2023 Down Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 28 June 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 6 August to October 2023.[3]

2023 Down Senior Hurling Championship
Dates6 August - October 2023
Teams6
SponsorMorgan Fuels
ChampionsBorder Portaferry (23rd title)
Matt Conlan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Ballycran
Stephen Keith (captain)
Liam Savage (captain)
Michael Ennis (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored53 (2.94 per match)
Points scored586 (32.56 per match)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

Portaferry entered the championship as the defending champions.[4]

The final was played on 22 October 2023 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballycran, in what was their sixth consecutive meeting in the final. Portaferry won the match by 0–20 to 0–16 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a second title in succession.[5]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group stage

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Group stage table

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  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Ballycran 5 5 0 0 141 77 64 10
Portaferry 5 4 0 1 132 70 62 8
Ballygalget 5 3 0 2 111 98 13 6
Liatroim Fontenoys 5 2 0 3 106 93 13 4
Bredagh 5 1 0 4 70 143 -73 2
Newry Shamrocks 5 0 0 5 61 140 -79 0

Group stage results

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6 August 2023 Round 1 Ballygalget 1-11 - 1-24 Ballycran Mitchell Park
13 August 2023 Round 2 Ballycran 3-13 - 1-16 Portaferry McKenna Park
14 August 2023 Round 2 Bredagh 0-18 - 0-21 Ballygalget Cherryvale Playing Fields
20 August 2023 Round 3 Ballycran 6-19 - 0-13 Bredagh McKenna Park
10 September 2023 Round 4 Ballygalget 0-16 - 0-22 Portaferry Mitchell Park
23 September 2023 Round 5 Ballygalget 2-17 - 2-11 Liatroim Fontenoys Kilclief Grounds
24 September 2023 Round 5 Newry Shamrocks 1-09 - 1-22 Ballycran Ballela Grounds
24 September 2023 Round 5 Portaferry 4-26 - 1-07 Bredagh Carryduff Grounds

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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8 October 2023 Semi-final Portaferry 2-18 - 2-09 Ballygalget St Patrick's Park
Report

Final

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22 October 2023 Final Portaferry 0-20 - 0-16 Ballycran Páirc Esler
E Sands (0-04, 1 free), T McGrattan (0-04), D Sands (0-04), M Conlan (0-02), P Conlan (0-02, frees), F Turpin (0-02), T Murray and B Trainor (0-01 each) Report P Sheehan (0-04, 2 free, 1 ’65), S Martin (0-04), C Woods (0-3, 1 free), P Savage (0-02); M Hughes, S Nicholsan, C Egan (0-01 each) Referee: P Owens (Liatroim)

References

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  1. ^ "Championship Draws 2023: JHC, IHC and SHC". Down GAA website. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Down Club Championship draws 2023: Holders Kilcoo pitted against Carryduff". Belfast Live. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ Madden, Jack (4 August 2023). "Ballycran quietly confident as Down SHC gets underway". The Irish News. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Down SHC Final: Portaferry claim win". GAA website. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ Ingram, Elaine (22 October 2023). "Portaferry reclaim Down hurling crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Laitroim Win Intermediate Hurling Championship". Down GAA website. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.