2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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.

2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates14 May – 26 August 2006
Teams8
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (6th win)
CaptainDarren Dineen
ManagerJohnny Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainDavid Carroll
ManagerMaurice Power
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played7
Total Goals20 (2.8 per game)
Total Points197 (28.1 per game)
Top Scorer Eddie O'Donoghue (0-23)
2005
2007

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

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

Leinster final

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top scorers

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

  1. "Wexford claim Intermediate win over Galway". Irish Examiner. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. "Wexford profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "A short burst is all Cork require". Irish Times. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. "Intermediate Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Cork land intermediate crown". Hogan Stand. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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