National Hurling League 2008

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National Hurling League 2008

Division 1
Champions	Tipperary (19th win)
Winning captain	Eoin Kelly
Winning manager	Liam Sheedy
Player of the year	Incumbent
Relegated to Div 2	Antrim Laois Offaly Wexford
Division 2
Champions	Westmeath
Division 3
Champions	Louth
Division 4
Champions	Monaghan

The 2008 National Hurling League is the current edition of the National Hurling League, contested by 34 GAA county hurling teams, 33 from Ireland (includes South Down), and London from England.

Contents 1 Format 1.1 Division One 1.2 Division Two 1.3 Division Three 1.4 Division Four 2 2009 structure 3 Group stages 3.1 Division One A 3.1.1 Round One 3.1.2 Round Two 3.1.3 Round Three 3.2 Division One B 3.2.1 Round One 3.2.2 Round Two 3.3 Division Two A 3.3.1 Round One 3.3.2 Round Two 3.4 Division Two B 3.4.1 Round One 3.4.2 Round Two 3.5 Division Three 3.5.1 Round One 3.5.2 Round Two 3.6 Division Four 3.6.1 Round One 3.6.2 Round Two 4 Final stage 4.1 Division One 4.2 Division Two 4.3 Division Three 4.4 Division Four 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Format

The 2008 format of the National Hurling League is a new system consisting of four divisions. There are thirty-four teams competing: Divisions One and Two have twelve teams in each, and there are five teams in Divisions Three and Four.

[edit] Division One

Division One is made up of two groups of six teams. Each teams plays all the others in their group once. The two group winners receive a semi-final spot; second and third in each group play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the final are the 2008 NHL champions.

[edit] Division Two

Division Two is made up of two groups of six teams. Each teams plays all the others in their group once. The top two in each group enter the semi-finals.

[edit] Division Three

Five teams play in Division Three. Each teams plays all the others once. The top two teams contest the Division Three final.

[edit] Division Four

Five teams play in Division Four. Each teams plays all the others once. The top two teams contest the Division Four final.

Promotion and relegation for 2008

	Promoted	Relegated
Division 1	-	4
Division 2	0	8
Division 3	0	1
Division 4	0	-

[edit] 2009 structure

• Division One (8 teams) to consist of the top four teams in each of 1A and 1B in 2008.
• Division Two (8 teams) to consist of the fifth- and sixth-placed in each of 1A and 1B, and the top two teams in each of 2A and 2B, in 2008.
• Division Three (12 teams) to consist of the 3rd-6th teams in each of 2A and 2B, and the top four in Division 3, in 2008.
• Division Four (6 teams) to consist of fifth-placed team in Division 3, and all teams in Division 4, in 2008.

[edit] Group stages

[edit] Division One A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts diff	Pts
Kilkenny	1	1	0	0	+8	2
Antrim	2	1	0	1	0	2
Dublin	2	1	0	1	-1	2
Wexford	2	1	0	1	-6	2
Cork	0	0	0	0	0	0
Waterford	1	0	0	1	-1	0

[edit] Round One

February 10, 2008 First Round	Waterford	3-08 – 2-12	Wexford	Walsh Park Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 10, 2008 First Round[1]	Dublin	0-22 – 0-15	Antrim	Parnell Park Attendance: Referee:J McGrath (Westmeath)
	S Mullen 0-12 (0-8f, 0-2 '65'), D O'Callaghan 0-3, D Qualter, R O'Carroll 0-2 each, J Boland, K Flynn, P O'Driscoll 0-1 each.		L Watson 0-9 (0-5f, 0-2 '65'), N McManus 0-3, E McCloskey, P McGill, S McCrory 0-1 each.

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Cancelled First Round	Cork	scr. – w/o	Kilkenny

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[edit] Round Two

February 17, 2008 Second Round	Antrim	3-11 – 1-10	Wexford	Dunloy Attendance:? Referee: ?

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Cancelled Second Round	Cork	scr. – w/o	Waterford

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February 17, 2008 First Round	Kilkenny	1-21 – 2-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] Round Three

March 9, 2008 Third Round	Dublin	0-00 – 0-00	Cork	Parnell Park Attendance:? Referee: ?

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[edit] Division One B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts diff	Pts
Tipperary	2	2	0	0	28	4
Galway	2	1	1	0	4	3
Clare	2	1	0	1	+6	2
Limerick	2	1	0	1	+4	2
Offaly	2	0	1	1	-17	1
Laois	2	0	0	2	-25	0

[edit] Round One

February 10, 2008 First Round	Limerick	3-23 – 2-11	Laois	Páirc na nGael Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Galway	2-24 – 3-17	Clare	Pearse Stadium Attendance: Referee:S Roche (Tipperary)
	G Faragher (1-11), 1-7 f,s 0-1 pen, A Callanan (1-2), I Tannian (0-5), N Healy (0-3), A Cullinane (0-2), K Hynes (0-1).		M Flaherty (3-8), 2-8 f’s, D O’Rourke (0-3), N Gilligan (0-3), J Clancy (0-2), F Lynch (0-1).

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Tipperary	2-25 – 2-08	Offaly	Semple Stadium Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] Round Two

February 17, 2008 Second Round	Offaly	3-09 – 0-18	Galway	Tullamore Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Clare	1-25 – 1-15	Laois	Scariff Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Tipperary	2-20 – 2-09	Limerick	Thurles Attendance:? Referee: ?

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[edit] Division Two A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts diff	Pts
Westmeath	2	2	0	0	+15	4
Kildare	2	2	0	0	+8	4
Kerry	2	1	0	1	+2	2
Wicklow	2	1	0	1	-3	2
Mayo	2	0	0	2	-3	0
Roscommon	2	0	0	2	-19	0

[edit] Round One

February 10, 2008 First Round	Kerry	1-11 – 0-17	Westmeath	Tralee Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Roscommon	0-11 – 2-12	Kildare	Athleague Attendance: Referee:

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Wicklow	1-16 – 0-17	Mayo	Arklow Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] Round Two

February 16, 2008 Second Round	Kildare	1-15 – 1-14	Mayo	Newbridge Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 16, 2008 Second Round	Westmeath	3-19 – 1-13	Roscommon	Cusack Park, Mullingar Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Kerry	4-07 – 1-11	Wicklow	Tralee Attendance:? Referee: ?

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[edit] Division Two B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts diff	Pts
Carlow	2	1	1	0	+5	3
Down	2	1	1	0	+5	3
Meath	2	1	0	1	+15	2
Armagh	2	1	0	1	-4	2
Derry	2	1	0	1	-9	2
London	2	0	0	2	-20	0

[edit] Round One

February 10, 2008 First Round	Down	1-11 – 0-14	Carlow	Ballycran Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Meath	1-25 – 0-08	Derry	Páirc Tailteann Attendance: Referee:

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Armagh	1-14 – 0-08	London	Keady Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] Round Two

February 17, 2008 Second Round	Derry	3-11 – 0-09	London	Ballinascreen Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Carlow	2-15 – 1-13	Meath	Dr Cullen Park Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Down	2-22 – 1-12	Armagh	Ballycran Attendance:? Referee: ?

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[edit] Division Three

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts diff	Pts
Longford	1	1	0	0	+22	2
Louth	1	1	0	0	+8	2
Donegal	2	1	0	1	-1	2
Tyrone	2	1	0	1	-3	2
Sligo	2	0	0	2	-26	0

[edit] Round One

February 10, 2008 First Round	Tyrone	1-10 – 1-17	Donegal	Omagh Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Longford	4-19 – 2-03	Sligo	Pearse Park Attendance: Referee:

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Louth BYE

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[edit] Round Two

February 16, 2008 Second Round	Tyrone	1-20 – 3-10	Sligo	Markievics Park Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Donegal	1-10 – 3-08	Louth	O' Donnell Park Attendance:? Referee: ?

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Longford - bye

[edit] Division Four

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts diff	Pts
Fermanagh	2	2	0	0	+10	4
Cavan	2	2	0	0	+1	2
Monaghan	2	1	0	1	-1	2
Leitrim	1	0	0	1	-6	0
South Down	1	0	0	1	-4	0

[edit] Round One

February 10, 2008 First Round	Fermanagh	2-10 – 2-05	Monaghan	Tempo Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 10, 2008 First Round	Leitrim	0-08 – 2-08	Cavan	Ballinamore Attendance: Referee:

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South Down BYE

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[edit] Round Two

February 17, 2008 Second Round	Cavan	1-09 – 1-14	Fermanagh	Ballyconnell Attendance:? Referee: ?

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February 17, 2008 Second Round	Monaghan	2-10 – 3-03	South Down	Clones Attendance:? Referee: ?

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Leitrim - Bye

[edit] Final stage

[edit] Division One

April 6 Quarter-Final	Waterford	0-14 ‒ 1-16	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: Referee:

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April 6 Quarter-Final	Limerick	0-8 ‒ 0-13	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: Referee:

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April 13 Semi-Final	Kilkenny	1-10 ‒ 1-15	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Attendance: Referee:

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April 13 Semi-Final	Galway	2-22 ‒ 0-24	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: Referee:

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April 20 Final	Tipperary	3-18 ‒ 3-16	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: Referee:

Tipperary are the 2008 NHL champions.

[edit] Division Two

April 13 Semi-Final	Westmeath	2-24 ‒ 1-15	Down	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Attendance: Referee:

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April 13 Semi-Final	Carlow	1-16 ‒ 3-4	Kerry	Kilmallock Attendance: Referee:

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April 20 Final	Westmeath	2-10 ‒ 0-12	Carlow	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: Referee:

Westmeath are the 2008 Division Two champions.

[edit] Division Three

April 13 Final	Donegal	0-11 ‒ 1-16	Louth	Rooskey Attendance: Referee:

Louth are the 2008 Division Three champions.

[edit] Division Four

April 13 Final	South Down	5-14 ‒ 1-27 (a.e.t.)	Monaghan	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Attendance: Referee:

Monaghan are the 2008 Division Three champions.

[edit] References

1. ^ HILL 16

[edit] External links

• 2008 Fixtures

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Succeeded by National Hurling League 2009

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