2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	27 May – 2 September 2007
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (30th win)
Captain	Henry Shefflin
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Limerick
Captain	Damien Reale
Manager	Richie Bennis
Provincial champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	30
Goals total	95 (3.16 per game)
Points total	1013 (33.76 per game)
Top Scorer	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (2-46)
Player of the Year	Dan Shanahan
All-Star Team	See here
	← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 22 May 2007 and ended on 2 September 2007.

Kilkenny were the defending champions, and successfully retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2–19 to 1–15 defeat of Limerick. This put them on level terms with Cork on 30 titles.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

Antrim

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Westmeath

Teams

General information

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

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2006 Championship
Antrim	2006	—	Champions (Christy Ring Cup)
Clare	1998	1997	Semi-finals
Cork	2006	2005	Runners-up
Dublin	1961	1938	Qualifier Group B
Galway	1999	1988	Quarter-finals
Kilkenny	2006	2006	Champions
Laois	1949	1915	Qualifier Group A
Limerick	1996	1973	Quarter-finals
Offaly	1995	1998	Qualifier Group B
Tipperary	2001	2001	Quarter-finals
Waterford	2004	1959	Semi-finals
Wexford	2004	1996	Quarter-finals

A total of twelve teams contested the championship, including eleven teams from the 2006 championship and new entrant. Westmeath were relegated in 2006 and contested the 2007 Christy Ring Cup, while Antrim, winners of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup, gained automatic promotion back to hurling's top tier.^[1]^[2]

Team summaries

Personnel and kits

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain(s)	Manager(s)
Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain(s)	Manager(s)	Antrim	Saffron and white	Creagh Concrete	Seán Delargy	Terence McNaughton Dominic McKinley
Clare	Saffron and blue	Pat O'Donnell	Frank Lohan	Tony Considine
Cork	Red and white	O2	Kieran Murphy	Gerald McCarthy
Dublin	Navy and blue	Arnotts	Philip Brennan	Tommy Naughton
Galway	Maroon and white	Supermac's	David Collins	Ger Loughnane
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Glanbia	Henry Shefflin	Brian Cody
Laois	Blue and white	Heritage Hotel	Joe Fitzpatrick	Damien Fox
Limerick	Green and white	Sporting Limerick	James O'Brien Damien Reale	Richie Bennis
Offaly	Green, white and gold	Carroll Cuisine	Rory Hanniffy	John McIntyre
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Enfer	Benny Dunne	Michael "Babs" Keating
Waterford	White and blue	Yoplait Essence	Michael Walsh	Justin McCarthy
Wexford	Purple and Gold	Wexford Cheddar	Damien Fitzhenry	John Meyler

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Wexford

2-14

Dublin

3-10

Wexford

1-12

Kilkenny

2-24

Kilkenny

1-27

Offaly

1-26

Offaly

1-13

Laois

0-10

Quarter-final

27 May 2007 Quarter-final	Offaly	1-26 - 0-10	Laois	O'Connor Park
	D Murray 1-12 (9f, 2 '65s'); R Hanniffy 0-5 (1 sideline), B Carroll 0-3, G Hanniffy, J Bergin 0-2 each, B Murphy, M Cordial 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-8 (8f), J Fitzpatrick, Joe Phelan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Haverty (Galway))

Semi-finals

3 June 2007 Semi-final	Wexford	2-14 - 3-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	R Jacob 1-2, B Lamber 0-4 (0-3), N Higgins 1-0, P Carley (0-1f), M Jacob, D Stamp 0-2 each, E Quigley, D O'Connor 0-1 each.		J Kelly 1-2, R O'Carroll 1-1, D Curtin 0-4 (0-3f), K Flynn 1-0, S Mullen 0-2, R Fallon 0-1 (0-1f).	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

10 June 2007 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-27 - 1-13	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	H Shefflin (0-12, 9f, 1 '65'), M Comerford, J Fitzpatrick (0-3 each), E Larkin (1-0), E Brennan, A Fogarty (0-2 each), T Walsh, JJ Delaney, D Lyng, M Fennelly, E Reid (0-1 each).		D Murray (1-8, 8f, 1pen), B Murphy (0-2), B Carroll, M Cordial, G Hanniffy (0-1 each).	Attendance: 11,490 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final

1 July 2007 Final	Wexford	1-12 - 2-24	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	S Nolan (1-5 3f, 1 '65), R Jacob (0-3), R Kehoe (0-2, 1f), E Quigley (0-1), D Stamp (0-1).	Report	W O'Dwyer (2-3), H Shefflin (0-9, 4f), M Comerford (0-5), J Fitzpatrick (0-2, 1f), E Larkin (0-2), B Hogan (0-1), E Brennan (0-1).	Attendance: 34,872 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Limerick

1-19, 1-24 (aet), 0-22 (aet)

Tipperary

1-19, 2-21 (aet), 2-13 (aet)

Limerick

1-14

Waterford

3-17

Waterford

5-15

Cork

1-18

Cork

3-18

Clare

1-11

Quarter-final

27 May 2007 Quarter-final	Cork	1-18 - 1-11	Clare	Semple Stadium
	B. O’Connor 0-5 (0-4 frees); P. Cronin 1-1; J. Deane 0-3 frees; K. Murphy (Sarsfields) and N. McCarthy 0-2 each; K. Murphy, T. Kenny, J. O’Connor, J. Gardiner (free) and S. Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1 each.	Report	N. Gilligan 1-1 (0-1 free); B. Nugent 0-4; A. Quinn 0-2; J. Clancy, D. O’Rourke, B. Gaffney (free) and A. Markham (’65) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 23,300 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

10 June 2007 Semi-final	Limerick	1-19 - 1-19	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-4 frees); O Moran 0-5; P Tobin 1-1; B Foley 0-3; N Moran 0-2; M O’Brien 0-2; M Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	W Ryan 0-7 (0-6 frees); J Carroll 1-1; D Egan 0-3; J Woodlock 0-2; E Kelly 0-2; L Corbett 0-2; R O’Dwyer, S McGrath, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 36,246 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

16 June 2007 Semi-final replay	Tipperary	2-21 - 1-24 (AET)	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 0-9 (0-6 frees); S. Butler 1-3; D. Egan 1-2; L. Corbett 0-3; B. Dunne 0-2; J. Woodlock, E. Corcoran (S/L), 0-1 each.	Report	M. Fitzgerald 1-3; A. O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-5 frees 0-1 65); O. Moran 0-5; N. Moran 0-3; K. Tobin 0-2; J. O’Brien 0-2; B. Geary 0-2 (frees); M. Foley 0-1.	Attendance: 27,117 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

17 June 2007 Semi-final	Waterford	5-15 - 3-18	Cork	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 1-5 (0-4 frees); J. Mullane 1-4; D. Shanahan 2-1; P. Flynn 1-1 (1-0 free); K. McGrath 0-2 (frees); T. Browne 0-2.	Report	K. Murphy (Sars 2-0); B. O’Connor 0-6 (0-2 frees, 0-1 S/L, 0-1 65); J. Deane 0-5 (0-2 frees); P. Cronin 1-0; J. O’Connor 0-2; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-2; C. Naughton 0-1.	Attendance: 36,352 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

24 June 2007 Semi-final 2nd replay	Limerick	0-22 - 2-13 (AET)	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A. O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-3 frees 0-1 65); N. Moran 0-5; B. Geary 0-3 (0-1 free 0-1 65); O. Moran 0-3; M. Fitzgerald 0-2; K. Tobin 0-2; D. O’Grady 0-1.	Report	E. Kelly 0-9 (0-7 frees); D. Egan 1-0; W. Ryan 1-0; S. Butler 0-2; S. McGrath, P. Bourke, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 30,608 Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

8 July 2007 Final	Waterford	3-17 - 1-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	D Shanahan 3-3; E Kelly 0-4 (2f); J Mullane 0-3; S Molumphy, P Flynn (1f) 0-2 each; S Prendergast, K McGrath (f), E McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	B Begley 1-2; M Fitzgerald, A O'Shaughnessy (2 '65's, 1f) 0-3 each; K Tobin 0-2; D O'Grady, P Tobin, O Moran, M O'Brien 0-1 each.	Attendance: 48,371 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Antrim

4-16

London

3-08

Antrim

2-24

Down

0-04

Down

1-13, 5-16

Derry

1-14

Derry

0-16, 1-15

Armagh

0-16

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Group 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Clare	3	3	0	7-45	3-40	+17	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals
2	Galway	3	2	1	5-65	4-33	+35	4	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals
3	Antrim	3	1	2	4-47	6-65	-24	2
4	Laois	3	0	3	3-38	6-57	-28	0

30 June Round 1	Antrim	2-15 - 3-21	Clare	Casement Park
	K McKeegan 0-4 (4f), N McManus, M Herron 1-1 each, P McGill 0-3, S McNaughton 0-2, J McIntosh, P Shields, S McCrory, A Graffin 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 1-6 (3f, 1 '45'), D O'Connell 1-3, D McMahon 0-5 (1 sideline), D Quinn 1-2, B O'Connell 0-2, J McInerney, D O'Rourke, C McMahon 0-1 each.	Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)

30 June Round 1	Laois	1-14 - 3-20	Galway	O'Moore Park
	J Young 1-8 (1-6f); J Fitzpatrick 0-3; P Mullaney 0-2 (2f); T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	E Cloonan 0-10 (6f); D Hayes 2-1; N Healy 1-0; I Tannain 0-3; A Kerins, G Mahon 0-2 each; E Lynch, K Broderick 0-1 each.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

7 July Round 2	Antrim	1-23 - 1-13	Laois	Casement Park
	K McKeegan 1-3 (2f); P McGill 0-5 (2f); C Herron 0-3; N McManus, M Herron, K Stewart, P Shiels, J McIntosh 0-2 each; McCambridge, K Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-9 (7f); J Brophy 1-1; M Whelan, JJ McHugh, T Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

7 July Round 2	Clare	2-10 - 0-14	Galway	Cusack Park
	N Gilligan 1-4, D O'Rourke 1-1, G Quinn, C Lynch 0-2 each, D Mcahon 0-1.	Report	E Cloonan 0-5, R Murray 0-3, K Wade 0-2, D Forde, I Tannian, D Tierney and E Lynch 0-1 each.	Attendance: 14,551 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

14 July Round 3	Laois	1-11 - 2-14	Clare	O'Moore Park
	J Young 1-7, J Brophy 0-2, J Fitzpatrick and M Whelan 0-1 each.	Report	B Nugent 1-3, D McMahon 0-5, C Lynch 1-0, D Quinn 0-3, J McInerney, D O'Rourke and B O'Connell 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

14 July Round 3	Galway	2-31 - 1-9	Antrim	Pearse Stadium
	K Wade 0-11 (6f, one 65), A Kerins 0-8, K Broderick 1-2, N Healy, I Tannian 0-4 each, D Hayes 1-0, F Healy, A Callanan 0-1 each.	Report	K McKeegan 0-6 (5f, one 65), P McGill 0-3 (2f), K Kelly 1-0.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Group 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Tipperary	3	3	0	5-53	4-42	+14	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
2	Cork	3	2	1	5-65	2-42	+32	4	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
3	Offaly	3	1	2	4-49	5-57	-11	2
4	Dublin	3	0	3	3-39	6-65	-35	0

30 June Round 1	Dublin	0-15 - 3-20	Cork	Parnell Park
	D Curtin 0-4 (4f), R O'Carroll 0-2, K Dunne 0-2, A McCrabbe 0-2 (1f), P Carton 0-2, J Boland 0-1, D Qualter 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.		K Murphy 2-2, J Deane 0-6, P Cronin 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4 (3f), K Hartnett 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, N Ronan 0-2.	Referee: Seamus Roche (Tipperary)

30 June Round 1	Tipperary	2-17 - 2-13	Offaly	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly (1-12, 1-10f), L Corbett (1-1), F Devanney (0-2), S Butler (0-2).	Report	D Murray (1-5, 1-4f, 0-1 ‘65'), S Ryan (1-2), G Hanniffy (0-2), P Cleary (0-1f), B Carroll (0-1); J Bergin (0-1), R Hanniffy (0-1).	Attendance: 7,533 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

7 July Round 2	Dublin	1-11 - 1-20	Tipperary	Parnell Park
	P Carton 1-1, K Dunne 0-3, A McCrabbe 0-2 (0-1f), R O'Carroll, D Qualter, J Kelly, D Curtin (0-1f), S Mullen 0-1 each.	Report	W Ryan 0-10 (0-6), L Corbett 1-1, E Kelly 0-3 (0-1f), S Butler 0-2, B Dunne, F Devanney, D Egan, S McGrath 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

7 July Round 2	Cork	1-27 - 0-11	Offaly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Ronan (1-05, 2f), J Deane (0-08, 5f), B O'Connor (0-07, 2f, 0-01 '65'), K Murphy (0-02), P Cronin (0-02).		D Murray (0-08, 6f, 1 '65'), B Murphy (0-01), M Cordial (0-01, 1f).	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

14 July Round 3	Offaly	2-25 - 2-13	Dublin	O'Connor Park
	B Carroll (1-7), D Murray (0-5, 4f), M Cordial (1-2), B Murphy (0-03), E Bevans (0-3, 1sl), R Hanniffy (0-2), B Teehan, G Hanniffy (0-1 each), K Brady (0-1, 1f).		D Curtin (0-6, 6f), L Ryan (1-2), S O'Connor (1-0), G Bennett (0-2); M Carton, R Donnelly, D Qualter (0-1 each).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

14 July Round 3	Tipperary	2-16 - 1-18	Cork	Semple Stadium
	W Ryan 2-3, L Corbett, B Dunne 0-3 each, S Butler, H Moloney 0-2 each, D Hickey, J Carroll, D Egan 0-1 each.	Report	N Ronan 1-2, J Deane 0-5, J O'Connor 0-3, K Hartnett, K Murphy (Erin's Own), P Cronin 0-2 each, B O'Connor, K Murphy (Sarsfield's) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 12,902 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Wexford	3-10

Tipperary	1-14
		Wexford	1-10

		Kilkenny	0-23
Kilkenny	3-22

Galway	1-18
				Kilkenny	2-19

				Limerick	1-15
Limerick	1-23

Clare	1-16
		Limerick	5-11

		Waterford	2-15
Waterford	3-16, 2-17

Cork	3-16, 0-20

All-Ireland quarter-finals

28 July 2007 Quarter-final	Wexford	3-10 - 1-14	Tipperary	Croke Park
	B Lambert (1-2, 1f), R Kehoe (1-0), D Fitzhenry (1-0, 1f), R Jacob, D O'Connor (0-2 each), S Nolan (0-2, 1 '65'), R McCarthy, E Quigley (0-1 each).	Report	L Corbett (1-1), D Hickey (0-4), E Kelly (0-3, 2f), B Dunne, H Maloney (0-2 each), J Carroll, S McGrath (0-1 each).	Attendance: 42,364 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

28 July 2007 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	3-22 - 1-18	Galway	Croke Park
	D Lyng (0-2), J Fitzpatrick (0-3, free), E Brennan (2-2), H Shefflin (0-8, 8 frees), E Larkin (0-2), W O’Dwyer (0-1), M Comerford (0-2), A Fogarty (0-1), R Power (1-1).	Report	C Callanan (0-1, free), F Healy (0-2), A Kerins (0-4), R Murray (1-0), I Tannian (0-1), K Wade (0-7, 6 frees, 1 ’65’), N Healy (0-3).	Attendance: 42,364 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

29 July 2007 Quarter-final	Limerick	1-23 - 1-16	Clare	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy (0-11, 6f), M Fitzgerald (0-4), D Ryan (1-2), K Tobin (0-2), O Moran, D O'Grady, J O'Brien, B Foley (0-1 each)	Report	N Gilligan (0-5, 5f), D McMahon (1-1), D O'Rourke, J Clancy (0-3 each), B Bugler, C Lynch (0-2 each)	Attendance: 72,426 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

29 July 2007 Quarter-final	Waterford	3-16 - 3-16	Cork	Croke Park
	D Shanahan (1-3), P Flynn, S Molumphy (1-2 each), E Kelly (0-4), K McGrath, J Mullane (0-2), S Prendergast (0-1).	Report	N Ronan (2-2), J Deane (0-5), K Murphy (1-0), B O’Connor (0-3), S Óg Ó hAilpín (0-2) K Hartnett, J O’Connor, T Kenny, J Gardiner (0-1).	Attendance: 72,426 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

5 August 2007 Quarter-final replay	Waterford	2-17 - 0-20	Cork	Croke Park
	D Shanahan (2-1), E Kelly (0-4, 1f), P Flynn (0-3, 3f), M Walsh, J Mullane, E McGrath (0-2 each), S Molumphy, S Prendergast (0-1 each), K McGrath (0-1, 1f).	Report	B O'Connor (0-9, 6f), T Kenny, J O'Connor, N Ronan, K Murphy (0-2 each), J Deane (0-2, 2f), T McCarthy (0-1).	Attendance: 54,924 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

All-Ireland semi-finals

5 August 2007 Semi-final	Wexford	1-10 - 0-23	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	B Lambert (0-5, 2f), D Stamp, M Jacob, PJ Nolan, D O'Connor, R McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	H Shefflin (capt) (0-14, 9f, 1 '65'), E Larkin, M Comerford, J Fitzpatrick (0-2 each), W O'Dwyer, A Fogarty, R Power (0-1 each).	Attendance: 54,924 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

12 August 2007 Semi-final	Limerick	5-11 - 2-15	Waterford	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy (2-7), D Ryan (2-0), B Begley (1-0), O Moran (0-2), M O'Brien, J O'Brien (0-1 each)	Report	P Flynn (0-04f), D Shanahan (0-04), S Molumphy (1-00), E McGrath (1-00), E Kelly (0-03, 1f), T Browne (0-01), K McGrath (0-01f), S Prendergast (0-01), J Kennedy (0-01).	Attendance: 80,546 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Final

2 September 2007 Final	Kilkenny	2-19 - 1-15	Limerick	Croke Park
	E Brennan (1-5), H Shefflin (1-2), E Larkin, R Power (0-4 each), T Walsh (0-2), J Fitzpatrick, A Fogarty (0-1 each).	Report	A O'Shaughnessy (0-7), O Moran (1-3), D O'Grady (0-2), O'Connor, M Fitzgerald, N Moran (0-1 each).	Attendance: 82,127 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-46	52	7	7.42
2	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-45	48	5	9.60
3	Damien Murray	Offaly	3-38	47	5	9.40
4	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-38	41	6	6.83
5	James Young	Laois	2-32	38	4	9.50
6	Dan Shanahan	Waterford	8-12	36	5	7.20
7	Joe Deane	Cork	0-34	34	7	4.85
8	Ben O'Connor	Cork	0-33	33	7	4.71
9	Neil Ronan	Cork	4-13	25	6	4.16
9	Niall Gilligan	Clare	3-16	25	5	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Damien Murray	Offaly	1-12	15	Laois
1	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-12	15	Offaly
3	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-14	14	Wexford
4	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-7	13	Waterford
5	Dan Shanahan	Waterford	3-3	12	Limerick
5	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-12	12	Offaly
7	Damien Murray	Offaly	1-8	11	Kilkenny
	James Young	Laois	1-8	11	Galway
	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	0-11	11	Clare
	Kerril Wade	Galway	0-11	11	Antrim

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 25 points
- Galway 2-31 - 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3)
Most goals in a match: 8
- Waterford 5-15 - 3-18 Cork (Munster semi-final)
Most points in a match: 40
- Kilkenny 1-27 - 1-13 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
- Galway 2-31 - 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Waterford 5-15 - 3-18 Cork (Munster semi-final)
- Limerick 5-11 - 2-15 Waterford (Semi-final)
Most points by one team in a match: 31
- Galway 2-31 - 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3)
Highest aggregate score: 57 points
- Waterford 5-15 - 3-18 Cork (Munster semi-final)
Lowest aggregate score: 30 points
- Clare 2-10 - 0-14 Galway (Qualifier round 2)

Miscellaneous

In winning the All-Ireland title, Kilkenny claim their 30th championship and draw level with Cork at the top of the all-time roll of honour.
For the first time since 1998, neither Cork nor Tipperary reached the Munster final.
The Munster final meeting of Limerick and Waterford is their first meeting in a provincial decider since 1934.
Limerick qualify for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1996. It is also their first meeting with Kilkenny in a championship decider since 1974.

References

^ "Dublin inflict relegation on Lakesmen". RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ "Antrim run rings around Carlow". Hogan Stand website. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[1] "Dublin inflict relegation on Lakesmen". RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[2] "Antrim run rings around Carlow". Hogan Stand website. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Contents

Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

Teams

General information

Team summaries

Personnel and kits

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Group 1A

Group 1B

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References