and a ‘65), S Kelly 1-4, M Fox 1-3, D Fox 0-3, C Martin 0-2, C Egan, G Treacy, G Mann, C Woodlock and J Houlihan 0-1 each. | Report | D Hand 1-10 (6f and a ‘65), J Gorman 0-7, S Guinan 0-3, C Lowry, D Murray, E Gleeson and S Leonard 0-2 each, C Donoghue, C Quinn, and K Leonard 0-1 each. |
Final
edit| 18 September 2022 Final | Tullamore | 3-09 - 0-09 | Clara | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| S Dooley 1-6, S Kelly 1-0, C Egan 1-0, M Fox 0-2, G Mann 0-1. | J Fleming 0-4, L Hiney 0-1, A Gavin 0-1, C Egan 0-1, P Smith 0-1, S Weir 0-1. | Referee: D Cooke |
References
edit- ^ "Offaly GAA championship draws made". Offaly Express. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Hurling Season Reaching Exciting Conclusion". Offaly GAA website. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Goals the difference as Tullamore overcome Clara in Senior B Hurling Final". Offaly Live. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (20 November 2021). "Dramatic finish as Offaly Senior B Hurling final settled with brilliant late point". Offaly Live. Retrieved 20 September 2023.