Bathshack Senior Hurling Championship Draw 2019

Bathshack Senior Hurling Championship Draw

The Bathshack senior hurling championship will take the same format as last year with a preliminary round deciding who makes up the two groups of three. Last year Ballycastle lost out to a St John’s side who went to qualify for the semi-final, eventually losing after a replay to overall winners Ruairi Og.

This time McQuillan’s take on Rossa to see who will join the 2018 champions and the 2017 champions Dunloy in the round robin stage.

Like 2018, Cushendall and Dunloy have been drawn together in one group with the winner of the preliminary match joining them while last years beaten finalists Loughgiel will be joined by St John’s and the 2018 Intermediate champions, St Galls.

Ruairi Og coach Ciaran Kearney is expecting another tight championship later in the summer: “We’re looking forward to the break over the next few weeks and I’m sure once the league starts getting into the swing of things we’ll look a little ahead to the championship.

“I’m sure last years semi-finalists may be expecting to be back at that stage again, however Ballycastle, St Galls and Rossa are all capable of putting in some big performances and making an impact again on the senior championship.”

The semi-final pairings will be an open draw at the end of the round robin.

Preliminary Round:

O’Donovan Rossa vs McQuillan’s Ballycastle (home and away)

Group 1

Cuchullains, Dunloy A

Ruairi Og, Cushendall B

Prelim Winner C

A v B

C v A

B v C

Group 2

Shamrocks, Loughgiel D

St Johns E

St Galls F

D v E

F v D

E v F