2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2009–10
Championship Details
Dates	11 October 2009 – 17 March 2010
Teams	15
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Ballyhale Shamrocks (5th win)
Captain	Éamonn Walsh
Manager	Mick Fennelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Portumna
Captain	Leo Smith
Manager	Johnny Kelly
Provincial Champions
Munster	Newtownshandrum
Leinster	Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ulster	Dunloy
Connacht	Portumna
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	14
Total Goals	33 (2.35 per game)
Total Points	428 (30.57 per game)
Top Scorer	Henry Shefflin (1–42)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of Ireland's premier inter-county club hurling competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71. A total of 15 teams competed in the championship, with Ballyhale Shamrocks unseating the two-time defending champions Portumna by 1–19 to 0–17 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.^[1] The championship began on 11 October 2009 and concluded on 17 March 2010.

Pre-championship

The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Portumna and the possibility that they would become the first club to win three All-Ireland titles in-a-row, and a remarkable fourth in five championship seasons.^[2] Having secured their fifth county title since 2003, Portumna were only two games away from immortality. The club had already come to be regarded as possibly the greatest club side of all time. Winning an elusive three-in-a-row would close the argument on club hurling's greatest team.^[3]

Ballyhale Shamrocks were regarded as the primary challengers to Portumna's stranglehold on the championship. They entered the competition having captured their fourth county title and were hoping to become the first club to win five All-Ireland titles. Similarly, they were hoping to exact revenge on Portumna who dished out a 5–11 to 1–16 trouncing in the previous year's semi-final.^[4]

The championship

Participating counties

Team	County	Captain	Most recent success
Team	County	Captain	All-Ireland	Provincial	County
Adare	Limerick	Donncha Sheehan			2008
Ballyboden St. Enda's	Dublin	Malachy Travers			2008
Ballycran	Down	Seán Ennis		1993	2007
Ballygunner	Waterford	Alan Kirwan		2001	2005
Ballyhale Shamrocks	Kilkenny	Éamonn Walsh	2006	2008	2008
Clonkill	Westmeath	Seán Loughlin			2007
Clough-Ballacolla	Laois	Mick McEvoy
Cratloe	Clare	Barry Duggan
Dunloy	Antrim	Michael McClements		2007	2007
Kevin Lynch's	Derry				2008
Newtownshandrum	Cork	Dermot Gleeson	2004	2005	2005
Oulart-the-Ballagh	Wexford	Paul Roche			2007
Portumna	Galway	Leo Smith	2009	2007	2008
Thurles Sarsfields	Tipperary	Johnny Enright			2005
Tullamore	Offaly	Shane Dooley			1964

Format

The 2009–10 club championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were no seeds.

Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay would take place.

Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game.

Ulster Championship

Semi-finals: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Ulster.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final joined another Ulster team, who received a bye to the final, to make up the final pairings.

All-Ireland Series

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial champions contested these games.

Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners contested the final.

Fixtures

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

2009-10-11
Semi-final

Ballycran	2–17 – 2–13	Kevin Lynch's
J Coyle 2–5, S Wilson 0–8 (1 '65', 0–7 frees), A Clarke 0–2, P Keith, G Savage 0–1 each.	(report)	C Herron 0–4 (0-3f), K Hinphey 0–4, L Craig, P McCloskey 1–0 each, A McCloskey, P Kelly 0–2 each, L Hinphey 0–1.

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

2009-10-25
Final

Dunloy	2–16 – 2–11	Ballycran
G McGhee (0-2f), S Dowds (0-5f), L Richmond (0–3), G O’Kane (0–4); A Elliott (0-1f), P Richmond (2–1).	(report)	P Keith (0–1), S Wilson (1-6f), J Coyle (0–1), C Woods (0–1), C Arthurs (0–1), A Clarke (1–0), M Braniff (0–1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: G. Devlin (Armagh)

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

2009-11-01
Quarter-final

Oulart-the-Ballagh	1–21 – 2–20 (AET)	Ballyhale Shamrocks
J Roche (0–1 free), L Prendergast (0–1), M Jacob (0–1); D Nolan (0–4), R Jacob (0–5), G Sinnott (0–1), N Kirwan (1–8, 0–8 frees).	(report)	TJ Reid (2–4, 0–1 free), H Shefflin (0–8, four frees), C Fennelly (0–2); P Reid (0–1), E Reid (0–3), D Hoyne (0–2).

Wexford Park, Wexford

Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)

2009-11-01
Quarter-final

Clonkill	1–21 – 2–12	Clough-Ballacolla
Brendan Murtagh 1–9 (0–6 frees), Shane Power, Alan Dowdall, Paddy Dowdall 0–2 each, John Fagan, Andrew Mitchell, Michael Heffernan, Larry Donohue, Luke Folan, Anthony Price 0–1 each.	(report)	Damien Bergin 1–6 (0–6 frees), Willie Hyland 0–3, Kevin Keyes 1–0, Canice Coonan, Mick Dunphy, Tom Delaney 0–1 each.

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

2009-11-15
Semi-final

Clonkill	1–9 – 1–12	Tullamore
S Dooley 0–8 (7f, 1 '65); F Kerrigan 1–1; S Kelly 0–2; K Martin 0–1.	(report)	B Murtagh 1–1 (1-1f); A Mitchell (0–2 '65); P Dowdall, L Folan 0–2 each; O Price, A Price 0–1 each.

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)

2009-11-15
Semi-final

Ballyhale Shamrocks	4–18 – 0–18	Ballyboden St. Enda's
H Shefflin 1–6 (0-4f, 0–1 '65'), E Reid 1–3, TJ Reid 1–2, C Fennelly 1–0, J Fitzpatrick, P Reid 0–2 each, M Fennelly, D Hoyne, M Aylward 0–1 each.	(report)	P Ryan 0–8 (0-5f, 0–3 '65'), D Sweeney 0–4 (0-1sl), C Keaney 0–2, M Travers, D Curtin, N McMorrow, E Carroll 0–1 each.

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)

2009-11-29
Final

Tullamore	1–8 – 1–16	Ballyhale Shamrocks
S Dooley (1–4, 0-3f, 0–1 '65'), J Keane (0–1), S Kelly (0–1); G Treacy (0–1); F Kerrigan (0–1).	(report)	H Shefflin (0–6, 0-3f, 0–1 '65'), P Reid (1–0), E Reid (0–3), D Hoyne (0–2), M Fennelly (0–2); TJ Reid (0–2), C Fennelly (0–1).

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

2009-11-01
Quarter-final

Thurles Sarsfield's	1–15 – 0–19	Newtownshandrum
P. Bourke 1–5 (0–2 frees, 0–1 sideline); D. Maher 0–6; S. Ryan 0–2; J. Enright, M. Gleeson, 0–1 each.	(report)	B. O’Connor 0–8 (0–4 frees, 0–1 65, 0–1 sideline); Jerry O’Connor 0–3; C. Naughton 0–3; R. Clifford 0–2; J. Coughlan, PJ Copse, M. Bowles, 0–1 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: G. Hoey (Clare)

2009-11-15
Semi-final

Newtownshandrum	1–17 – 1–14	Adare
B. O’Connor 0–10 (0-8f, 0–1 65); J. O’Connor 0–3; J. Bowles 1–0; PJ Copse, R. Clifford, M. Bowles, J. Coughlan, 0–1.	(report)	D. Hannon 1–13 (1-9f); D. Sheehan 0–1.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: P. Casey (Waterford)

2009-11-15
Semi-final

Ballygunner	1–14 – 0–15	Cratloe
P Flynn 0–5 (0-5f), B Mullane 1–0, B O'Sullivan, JJ Hutchinson, A Maloney 0–2 each,P Mahony, W Hutchinson, S Power 0–1 each.	(report)	D Browne 0–6 (0-6f), S Collins 0–5, M Oige Murphy 0–2, C McInerney, L Markham 0–1 each.

Walsh Park, Waterford

Referee: J. Sexton (Ballyhea)

2009-11-29
Final

Ballygunner	2–9 – 2–11	Newtownshandrum
P. Flynn 0–8 (all frees); S. Power 1–0; B. Mullane 1–0; B. O’Sullivan 0–1.	(report)	B. O’Connor 0–5 (0–2 frees, 0–1 65, 0–1 sideline); J. Bowles 1–0; J. Coughlan 1–0; R. Clifford 0–2; C. Naughton 0–2; PJ Copse, Jerry O’Connor, 0–1 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D. O'Driscoll (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

2010-02-14
Semi-final

Ballyhale Shamrocks	0–19 – 0–17	Newtownshandrum
H. Shefflin 0–13 (0–8 frees, 0–2 65’s); M. Aylward 0–2; E. Reid, TJ Reid, C. Fennelly, J. Fitzpatrick, 0–1 each.	(report)	B. O’Connor 0–9 (0–7 frees, 0–1 65, 0–1 sideline); M. Bowles 0–3; R. Clifford 0–2; Jerry O’Connor 0–2; C. Naughton 0–1.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)

2010-02-14
Semi-final

Portumna	2–18 – 0–12	Dunloy
J Canning 1–8 (0-8f), C Ryan 1–1, A Smith 0–3, K Hayes 0–3, D Hayes 0–2, P Smith 0–1.	(report)	P Shiels 0-4f, S Dowds 0-2f, K McKeague 0–2, G O’Kane 0–1, L Richmond 0–1, P Doherty 0–1, P Richmond 0–1.

Parnell Park, Dublin

Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

2010-03-17
Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks	1–19 – 0–17	Portumna
C Fennelly (0–2), H Shefflin (0–9), TJ Reid (0–3), E Reid (0–3), P Reid (0–1), D Hoyne (1–1).	(report)	P Smith (0–1), A Smith (0–1); D Hayes (0–2), J Canning (0–12), M Dolphin (0–1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Championship statistics

Scoring

First goal of the championship: James Coyle for Ballycran against Kevin Lynch's (Ulster semi-final)
Last goal of the championship: David Hoyne for Ballyhale Shamrocks against Portumna (All-Ireland final)
Widest winning margin: 12 points
- Ballyhale Shamrocks 4–18 – 0–18 Ballyboden St. Enda's (Leinster quarter-final)
- Portumna 2–18 – 0–12 Dunloy (All-Ireland semi-final)
Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Ballyhale Shamrocks 4–18 – 0–18 Ballyboden St. Enda's (Leinster quarter-final)

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1–42	45	5	8.00
2	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	0–32	32	4	8.00
3	Joe Canning	Portumna	1–20	23	2	11.50
4	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3–12	21	5	4.20
5	Simon Wilson	Ballycran	1-14	17	2	8.50
6	Brendan Murtagh	Clonkill	2-10	16	2	8.00
6	Declan Hannon	Adare	1-13	16	1	16.00
7	Eoin Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-13	16	5	3.20
8	Shane Dooley	Tullamore	1-12	15	2	7.50
9	Paul Flynn	Ballygunner	0-13	13	2	6.50

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Declan Hannon	Adare	1–13	16	Newtownshandrum
2	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0–13	13	Newtownshandrum
3	Brendan Murtagh	Clonkill	1–09	12	Clough-Ballacolla
3	Joe Canning	Portumna	0–12	12	Dunloy
4	James Coyle	Ballycran	2–05	11	Kevin Lynch's
	Nicky Kirwan	Oulart-the Ballagh	1–08	11	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	Joe Canning	Portumna	1–08	11	Dunloy
5	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	0–10	10	Adare
6	Simon Wilson	Ballycran	1–06	9	Dunloy
	Damien Bergin	Clough-Ballacolla	1–06	9	Clonkill
	Henry Shefflin	Clough-Ballacolla	1–06	9	Ballyboden St. Enda's
	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0–09	9	Portumna
	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	0–09	9	Ballyhale Shamrocks

Referees

The following referees were used during the championship:

Name	County	Games
James Owens	Wexford	2
Dickie Murphy	Wexford	2
Brian Gavin	Offaly	2
Gerard Devlin	Armagh	1
John Sexton	Cork	1
Pat Casey	Waterford	1
Ger Hoey	Clare	1
Cathal McAllister	Cork	1
Barry Kelly	Westmeath	1
Declan O'Driscoll	Limerick	1
Johnny Ryan	Tipperary	1

Stadia

The following stadia were used during the championship:

County	Stadium	Capacity
Dublin	Croke Park	82,300
Tipperary	Semple Stadium	55,000
Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	43,000
Antrim	Casement Park	32,600
Westmeath	Cusack Park	15,000
Wexford	Wexford Park	25,000
Kilkenny	Nowlan Park	24,000
Offaly	O'Connor Park	20,000
Waterford	Walsh Park	17,000
Dublin	Parnell Park	13,500

References

^ "Ballyhale Shamrocks end Portumna's reign". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
^ "Canning and Hayes inspire Portumna rout". Irish Independent. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
^ "Portumna rise above the rest". Irish Independent. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
^ "Portumna 5–11 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1–16". RTÉ Sport. 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[1] "Ballyhale Shamrocks end Portumna's reign". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[2] "Canning and Hayes inspire Portumna rout". Irish Independent. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[3] "Portumna rise above the rest". Irish Independent. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[4] "Portumna 5–11 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1–16". RTÉ Sport. 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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