2022 National Hurling League


The 2022 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Hurling League, was the 91st season of the National Hurling League, an annual hurling competition held in Ireland for county teams. Three English county teams also featured.
and entered the season as holders, having shared the 2021 NHL title.
On 2 April, Waterford won the National Hurling League for the fourth time after a 4-20 to 1-23 win against Cork in the final.

Format

League structure
Thirty-five teams are due to compete in the 2022 NHL –
All thirty-two county teams from Ireland take part. London, Lancashire and Warwickshire complete the lineup.
Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.
Tie-breaker
  • If only two teams are level on league points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, score difference is used to rank the teams.
  • If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Finals, promotions and relegations
Division 1
  • The winner of group 1A will play the runners up of group 1B in the first semi final, and the winner of group 1B will play the runners up of group 1A in the other semi final.
The winners of the semi-finals will play each other in the NHL final.
  • The bottom team in each group meet in a relegation play-off, with the losers being relegated to Division 2A
Division 2A
  • The top two teams meet in Division 2A final, with the winners being promoted to Division 1
  • The bottom team is relegated to Division 2B
Division 2B
  • The top two teams meet in Division 2B final, with the winners being promoted to Division 2A
  • The bottom two teams meet in a relegation play-off, with the losers being relegated to Division 3A
Division 3A
  • The top two teams meet in Division 3A final, with the winners being promoted to Division 2B
  • The bottom team is relegated to Division 3B
Division 3B
  • The top two teams meet in Division 3B final, with the winners being promoted to Division 3A

Division 1

Division 1 Format

The top twelve teams compete in Division 1 in two six-team groups of approximately equal strength. This group structure was introduced in 2020; the groups were redrawn for 2022 and 2023.
Each team play all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top two teams in each group qualify for the NHL semi finals. The bottom teams in each group meet in a relegation playoff with the losing team relegated to Division 2A.

Division 1 relegation play-off

The bottom teams in the two Division 1 groups meet in a play-off with the losers being relegated to Division 2A.

Division 1 scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Stephen BennettWaterford8-5175515.00
2Donal BurkeDublin1-5356511.20
3Jason FordeTipperary1-4750510.00
4Rory O'ConnorWexford3-3746510.25
5Eoghan CahillOffaly3-364559.00
6Patrick HorganCork1-414458.80
7Neil McManusAntrim4-2941410.25
7Tony KellyClare3-3241313.66
9Conor CooneyGalway0-373749.25
10Shane KingstonCork4-243666.00

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Stephen BennettWaterford1-1619Tipperary
2Tony KellyClare2-1218Offaly
3Stephen BennettWaterford3-0817Laois
3Stephen BennettWaterford2-1117Cork
5Stephen BennettWaterford2-1016Dublin
5Patrick HorganCork1-1316Galway
7Rory O'ConnorWexford1-1215Cork
8Shane KingstonCork2-0814Offaly
8Rory O'ConnorWexford1-1114Offaly
8Donal BurkeDublin0-1414Laois

Division 2A

Division 2A scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jack ReganMeath1-4952510.40
2Killian DoyleWestmeath2-344075.71
3Jack GillenWestmeath3-303975.57
4Shane ConwayKerry1-414467.33
5Paul SheehanDown0-373766.16
6Kevin McDonaldCarlow1-252855.60
7Pádraig BoyleKerry0-232363.83
8Jack SheridanKildare2-162245.50
9Martin KavanaghCarlow0-212137.00
10Gerry KeeganKildare1-161944.75
10Conor WoodsDown1-161963.16

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Martin KavanaghCarlow0-1515Meath
2Killian DoyleWestmeath1-1114Down
3Jack GillenWestmeath2-0612Kerry
3Jack SheridanKildare2-0612Down
3Jack ReganMeath1-0912Westmeath
3Jack ReganMeath0-1212Kildare
3Jack ReganMeath0-1212Down
8Shane ConwayKerry0-1010Carlow
8Paul SheehanDown0-1010Kildare
8Kevin McDonaldCarlow0-1010Kildare
8Paul SheehanDown0-1010Westmeath

Division 2B

Division 2B scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Davin FlynnDonegal1-454868.00
2Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo4-354776.71
3Cormac O'DohertyDerry0-404058.00
4Seánie GermaineWicklow2-303657.20
5Andrew KilcullenSligo2-293575.00
6Seán KennyMayo1-182163.50
7Richie RyanDonegal2-1420210.00
8Odhran McKeeverDerry3-101944.75
8John DoyleWicklow0-191963.16
10Shane BolandMayo0-171753.40

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo1-1215Derry
2Richie RyanDonegal2-0814London
3Seánie GermaineWicklow1-1013Mayo
3Andrew KilcullenSligo1-1013Wicklow
5Davin FlynnDonegal1-0912Mayo
6Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo0-1010London
6Davin FlynnDonegal0-1010Wicklow
8Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo1-069Donegal
8Andrew KilcullenSligo1-069Donegal
8Cormac O'DohertyDerry0-099Sligo
8John DoyleWicklow0-099Sligo

Division 3A

Division 3A scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Cathal DolanRoscommon1-3841410.25
2Damian CaseyTyrone1-3740410.00
3Dean GaffneyArmagh2-222847.00
4Fionntan DonnellyArmagh0-222245.50
5Darren GeogheganLouth0-181836.00

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Fionntan DonnellyArmagh0-1515Roscommon
2Damian CaseyTyrone0-1313Armagh
3Damian CaseyTyrone0-1212Roscommon
4John CollinsWarwickshire2-0511Louth
4Dean GaffneyArmagh1-0811Monaghan
4Cathal DolanRoscommon1-0811Warwickshire
4Cathal DolanRoscommon0-1111Armagh
8Dean GaffneyArmagh0-1010Louth
8Cathal DolanRoscommon0-1010Tyrone
8Damian CaseyTyrone0-1010Warwickshire

Division 3B

Division 3B scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Joe O'BrienLongford1-353857.60
2Paddy LynamLongford0-282864.66
3Joe MurrayLeitrim2-212755.40
4Seán CorriganFermanagh1-232655.20
5James SmithCavan0-242446.00
6Gavin O'HaganLeitrim0-232354.60
7Emmet CorriganLongford3-101963.16
8Danny ConnollyLancashire0-181836.00
9Daniel TeagueFermanagh1-141744.25
10Luca McCuskerFermanagh2-101653.20

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Joe MurrayLeitrim1-1114Fermanagh
2James SmithCavan0-1212Fermanagh
2Danny ConnollyLancashire0-1212Cavan
4Gavin O'HaganLeitrim0-1111Lancashire
4Joe O'BrienLongford0-1111Lancashire
6Joe O'BrienLongford1-069Fermanagh
7Paddy LynamLongford0-088Leitrim
8James McNabolaLeitrim2-017Lancashire
8Joe MurrayLeitrim1-047Longford
8Seán CorriagnFermanagh1-047Leitrim
8Joe O'BrienLongford0-077Leitrim
8Seán CorriagnFermanagh0-077Longford