2026 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Group stage (15 matches) Each team play each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster SHC final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team is relegated to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup. Final (1 match) The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. == Team Changes ==

To Championship Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup • Kildare From Championship Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup • Antrim == Teams ==

General Information Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: Personnel and kits == Group Stage ==

Table Fixtures Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 == Leinster Final ==

Top Scorers ; Overall In a single game Scoring Events • Widest winning margin: 17 points • Kilkenny 5–21 — 1–16 Wexford (Round 2) • Most goals in a match: 6 • Offaly 4–22 — 2–28 Dublin (Round 1) • Kilkenny 5–21 — 1–16 Wexford (Round 2) • Most points in a match: 50 • Offaly 4–22 — 2–28 Dublin (Round 1) • Most goals by one team in a match: 5 • Kilkenny 5–21 — 1–16 Wexford (Round 2) • Most points by one team in a match: 28 • Offaly 4–22 — 2–28 Dublin (Round 1) • Highest aggregate score: 68 points • Offaly 4–22 — 2–28 Dublin (Round 1) • Lowest aggregate score: 42 points • Kildare 1–14 — 1–22 Wexford (Round 1) == See also ==