| Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Trophy: | Bob O'Keeffe Cup |
| Date: | 16 April – 4 June 2022 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Defending Champions: | Kilkenny |
| Winners: | Kilkenny |
| Ordinal: | 74th |
| Manager: | Brian Cody |
| Captain: | Richie Reid |
| Qualify For: | All-Ireland SHC |
| Runnersup: | Galway |
| Runnerupmanager: | Henry Shefflin |
| Runnerupcaptain: | Daithí Burke |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Website: | Leinster GAA |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2022 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[1] Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Dublin in the 2021 final.[2] [3]
Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup
Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup
The Leinster championship was contested by five counties from the Irish province of Leinster, as well as one county from the province of Connacht, where the sport is only capable of supporting one county team at this level.
| Team | Stadium | Location | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croke Park | Jones' Road | |||
| Dublin | Parnell Park | Donnycarney | ||
| Galway | Pearse Stadium | Salthill | ||
| Kilkenny | UPMC Nowlan Park | O'Loughlin Road | ||
| Laois | O'Moore Park | Portlaoise | ||
| Westmeath | Cusack Park | Friars Mill Road | ||
| Wexford | Innovate Wexford Park | Clonard Road |
| Team | Colours | Manager | Captain | Vice-captain | Sponsor | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||||||
| Dublin | Mattie Kenny | Danny Sutcliffe | AIG | 1938 | 2013 | 2011 | |||
| Galway | Shane O'Neill | Pádraic Mannion | Conor Whelan | Supermacs | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
| Kilkenny | Brian Cody | Adrian Mullen | Joey Holden | Glanbia | 2015 | 2021 | 2018 | ||
| Laois | Eddie Brennan | Enda Rowland | Willie Dunphy | MW Hire Group | 1915 | 1949 | |||
| Westmeath | Shane O'Brien | ||||||||
| Wexford | Gain | 1996 | 2019 | 1972-73 | |||||
| Team | Qualification Notes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-143 | 5-95 | +54 | 9 | Advance to Leinster SHC Final | |
| 2 | Kilkenny | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14-117 | 4-96 | +51 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Wexford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-106 | 4-98 | +20 | 6 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals | |
| 4 | Dublin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-109 | 6-106 | -12 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Westmeath | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-91 | 9-125 | -31 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Laois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-80 | 16-136 | -92 | 0 | Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup |
See main article: 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final.
Kilkenny advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SHC Semi-Finals, while Galway advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SHC Quarter-Finals.