New Championship Format for 2012

The new format for the Galway Senior and Intermediate club championships as recommended by the Galway Hurling Review Committee was passed at last nights hurling board convention in Athenry, and thus the 2 premier championships in Galway will have a new look in 2012.
 

The format for the Senior championship is as follows:

Initial Rounds 
Qualf. Rd.1: 20 Senior teams (10 X 10) - Open Draw = 10 winners

Qualf. Rd.2: 10 teams who lost in Rd.1 (5 X 5) - Open Draw

 = 5 winners & 5 teams who lost first 2 games!

15 Senior teams qualifying from Rd.1 and Rd.2

 PLUS

Current Intermediate Champions to make up 16 teams for Championship
Group Stages.

Championship Group Stage

•4 groups of four teams. ( 4 X 4 ) - no seeding.
•Each team plays 3 group games (Rd.3, Rd.4 & Rd.5)
•Top 2 teams qualify for SHC Quarter Final (Rd.6)
•Bottom 2 teams qualify for SH Shield Quarter Final (Rd.6)
•Semi-Finals of SHC and SH Shield (Rd.7)
• Final of SHC and SH Shield (Rd.8)

Senior Hurling Relegation

•5 teams losing Rd.2 go into Relegation Play off on a "Round Robin" basis
i.e. 1 group of 5 teams.

•Each team plays 4 group games (Rd.3, Rd4, Rd5 & Rd6)
• The Team that finishes at the bottom is relegated to Intermediate.