2013 National Hurling League Explained

League:National Hurling League 2013
Dates:23 February – 5 May 2013
Teams:34
Team1:Kilkenny
Captain1:Colin Fennelly
Manager1:Brian Cody
Titles:16th
Team2:Tipperary
Captain2:Shane McGrath
Manager2:Eamon O'Shea
Oneb:Dublin
Twoa:Laois
Twob:London
Threea:Fingal
Threeb:Longford
Previous:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 National Hurling League commenced in February 2013.[1] 34 GAA county hurling teams: 32 from Ireland (including Fingal but not Cavan), London and Warwickshire, contested it.[2]

On the final day of fixtures in division 1A on 31 March, all six teams had a chance of either reaching the league semi-finals, or suffering relegation.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Kilkenny won the NHL, defeating Tipperary in the final by 2-17 to 0-20 in the final on 5 May in Nowlan Park.[8] [9] [10] Michael Fennelly scored two goals and three points in the first half as Kilkenny led by 2-07 to 0-11. In the second half Lar Corbett and JJ Delaney were sent off in the 46th minute after they wrestled each other on the ground near the Kilkenny goal.[11] [12]

On 13 May Kilkenny's Lester Ryan was named as the GAA-GPA Hurler of the League for 2013.Ryan scored 1-10 in six games from midfield including 0-3 in the semi-final win over Galway and 0-3 in the final victory against Tipperary. [13] [14] [15]

Format

The current format of the National Hurling League has been criticised by many including current managers, claiming that it's not benefitting the game in several counties.[16] [17]

Division 1A

Division 1A

Fixtures and results

Division 1 Knockout

Top scorers

Season

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Colin RyanClare0-585869.67
2Joe CanningGalway2-485469.00
3Patrick HorganCork0-454567.50
4Eoin LarkinKilkenny0-313165.16

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Eoin KellyTipperary2-814Clare
2Joe CanningGalway1-1013Tipperary
Patrick HorganCork0-1313Tipperary
4Joe CanningGalway1-912Clare
Colin RyanClare0-1212Cork
6Colin RyanClare0-1111Kilkenny
Patrick HorganCork0-1111Clare
8Séamus CallananTipperary1-710Dublin
Eoin LarkinKilkenny0-1010Galway
Joe CanningGalway0-1010Cork
Colin RyanClare0-1010Cork
Séamus CallananTipperary0-1010Waterford
13John O'DwyerTipperary1-69Galway
Colin RyanClare0-99Waterford
Eoin KellyTipperary0-99Kilkenny
Richie PowerKilkenny0-99Tipperary
Patrick HorganCork0-99Clare

Division 1B

Division 1B

Top scorers

Season
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Shane DooleyOffaly4-374959.80
2Neil McManusAntrim1-414458.80
Declan HannonLimerick3-354458.80
4Paul RyanDublin2-303657.20
5Paul MorrisWexford1-262955.80
6Marty KavanaghCarlow0-232345.75
7Shane KavanaghCarlow0-222254.40
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Shane DooleyOffaly2-915Dublin
2Shane DooleyOffaly2-612Limerick
Declan HannonLimerick2-612Carlow
Neil McManusAntrim0-1212Offaly
5Paul RyanDublin1-811Limerick
Neil McManusAntrim0-1111Limerick
7Declan HannonLimerick1-710Dublin
Paul MorrisWexford0-1010Offaly
Shane DooleyOffaly0-1010Antrim
10Neil McManusAntrim1-69Carlow
Gary MooreWexford0-99Carlow
Declan HannonLimerick0-99Antrim
Shane KavanaghCarlow0-99Limerick
Declan HannonLimerick0-99Dublin

Division 2A

Division 2A

Top scorers

Season
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Shane NolanKerry4-344659.20
2Paul DivillyKildare1-303356.60
3Jonathan O'NeillWicklow1-293256.40
Derek McNicholasWestmeath0-323256.40
5Stephen MaherLaois1-283156.20
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Shane NolanKerry2-1016Kildare
2Niall O'BrienWestmeath1-912Derry
Derek McNicholasWestmeath0-1212Laois
4Shane NolanKerry1-710Westmeath
Stephen MaherLaois1-710Kerry
6Jonathan O'NeillWicklow0-99Laois
Stephen MaherLaois0-99Kildare
8Michael KirpatrickDerry1-58Kerry
Shane NolanKerry1-58Wicklow
Paul DivillyKildare1-58Laois
Paddy HenryDerry0-88Kildare
Derek McNicholasWestmeath0-88Kildare
Paul DivillyKildare0-88Westmeath

Division 2B

Division 2B

Top scorers

Season
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paul BraniffDown2-394559.00
2Kenny FeeneyMayo1-404358.60
3Stephen ClynchMeath1-343749.25
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Stephen ClynchMeath1-1215Down
2Paul BraniffDown1-1013Meath
Paul BraniffDown1-1013Roscommon
Kenny FeeneyMayo0-1313Roscommon
5Seán ReganMayo2-612Armagh
Gerard HennellyLondon0-1212Down
7Declan CoulterArmagh1-811Roscommon
Gerard HennellyLondon0-1111Armagh

Division 3A

Division 3A

Results

Division 3B

Division 3B

Top scorers

Season
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eoin DonnellanLongford1-2932310.66
Clement CunniffeLeitrim1-2932310.66
3Connor RobbinsWarwickshire0-3030310.00
4Gary WaldronSligo2-121836.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Clement CunniffeLeitrim1-1316Warwickshire
1Eoin DonnellanLongford1-1114Warwickshire
2Eoin DonnellanLongford0-1313Leitrim
3Connor RobbinsWarwickshire0-1111Sligo
4Alan O'NeillWarwickshire3-110Leitrim
Clement CunniffeLeitrim0-1010Longford
Connor RobbinsWarwickshire0-1010Longford

Broadcasting rights

Setanta Sports and TG4 will provide live coverage of matches in Ireland with RTÉ providing highlights on Sunday nights.Setanta Sports broadcast live matches in Australia. Setanta Sports also provided coverage of matches from the National Hurling League to viewers in Asia.

References

  1. Web site: Preview: Allianz Hurling League Division 1. 21 February 2013. RTÉ Sport. 21 February 2013 .
  2. News: The Irish Times . . 2012-04-23 . 2012-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420224357/http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/tables/tables-2012-gaa-nhl.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Everything still to play for National Hurling League. 31 March 2013. Irish Independent. 11 April 2013 .
  4. Web site: September rivals line up league showdown. 1 April 2013. Irish Independent. 11 April 2013 .
  5. Web site: Kilkenny 0-20 Cork 2-12. 31 March 2013. RTÉ Sport. 11 April 2013 .
  6. Web site: Tipperary 3-19 Clare 1-14. 31 March 2013. RTÉ Sport. 11 April 2013 .
  7. Web site: Waterford 0-12 Galway 0-15. 31 March 2013. RTÉ Sport. 11 April 2013 .
  8. Web site: Kilkenny made to work for 16th league title. 5 May 2013.
  9. Web site: As it happened: Kilkenny v Tipperary – Allianz Division 1 hurling league final . 5 May 2013 . The Score . 13 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130507124250/http://www.thescore.ie/kilkenny-tipperary-live-division-1-896998-May2013/ . 7 May 2013 .
  10. Web site: Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-20. 5 May 2013. Munster GAA. 13 May 2013 .
  11. Web site: Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-20. 5 May 2013. RTÉ Sport. 13 May 2013 .
  12. Web site: HL1 final: Fennelly double downs Tipp. 5 May 2013. Hogan Stand. 13 May 2013 .
  13. Web site: O'Neill and Ryan win League awards. 13 May 2013. Irish Examiner. 14 May 2013 .
  14. Web site: Ryan relished 'home' final. 14 May 2013. Kilkenny People. 14 May 2013. 4 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130704054418/http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/sport/gaelic-games/ryan-relished-home-final-1-5083002. dead.
  15. Web site: Awards for O'Neill and Ryan. 13 May 2013. Hogan Stand. 14 May 2013 .
  16. Web site: O'Grady joins calls for hurling league reform. 4 April 2013. Irish Independent. 11 April 2013 .
  17. Web site: Duffy bites back at managers' criticism of hurling league format. 3 April 2013. Irish Independent. 11 April 2013 .

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