2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 117th since its establishment in 1887. The first matches of the season were played in May 2003, and the championship ended on 14 September 2003. Kilkenny went into the 2003 championship as defending champions, having won their twenty-seventh All-Ireland title the previous year.

2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May - 7 September 2003
Teams22
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (28th win)
CaptainD. J. Carey
ManagerBrian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainAlan Browne
ManagerDónal O'Grady
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played36
Goals total113
Points total1081
Top Scorer Joe Deane (4-29)
Player of the Year J. J. Delaney
All-Star TeamSee here
2002
2004

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Cork. It was their first meeting in the final since 1999. Kilkenny won the game by 1-14 to 1-11. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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Teams

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General information

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Twenty two counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, ten teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 2002 Championship Current championship
  Antrim 2002 Quarter-finals Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Carlow First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Clare 1998 1997 Runners-up Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Cork 2000 1999 Round 2 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Derry 2001 Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Down 1997 Round 1 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Dublin 1961 1938 Round 1 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Galway 1999 1988 Quarter-finals Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
  Kerry 1891 1891 - Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Kildare First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Kilkenny 2002 2002 Champions Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Laois 1949 1915 Champions (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Limerick 1996 1973 Round 1 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  London 1901 Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Meath Round 1 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  New York Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Offaly 1995 1998 Round 2 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Tipperary 2001 2001 Semi-finals Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Waterford 2002 1959 Semi-finals Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Westmeath Second round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Wexford 1997 1996 Round 2 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Wicklow Runners-up (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Summary

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Championships

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Level on Pyramid Competition Champions Runners-Up
Tier 1 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship   Kilkenny   Cork
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship   Kilkenny   Wexford
Munster Senior Hurling Championship   Cork   Waterford
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship   Antrim   Derry
Tier 2 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship   Wicklow   Roscommon
Tier 3 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship   Cork   Kilkenny
Tier 4 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship   Mayo   Donegal

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Preliminary rounds

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Preliminary Quarter-finals Preliminary Semi-finals Preliminary Final
  Laois 2-22
  Wicklow 0-10   Laois 5-15
  Meath 2-10   Carlow 1-10
  Carlow 0-17   Laois 2-15, 0-15
  Dublin 1-18, 3-11
  Dublin 4-17
  Kildare 0-07   Westmeath 0-13
  Westmeath 2-15

Final Rounds

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Semi-finals Final
      
  Kilkenny 3-16
  Dublin 0-10
  Kilkenny 2-23
  Wexford 2-12
  Wexford 0-16
  Offaly 1-12
Kildare0-7 - 2-15Westmeath
B. White (0-5), C. Boran (0-1), T. Spain (0-1). D. Carty (1-3), F. Shaw (1-2), J. Shaw (0-6), P. Dowdall (0-2), A. Mitchell (0-2).

Meath2-10 - 0-17Carlow
N. Horan (1-3), E. Lynam (1-2), C. Keena (0-2), K. Callaghan (0-1), M. Cole (0-1), C. Sheridan (0-1). Pat Coady (0-7), K. English (0-2), S. Smithers (0-2), R. Foley (0-2), P. Kehoe (0-2), D. Murphy (0-1), B. Murphy (0-1), G. Doyle (0-1).
Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) [2]

Laois2-22 - 0-10Wicklow
Paul Cuddy (0-2), M McEvoy (1-0); J Young (0-7), R Jones (0-2); J Phelan (0-2), P Mahon (0-1), E Maher (0-1); B McCormack (0-3), L Tynan (1-3), L Wynne (0-1) J Keogh (0-8, all frees); D Hyland (0-1), W O'Gorman (0-1)
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) [3]

Dublin4-17 - 0-13Westmeath
G. Ennis (2-2), K. Flynn (1-3), D. Russell (1-1), L. Ryan (0-4), C. Keaney (0-3), T. McGrane (0-2), K. Horgan (0-1), M. Carton (0-1). A. Mitchell (0-6), P, Dowdall (0-3), F. Shaw (0-1), N. Williams (0-1), J. Shaw (0-1), J. Forbes (0-1).

Laois5-15 - 1-10Carlow
J Young 0-4 (3f), R Jones (1-5); J Phelan (1-1), P Mahon (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), L Tynan (1-1), D Culleton (2-1) P Coady (0-5 (4f, 1 ‘65’)), K English (0-1); S Smithers (0-1), G Doyle (0-1); Des Murphy (1-1), P Coady (0-1)
Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) [5]

Dublin1-18 - 2-15Laois
M Carton (0-1), D Russell (0-1), K Flynn (1-0), T McGrane (0-13 (9 frees, 2 65s)), Shane Martin (0-2), G Ennis ( 0-1) D Rooney (0-1), J Young (0-11 (8 frees, 1 65)), R Jones (0-1), T Fitzgerald (1-0), L Tynan (0-1), D Culleton (1-1)
Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) [6][dead link]

Dublin3-11 - 0-15Laois
T McGrane 2-3 (1f); S Martin 0-5; G Ennis 1-1; C Keaney 0-2 (1f, 1 65) J Young 0-8 (5fs, 1 65); M McEvoy and R Jones 0-2 each; D Cuddy, J Phelan, L Tynan 0-1 each

Kilkenny3-16 - 0-10Dublin
H. Shefflin 1-4 (0-1 free); T. Walsh 0-5; M. Comerford 0-3; E. Brennan 1-0; C. Phelan 1-0; DJ Carey 0-2 (0-1 free); R. Mullally 0-2 (0-1 free) T. McGrane 0-4 (all frees); C. Keaney 0-2; K. Flynn 0-2 (0-1 65); S. Martin, S. Hiney, 0-1 each
Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath) [8]

Wexford0-16 - 1-12Offaly
P. Codd 0-7 (0-5 from frees; 0-2 from 65s), M. Jordan, R. Jacob 0-2 each, R. McCarthy, B. Goff, C. McGrath, M. Jacob, D. Fitzhenry (pen.) 0-1 each R. Hanniffy 1-1, G. Hanniffy, B. Carroll, M. Cordial 0-2, D. Murray 0-2 (from frees), Brian Whelehan 0-2 (frees), Barry Whelehan 0-1
Referee: P. O’Connor (Limerick) [9]

Kilkenny2-23 - 2-12Wexford
H. Shefflin 1-8 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-1; T. Walsh, D.J. Carey (0-1 free, 0-1 seventy) and D. Lyng 0-3 each; S. Dowling (0-1 free) and M. Comerford 0-2 each; C. Phelan 0-1 B. Lambert 1-1; M. Jacob and P. Codd (0-3 frees), 0-4 each; C. McGrath 1-0; D. Stamp, A. Fenlon and B. Goff 0-1 each
Referee: A. MacSuibhne (Dublin) [10]

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Waterford 2-26
  Kerry 1-12   Waterford 4-13, 1-12
  Limerick 4-13, 0-13
  Waterford 3-12
  Cork 3-16
  Cork 1-18
  Clare 2-17   Clare 0-10
  Tipperary 0-14

Matches

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Waterford2-26 - 1-12Kerry
D. Bennett (0-10, 0-7 frees, 0-1 [65]); P. Flynn (2-2); K. McGrath (0-7); A. Moloney (0-2); E. Kelly (0-2); T. Browne, S. Prendergast, D. Shanahan(0-1) each S. Brick (0-8, 0-3 frees); J. M. Dooley (1-0); M. Slattery, O. O’Connell, B. Brick, L. Boyle (0-1) each
Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow) [11]

Clare2-17 - 0-14Tipperary
N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Quinn 1-2; J. O'Connor 1-1; C. Lynch 0-2; A. Markham 0-2; T. Carmody, T. Griffin, D. McMahon, S. McMahon (free), 0-1 each E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees); B. O'Meara 0-3; T. Dunne, C. Gleeson, L. Cahill, J. Carroll, 0-1 each
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [12]

Waterford4-13 - 4-13Limerick
P. Flynn 3-3 (1-2 frees); J. Mullane 1-0; D. Bennett 0-3 (0-1 free); E. Kelly 0-3; K. McGrath 0-3; A. Moloney 0-1 C. Fitzgerald 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. O'Shaughnessy, M. Foley (1-0 free) and N. Moran 1-1 each; B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby (free), D. Sheehan, E. Foley and T.J. Ryan 0-1 each
Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow) [13]

Waterford1-12 - 0-13Limerick
P. Flynn 1-7 (0-3 frees); D. Bennett 0-2 frees; E. Kelly, D. Shanahan and E. McGrath 0-1 each C. Fitzgerald 0-6 (0-4 frees); E. Foley 0-3 (0-1 free); B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby and C. Carey 0-1 each
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford) [14]

Cork1-18 - 0-10Clare
J. Deane 1-8 (0-7 frees); S. O hAilpín 0-3; N. McCarthy 0-2; J. Gardiner (free), T. McCarthy, D. O'Sullivan (free), B. O'Connor and M. O'Connell 0-1 each N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); T. Carmody 0-3; B. Murphy, C. Plunkett (seventy) and A. Markham 0-1 each
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary) [15]

Cork3-16 - 3-12Waterford
J. Deane 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. Browne 1-1; B. O'Connor 0-4; J. Gardiner 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); S. O hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-1 J. Mullane 3-1; D. Bennett 0-4; D. Bennett 0-4 (0-2 frees); P. Flynn 0-4 (0-1 free); E. Kelly, E. McGrath and T. Browne 0-1 each
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) [16]

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  New York 1-10
  Derry 0-15
  Derry 1-12
  Antrim 3-21
  Antrim 0-21
  Antrim 8-27   Down 2-12
  London 1-05
Antrim8-27 - 1-5London
B. McFall (3-7), G. O'Kane (2-5), A. Mort (2-1), C. McGuckian (0-7), P. Richmond (1-3), P. Close (0-1), J. Boyle (0-1), M. Herron (0-1), K. McKeegan (0-1). M. O'Hara (1-4), K. Murray (0-1).

New York1-10 - 0-15Derry
T. Fletcher (0-8), R. Ryan (1-0), M. Stretch (0-1), J. Maddem (0-1). O. Collins (0-7), J. O'Dwyer (0-5), R. Convery (0-1), D. McGrellis (0-1).

Antrim0-21 - 2-12Down
B McFall 0-7 (0-6, 1 sideline), L Richmond 0-4, C McGuckian 0-3, G O'Kane, L Watson 0-2 each, P Richmond, A Delargy, Darren Quinn 0-1 each S Clarke 1-7 (0-7f), G Savage 1-1, G Johnson 0-2, G Adair, S Wilson (f) 0-1 each
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) [19]

Antrim3-21 - 1-12Derry
J Connolly (0-1), P Richmond (0-3), C McGuckian (0-1), L Richmond (0-2), L Watson (0-4), A Delargy (1-1), B McFall (2-9, 0-4f) P O’Kane (0-1), R Convery (0-1), Gregory Biggs (1-2), O Collins (0-6, 4f), R Kennedy (0-1), M Collins (0-1)
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) [20][dead link]

All-Ireland qualifiers

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Preliminary Rounds

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  Kerry3-15 - 0-13  Westmeath
D Young (0-1), P O’Connell (1-3, 1f), B Brick (0-1), L Boyle (0-1), S Brick (1-1), M Slattery (1-5, 3f), I McCarthy (0-1) B Murtagh 0-1, N Gavin 0-1, P Dowdall 0-2, J Shaw 0-4 (2f), B Kennedy 0-1; A Mitchell 0-4 (2f)

  Kerry3-15 - 3-7  Carlow
M. Slattery (1-6), S. Brick (1-3), M. Conway (1-1), P. O'Connell (0-3), G. O'Brien (0-1), L. Boyle (0-1). P. Coady (0-4), D. Murphy (1-0), A. Quirke (1-0), S. Murphy (1-0), K. English (0-2), R. Foley (0-1).

  Kerry2-15 - 1-16  Derry
M Slattery 1-8 (6f, 1 '65); J M Dooley 1-1; P O'Connell 0-3; G O'Brien, K O'Sullivan, B Brick 0-1 each O Collins 0-15 (14f); M Conway 1-0; L Hinphey 0-1
Referee: E MOrris (Dublin) [23]

Round 1

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  Clare2-11 - 1-15  Galway
J Reddan (0-1), T Griffin (1-3), N Gilligan (0-6, 4f 1 65), B Murphy (1-1), A Kerins (0-2), R Gantley (0-6 frees), (O Fahy 1-1), D Tierney (0-2), M Kerins (0-1), K Broderick (0-2)
Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [24]

  Tipperary3-28 - 0-13  Laois
P Kelly (0-3, 165, 1f), M O’Leary (0-3), C Gleeson (0-3), G O’Grady (0-2)), J Carroll (0-1), E Kelly (2-8), D Byrne (0-6, 2f), B O’Meara (1-1), L Corbett (0-1)) C Coonan (0-1)), J Young (0-5, 1pen, 165, 2f), J Phelan (0-1), E Maher (0-2)), L Tynan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), D Cuddy (0-1)
Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim) [25]

  Offaly1-20 - 1-14  Dublin
Barry Whelehan (0-4), B. Carroll (0-4), D. Murray (0-4), N. Coughlan (1-0), R. Hanniffy (0-3), M. Cordial (0-2), S. Brown (0-1), S. Whelehan (0-1), Brian Whelehan (0-1). T. McGrane (0-8), M. Carton (1-3), K. Flynn (0-2), C. Keaney (0-1).
Referee: G. Harrington (Cork) [26]

  Kerry1-14 - 0-24  Limerick
S. Brick (1-5), L. Boyle (0-4), M. Slattery (0-3), B. Brick (0-1), P. O'Connell (0-1). C. Fitzgerald (0-10), N. Moran (0-6), B. Begley (0-3), A. O'Shaughnessy (0-2), D. Sheehan (0-1), O. Moran (0-1), P. Lawlor (0-1).
Referee: S McMahon (Clare) [27][dead link]

Round 2

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  Galway1-17 - 1-18  Tipperary
R. Gantley 0-7 (0-5 frees); D. Hayes 1-1; K. Broderick 0-2; D. Tierney 0-2; A. Kerins 0-2; O. Canning, R. Murray, O. Fahy, 0-1 each L. Corbett 0-4; B. Dunne 1-1; M. O'Leary 0-3; B. O'Meara 0-2; J. Carroll 0-2; E. Kelly 0-2 (frees); P. Kelly, G. O'Grady, C. Gleeson, E. Enright, 0-1 each
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) [28]

  Limerick0-14 - 1-18  Offaly
C Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-3 frees); C Smith 0-2; N Moran 0-2; D Sheehan 0-2; J Meskell (free) R Hanniffy 0-7 (0-5 frees), B Murphy 1-3; B Carroll 0-2; Barry Whelehan 0-2; C Gath 0-2; Brian Whelehan (65), S Whelehan, 0-1 each
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford) [29]

  Wexford1-20 - 0-18  Waterford
P. Codd 0-8 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy), R. Jacob 1-3, M. Jordan 0-3, L. Murphy and M. Jacob 0-2 each, D. Stamp and A. Fenlon 0-1 each J. Mullane and K. McGrath 0-5 each, P. Flynn 0-3 (0-2 frees), E. Murphy 0-2, D. Bennett, M. Walsh and D. Shanahan 0-1 each
Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary) [30]

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Tipperary 2-16
  Offaly 2-11   Kilkenny 3-18
  Tipperary 0-15
  Kilkenny 1-14
  Cork 1-11
  Wexford 3-17, 2-07
  Wexford 2-15   Cork 2-20, 3-17
  Antrim 2-12

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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  Tipperary2-16 - 2-11  Offaly
E. Kelly 0-5 (0-3 frees); J. Carroll, B. O'Meara 1-0 each; P. Kelly 0-3 (0-1 free); T. Dunne 0-3 (0-2 '65's); B. Dunne, M. O'Leary, L. Corbett, E. Corcoran, C. Gleeson 0-1 each G. Hanniffy 1-2; N. Coughlan 1-1; B. Carroll 0-2 frees; R. Hanniffy 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Murphy, C Cassidy, M. Cordial, S. Whelahan 0-1 each
Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report

  Wexford2-15 - 2-12  Antrim
P Codd 1-7 (1-5 frees), C McGrath 1-0, L Murphy 0-3, R Jacob 0-2, M Jacob, R McCarthy, B Lambert 0-1 each C Herron 1-2 (1-1 65), C McGuckian 1-1, A Delargy 0-4, B McFall 0-2 (0-1 free), J Watson, C Richmond, G O'Kane 0-1 each
Referee: P Horan (Offaly) Match Report

All-Ireland semi-finals

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  Cork2-20 - 3-17  Wexford
J. Deane 1-7 (0-4 frees); Setanta Ó hAilpín 1-3; J. Gardiner 0-4; A. Browne 0-2; N. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, T. McCarthy and M. O'Connell 0-1 each P. Codd 1-5 (0-3 frees, 0-1 70); M. Jacob 1-4; R. McCarthy 1-0; A. Fenlon 0-3 (0-2 sideline); L. Murphy, M. Jordan 0-2 each; R. Jacob 0-1
Attendance: 59,435
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

  Cork3-17 - 2-7  Wexford
J Deane 1-5 (4f), T McCarthy 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4, A Browne 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3 (2 '65', 1f), M O'Connell 0-2, N McCarthy, Setanta Ó hAilpín 0-1 each M Jordan 1-2, L Murphy 1-0, P Codd 0-3 (3f), M Jacob, A Fenlon 0-1 each
Attendance: 46,760
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

  Kilkenny3-18 - 0-15  Tipperary
H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-4; T. Walsh 1-0; D.J. Carey 0-3 seventies; D. Lyng 0-2; J. Hoyne and J. Coogan 0-1 each E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); C. Gleeson 0-2; P. Kelly, J. Carroll, P. O'Meara, E. Enright and P. O'Brien 0-1 each
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

All-Ireland Final

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  Kilkenny1-14 - 1-11  Cork
M. Comerford 1-4; H. Shefflin 0-6 (0-4 frees); T. Walsh 0-3; D. Lyng 0-1 J. Deane 0-5 (0-4 frees); S. Ó hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, J. O'Connor and S. McGrath 0-1 each
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

Stadia and locations

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Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall

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Rank Player County Tally[1] Total Matches Average
1 Joe Deane Cork 4-29 41 5 8.2
2 Brian McFall Antrim 5-25 40 4 10.0
Paul Codd Wexford 2-34 40 6 6.67
4 Paul Flynn Waterford 6-19 37 5 7.4
5 Tomás McGrane Dublin 2-30 36 5 7.2
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-30 36 5 7.2
7 James Young Laois 0-35 35 5 7.0
8 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 3-25 34 4 8.5
9 Mike Slattery Kerry 3-23 32 5 6.4
10 Ollie Collins Derry 0-28 28 3 9.33

Scoring events

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Team statistics

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Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hurling Top Scorers 2003". hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.