Senior and Intermediate Hurling Championship Draws Live On Galway Bay FM

The
draws for the senior and intermediate hurling championship will be held this
evening (Monday 10^th February) in the Salthill hotel.

24 senior teams and 15 intermediate will learn their opponents
for the season ahead.

The draws will be broadcast live on Galway Bay FM at 8pm
on ‘Over The Line.’

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Senior
A (12 teams – 2 groups of 6)

St.
Thomas, Liam Mellows, Turloughmore, Tommie Larkins, Portumna, Loughrea, Sarsfields,
Cappataggle, Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry, Castlegar, Oranmore/Maree, Clarinbridge.

• 2 groups x 6 teams. 2019 semi-finalists
  seeded (St. Thomas, Liam Mellows, Turloughmore, Cappataggle) – two drawn in
  each group, open draw afterwards.
• Top two teams qualify for quarter-finals in
  senior championship.
• Teams 3 and 4 in each group qualify for
  preliminary quarter-final places.
• Teams 5 and 6 in each group cross play with
  two losers relegated to Senior B in 2021.

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Senior
B (12 teams – 2 groups of 6)

Gort,
Kilnadeema-Leitrim, Craughwell, Athenry, Padraig Pearses, Beagh,
Ahascragh-Fohenagh, Killimordaly, Mullagh, Ardrahan, Ballinderreen, Kinvara

• 2 groups x 6 teams.  2 relegated teams from 2019 championship
  (Gort, Kilnadeema/Leitrim) drawn 1 in each group.  Remaining 10 teams – open draw.
• Top team in each group promoted to Senior A
  for 2021, and qualify for preliminary quarter-finals.
• Teams 2 and 3 cross play with winners
  qualifying for preliminary quarter-finals.
• Team 6 in each group play each other with loser
  relegated to intermediate in 2021.

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Intermediate
(15 teams - 3 groups of 5)

Moycullen,
Kilconieron, Turloughmore, Abbeyknockmoy, Carnmore, Kilbeacanty, Sylane,
Meelick- Eyrecourt, Rahoon-Newcastle, Killimor, Annaghdown, An Spidéal,
Kiltormer, Castlegar, Athenry.

• 3 groups of 5 teams – seeded draw – Relegated
  Senior Team (Abbeyknockmoy), 2019 intermediate runners-up (Kilconieron), 2019
  semi-finalists (Moycullen, Turloughmore) (1 group will have two seeded teams)
• Remaining 11 teams drawn across the three
  groups.
• Top 4 teams in each group qualify to knock
  out stages.
• Top team in each group and 1 2^nd
  placed side advance to quarter-finals.
• Remaining eight teams in preliminary
  quarter-finals.
• Bottom team in each group play-off round-robin
  format with loser relegated to Junior A in 2021.