2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	14 May 2006 – 26 August 2006
Teams	8
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (6th win)
Captain	Darren Dineen
Manager	Johnny Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	David Carroll
Manager	Maurice Power
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	7
Total Goals	20 (2.8 per game)
Total Points	197 (28.1 per game)
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship ended on 26 August 2006.

Wexford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Cork won the title after defeating Kilkenny by 3-15 to 1-18 in the final.^[1]

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue
Cork	Red and white	2004	2005
Galway	Maroon and white	2002	1998
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1973	2004
Limerick	Green and white	1998	1998
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2000	2002
Waterford	White and blue
Wexford	Purple and gold	2005	2005

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Wexford v Kilkenny

12 July 2006 Final	Wexford	0-8 - 2-20	Kilkenny	Wexford Park

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Tipperary v Limerick

14 May 2006 Quarter-final	Tipperary	4-13 - 2-8	Limerick	Semple Stadium

Cork v Clare

28 May 2006 Semi-final	Cork	0-24 - 1-10	Clare	Semple Stadium

Tipperary v Waterford

4 June 2006 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-13 - 0-15	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Cork v Tipperary

16 July 2006 Final	Cork	2-18 - 2-13	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R Conway (1-2), R O'Dwyer (1-2, 1f), D Dineen (0-4, 1 free, 1 65), J Russell (0-4), K Hartnett (0-2), M O'Sullivan (0-2), M O'Callaghan (0-1), R Doherty (0-1).	Report	R O'Brien (1-3, 1-1f), J Dixon (1-1), S Sweeney (0-4), A Fitzgerald (0-2), E Ryan (0-2), W Keogh (0-1).	Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Kilkenny v Galway

5 August 2006 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-15 - 0-7	Galway	Semple Stadium
	E O'Donoghue 0-8 (8f), A Healy 1-1, C O'Loughlin 1-0, A Murphy 0-3, G Nolan, E Walsh, D O'Gorman 0-1 each.	Report	M Broderick 0-4 (4f), K Hooban 0-2, A Diviney 0-1 (f).	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Cork v Kilkenny

26 August 2006 Final	Cork	3-15 - 1-18 (aet)	Kilkenny	Fraher Field
	R O’Dwyer 2-1, R Doherty 1-4, M O’Sullivan 0-5, D Dineen 0-4.	Report	E O’Donoghue 0-10, R Hogan 1-0, P Hogan 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, C O’Loughlin 0-1, D O’Gorman 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, A Hickey 0-1.

References

1. "Cork land intermediate crown". Hogan Stand. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.