2012–13 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

2012–13 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	14 October 2012 – 17 March 2013
Teams	16
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	St. Thomas's (1st win)
Captain	Robert Murray
Manager	John Burke
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kilcormac/Killoughey
Captain	Ciarán Slevin
Manager	Danny Ownes
Provincial champions
Munster	Thurles Sarsfields
Leinster	Kilcormac/Killoughey
Ulster	Loughgiel Shamrocks
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	17
Goals total	30 (1.76 per game)
Points total	481 (28.29 per game)
Top Scorer	Ciarán Slevin (1-39)
All-Star Team	See here
← 2011-12 2013-14 →

The 2012–13 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970. The draw for the 2012-13 fixtures took place in August 2012. The championship began on 14 October 2012 and ended on 17 March 2013. Loughgiel Shamrocks were the defending champions.^[1]

St. Thomas's secured the title with a 1-11 to 1-9 defeat of Kilcormac/Killoughey in the All-Ireland final.

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the championship, including all of the representative teams from the 2011–12. The Armagh champions and the Carlow champions joined these teams in 2012-13.

The 2012–13 championship also saw a number of first-time participants. Kilcormac/Killoughey of Offaly, Swatragh of Derry and St. Thomas's of Galway won their first county championship titles and will represent their respective counties in their respective provincial championships.^[2]^[3]

Team summaries

Participating clubs

Team	County	Captain	Manager	Most recent success
Team	County	Captain	Manager	All-Ireland	Provincial	County
Ballyhale Shamrocks	Kilkenny	David Hoyne	Tommy Shefflin	2010	2009	2009
Clonkill	Westmeath	Eoin Price				2011
De La Salle	Waterford	Kevin Moran	Derek McGrath		2010	2010
Kilcormac/Killoughey	Offaly	Ciarán Slevin	Danny Owens
Kilmacud Crokes	Dublin	Ross O'Carroll	Gearóid Ó Riain			1985
Kilmallock	Limerick	Paudie O'Brien	Tony Considine		1994	2010
Loughgiel Shamrocks	Antrim	Johnny Campbell	P. J. O'Mullan	2012	2011	2011
Middletown	Armagh	Ryan Gaffney	Sylvester McConnell			2011
Mount Leinster Rangers	Carlow	Brian Nolan	Tom Mullally			2011
Newmarket-on-Fergus	Clare	Enda Barrett	Bob Enright		1968	1981
Oulart the Ballagh	Wexford	Keith Rossiter	Pat Herbert			2011
Portaferry	Down	Ciarán Coulter				2006
Rathdowney-Errill	Laois	Shane Dollard	Frank McGrath			2010
Sarsfield's	Cork	Joe Barry	Pat Ryan			2010
St. Thomas's	Galway	Robert Murray	John Burke
Swatragh	Derry	Michael Kirkpatrick	Seán McGuckin
Thurles Sarsfield's	Tipperary	Pádraic Maher	Séamus Quinn			2010

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Kilmacud Crokes v Oulart the Ballagh

4 November 2012
Quarter-final

Kilmacud Crokes	1-12 - 1-13	Oulart the Ballagh
S McGrath 1-7 (5f); J Burke 0-2; D Kelly 0-2; Ross O’Carroll 0-1.	Report	N Kirwan 1-3 (1-0p, 2f); C O’Leary 0-4 (2f, 1 65); R Jacob 0-2; D Redmond, G Sinnott, P Roche, D Nolan, 0-1 each.

Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly).

4 November 2012
Quarter-final

Mount Leinster Rangers	0-9 - 1-11	Kilcormac/Killoughey
D Murphy 0-5f, E Doyle 0-2, E Coady, R Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	C Slevin 1-10, 0-7f, 0-1 ’65, J Gorman 0-1.

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny).

Rathdowney-Errill v Clonkill

4 November 2012
Quarter-final

Rathdowney-Errill	1-12 - 0-12	Clonkill
R King 0-8 (6f), J Purcell 1-1, E Meagher 0-2, J Corrigan 0-1.	Report	B Murtagh 0-5 (4f), A Mitcehll 0-3 (f), E Price 0-2, M Keegan, S Power 0-1 each .

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

18 November 2012
Semi-final

Kilcormac/Killoughey	2-12 0-14	Rathdowney-Errill
C Slevin 0-7 (5f, 1 65), D Currams, P Geraghty 1-1 each, K Leonard, C Mahon, J Gorman 0-1 each.	Report	R King 0-8 (4f), J Purcell, L Tynan 0-2 each, J Phelan, D King 0-1 each.

O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

1 December 2012
Semi-final

Oulart the Ballagh	1-11 - 1-10	Ballyhale Shamrocks
G Sinnott 1-0; R Jacob, D Nolan, D Redmond 0-2 each; N. Kirwan 0-2 (1f, 1 '65); E Moore, C O'Leary, F Cullen 0-1 each.	Report	J Fitzpatrick 0-6 (1f), C Fennelly 1-1, E Reid 0-2, H Shefflin 0-1f.

Wexford Park, Wexford
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

9 December 2012
Final

Kilcormac/Killoughey	1-12 - 0-11	Oulart the Ballagh
D Currams 1-2, J Gorman, Ciaran Slevin (3f) 0-3 each, P Geraghty 0-2, D Kilmartin, B Leonard 0-1 each.	Report	N Kirwan 0-6 (6f), R Jacob 0-2, C O'Leary, D Nolan, D Redmond 0-1 each.

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Kilmallock v Thurles Sarsfield's

28 October 2012
Quarter-final

Kilmallock	0-15 - 2-12	Thurles Sarsfield's
E Ryan 0-6 (4f), P O’Brien & S O’Donnell 0-3 each, R Egan, P O’Dwyer & K O’Donnell 0-1 each.	Report	P Bourke 1-5 (1-3f), L Corbett 1-2, J Enright 0-3f, D Maher & M O’Brien 0-1 each.

FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Thurles Sarsfield's v Sarsfield's

11 November 2012
Semi-final

Thurles Sarsfield's	2-20 - 2-15	Sarsfield's
P Bourke 0-7 (2fs), A McCormack 0-5, L Corbett 1-1, J Enright 0-4 (3fs), R Ruth 1-0, G O’Grady, M Gleeson, M O’Brien, 0-1 each.	Report	C McCarthy 0-8 (6fs, 1 65), E Quigley 2-1, G O’Loughlin, R Murphy 0-2 each, D Roche, T Óg Murphy 0-1 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Newmarket-on-Fergus v De La Salle

11 November 2012
Semi-final

Newmarket-on-Fergus	0-10 - 1-10	De La Salle
C. Ryan 0-4 (0-2 fs, 0-1 65); S. O’Brien sr, M. McInerney 0-2; S. O’Brien jr, D. Barrett 0-1.	Report	J. Keane 1-2; B. Phelan (fs), J. Mullane, D. Twomey 0-2 each; P. Nevin and J. Dillon (f) 0-1.

O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Thurles Sarsfield's v De La Salle

25 November 2012
Final

Thurles Sarsfield's	1-21 - 1-16	De La Salle
P Bourke 0-7 (2fs), L Corbett 0-3, J Corbett 1-0, M Gleeson, D Maher, G O’Grady 0-2 each, M Cahill, J Enright, M O’Brien, A McCormack, R Reid, 0-1 each.	Report	J Dillon 0-9 (5fs, 1 s/l), E Barrett 0-3, P Nevin 1-0, D Twomey, J Mullane, E Madigan, K Moran 0-1 each.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Portaferry v Swatragh

14 October 2012
Semi-final

Portaferry	0-23 - 1-6	Swatragh
P Braniff 0-11 (8f), C Mageean 0-3, S Murray, J Convery, E Sands, 0-2 each, C O'Prey (f), Brendan Coleman (f), A O'Prey 0-1 each.	Report	R Convery 1-2 (1f), C Convery 0-2f, M Kirkpatrick, C McQuillan 0-1 each.

Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: O Elliot (Antrim)

Middletown v Loughgiel Shamrocks

14 October 2012
Semi-final

Middletown	0-12 - 1-25	Loughgiel Shamrocks
R Gaffney (0-5f), K McKernan (0-3, 0-1 ‘65’), E Carvill (0-2), M Maguire (0-1), C McCann (0-1).	Report	E McCloskey (1-6), L Watson (0-8, 4f), B McCarry (0-6), M McFadden (0-2), D Laverty (0-2), S Casey (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: E Hasson (Derry)

Portaferry v Loughgiel Shamrocks

28 October 2012
Final

Portaferry	0-12 - 2-25	Loughgiel Shamrocks
P Braniff 0-7 (6f), E Sands, J Convery, C Coulter, N Kelly, A Savage 0-1 each.	Report	E McCloskey 0-8, L Watson 1-5 (3f), J Scullion 0-5, S Casey 1-1, B McCarry 0-3, D Laverty 0-2, B McAuley 0-1.

Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: E Hasson (Derry)

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

9 February 2013
Semi-final

Thurles Sarsfield's	1-14 - 1-20	Kilcormac/Killoughey
P Bourke (1-05, 0-03 frees, 0-01 ‘65), J Enright (0-02, ‘65s), D Maher (0-02), M Gleeson (0-01), A McCormack (0-01), Richie Ruth (0-01), R Maher (0-01), M O’Brien (0-01).	Report	C Slevin (0-11, 0-08frees 0-01 ‘65), D Currams,(1-01), C Mahon (0-02), B Leonard (0-02, frees), K Leonard (0-01), P Geraghty (0-01); J Gorman (0-01), T Geraghty (0-01).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

St. Thomas's v Loughgiel Shamrocks

9 February 2013
Semi-final

St. Thomas's	1-25 - 3-19 (AET)	Loughgiel Shamrocks
C Cooney (0-12, 2fs, 2 sideline, 1 ’65), G Murray (1-1), B Burke (0-4), K Burke (0-3), J Regan (0-3), David Burke (0-1), Richard Murray (0-1).	Report	L Watson (1-7, all frees), B McCarry (1-2), S Casey (1-1), J Scullion (0-4), E McCloskey (0-3), T McCloskey (0-1), S Dobbin (0-1).

Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

St. Thomas's v Loughgiel Shamrocks

16 February 2013
Semi-final replay

St. Thomas's	0-15 - 0-7	Loughgiel Shamrocks
C Cooney 0-6 (0-3fs, 0-1 ‘65), B Burke (0-4), K Burke (0-1), J Regan (0-1), E Burke (0-1), R Murray (0-1), D Burke (0-1).	Report	L Watson 0-6 (0-6f), E McCloskey 0-1.

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

St. Thomas's v Kilcormac/Killoughey

17 March 2013
Final

St. Thomas's	1-11 - 1-9	Kilcormac/Killoughey
C Cooney 0-5 (3f), Richard Murray 1-02, J Regan, A Kelly, B Burke, K Burke 0-1 each.	Report	Ciaran Slevin 0-8 (7f, 0-1s/l), T Fletcher 1-1.

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Championship statistics

Scoring

First goal of the championship: Ruairí Convery for Swatragh against Portaferry (Ulster semi-final, 14 October 2012)

Discipline

First red card of the championship: Ruairí Convery for Swatragh against Portaferry, 43 minutes (14 October 2012)

Miscellaneous

Thurles Sarsfield's win the Munster title for the first time in their history.
The Leinster semi-final between Oulart-The Ballagh and Ballyhale Shamrocks was postponed due to torrential rain. Referee Barry Kelly took the decision for player safety.^[4]
Kilcormac/Killoughey win the Leinster title for the first time in their history while Oulart-The Ballagh lose their third successive provincial decider.

Top scorers

Overall

	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Games	Average
1	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	1-39	42	5	8.4
2	Liam Watson	Loughgiel Shamrocks	2-26	32	4	8.00
3	Pa Bourke	Thurles Sarsfield's	2-24	30	4	7.50
4	Conor Cooney	St. Thomas's	0-23	23	3	7.66
	Eddie McCloskey	Loughgiel Shamrocks	1-18	21	4	5.25
6	Paul Braniff	Portaferry	0-18	18	2	9.0

Single game

	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	1-10	13	Mount Leinster Rangers
2	Conor Cooney	St. Thomas's	0-12	12	Loughgiel Shamrocks
3	Paul Braniff	Portaferry	0-11	11	Swatragh
3	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	0-11	11	Thurles Sarsfield's
5	Seán McGrath	Kilmacud Crokes	1-7	10	Oulart the Ballagh
5	Liam Watson	Loughgiel Shamrocks	1-7	10	St. Thomas's
7	Eddie McCloskey	Loughgiel Shamrocks	1-6	9	Middletown
7	Jake Dillon	De La Salle	0-9	9	Thurles Sarsfield's
9	Pa Bourke	Thurles Sarsfield's	1-5	8	Kilmallock
	Pa Bourke	Thurles Sarsfield's	1-5	8	Kilcormac/Killoughey
	Liam Watson	Loughgiel Shamrocks	1-5	8	Portaferry
	Liam Watson	Loughgiel Shamrocks	0-8	8	Middletown
	Eddie McCloskey	Loughgiel Shamrocks	0-8	8	Portaferry
	Ross King	Rathdowney-Errill	0-8	8	Clonkill
	Cian McCarthy	Sarsfield's	0-8	8	Thurles Sarsfield's
	Ross King	Rathdowney-Errill	0-8	8	Kilcormac/Killoughey
	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	0-8	8	St. Thomas's

External links

References

↑ "Watson hat-trick steers Antrim side to All-Ireland title". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
↑ "Captain fantastic Slevin leads Kilcormac/Killoughey to first Offaly senior hurling title". Offaly Express. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
↑ "Swatragh’s grit decisive as first title is secured". Belfast Telegraph. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
↑ "Leinster club SHC semi-final off". Hogan Stand website. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

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