2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2023
TrophyBob O'Keeffe Cup
Date22 April – 11 June 2022
Teams6
Defending champions Kilkenny
Winners
Champions Kilkenny (75th win)
Manager Derek Lyng
Captain Eoin Cody
Qualify forAll-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Other
Matches played16
WebsiteLeinster GAA
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The 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[1] Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Galway in the 2022 final.[2]

Format

Group stage (15 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup

From Championship

Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2022 Championship
Antrim — — Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup)
Dublin 2013 1938 4th
Galway 2018 2017 Runners-up
Kilkenny 2022 2015 Champions
Westmeath — — 5th
Wexford 2019 1996 3rd

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Antrim Darren Gleeson Conor McCann Fibrus
Dublin Micheál Donoghue Eoghan O'Donnell and Cian O'Callaghan AIG
Galway Henry Shefflin Daithí Burke and Joseph Cooney Supermac's
Kilkenny Derek Lyng Richie Reid and Eoin Cody Avonmore
Westmeath Joe Fortune Aonghus Clarke and Killian Doyle Renault
Wexford Darragh Egan Lee Chin Zurich Insurance Group

Group stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Galway 5 3 2 0 175 116 +59 8 Advance to Leinster Final
2 Kilkenny 5 3 1 1 163 120 +43 7
3 Dublin 5 2 2 1 125 117 +8 6 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Wexford 5 2 0 3 137 141 -4 4
5 Antrim 5 1 1 3 141 167 -26 3
6 Colo Westmeath (R) 5 1 0 4 93 173 -80 2 Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup

Matches

Round 1

22 April 2023 Round 1 Antrim 1-19 - 1-19 Dublin Belfast
Conal Cunning 0-9 (6f), Gerard Walsh 0-3 (3f), Conor Johnston 1-0, Seán Elliott 0-2 (1 sideline), Michael Bradley 0-2, Keelan Molloy 0-1, Paddy Burke 0-1, Paul Boyle 0-1. Report Dónal Burke 1-9 (0-6f, 0-2 65), Cian O'Sullivan 0-6 (1 sideline), Cian Boland 0-1, Paul Crummey 0-1, Daire Gray 0-1, Alex Considine 0-1. Stadium: Corrigan Park
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow).
22 April 2023 Round 1 Galway 0-24 - 2-12 Wexford Pearse Stadium
Evan Niland 0-13 (5fs, 165), Brian Concannon, Conor Whelan, and Conor Cooney 0-2 each, TJ Brennan, Cathal Mannion, Liam Collins, Ronan Glennon, and Kevin Cooney 0-1 each. Rory O'Connor 0-5 (5fs), Liam Óg McGovern 1-2, Conor McDonald 1-0, Cathal Dunbar 0-2, Matthew O'Hanlon, Conor Hearne, and Jack O'Connor 0-1 each.
22 April 2023 Round 1 Kilkenny 0-29 - 0-07 Westmeath UPMC Nowlan Park
TJ Reid 0-9 (3fs, 2 65), Adrian Mullen 0-6, John Donnelly 0-4, Eoin Cody, Martin Keoghan 0-2 each, David Blanchfield, Padraig Walsh, Darragh Corcoran, Timmy Clifford, Billy Ryan, Niall Brennan 0-1 each. Ciaran Doyle 0-4 (3fs), Joseph Boyle, Darragh Clinton, Derek McNicholas 0-1 each.

Round 2

29 April 2023 Round 2 Wexford 1-30 - 1-26 Antrim Wexford
Lee Chin 0-8 (4 frees, 1 ‘65), Rory O’Connor 0-7, Cathal Dunbar 1-2, Jack O’Connor 0-5, Oisín Foley 0-4, Liam Óg McGovern 0-2, Simon Donohoe, Richie Lawlor 0-1 each. Report Conal Cunning 0-13 (10 frees, 2 ‘65s), James McNaughton 1-1, Neil McManus (1 free), Rian McMullan 0-2 each, Seaan Elliott, Gerard Walsh (free), Michael Bradley, Keelan Molloy, Conor Johnston, Niall O’Connor, Paul Boyle, Séamie McAuley 0-1 each. Stadium: Chadwicks Wexford Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary).
29 April 2023 Round 2 Dublin 2-23 - 1-14 Westmeath Dublin
Donal Burke 1-9 (0-9f), Cian Boland 1-2, Paul Crummey 0-2, Conor Burke 0-2, Danny Sutcliffe 0-2, Alex Considine 0-2, Mark Grogan 0-1, Chris O'Leary 0-1, Conor Donohoe 0-1, Daire Gray 0-1. Report Ciaran Doyle 0-9 (0-5f), Niall Mitchell 1-0, Eoin Keyes 0-2, Kevin Regan 0-1, Davy Glennon 0-1, Johnny Bermingham 0-1. Stadium: Parnell Park
Referee: Shane Hynes (Galway).
30 April 2023 Round 2 Kilkenny 0-28 - 1-25 Galway Kilkenny
TJ Reid 0-9 (8fs), Eoin Cody 0-6, Darragh Corcoran, Adrian Mullen, John Donnelly, Billy Ryan, and Martin Keoghan 0-2 each, Mikey Butler, Timmy Clifford, and David Blanchfield 0-1 each. Report Brian Concannon 1-5, Evan Niland 0-7 (6fs), Conor Whelan 0-2, Padraic Mannion, Daithi Burke, Joseph Cooney, Cianan Fahy, Ronan Glennon, Cathal Mannion, Kevin Cooney, Conor Cooney, Jason Flynn, Liam Collins, and Declan McLoughlin 0-1 each. Stadium: UPMC Nowlan Park
Attendance: 11,550[3]
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick).

Round 3

6 May 2023 Round 3 Dublin 1-22 - 0-23 Wexford Dublin
Donal Burke 0-13 (0-10f), Cian O'Sullivan 1-1, Paul Crummey 0-2, Paddy Doyle 0-1, Danny Sutcliffe 0-1, Chris O'Leary 0-1, Mark Grogan 0-1, Conor Burke 0-1, Sean Currie 0-1. Report Lee Chin 0-8 (0-6f), Rory O'Connor 0-5 (0-3f), Cathal Dunbar 0-2, Oisin Foley 0-2, Conor McDonald 0-2, Conor Devitt 0-1, Richie Lawlor 0-1, Jack O'Connor 0-1, Simon Donohoe 0-1. Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford).
6 May 2023 Round 3 Westmeath 0-17 - 6-33 Galway Mullingar
N O’Brien 0-10 (9f), D Glennon 0-2, J Boyle, R Greville, D McNicholas, C Doyle, G Greville 0-1 each. Report C Whelan 3-1, E Niland 0-10 (6f 1 65), B Concannon 1-3, K Cooney, D McLaughlin 1-2 each, L Collins, C Mannion 0-4 each, D Burke 0-2, P Mannion, C Fahy, S Linnane, J Ryan, M McManus 0-1 each. Stadium: TEG Cusack Park
Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)
7 May 2023 Round 3 Antrim 3-20 - 5-31 Kilkenny Belfast
Conal Cunning 0-8 (6 frees, 1 65), Keelan Molloy 1-2, Niall McKenna 0-4, Neil McManus 1-1, Conor Johnston 1-0, Paul Boyle 0-2, James McNaughton 0-2, Gerard Walsh 0-1. Report TJ Reid 2-10 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65s), Martin Keoghan 3-3, Billy Ryan 0-4, Adrian Mullen 0-2, Alan Murphy 0-3, Eoin Cody 0-2, Walter Walsh 0-2, Richie Reid 0-1, David Blanchfield 0-1, Tom Phelan 0-1, Cillian Buckley 0-1, Eoin Murphy 0-1 (free). Stadium: Corrigan Park
Referee: Shane Hayes (Galway).

Round 4

20 May 2023 Round 4 Kilkenny 0-27 - 0-21 Dublin UPMC Nowlan Park
TJ Reid 0-10 (10fs), Paddy Deegan, Tom Phelan 0-3 each, Adrian Mullen, Martin Keoghan, Eoin Cody 0-2 each, Mikey Butler, David Blanchfield, Richie Reid, Billy Ryan, and Billy Drennan (f) 0-1 each Report Donal Burke 0-10 (8fs), Danny Sutcliffe, Mark Grogan, Dara Purcell 0-2 each, Eoghan O’Donnell, Conor Donohoe, Daire Gray, Cian Boland, Sean Currie 0-1 each Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
21 May 2023 Round 4 Galway 5-29 - 1-22 Antrim Pearse Stadium
Evan Niland 0-8 (3fs, 165), Conor Cooney 0-7, Conor Whelan 2-0, Kevin Cooney and Tom Monaghan 1-2 each, Declan McLoughlin 0-4, Liam Collins 1-0, Pádraic Mannion and Joseph Cooney 0-2 each, Adrian Tuohey and TJ Brennan 0-1 each Report Conal Cunning 1-3 (1-0 pen, 2fs), James McNaughton 0-5 (1f, 165), Paddy Burke and Conor Johnston 0-3 each, Daniel McKernan 0-2, Joe Maskey, Enda Óg McGarry, Domhnall Nugent, Niall McKenna, Keelan Molloy, and Eoin O'Neill 0-1 each
21 May 2023 Round 4 Wexford 2-22 - 4-18 Westmeath Chadwicks Wexford Park
Conor McDonald 2-2, Lee Chin 0-6 (4fs), Jack O’Connor 0-4 (2 sideline cuts), Rory O’Connor 0-3, Oisín Foley, Conor Hearne 0-2 each, Mikie Dwyer, Ian Carty, Cathal Dunbar 0-1 each Report Ciarán Doyle 0-11 (10fs), Niall O’Brien 2-3 (1f), Niall Mitchell 2-0, Peter Clarke, Joseph Boyle, Derek McNicholas, Eoin Keyes 0-1 each

Round 5

28 May 2023 Round 5 Westmeath 1-19 - 4-24 Antrim TEG Cusack Park
C Doyle 0-7 (4fs, 2‘65’s), D Glennon 0-4, O McCabe 1-0, N O’Brien 0-3 (1f), J Boyle, J Galvin (1 sideline) 0-2 each, J Bermingham 0-1 Report C Cunning 1-9 (0-7 fs), J McNaughton 1-3, C Johnston, E O’Neill 1-1 each, N McKenna 0-3, N McManus, S Elliott, N O’Connor 0-2 each, K Molloy 0-1
28 May 2023 Round 5 Dublin 2-22 - 1-25 Galway Croke Park
Donal Burke 0-10 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Danny Sutcliffe 1-2, Cian O'Sullivan 1-1, Cian Boland 0-3, Eoghan O'Donnell 0-2, Mark Grogan 0-1, Daire Gray 0-1, Conor Donohoe 0-1, Conor Burke 0-1 Report Evan Niland 0-10 (0-6f), Joseph Cooney 0-5, Daithi Burke 1-0, Kevin Cooney 0-3, Tom Monaghan 0-3, Ronan Glennon 0-1, Fintan Burke 0-1, Eanna Murphy 0-1 (0-1f), Jason Flynn 0-1
28 May 2023 Round 5 Wexford 4-23 - 5-18 Kilkenny Chadwicks Wexford Park
Lee Chin 1-10 (0-6 frees, 0-1 ‘65), Liam Óg McGovern 2-1, Kevin Foley 1-1, Rory O’Connor 0-4, Oisín Foley, Cathal Dunbar (one line-ball) 0-2 each, Conor McDonald, Diarmuid O’Keeffe, Liam Ryan 0-1 each Report Eoin Cody 3-1, Tom Phelan 1-4, TJ Reid 0-7 (4 frees, 1 ‘65), Martin Keoghan 1-0, Adrian Mullen, Walter Walsh, Billy Ryan, Pádraig Walsh, Alan Murphy, Conor Delaney 0-1 each

Leinster Final

Main article: 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final
Leinster Final
Kilkenny4-21 – 2-26 Galway
Report
Attendance: 24,483[4]
Referee: Seán Stack (Dublin)
Man of the match: Conor Whelan (Galway)

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
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Locations of the 2023 Leinster SHC teams.
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Neutral venue Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Antrim Belfast Ulster Corrigan Park 3,700
Dublin Donnycarney Leinster Parnell Park 8,500
Galway Galway Connacht Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kilkenny Kilkenny Leinster Nowlan Park 27,000
Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,500
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 18,000

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2023". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Kilkenny outfight Galway and storm to Leinster three-in-a-row". the42. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Declan McLoughlin denies Cats at death as Galway snatch draw". RTE. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Leinster SHC final: Kilkenny 4-21 Galway 2-26". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 June 2023.