2014 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2014 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	11 October 2014 – 16 November 2014
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Ballyhale Shamrocks (15th title) T. J. Reid (captain) Colm Bonnar (manager)
Runners-up	Clara Seán O'Shea (captain) Michael Purcell (manager)
Promoted	Mullinavat
Relegated	Tullaroan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	31 (2.21 per match)
Points scored	403 (28.79 per match)
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The 2014 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 11 October 2014 and ended on 16 November 2014.

Clara were the defending champions.^[1] Tullaroan were relegated from the championship. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship following a 1-20 to 1-13 defeat of Clara.^[2][3]

Teams

All but one of the twelve teams from the 2013 championship will participate in the top tier of Kilkenny hurling in 2014.

Rower-Inistioge, who defeated Emeralds by 2-13 to 2-11 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2013, availed of their right to automatic promotion to the senior championship.^[4]

Similarly, Fenians defeated Graigue-Ballycallan by 0-18 to 1-14 in the 2013 senior relegation play-off, and so Graigue-Ballycallan were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2014.^[5]

Fixtures and results

First round

Carrickshock v Erin's Own

11 October 2014 First round	Carrickshock	3-14 - 0-19	Erin's Own	Tom Ryall Park
16:00				Referee: G Quilty

St. Martin's v Fenians

12 October 2014 First round (A)	St. Martin's	0-13 - 0-10	Fenians	Páirc Lachtain
14:00				Referee: S Cleere

Danesfort v Tullaroan

12 October 2014 First round (B)	Danesfort	2-14 - 1-17	Tullaroan	John Locke Park
14:00				Referee: R Dowling

Clara v James Stephens

12 October 2014 First round	Clara	1-20 - 0-18	James Stephens	Jenkinstown
16:00				Referee: J Kennedy

Danesfort v Tullaroan

19 October 2014 First round (B) replay	Danesfort	1-13 - 0-11	Tullaroan	John Locke Park
12:00				Referee: G Quilty

Relegation play-off

Fenians v Tullaroan

1 November 2014 Relegation play-off	Fenians	3-10 - 0-8	Tullaroan	Páirc Lachtain
		Report		Referee: P Neary

Quarter-finals

Rower-Inistioge v Carrickshock

18 October 2014 Quarter-final	Rower-Inistioge	0-12 - 0-12	Carrickshock	Thomastown
14:00				Referee: S Cleere

O'Loughlin Gaels v Clara

18 October 2014 Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-12 - 2-14	Clara	Nowlan Park
16:45				Referee: M O'Sullivan

Dicksboro v St. Martin's

19 October 2014 Quarter-final	Dicksboro	2-13 - 2-16	St. Martin's	Páirc Lachtain
12:00				Referee: P Burke

Rower-Inistioge v Carrickshock

25 October 2014 Quarter-final replay	Rower-Inistioge	0-15 - 1-13	Carrickshock	Thomastown
14:00				Referee: M Flynn

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Danesfort

25 October 2014 Quarter-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	5-23 - 2-13	Danesfort	Páirc Shéamuis Stiophán
16:30				Referee: E Ryan

Semi-finals

Ballyhale Shamrocks v St. Martin's

2 November 2014 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-19 - 0-14	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park
13:15	T.J. Reid (0-7, frees); Mark Aylward (1-1); Henry Shefflin, James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick (0-3 each); Eoin Reid (0-2); Conor Walsh, Colin Fennelly, David Hoyne (0-1 each).	Report	John Maher (0-8, five frees); Joe Maher (0-2); Brian Mulhall, Eoin McGrath, Thomas Breen, John Mulhall (0-1 each).	Referee: R Byrne

Clara v Carrickshock

2 November 2014 Semi-final	Clara	1-19 - 0-8	Carrickshock	Nowlan Park
15:00		Report		Referee: É Mansfield

Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Clara

16 November 2014 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-20 - 1-13	Clara	Nowlan Park
14:45	TJ Reid 0-10 (0-4 fs, 0-1 65); M. Aylward 1-1; C. Fennelly 0-3; E. Reid, H. Shefflin, J. Fitzpatrick 0-2 each.	Report	K. Hogan 0-5 (fs), C. Bolger 1-2; C. O’Shea (0-1 sl) 0-2; K. Phelan (f), N. Prendergast, A. Murphy, L. Ryan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 8,612 Referee: G Quilty

External links

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship results

References

1. "Clara pull off seismic shock". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
2. "Reid fires Ballyhale to 15th title". Hogan Stand. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
3. "Perfect 10 from TJ Reid gives Ballyhale another Kilkenny senior hurling title". The Score. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
4. "Rower rally to land intermediate title". Kilkenny People. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
5. "Grehan's lost time point keeps Fenians senior". Kilkenny People. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.