The final round of the A.M Sports Senior Hurling League takes place this Thursday evening (31st) with a number of key games taking place
Castleblayney(14pts) Inniskeen(13pts) and Truagh(12pts) are assured of a place in the Division 1 Semi-Finals with Thursdays games involving all three deciding their order of finish – with all three still in the mix to claim first place. Monaghan Harps (10pts) and Cootehill (9pts) are in the hunt for the 4th spot with one of the two dropping to the Division 2 section after their respective matches.
Carrickmacross, Clontibret & Knockbridge are the three other teams that will make up the Semi-Finals on August 6th.
Fixtures for Round 9, July 31st
Truagh v Castleblayney
Clontibret v Inniskeen
Monaghan Harps v Knockbridge
Carrickmacross v Cootehill
Latton v East Cavan Gaels
Following Thursdays results the line-up for the Semi-Finals will be:
Division 1
1v4, 2v3
Division 2
5v8, 6v7
A restructure to this years Senior Hurling Championship sees the first placed team following Round 9 of the league receiving a bye to the SHC Semi-Finals.
Senior Hurling League
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castleblayney Hurling | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 101 | 14 |
| 2 | Inniskeen | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 163 | 13 |
| 3 | Truagh | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 120 | 12 |
| 4 | Monaghan Harps Hurling Club | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 147 | 10 |
| 5 | Cootehill Celtic GAA | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 188 | 161 | 9 |
| 6 | Carrickmacross Hurling | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 134 | 7 |
| 7 | Knockbridge | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 138 | 6 |
| 8 | East Cavan Gaels | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 127 | 4 |
| 9 | Clontibret O’Neills | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 124 | 223 | 4 |
| 10 | Latton O’Rahilly GAA Club | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 116 | 206 | 1 |
