2022 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

The 2022 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Carlow County Board in 1927. The draw for the opening round fixtures was made on 24 March 2022.^[1] The championship ran from 17 June to 7 August 2022.^[2]

2022 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	17 June - 7 August 2022
Teams	6
Sponsor	JJ Kavanagh & Sons
Champions	St Mullin's (28th title) Michael Walsh (captain) Maurice Aylward (manager)
Runners-up	Bagenalstown Gaels Alan Corcoran (captain) Gavin Nolan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	39 (2.17 per match)
Points scored	536 (29.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Evan Kealy (3-46)
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Mount Leinster Rangers were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Bagenalstown Gaels in the semi-final.^[3]

The final was played on 7 August 2022 at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow, between St Mullin's and Bagenalstown Gaels, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] St Mullin's won the match by 2–22 to 0–11 to claim their 28th championship title overall and a first title in three years.^[5]

Evan Kealy was the championship's top scorer with 3-46.

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Naomh Bríd

Group stage

Group stage table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mount Leinster Rangers	5	5	0	0	119	67	52	10
Ballinkillen	5	4	0	1	90	72	18	8
St Mullin's	5	3	0	2	101	83	18	6
Bagenalstown Gaels	5	2	0	3	84	90	-6	4
Naomh Eoin	5	1	0	4	75	87	-12	2
Naomh Bríd	5	0	0	5	57	127	-70	0

Group stage results

St Mullin's v Naomh Bríd

17 June 2022 Round 1	St Mullin's	4-22 - 0-11	Naomh Bríd	JJ Hogan Memorial Park
	C Kehoe 1-8, J O'Neill 1-4, John Doyle 1-2, J Kavanagh 1-1, P Connors 0-3, P Boland 0-3, O Boland 0-1.		F O'Toole 0-6, A Amond 0-2, M Bambrick 0-1, S Raferty 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.

Ballinkillen v Naomh Eoin

17 June 2022 Round 1	Ballinkillen	0-11 - 0-07	Naomh Eoin	Netwatch Cullen Park
	D English 0-7, J Treacy 0-2, K Kavanagh 0-1, P Hynes 0-1.		D Kavanagh 0-2, D Slye 0-2, C Beck 0-1, G Kavanagh 0-1, B Treacy 0-1.

Mount Leinster Rangers v Bagenalstown Gaels

18 June 2022 Round 1	Mount Leinster Rangers	2-18 - 2-05	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	E Kealy 0-8, D Byrne 1-1, C Kavanagh 1-1, J Nolan 0-2, T JOyce 0-2, K McDonald 0-1, R Coady 0-1, P Coady 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		C Doyle 1-3, P McDonnell 1-1, A Kane 0-1

Bagenalstown Gaels v Naomh Bríd

24 June 2022 Round 2	Bagenalstown Gaels	2-14 - 0-15	Naomh Bríd	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Doyle 1-5, A Kane 1-1, P McDonnell 0-3, J Clarke 0-2, N Bolger 0-1, M McDonald 0-1, R Whelan 0-1.		F O'Toole 0-7, M Bambrick 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, C Byrne 0-1.

St Mullin's v Naomh Eoin

26 June 2022 Round 2	St Mullin's	1-19 - 0-17	Naomh Eoin	Netwatch Cullen Park
	James Doyle 0-10, C Kehoe 0-4, P Boland 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, John Doyle 0-2, P Connors 0-1.		D Kavanagh 0-12, JM Nolan 0-4, R Smithers 0-1.

Mount Leinster Rangers v Ballinkillen

26 June 2022 Round 2	Mount Leinster Rangers	1-25 - 1-13	Ballinkillen	Netwatch Cullen Park
	E Kealy 0-10, T Joyce 0-4, D Brennan 1-0, J Nolan 0-3, D Tobin 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, R Coady 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, P Coady 0-1.		D English 1-2, C Whelan 0-5, J Treacy 0-2, E Kavanagh 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, E Whelan 0-1, E English 0-1.

Bagenalstown Gaels v St Mullin's

2 July 2022 Round 3	Bagenalstown Gaels	1-14 - 2-12	St Mullin's	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Doyle 0-10, M McDonald 1-0, J Doyle 0-2, R Whelan 0-1, P McDonnell 0-1.		P Boland 0-7, C Kehoe 1-3, J O'Neill 1-1, P Connors 0-1.

Ballinkillen v Naomh Bríd

3 July 2022 Round 3	Ballinkillen	1-24 - 0-11	Naomh Bríd	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Whelan 1-11, S Murphy 0-5, D English 0-2, J Treacy 0-2, M Foley 0-1, R Dunbar 0-1, E English 0-1, P Hynes 0-1.		A Amond 0-4, F O'Toole 0-3, S Watchorn 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Bambrick 0-1, C Byrne 0-1.

Mount Leinster Rangers v Naomh Eoin

3 July 2022 Round 3	Mount Leinster Rangers	2-17 - 0-14	Naomh Eoin	Netwatch Cullen Park
	E Kealy 1-8, D Murphy 1-2, R Coady 0-2, T Doran 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, P Coady 0-1, Dara Tobin 0-1, Dean Tobin 0-1.		D Kavanagh 0-11, JM Nolan 0-2, C Beck 0-1.

Naomh Bríd v Mount Leinster Rangers

15 July 2022 Round 4	Naomh Bríd	1-08 - 2-20	Mount Leinster Rangers	Netwatch Cullen Park
	D Kavanagh 1-0, A Amond 0-2, M Bambrick 0-2, Z Kelly 0-1, J Maher 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, F O'Toole 0-1.		E Kealy 2-6, D Byrne 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, C Kavanagh 0-2, E Byrne 0-1, Dara Tobin 0-1, R Kelly 0-1, R Coady 0-1, E Byrne 0-1, P Coady 0-1.

Naomh Eoin v Bagenalstown Gaels

16 July 2022 Round 4	Naomh Eoin	1-14 - 2-16	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Tracey 0-7, JM Nolan 1-1, D Kavanagh 0-2, R Smithers 0-1, K Foley 0-1, J O'Hara 0-1, C Beck 0-1.		C Doyle 0-8, P McDonnell 1-1, J Clarke 1-1, J McCullagh 0-4, J Doyle 0-1, A Kane 0-1.

St Mullin's v Ballinkillen

16 July 2022 Round 4	St Mullin's	1-09 - 2-14	Ballinkillen	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Kehoe 0-5, P Boland 1-1, J O'Neill 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-1.		C Whelan 0-6, M Foley 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-0, S Murphy 0-2, D English 0-1, J Treacy 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1, C Lomax 0-1.

Ballinkillen v Bagenalstown Gaels

23 July 2022 Round 5	Ballinkillen	0-16 - 0-14	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Whelan 0-11, J Treacy 0-3, P Hynes 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		J Doyle 0-6, JP Tracey 0-2, J McCullagh 0-2, B Doyle 0-1, R Whelan 0-1, M McDonald 0-1, D Doyle 0-1.

Mount Leinster Rangers v St Mullin's

23 July 2022 Round 5	Mount Leinster Rangers	1-15 - 0-15	St Mullin's	Netwatch Cullen Park
	E Kealy 0-7, F Fitzpatrick 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, P Coady 0-3, D Byrne 0-1, K McDonald 0-1.		C Kehoe 0-8, J O'Neill 0-3, John Doyle 0-2, P Connors 0-1, P Boland 0-1.

Naomh Eoin v Naomh Bríd

23 July 2022 Round 5	Naomh Eoin	2-14 - 0-09	Naomh Bríd	JJ Hogan Memorial Park
	K Foley 2-0, C Treacy 0-5, C Beck 0-2, JM Nolan 0-2, E Hosey 0-2, B Treacy 0-1, A Kenny 0-1, D Slye 0-1.		A Amond 0-4, F O'Toole 0-3, M Bambrick 0-1, F O'Byrne 0-1.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bagenalstown Gaels v Mount Leinster Rangers

31 July 2022 Semi-final	Bagenalstown Gaels	2-18 - 1-18	Mount Leinster Rangers	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Doyle 0-8, J Clarke 1-1, J Doyle 1-0, D Doyle 0-3, M McDonald 0-2, A Corcoran 0-2, JP Tracey 0-1, A Whelan 0-1.		E Kealy 0-7, T Joyce 0-4, E Byrne 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, K McDonald 0-2, J Nolan 0-2.

St Mullin's v Ballinkillen

31 July 2022 Semi-final	St Mullin's	2-16 - 1-18	Ballinkillen	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Kehoe 0-5, P Boland 1-1, John Doyle 1-1, James Doyle 0-2, P Connors 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, G Coady 0-1.		C Whelan 0-7, C Wall 1-1, S Murphy 0-4, J Treacy 0-3, M Foley 0-1, D English 0-1, R Dunbar 0-1.

Final

St Mullin's v Bagenalstown Gaels

7 August 2022 Final	St Mullin's	2-22 - 0-11	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	J O’Neill (2-6), James Doyle (0-7 2fs); M Kavanagh (0-3 2fs), P Boland (0-2), John Doyle (0-2), G Coady (0-1); P Connors (0-1).	Report	C Doyle (0-4 3fs), J McCullagh (0-3), JP Tracey (0-2); M McDonald (0-2).	Referee: P Murphy (Ballinkillen)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Evan Kealy	Mount Leinster Rangers	3-46	55	6	9.16
2	Craig Doyle	Bagenalstown Gaels	2-38	44	6	7.33
3	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	1-40	43	5	8.60
4	Conor Kehoe	St Mullin's	2-33	39	7	5.57
5	Jason O'Neill	St Mullin's	4-20	32	7	4.57
6	Dylan Kavanagh	Naomh Eoin	0-27	27	4	6.75
7	Paddy Boland	St Mullin's	3-15	24	7	3.42
8	Fiach O'Toole	Naomh Bríd	0-20	20	5	4.00
9	James Doyle	St Mullin's	0-19	19	7	2.71
10	David English	Ballinkillen	0-19	19	6	3.16

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	1-11	14	Naomh Bríd
2	Evan Kealy	Mount Leinster Rangers	2-06	12	Naomh Bríd
	Jason O'Neill	St Mullin's	2-06	12	Bagenalstown Gaels
	Dylan Kavanagh	Naomh Eoin	0-12	12	St Mullin's
5	Conor Kehoe	St Mullin's	1-08	11	Naomh Bríd
	Evan Kealy	Mount Leinster Rangers	1-08	11	Naomh Eoin
	Dylan Kavanagh	Naomh Eoin	0-11	11	Mount Leinster Rangers
	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	0-11	11	Bagenalstown Gaels
9	James Doyle	St Mullin's	0-10	10	Naomh Eoin
	Evan Kealy	Mount Leinster Rangers	0-10	10	Ballinkillen
	Craig Doyle	Bagenalstown Gaels	0-10	10	St Mullin's

References

1. "The Carlow club hurling and football championship draws". Score Line. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
2. "Rangers the ones to catch once again in the senior hurling championship". The Nationalist. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
3. "Nolan brothers hit top form as Rangers see off St Mullins to retain Carlow crown". Irish Independent. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
4. "Kerry and Carlow SHC finals on Sunday". Hogan Stand. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
5. "St Mullin's return to Carlow SHC summit". Hogan Stand. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External link

• Carlow GAA website