2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 12 November 2005.[1] The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006

2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates14 May 2006 — 3 September 2006
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (29th win)
CaptainJackie Tyrrell
ManagerBrian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainPat Mulcahy
ManagerJohn Allen
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played29
Top Scorer Henry Shefflin (2-47)
Player of the Year Henry Shefflin
All-Star TeamSee here
2005
2007

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.[2]

On 3 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship after a 1-16 to 1-13 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[3] This was their 29th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.[4]

Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.

Teams

Overview

Twelve teams participated in hurling's top tier in 2006.

For the first time since 1983, the Ulster champions were not represented in the wider All-Ireland series of games. Antrim, in spite of being Ulster champions in 2005, subsequently lost all of their All-Ireland qualifier games and were relegated to the Christy Ring Cup after being beaten by Offaly and Laois in the relegation play-offs.[5]

Personnel and general information

Team Colours Manager(s) Captain(s) Sponsor Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Cork John Allen Pat Mulcahy O2 2005 2005 1998
Clare Anthony Daly Seánie McMahon Pat O'Donnell 1997 1998 1977-78
Dublin Tommy Naughton Philip Brennan Arnotts 1938 1961 1938-39
Galway Liam Donoghue Conor Hayes Supermacs 1988 1999 2004
Kilkenny Brian Cody Jackie Tyrrell Avonmore 2003 2005 2006
Laois Dinny Cahill Patrick Mullaney The Heritage 1915 1949
Limerick Joe McKenna
Richie Bennis
T. J. Ryan
Damien Reale
Sporting Limerick 1973 1996 1997
Offaly John McIntyre Brendan Murphy Carroll Cuisine 1998 1995 1990-91
Tipperary Babs Keating Ger O'Grady Enfer 2001 2001 2001
Waterford Justin McCarthy Paul Flynn Essence 1959 2004 1962-63
Westmeath Séamus Qualter John Shaw Greville Arms Hotel
Wexford Séamus Murphy Keith Rossiter Wexford Cheddar 1996 2004 1972-73

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

21 May 2006 Quarter-finalLaois0-08 - 2-12OffalyO'Moore Park
14:00 J Young 0-4 (0-4 frees); S Lowry, J Phelan, D Cuddy, Z Keenan, 0-1 each. Report B Carroll 0-5 (0-4 frees); J Bergin 1-1; A Hanrahan 1-1; G Hanniffy, M O’Hara, B Murphy, D Hayden, A Egan, 0-1 each. Referee: F Smith (Meath)
21 May 2006 Quarter-finalWestmeath0-13 - 0-11DublinO'Moore Park
16:00 A. Mitchell 0-8 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65); D. McNicholas 0-2; B. Kennedy, B. Murtagh, D. Carty, 0-1 each. Report D. Curtin 0-7 (0-7 frees); M. Carton, J. McCaffrey, D. Sweeney, L. Ryan, 0-1 each. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

10 June 2006 Semi-finalWestmeath1-09 - 1-23KilkennyCusack Park
19:00 A. Mitchell 0-5 (0-3 frees, 0-2 65’s); B. Kennedy 1-0; E. Loughlin, B. Connaughton, J. Clarke, D. McCormack, 0-1 each. Report H. Shefflin 0-8 (0-4 frees); E. McCormack 1-3; M. Comerford 0-3; M. Rice 0-3; J. Fitzpatrick 0-2; R. Mullally 0-2; D. Lyng, W. O’Dwyer, 0-1 each. Attendance: 6,891
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)
11 June 2006 Semi-finalWexford0-09 - 0-08OffalyNowlan Park
15:30 S. Doyle 0-3; R. Jacob 0-3; D. Ruth 0-2 (free, 65); PJ Nolan 0-1. Report B. Carroll 0-3 (0-1 free); D. Hayden, J. Bergin, A. Egan, P. Cleary (free), M. Cordial, 0-1 each. Attendance: 15,720
Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

2 July 2006 FinalKilkenny1-23 - 2-12WexfordCroke Park
16:00 H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); M. Comerford 0-4; R. Power 0-3; E. Brennan and J. Fitzpatrick 0-2 each; R. Mullally, D. Lyng, J. Tyrrell, M. Rice and M. Fennelly 0-1 each. Report M. Jacob 1-4; R. Jacob 1-2; S. Doyle 0-3 frees; E. Quigley, D. Ruth (free) and D. Fitzhenry (penalty) 0-1 each. Attendance: 44,081
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

14 May 2006 Quarter-finalTipperary0-22 - 2-12LimerickSemple Stadium
14:00 E. Kelly 0-14 (0-4 frees, 0-1 65); J. O’Brien 0-2; K. Dunne 0-2; M. Webster, G. O’Grady, J. Carroll, D. Egan, 0-1 each. Report M. Keane 0-5 (all frees); B. Begley 1-1; A. O’Shaughnessy 1-1; S. Lucey 0-2; B. Foley 0-2 (frees); C. Fitzgerald 0-1. Attendance: 26,494
Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Semi-finals

28 May 2006 Semi-finalCork0-20 - 0-14ClareSemple Stadium
16:00 J. Deane 0-9 (0-6 frees); J. O’Connor 0-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 ‘65); B. Corcoran and T. Kenny 0-2 each; N. McCarthy, R. Curran and N. Ronan 0-1 each. Report N. Gilligan 0-6 frees; T. Carmody 0-3; B. Nugent 0-2; D. O’Connell 0-2; A. Markham 0-1. Attendance: 40,349
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
4 June 2006 Semi-finalTipperary3-14 - 1-12WaterfordPáirc Uí Chaoimh
14:00 E. Kelly 2-9 (0-4 frees, 0-2 ‘65’s); L. Corbett 1-0; J. O’Brien 0-2; J. Carroll, G. O’Grady and M. Webster 0-1 each. Report P. Flynn 0-5 (0-4 frees); D. Shanahan 1-0; K. McGrath 0-3; E. McGrath, J. Kennedy, D. Bennett (free) and J. Mullane 0-1 each. Attendance: 27,680
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Final

25 June 2006 FinalCork2-14 - 1-14TipperarySemple Stadium
16:00 J. Deane 0-8 (0-5 frees); B. O’Connor and B. Corcoran 1-1 each; J. Gardiner 0-2 (0-1 free); J. O’Connor and K. Murphy 0-1 each. Report E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees, 0-2 (‘65’s); L. Corbett 1-1; J. O’Brien and J. Carroll 0-2 each; P. Kelly and B. Dunne 0-1 each. Attendance: 53,286
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers

Group A

Table
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Status
Waterford 33006-644-47236Qualified for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter finals
Galway 320112-593-44424
Laois 31025-4111-44-212Remain in the Liam McCarthy Cup for 2007
Westmeath 30033-298-58-440Contested the relegation playoff
Results
17 June 2006 Round 1Laois2-13 - 7-18GalwayO'Moore Park
19:00 M. Rooney 2-1; J. Young 0-8 (0-5 frees); J. Fitzpatrick 0-2 (0-1 s/l); J. Phelan, Z. Keenan (free), 0-1 each. Report A. Kerins 4-2; R. Murray 2-1; D. Hayes 1-2; G. Farragher 0-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 65); F. Healy 0-3; A. Keary 0-2; C. Connolly 0-2; D. Forde, K. Burke, 0-1 each. Attendance: 1,500
Referee: B White (Tipperary)
18 June 2006 Round 1Westmeath1-14 - 3-22WaterfordCusack Park
16:00 J. Shaw (0-5, 0-2 f) B. Murtagh (1-1); D. Carty (0-3); A. Mitchell(0-2, f); E. Loughlin, B. Kennedy and D. McNicholas (0-1 each). Report D. Bennett (0-7, 0-5 f)); K. McGrath (1-3, 1-1 f)); J. Mullane (1-2); D. Shanahan (1-2); S. O’Sullivan (0-3); E. McGrath (0-2); T. Browne, M. Walsh and J. Kennedy (0-1 each). Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
1 July 2006 Round 2Westmeath2-09 - 2-15LaoisCusack Park
19:00 A Mitchell 0-7 (frees), D McNicholas 1-1, D McCormack 1-0, B Kennedy 0-1. J Young 1-13 (1-8 frees, 1 '65)), M Rooney 1-1, M McEvoy 0-1. Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)
2 July 2006 Round 2Waterford1-25 - 2-20GalwayWalsh Park
14:00 D Bennett (0-7, 0-6 frees); E Kelly (0-4); J Mullane (0-4); K McGrath (0-4, 0-3 65s); P Flynn (1-0, f); M Walsh (0- 2); D Shanahan (0-2); S O’Sullivan, T Browne (0-1) each. Report D Hayes (1-4); G Farragher (0-7, 0-5 f); D Forde (0-3); C Connolly (1-0); F Healy (0-2); A Kerins, A Keary, D Hardiman, N Healy (0-1) each. Attendance: 11,000
Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
8 July 2006 Round 3Laois1-13 - 2-17WaterfordO'Moore Park
14:45 J. Young(0-8, 0-6 frees); D. Culliton()1-0); J. Fitzpatrick(0-2); J. Phelan(0-2); S. Dollard(0-1). Report M. Walsh(1-5); J. Mullane(1-3); D. Bennett(0-6, 0- 4 free s); E. McGrath(0-1); K. McGrath(0-1, "65); S. Prendergast(0-1). Attendance: 9,250
Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
8 July 2006 Round 3Galway3-21 - 0-06WestmeathPearse Stadium
19:00 G Farragher 1-6 (1-5f), D Hayes 1-3, D Forde 1-2, N Healy, C Connolly 0-2 each, C Dervan, K Wade, K Broderick, F Healy, D Tierney, E Lynch 0-1 each. A Mitchell 0-3 (f), B Smyth 0-2, B Murtagh 0-1. Attendance: 1,500

Group B

Table
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Status
Clare 33008-572-35406Qualified for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter finals
Limerick 32014-555-53-14
Offaly 31024-454-61-162Remained in the Liam McCarthy Cup for 2007
Dublin 30032-467-54-230Contested the relegation playoff
Results
17 June 2006 Round 1Dublin0-17 - 1-17OffalyParnell Park
19:00 D Curtin 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '65), A McCrabbe 0-4, S McDonnell 0-2, K Flynn, J McCaffrey, L Ryan 0-1 each. B Carroll 0-6, B Whelehan 1-2 (0-2f), G Hanniffy 0-3, D Hayden, D Hoctor 0-2 each, E Bevans, D Tanner 0-1 each. Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Kelly
18 June 2006 Round 1Clare2-21 - 0-10LimerickCusack Park
16:00 T. Griffin 1-5; D. O’Rourke 1-3; N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); J. Clancy 0-3; B. Nugent 0-2; F. Lynch, D. Quinn (free), B. O’Connell, A. Markham, 0-1 each. Report M. Keane 0-4 (0-4 frees); B. Foley 0-2 (0-2 frees); M. O’Brien, M. Foley (65), N. Moran, W. Walsh, 0-1 each. Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)
1 July 2006 Round 2Dublin1-16 - 4-21ClareParnell Park
16:00 L Ryan 1-2, D Curtin 0-5 (f), J McCaffrey, K Dunne, D Sweeney 0-2 each, K O'Reilly, K Flynn, S McDonnell 0-1 each. N Gilligan 2-5 (5f), A Markham 2-1, S McMahon 0-4 (3f, 1 '65), T Griffin, T Carmody 0-3 each, D McMahon 0-2, C Lynch, J Clancy, B Nugent 0-1 each. Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
1 July 2006 Round 2Offaly2-19 - 2-29LimerickO'Connor Park
19:00 J. Bergin 2-1 (1-0 free); B. Carroll 0-7 (0-6 frees); D. Hoctor 0-3; G. Hanniffy 0-2; B. Murphy 0-2; P. Cleary (free), K. Brady (65), D. Tanner, B. Whelehan, 0-1 each. Report B. Foley 1-7 (0-3 frees 0-1 65); A. O’Shaughnessy 0-7 (0-3 frees); B. Begley 0-5; N. Moran 0-4; M. Foley 0-3 (frees); D. Ryan 1-0; M. O’Brien 0-2; C. Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)
8 July 2006 Round 3Clare2-15 - 1-09OffalyCusack Park
19:30 D Quinn 1-7 (0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65); T Carmody 1-2; T Griffin and N Gilligan 0-2 each; C Lynch and S McMahon (free), 0-1 each. Report J Bergin 1-3 (0-2 frees); B Carroll 0-3; J Brady, D Hayden and P Cleary 0-1 each. Attendance: 6,519
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
8 July 2006 Round 3Limerick2-16 - 1-13DublinGaelic Grounds
19:30 B Begley 2-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-4 (f), B Foley 0-4 (2f), N Moran, C Fitzgerald 0-2 each, D Ryan, P O'Dwyer 0-1 each. D Curtin 0-6 (4f), L Ryan 0-5, K Flynn 1-0, S Mullen, P O'Driscoll 0-1 each. Attendance: 5,000
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Relegation play-off

15 July 2006 Relegation play-offDublin0-16 - 0-08WestmeathO'Connor Park
D Curtin 0-8 (5f), S McDonnell, J McCaffrey 0-2 each, M Carton, J Kelly, K Flynn, P Carton 0-1 each. Report A Mitchell 0-5 (5f), D Mc Nicholas 0-2, B Murtagh 0-1. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

22 July 2006 Quarter-finalCork0-19 - 0-18LimerickSemple Stadium
16:00 B. O’Connor (0-2 frees) and J. Deane (0-4 frees) 0-5 each; N. Ronan 0-3; T. Kenny and N. McCarthy 0-2 each; B. Corcoran and J. O’Connor 0-1 each. Report A. O’Shaughnessy 0-5 (0-4 frees); N. Moran 0-4; C. Fitzgerald, M. O’Brien and P. Tobin 0-2 each; T.J. Ryan, M. Foley (free) and M. Keane 0-1 each. Attendance: 34,202
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
22 July 2006 Quarter-finalKilkenny2-22 - 3-14GalwaySemple Stadium
18:00 H. Shefflin 0-11 (0-5 frees, 0-2 65’s); J. ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick 1-2; E. Larkin 0-4; M. Comerford 0-3; A. Fogarty 1-0; E. Brennan 0-1, D. Lyng 0-1 each. Report G. Farragher 0-5 (0-3 frees); D. Tierney 1-2; N. Healy 1-1; E. Cloonan 1-0 (pen.); A. Kerins 0-2; D. Hayes 0-2; C. Dervan (65), R. Murray, 0-1 each. Attendance: 34,202
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
23 July 2006 Quarter-finalClare1-27 - 1-15WexfordCroke Park
14:15 N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-2 frees); T. Carmody (0-5); T. Griffin 0-4; D. McMahon 1-1; A. Markham 0-3; S. McMahon 0-3 (frees); D. O’Connell 0-2; F. Lynch, B. Nugent, D. Quinn, 0-1 each. Report R. McCarthy 1-1; R. Jacob 0-3; S. Doyle 0-3 (all frees); P. Codd 0-3 (all frees); D. Mythen 0-2; M. Jacob, E. Quigley, D. Ruth (free), 0-1 each. Attendance: 45,928
Referee: M Haverty (Galway)
23 July 2006 Quarter-finalWaterford1-22 - 3-13TipperaryCroke Park
16:00 D. Shanahan 1-5; D. Bennett 0-6 frees; E. McGrath, P. Flynn (0-2 frees) and J. Mullane 0-3 each; K. McGrath (free) and M. Walsh 0-1 each. Report E. Kelly 1-8 (1-3 frees, 0-2 65’s); J. Carroll 2-0; L. Corbett 0-2; P. Kelly, J. O’Brien and W. Ryan 0-1 each. Attendance: 45,928
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

6 August 2006 Semi-finalCork1-16 - 1-15WaterfordCroke Park
16:00 C Naughton (1-01), J Deane (0-04 (4f)), T McCarthy (0-03), N Ronan (0-03), B Corcoran (0-02), J O'Connor (0-02), T Kenny (0-01). Report E Kelly (1-06 (6f)), J Mullane (0-04), K McGrath (0-02 (2f)), D Shanahan (0-01), S Prendergast (0-01), E McGrath (0-01). Attendance: 61,753
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
13 August 2006 Semi-finalKilkenny2-21 - 1-16ClareCroke Park
16:00 H Shefflin 1-13 (5fr, 1 '65, 1 pen), E McCormack 1-0, M Comerford, E Larkin 0-2 each, J Fitzpatrick, D Lyng, R Power, E Brennan 0-1 each. Report N Gilligan 1-3 (2fr), S McMahon 0-5, T Griffin 0-4, T Carmody 0-2, D McMahon, D Quinn 0-1 each. Attendance: 70,978
Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Final

3 September 2006 FinalKilkenny1-16 - 1-13CorkCroke Park
15:30 H. Shefflin 0-8 (0-5 frees); A. Fogarty 1-3; M. Comerford, D. Lyng, J. Fitzpatrick, R. Power and E. Brennan 0-1 each. Report B. O’Connor 1-4 (0-1 free); J. Deane 0-6 (0-5 frees); N. McCarthy, J. O’Connor and J. Gardiner 0-1 each. Attendance: 82,275
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 2-47 53 5 10.60
2 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 3-38 47 4 11.75
3 James Young Laois 1-33 36 4 9.00
4 Niall Gilligan Clare 3-26 35 6 5.83
5 David Curtin Dublin 0-34 34 5 6.80
6 Joe Deane Cork 0-32 32 5 6.40
7 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 0-30 30 6 5.00
8 Dave Bennett Waterford 0-27 27 5 5.40
9 Ger Farragher Galway 1-22 25 4 6.25
10 Brian Carroll Offaly 0-24 24 5 4.80
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-13 16 Clare
James Young Laois 1-13 16 Westmeath
2 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-09 15 Waterford
3 Alan Kerins Galway 4-02 14 Laois
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-14 14 Limerick
4 Niall Gilligan Clare 2-05 11 Dublin
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-11 11 Galway
5 Derek Quinn Clare 1-07 10 Offaly
Barry Foley Limerick 1-07 10 Offaly
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10 Wexford
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