2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 26 August 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (6th win) |
| Captain | Darren Dineen |
| Manager | Johnny Keane |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | David Carroll |
| Manager | Maurice Power |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 7 |
| Total Goals | 20 (2.8 per game) |
| Total Points | 197 (28.1 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Eddie O'Donoghue (0-23) |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 26 August 2006.
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 26 August 2006 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years.[3] Cork won the match by 3-15 to 1-18 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title since 2004.[4][5]
Kilkenny's Eddie O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 0-23.
Team summaries
[edit]| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | |||
| Cork | Red and white | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 2002 | 1998 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1973 | 2004 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1998 | 1998 | |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2000 | 2002 | |
| Waterford | White and blue | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 2005 | 2005 | |
Results
[edit]Leinster final
[edit]| 12 July 2006 Final | Wexford | 0-08 - 2-20 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park |
| M Cleere 0-4, J Berry 0-3, O Pitt 0-1. | E Walsh 1-2, A Healy 1-1, E Donoghue and M Murphy 0-5 each, A Murphy, G Nolan, A McCarthy 0-2 each, P Hogan 0-1. |
Munster quarter-final
[edit]| 14 May 2006 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 4-13 - 2-08 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
| A Fitzgerald 2-2, S Sweeney 0-4, S Stapleton 1-0, J Dixon 1-0, R O'Brien 0-3, E O Riain 0-2; C O'Brien 0-1; N Hogan 0-1. | J Moran 2-4, J Deere 0-1, M Clancy 0-1; J Quane 0-1, M Bodie 0-1. | Referee: A Heagney (Clare) |
Munster semi-finals
[edit]| 28 May 2006 Semi-final | Cork | 0-24 - 1-10 | Clare | Semple Stadium |
| D Dinneen 0-9, R O'Dwyer 0-5, R Doherty 0-4, M O'Sullivan 0-3, J Russell 0-2; S Hayes 0-1. | B Gaffney 1-5, C McKeogh 0-2, J Cusack 0-2, C Lafferty 0-1. | Referee: D Richardson (Limerick) |
| 4 June 2006 Semi-final | Tipperary | 1-13 - 0-15 | Waterford | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| R O'Brien 1-5, B Hogan 0-4; W Keogh 0-1, S Sweeney 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, S Stapleton 0-1. | J Wall 0-9, E Bennett 0-2, N Dunphy 0-2, D Howard 0-1; S Barron 0-1. | Referee: J Sexton (Cork) |
Munster final
[edit]| 16 July 2006 Final | Cork | 2-18 - 2-13 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| R Conway (1-2), R O'Dwyer (1-2, 1f), D Dineen (0-4, 1 free, 1 65), J Russell (0-4), K Hartnett (0-2), M O'Sullivan (0-2), M O'Callaghan (0-1), R Doherty (0-1). | Report | R O'Brien (1-3, 1-1f), J Dixon (1-1), S Sweeney (0-4), A Fitzgerald (0-2), E Ryan (0-2), W Keogh (0-1). | Referee: G Hoey (Clare) |
All-Ireland semi-final
[edit]| 5 August 2006 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 2-15 - 0-07 | Galway | Semple Stadium |
| E O'Donoghue 0-8 (8f), A Healy 1-1, C O'Loughlin 1-0, A Murphy 0-3, G Nolan, E Walsh, D O'Gorman 0-1 each. | Report | M Broderick 0-4 (4f), K Hooban 0-2, A Diviney 0-1 (f). | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland final
[edit]| 26 August 2006 Final | Cork | 3-15 - 1-18 (aet) | Kilkenny | Fraher Field |
| R O’Dwyer 2-1, R Doherty 1-4, M O’Sullivan 0-5, D Dineen 0-4. | Report | E O’Donoghue 0-10, R Hogan 1-0, P Hogan 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, C O’Loughlin 0-1, D O’Gorman 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, A Hickey 0-1. |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie O'Donoghue | Kilkenny | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 2 | Rory O'Dwyer | Cork | 3-08 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| Ronan O'Brien | Tipperary | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| Darren Dineen | Cork | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 5 | Rory O'Doherty | Cork | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anthony Moran | Limerick | 2-04 | 10 | Tipperary |
| Eddie O'Donoghue | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Cork | |
| 3 | Darren Dineen | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Clare |
| John Wall | Waterford | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| 5 | Aidan Fitzgerald | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Limerick |
| Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 1-05 | 8 | Cork | |
| Ronan O'Brien | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Waterford | |
| Eddie O'Donoghue | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway | |
| 9 | Rory O'Dwyer | Cork | 2-01 | 7 | Kilkenny |
| Rory O'Doherty | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Kilkenny |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wexford claim Intermediate win over Galway". Irish Examiner. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Wexford profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "A short burst is all Cork require". Irish Times. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Intermediate Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Cork land intermediate crown". Hogan Stand. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.