2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	29 May 2011 – 27 August 2011
Teams	8
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Clare (1st win)
Captain	Tony Carmody
Manager	Kevin Kennedy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Adrian Stapleton
Manager	Pat Hoban
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	7
Total Goals	25 (3.5 per game)
Total Points	190 (27.1 per game)
Top Scorer	Niall Gilligan (1-22)
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The 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 29 May 2011 and ended on 27 August 2011.

Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare who won the title following a 2-13 to 1-11 victory in the final.^[1]

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
Team	Colours	All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue
Cork	Red and white	2009	2010
Galway	Maroon and white	2002	2008
Kilkenny	Black and amber	2010	2010
Limerick	Green and white	1998	2008
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2000	2002
Waterford	White and blue		2007
Wexford	Purple and gold	2007	2007

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

6 July 2011 Final	Kilkenny	2-15 - 2-13	Wexford	Nowlan Park
	E Murphy (1-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65); G Shelly (1-2); A Stapleton (0-3); J.J. Farrell (0-2); K Joyce, W O’Dwyer, W Walsh, S Burke, S Kenny (0-1 each).	Report	T O’Leary, N Higgins (1-1); J O’Connor (0-3, free), B Jordan, P Whitley, C O’Shaughnessy (0-1 each).

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

29 May 2011 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-12 - 2-16	Cork	Semple Stadium
	P Ivors 1-2, L Dwan 1-0, R McLoughney (2f), J Ryan (1f) 0-2 each, J McLoughney, T Stapleton (f), P O’Dwyer, D Hickey, E Sweeney, B Fox 0-1 each.	Report	M O’Sullivan 1-2, M Sexton 0-5 (4f), C Casey 1-1, D Drake 0-4 (0-1 sideline), T Murphy 0-2, J Wall, B Corry 0-1 each.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

12 June 2011 Semi-final	Limerick	2-12 - 2-9	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	D O’Connor 1-4 (0-2f), T Quaid 1-2, D Reale, S O’Brien 0-2, C Allis (0-1 ‘65), S Madden 0-1.	Report	S Power 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-6f), P Nevin 1-0, D Twomey 0-2.	Referee: J O'Connell (Cork)

19 June 2011 Semi-final	Cork	0-15 - 2-19	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	D Drake 0-4, M Sexton (3f), B Corry 0-3 each, E Conway 0-2, M O’Sullivan, K Hartnett, E Brosnan 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 1-5 (0-5f), D Keane 1-2, T Carmody 0-3, R Keane, P Hickey, S Golden 0-2 each, K Moynihan, A Lynch, D O’Rourke 0-1 each.	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

13 July 2011 Final	Clare	2-15 - 2-13	Limerick	Cusack Park
	N Gilligan 0-6 (4f), R Keane, D Keane 1-2 each, D O'Rourke, P Hickey 0-2 each, T Carmody 0-1.	Report	M Ryan, N Maher 1-1 each, C Allis 0-4 (2 '65s'), S O'Brien, D O'Connor 0-2 each, S Madden, T Quaid, N Kennedy 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

13 August 2011 Semi-final	Clare	2-18 - 2-9	Galway	Cusack Park
	N Gilligan (0-8) 4 f’s, 2 ‘65’s, P Hickey (1-4), J O’Connor (1-0), T Carmody (0-2), M Duggan, S Golden, R Keane, K Dilleen (0-1).	Report	K Keehan (1-6) 0-4 f’s, B Murphy (1-2), J O’Leary (0-1) ‘65.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

27 August 2011 Final	Clare	2-13 - 1-11	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium
	T Carmody, D Keane 1-0 each, N Gilligan 0-3 (2fs), J O’Connor, P Hickey, S Golden 0-2 each, M Duggan, K Dilleen, R Keane, D O’Rourke 0-1 each.	Report	P O’Flynn 1-2, E Hickey, G Aylward, S Burke (2fs) 0-2 each, S Byrne, M Grace (f), C Conway (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall Gilligan	Clare	1-22	25	4	6.25
2	Daire Keane	Clare	3-4	13	3	4.33
2	Padraig Hickey	Clare	1-10	13	4	3.25

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Murphy	Kilkenny	1-7	10	Wexford
2	Stephen Power	Waterford	1-6	9	Limerick
2	Kevin Keehan	Galway	1-6	9	Clare
4	Niall Gilligan	Clare	1-5	8	Cork
4	Niall Gilligan	Clare	0-8	8	Galway
6	Denis O'Connor	Limerick	1-4	7	Waterford
6	Padraig Hickey	Clare	1-4	7	Galway
8	Niall Gilligan	Clare	0-6	6	Limerick
9	Ger Shelly	Kilkenny	1-2	5	Wexford
	Phillip Ivors	Tipperary	1-2	5	Cork
	Michael O'Sullivan	Cork	1-2	5	Tipperary
	Tommy Quaid	Limerick	1-2	5	Waterford
	Daire Keane	Clare	1-2	5	Cork
	Ronan Keane	Clare	1-2	5	Limerick
	Daire Keane	Clare	1-2	5	Limerick
	Paul O'Flynn	Kilkenny	1-2	5	Clare

References

↑ "Clare claim historic first title". Irish Examiner. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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