2009 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2009 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. It started on 31 May 2015 and ended on 29 August 2009.

2009 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates31 May 2009 – 29 August 2009
Teams9
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (7th win)
CaptainDara McSweeney
ManagerJohnny Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
ManagerPat Hoban
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played8
Total Goals25 (3.125 per game)
Total Points235 (29.5 per game)
Top Scorer Leigh Desmond (1-23)
2008
2010

Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the final by Cork who won the title by 2-23 to 0-16.[1]

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 2008
Kilkenny Black and amber 2008 2008
Limerick Green and white 1999 2008
Tipperary Blue and gold 2000 2002
Waterford White and blue 2007
Wexford Purple and gold 2007 2007

Leinster semi-final

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24 June 2009 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-13 - 0-13 Dublin Nowlan Park
B Lannon, JJ Farrell, P Murphy 0-3 each, C Dunne 1-0, E Guinan 0-2 (2f), E Brennan, E Hickey 0-1 each. Report P Garbutt 0-7 (3f), R O’Carroll 0-3, P O’Driscoll, B O’Rorke, M May 0-1each. Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Leinster final

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19 July 2009 Final Kilkenny 0-12 - 0-11 Wexford Nowlan Park
E Guinan (0-8, four frees, two 65s), JJ Farrell (0-2), M Boran (0-1), B Lannon (0-1). Report J Gahan (0-4, two frees), J Lawlor (0-4, one free), G Jacob (0-1), E Moore (0-1), P Nolan (0-1). Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Munster quarter-final

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31 May 2009 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-06 - 1-24 Cork Semple Stadium
T Dalton 1-1, F Horgan 1-0, W O'Dwyer, M Dunne, A Ryan, D Stapleton, J Ryan (f) 0-1 each. Report B Ring 0-7 (0-3f), Maurice O'Sullivan 1-2, R Dwyer 0-4, J Carey, S Moylan 0-3 each, B Coleman 0-2, J O'Leary (f), E Collins, M Collins 0-1 each, Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Munster semi-finals

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14 June 2009 Semi-final Waterford 5-15 - 0-07 Limerick Semple Stadium
P Kearney (3-1), B Hannon (0-6f), P Hurney (1-2), J Kearney (1-1), D Murphy 0-3, P Fitzgerald and L Lawlor (0-1 each). Report T O’Brien (0-4; 0-2f, 0-1 ‘65), N Quaid and M Keane (0-1) and T Quaid (0-1f). Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
21 June 2009 Semi-final Cork 2-16 - 1-14 Clare Gaelic Grounds
L Farrell (1-3), Maurice O’Sullivan (1-0), B Ring (0-3, frees), A Mannix (0-2), J O’Leary (0-2, one free), B Coleman (0-2), S Moylan (0-2), R Dwyer (0-1), J Carey (0-1). Report C O’Donovan (1-1), N O’Connell (0-4, two frees), S Chaplin (0-4, frees),P O’Brien (0-2), B Lynch (0-1), C Earley (0-1), P Hickey (0-1). Referee: N Cosgrove (Tipperary)

Munster final

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22 July 2009 Final Cork 5-24 - 3-09 Waterford Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Maurice O’Sullivan 2-3; L Desmond 1-7 (0-5 frees, 0-1 65); Mark O’Sullivan 1-2; S Moylan 0-5; L Farrell 0-3; L O’Loughlin 1-0; R Dwyer 0-1, B Ring (free), J Jordan 0-1 each. Report D Howard 1-1; B Hannon 0-4 (frees); J Kearney, P Hurney 1-0 each; P Fitzgerald 0-2; P, Kearney, L Lawlor 0-1 each. Referee: N Cosgrove (Tipperary)

All-Ireland semi-final

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8 August 2009 Semi-final Galway 1-10 - 2-23 Cork O'Moore Park
T Tierney 0-6 (five frees), M Kelly (1-1), D O’Reilly (0-2), M Lydon (0-1). Report Mark O’Sullivan (1-5), L Farrell (1-4), L Desmond 0-5 (three frees, one 1 65), É Collins (0-2), L McLoughlan (0-2), E Dillon (0-1), B Ring (0-1), A Mannix (0-1, free), B Lawton (0-1), W Egan (0-1). Referee: J O'Mahoney (Limerick)

All-Ireland final

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29 August 2009 Final Kilkenny 0-16 - 2-23 Cork Fraher Field
E Guinan 0-8 (7f), JJ Farrell, P Murphy 0-2 each, M Boran, B Lannon, N Kennedy, E Hickey 0-1 each. Report L Desmond 0-11 (7f), L Farrell 1-2, R Dwyer 0-4 (3f), E Collins 1-0, S Moylan 0-2, J Carey, L McLoughlin, M O'Sullivan, A Mannix 0-1 each.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Leigh Desmond Cork 1-23 26 4 6.50
2 Luke O'Farrell Cork 3-12 21 4 5.25
3 Eoin Guinan Kilkenny 0-18 18 3 6.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Leigh Desmond Cork 0-11 11 Kilkenny
2 Pa Kearney Waterford 3-1 10 Limerick
Leigh Desmond Cork 1-7 10 Waterford
4 Maurice O'Sullivan Cork 2-3 9 Waterford
5 Mark O'Sullivan Cork 1-5 8 Galway
Eoin Guinan Kilkenny 0-8 8 Cork
Eoin Guinan Kilkenny 0-8 8 Wexford
8 Luke O'Farrell Cork 1-4 7 Galway
Brendan Ring Cork 0-7 7 Tipperary
Paul Garbutt Dublin 0-7 7 Kilkenny

References

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  1. ^ "Desmond delights as Cork put manners on Kilkenny". Irish Independent. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.