The 2010

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

(known as the

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the National Hurling League. 35 teams competed in the league.

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were the champions, defeating

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in the final.

Teams

Team summaries

Format

The 2010 format of the National Hurling League is a system consisting of five divisions. There are thirty-five teams competing: Divisions One and Two have eight teams in each, Division Three A contains six, Division Three B seven, and there are six teams in Division Four.

Division 1

Division 1 contains eight teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 NHL champions. The last-placed team is relegated.

Division 2

Division 2 contains eight teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division Two champions and are promoted. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 3A.

Division 3A

Division 3A contains six teams. The top two teams shall contest the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division Three champions and are promoted. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 3B.

Division 3B

Division 3B contains seven teams. The top two teams shall contest the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division 3B champions and are promoted to Division 3A. The last-placed team is relegated.

Division 4

Division 4 contains six teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division Four champions and are promoted to Division 3B.

Division 1

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

came into the season as defending champions of the 2009 season.

Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

entered Division 1 as the promoted team. On 2 May 2010,

won the title following a 2–22 to 1–17 win over

in the final. It was their first league title since

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and their 9th National League title overall.

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1.

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

won Division 2 and secured promotion to the top tier. Offaly's Shane Dooley was the Division 1 top scorer with 6-57.

Table

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Division 2

Clare and

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...

entered Division 2 as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2009 season. On 2 May 2010,

won the title following a 1–16 to 2–9 win over Clare in the final. Kildare were relegated from Division 2 after losing all but one of their group stage matches. They spent just one season in Division 2. Wexford's

Diarmuid Lyng Diarmuid Lyng (born 1981 in Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St Martin's GAA (County Wexford), St Martin's and was a member of the Wexford GAA, Wexford seni ...

was the Division 2 top scorer with 1-58.

Table

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Division 3A

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in Count ...

and

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entered Division 3A as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season. On 10 April 2010, Kerry won the title following a 2–18 to 1–15 win over

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

in the final.

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were relegated from Division 3A after losing all but one of their group stage matches. London's Martin Finn was the Division 3A top scorer with 2-27.

Table

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Division 3B

Table

Knock-out stage

Final

Division 4

Table

Knock-out stage

Final Monaghan won promotion to Division 3B for 2011 while Longford remained in Division 4 for 2011

External links

Fixtures on gaa.ieNational Hurling League 2010 at gaainfo.com

References

{{GAA 2010 National Hurling League seasons