All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2007

Infobox Hurling All-Ireland
year=2007


team=Kilkenny
titles=30th
captain=Henry Shefflin
manager=Brian Cody
munster=Waterford
leinster=Kilkenny
ulster=Antrim
connacht=
poty=Dan Shanahan
matches=30| !<--- This figure does not include Ulster championship matches as these have no effect on the All-Ireland series.

The 121st All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship commenced in May 2007 and was retained by holders Kilkenny after overwhelming Limerick in the final on Sunday 2nd September.

Format

The format of the 2007 championship remains the same as in 2006:

12 counties participate in Tier 1 of the 2007 Championship. These teams are as follows:
* Leinster: Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford
* Munster: Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
* Connacht: Galway
* Ulster: Antrim

The Leinster and Munster championships will be played as usual. The Leinster and Munster champions and runners-up advance directly to the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals. The six remaining teams in Leinster and Munster join Galway and Antrim in the eight-county All-Ireland qualifier series. The eight qualifier teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. Each team will play the others in the group (3 games for each county):

*Group A:
* Antrim
* Clare
* Galway
* Laois
*Group B:
* Cork
* Dublin
* Offaly
* Tipperary

The top two teams in each group join the Leinster winners and runners-up and the Munster winners and runners-up in the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals. The pairings for these four games are as follows:

*(1) Leinster winners V. runners-up in one Qualifier group
*(2) Munster winners V. runners-up in the other Qualifier group
*(3) Leinster runners-up V. winners of one Qualifier group
*(4) Munster runners-up V. winners of the other Qualifier group

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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date = May 27
1st Round
team1 = Laois
score = 0-10 - 1-26
team2 = Offaly
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance:
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date = June 9
Semi-Final
team1 = Dublin
score = 3-10 - 2-14
team2 = Wexford
goals1 = 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).
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Attendance:
Referee: John Sexton (Cork) ----footballbox
date = June 10
Semi-Final
team1 = Offaly
score = 1-13 - 1-27
team2 = Kilkenny
goals1 = D Murray (1-8, 8f, 1pen), B Murphy (0-2), B Carroll, M Cordial, G Hanniffy (0-1 each)
goals2 = 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)
stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 11,490
Referee: Michael Wadding (Waterford)----footballbox
date = July 1
Final
team1 = Wexford
score = 1-12 - 2-24
team2 = Kilkenny
goals1 = R Kehoe (0-2, 1f), E Quigley (0-1), S Nolan (1-5 3f, 1 '65), D Stamp (0-1), R Jacob (0-3).
goals2 = B Hogan (0-1), J Fitzpatrick (0-2, 1f), W O'Dwyer (2-3), H Shefflin (Capt) (0-9, 4f), E Larkin (0-2) M Comerford (0-5), E Brennan (0-1).
stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 34,872
Referee: Pat O Connor (Limerick)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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date = May 27
1st Round
team1 = Cork
score = 1-18 - 1-11
team2 = Clare
goals1 = 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.
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Pat O'Connor (Limerick) ----footballbox
date = June 10
Semi-Final
team1 = Limerick
score = 1-19 - 1-19
team2 = Tipperary
goals1 = 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.
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 36,246
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork) ----footballbox
date = June 16
Semi-Final
Replay
team1 = Limerick
score = 1-24 - 2-21
(AET)

team2 = Tipperary
goals1 = 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.
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: circa 27,000
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly) ----footballbox
date = June 17
Semi-Final
team1 = Waterford
score = 5-15 - 3-18
team2 = Cork
goals1 = 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.
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 36,352
Referee: Barry Kelly (Westmeath)----footballbox
date = June 24
Semi-Final
2nd Replay
team1 = Limerick
score = 0-22 - 2-13
(AET)
team2 = Tipperary
goals1 = 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.
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 30,608
Referee: Seánie McMahon (Clare) ----footballbox
date = July 8
Final
team1 = Waterford
score = 3-17 - 1-14
team2 = Limerick
goals1 = 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.
goals2 = 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.
stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 48,371
Referee: Séamus Roche (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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date = May 13
1st Round
team1 = Armagh
score = 0-16 - 1-14 | team2 = Derry
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goals2 =
stadium = Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance:
Referee: Declan Magee (Down) ----footballbox
date = May 13
Semi-Final
team1 = Antrim
score = 4-16 - 3-08
team2 = London
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance:
Referee: Tiernach Mahon (Fermanagh) ----footballbox
date = May 20
Semi-Final
team1 = Derry
score = 0-16 - 1-13
team2 = Down
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance:
Referee: ----footballbox
date = May 26
Semi-Final
Replay
team1 = Derry
score = 1-15 - 5-16
team2 = Down
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance:
Referee: ----footballbox
date = June 3
Final
team1 = Antrim
score = 2-24 - 0-04
team2 = Down
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance:
Referee:

Qualifiers

Group 1A

External links

* [http://www.gaa.ie/ Official GAA Website]
* [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa RTÉ Sport Website]
* [http://www.hurlingstats.com/ Hurling Statistics]