The Mayo county hurling team represents Mayo in

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and is governed by

Mayo GAA The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo coun ...

, the

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of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the

Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...

and the

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 ...

. It formerly competed in the abolished

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship The Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship, was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was the highest inter-county hurl ...

. Mayo's home ground is MacHale Park, Castlebar. The team's manager is ''vacant''. The team last won the Connacht Senior Championship in 1909, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League.

History

Although not a traditional hurling county, hurling is strong in certain parts of the county especially in the eastern region around Ballyhaunis and Tooreen. Mayo has four senior hurling clubs, each of which provides players for the Mayo senior hurling panel, which participates in the National Hurling League and the All-Ireland Nicky Rackard (Tier 3) Cup. Mayo has 10 clubs which provide players for the Mayo underage hurling development panels. Mayo has development panels at under-14, under-15, under-16 and minor age-groups, and compete in the All-Ireland 'B' competitions each year. The Mayo under-21 hurling team competes in the Connacht U-21B Hurling Championship each year alongside Leitrim, Roscommon and

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. Mayo's best performances in the

came in 2008 and 2009, when the Mayo side fell at the semi-final stage to

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and

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respectively. Mayo won the

2016 Nicky Rackard Cup The 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 12th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on Saturday 23 April 2016 and ended on Saturday 4 June 2016. R ...

, defeating

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by a scoreline of 2–16 to 1–15 at

Croke Park Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...

. Mayo lost the

2020 Nicky Rackard Cup Final The 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup Final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 22 November 2020. It was contested by Donegal and Mayo. Donegal won the competition for a third time, becoming the first team to achieve this. Mickey McCann was manager. S ...

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by a scoreline of 3–18 to 0–21.

Current panel

^INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
^RET Player has since retired from the county team.
^WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.

Current management team

Manager: ''Vacant''

Managerial history

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1997–2001 Gerry Kilbride 2001 Mattie Murphy Galway 2001–2002 Gerry Spellman ''or'' Spelman Galway 2003–2005 Frank Browne Wexford/Ballyhaunis 2005–2006 Martin Brennan Westport 2006–2011

Murt Connolly Murt Connolly is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder for the Castlegar senior team. Born in Castlegar, County Galway, Connolly first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Mary's College, Galway. At club level he i ...

Galway 2011–2012

Christy Phillips Christy may refer to: * Christy (given name) * Christy (surname) * ''Christy'' (novel), by Catherine Marshall * Christy (towel manufacturer), a UK textile firm established in 1850 * ''Christy'' (TV series) * '' Christy: Return to Cutter Gap'', ...

Limerick 2013–2014

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2015–?

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Ballyhaunis 2018–2022 ''Vacant'' 2022–

Players

Notable players

Captaincy

*Shane Boland: 2022

Records

*Mayo's most famous hurlers: **Joe Henry (Tooreen), who won Railway Cup medals with Connacht in the 1980s ** Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis), the dual player who played for the county football team in many's an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final from 2006 onwards **Shane Boland, 2022 captain, finished as top scorer in the

2022 Christy Ring Cup The 2022 Christy Ring Cup is the 18th staging of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 9 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022. London returned to the competition after a 2 year h ...

Honours

National

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

** Semi-finalists (1):

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All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland. The teams now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tie ...

Joe McDonagh Cup The Joe McDonagh Cup is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It forms the second tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and is the second highest level of inter- ...

** Runners-up (1):

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* All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship/

** Runners-up (1):

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** Semi-finalists (3):

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* All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship/ Nicky Rackard Cup ** Winners (5): 1980, 1981, 2003,

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** Runners-up (3): 1976, 1978,

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*All-Ireland Minor C Hurling Championship ** Winners (2): 2013, 2014

Provincial

** Winners (1): 1909 ** Runners-up (1): 1905 * Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship ** Winners (2): 1969, 2014 ** Runners-up (2): 1968, 2013 * Connacht Junior Hurling Championship ** Winners (3): 1936, 1967, 2004 ** Runners-up (10): 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975 *Jim Hogan Couriers Connacht U21 Hurling Championship ** Winners (2): 2015, 2016 * Connacht Minor Hurling Championship ** Winners (1): 1964 ** Runners-up (2): 1935, 1952

References

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