2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 27 May 2007 and ended on 25 August 2007.

2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates27 May – 25 August 2007
Teams9
All Ireland Champions
WinnersWexford (4th win)
CaptainJohn O'Connor
ManagerJohn Meyler
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWaterford
CaptainShane Kearney
ManagerMichael Walsh
Provincial Champions
MunsterWaterford
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played8
Total Goals20 (2.50 per game)
Total Points193 (.12 per game)
Top Scorer Shane Casey (5-13)
2006
2008

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster quarter-final.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 August 2007 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Wexford and Waterford, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wexford won the match by 1-11 to 1-09 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 2005.[3][4]

Waterford's Shane Casey was the championship's top scorer with 5-13.

Team summaries

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Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and blue
Cork Red and white 2006 2006
Dublin Blue and navy 1972
Galway Maroon and white 2002 1998
Kilkenny Black and amber 1973 2006
Limerick Green and white 1998 1998
Tipperary Blue and gold 2000 2002
Waterford White and blue
Wexford Purple and gold 2005 2005

Leinster semi-final

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27 June 2007 Semi-final Dublin 0-10 - 0-14 Kilkenny Parnell Park
A McCrabbe 0-5, S O'Connor 0-3, D Russell 0-1, G Bennett 0-1. R Hogan 0-10, M Phelan 0-1, B Beckett 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, D Butler 0-1.

Leinster final

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11 July 2007 Final Kilkenny 1-12 - 2-11 Wexford Nowlan Park
R Hogan 0-9, N Doherty 1-2, P Hogan 0-1. P Doran 1-6, E Martin 1-1, N Kirwan 0-2, D Redmond 0-1, S Banville 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.

Munster quarter-final

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27 May 2007 Quarter-final Clare 0-12 - 1-06 Cork Semple Stadium
M O'Flaherty 0-8, C Lafferty 0-1, P Keyes 0-1, C McMahon 0-1, A Fleming 0-1. S O'Sullivan 1-1, L Desmond 0-2, J Halbert 0-1, T Murray 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

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10 June 2007 Semi-final Limerick 0-17 - 0-15 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
A O'Connor 0-9, P Storan 0-4, L O'Dwyer 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, R McKeogh 0-1, R O'Neill 0-1. R O'Brien 0-10, G Ryan 0-2, T Ruth 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.
17 June 2007 Semi-final Waterford 2-17 - 1-13 Clare Semple Stadium
S Barron 0-6, N Jacob 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-3, S Casey 1-0, E Bennett and W Hutchinson 0-2 each, D Howard, C Carey, M Molumphy 0-1 each M Hawes 1-0, C Lafferty, C McMahon, C Hassett and D Kennedy 0-2 each, M Flaherty, P Keyes, A Flemming, B McNamara, G Arthur 0-1 each

Munster final

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18 July 2007 Final Waterford 5-11 - 1-12 Limerick Semple Stadium
S Casey 3-5, S Barron 1-1, C Carey 1-0, G Power 0-2, M Molumphy, E Bennett, P Fitzgerald 0-1 each. Report A O'Connor 0-7, P Storan 1-0, R O'Neill 0-2, A Brennan, R McKeogh, D Sullivan 0-1 each. Referee: J Healy (Clare)

All-Ireland semi-final

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11 August 2007 Semi-final Waterford 3-17 - 2-06 Galway Semple Stadium
S Casey 1-5 (0-4 frees); P Kearney 1-3; C Carey 1-2; P Fitzgerald 0-4 (0-1 free); S Barron 0-2; G Power 0-1. Report M Greaney 2-0; B Lawless 0-3; E Hyland (free), T Tierney, M Lydon 0-1. Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

All-Ireland final

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25 August 2007 Final Wexford 1-11 - 1-09 Waterford Nowlan Park
P Doran 0-6, C Lyng 1-0, J Breen 0-2, R Barry 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, J Roche 0-1. Report C Carey 1-0, S Casey 0-3, M Molumphy 0-1, N Jacob 0-1, D Power 0-1, G Power 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, S Barron 0-1. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Casey Waterford 5-13 28 4 7.00
2 Richie Hogan Kilkenny 0-19 19 2 9.50
3 Alan O'Connor Limerick 0-16 16 2 8.00
4 Pat Doran Wexford 1-12 15 2 7.50
5 Stephen Barron Waterford 1-10 13 4 3.25
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Casey Waterford 3-05 14 Limerick
2 Richie Hogan Kilkenny 0-10 10 Dublin
Ronan O'Brien Tipperary 0-10 10 Limerick
4 Pat Doran Wexford 1-06 9 Kilkenny
Richie Hogan Kilkenny 0-09 9 Wexford
Alan O'Connor Limerick 0-09 9 Tipperary
7 Shane Casey Waterford 1-05 8 Galway
Mark O'Flaherty Clare 0-08 8 Cork
9 Alan O'Connor Limerick 0-07 7 Waterford
9 Michael Greaney Galway 2-00 6 Waterford
Patrick Kearney Waterford 1-03 6 Galway
Stephen Barron Waterford 0-06 6 Clare
Pat Doran Wexford 0-06 6 Waterford

Miscellaneous

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  • Waterford won the Munster title for the first time in their history.

References

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  1. ^ "Intermediate Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Waterford left on sidelines again". Irish Times. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Wexford 1-11 Waterford 1-09". RTÉ Sport. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2021.