Galway SHC: St Thomas' winning streak brought to shuddering halt

St Thomas’, bidding for a fifth Galway SHC title this year, saw a 22-match unbeaten run come to an end when Turloughmore turned on the style in a group match to oust them by 2-23 to 0-14

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Turloughmore hold the record for most Galway SHC titles in a row, stringing six together in the 1960s to surpass the five successive crowns of Castlegar in the 1930s.

And while hurling dynasties such as Kiltormer, Sarsfields, Athenry, and Portumna have emerged in recent decades and achieved regular All-Ireland glory, none had threatened Turloughmore’s record until St Thomas’ came on the scene in the past decade.