The 2022 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Westmeath County Board in 1903. The championship began on 23 August 2021 and ended on 3 October 2021.
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| Dates | 23 July - 3 October 2022 | ||
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| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Slevin's Coaches | ||
| Champions |  Castletown Geoghegan (14th title)Niall O'Brien (captain) Alan Mangan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  ClonkillShane Power (captain) Pat O’Toole (manager) | ||
| Relegated | Cullion | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Goals scored | 41 (2.41 per match) | ||
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Cullion were promoted to the championship Senior 'B' Hurling champions, replacing relegated Crookedwood from the previous year. Cullion would subsequently be relegated, finishing bottom of the group stage without a win.
Raharney entered the championship as the defending champions[1] , however, they were beaten by Castletown Geoghegan at the semi-final stage.[2]
The final was played on 3 October 2022 at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar, between Clonkill and Castletown Geoghegan, in what was third meeting in a final in four years. Castletown Geoghegan won the match by 0–22 to 1–14 to claim their 14th championship title overall and first since 2017, qualifying them for the 2022 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship.[3]
Results edit
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clonkill
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 74 | +38 | 10 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  Raharney
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 96 | +29 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Castletown Geoghegan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 100 | +12 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Castlepollard
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 122 | −19 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Lough Lene Gaels
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 116 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Cullion
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 136 | −45 | 1 | Relegated to Senior 'B' |
Fixtures edit
| 23 July 2022 Round 1 | Castletown Geoghegan | 0-14 - 1-21 | Clonkill |
| 24 July 2022 Round 1 | Raharney | 3-22 - 0-13 | Castlepollard |
| 24 July 2022 Round 1 | Cullion | 2-17 - 1-20 | Lough Lene Gaels |
| 27 July 2022 Round 2 | Lough Lene Gaels | 3-14 - 0-24 | Castletown Geoghegan |
| 27 July 2022 Round 2 | Castlepollard | 3-29 - 4-12 | Cullion |
| 5 August 2022 Round 3 | Clonkill | 1-15 - 1-9 | Castlepollard |
| 8 August 2022 Round 3 | Lough Lene Gaels | 1-16 - 1-15 | Raharney |
| 10 August 2022 Round 3 | Castletown Geoghegan | 2-15 - 1-9 | Cullion |
| 21 August 2022 Round 4 | Castlepollard | 2-20 - 0-20 | Lough Lene Gaels |
| 21 August 2022 Round 4 | Raharney | 2-21 - 1-21 | Castletown Geoghegan |
| 4 September 2022 Round 5 | Castletown Geoghegan | 4-17 - 0-14 | Castlepollard |
| 4 September 2022 Round 5 | Lough Lene Gaels | 1-13 - 1-22 | Clonkill |
Knockout stage edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 3 November | ||||||||
| 24 October | 1 | Clonkill | 1-14 | |||||
| 2 | Raharney | 0-15 | 3 | Castletown Geoghegan | 0-22 | |||
| 3 | Castletown Geoghegan | 1-19 | ||||||
Fixtures edit
| 24 October 2021 Semi-final | Raharney | 0-15 - 1-19 | Castletown Geoghegan | TEG Cusack Park |
| 7 November 2021 Final | Clonkill | 1-14 - 0-22 | Castletown Geoghegan | TEG Cusack Park |
References edit
- ^ "Westmeath SHC final: Raharney's second-half comeback stuns holders". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Early Clarke goal propels Castletown to SHC decider".
- ^ "O'Brien and O'Reilly steer Black and Ambers to 14th title".