2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship
Dates 17 February
– 3 March 2013
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
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The 2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2013 M Donnelly Hurling Inter-Provincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, will be the 84th series of the Inter-provincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland is contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Leinster were the reigning champions but Munster won the title after defeating Connacht in the final by 1-22 to 0-15.[1][2][3][4]

Participants

The teams involved are:

Province Manager Captain
Connacht Anthony Cunningham
Leinster Joe Dooley Brian Hogan
Munster Liam Sheedy
Ulster Gregory O'Kane

Results

Inter-provincial Championship

February 17
Semi-final
12:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ulster 1-14 - 3-20 Munster
N McManus (1-7, 0-4f), P Shiels (0-3), S McCrory (0-1), K Hinphey (0-1), A Grant (0-1), R Gaffney (0-1). Report G Mulcahy (2-2), S Dowling (0-7, 0-6f, 0-1 '45'), P Horgan (0-6, 0-6f), P O'Sullivan (1-2), P Cronin (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), B O'Meara (0-1).
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

February 17
Semi-final
14:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Leinster 1-16 - 3-13 Connacht
S Dooley 0-8 (7fs), E Larkin 1-0, R Hogan 0-3, A Fogarty, J Bergin 0-2 each, C Fennelly 0-1. Report N Burke 0-9 (4fs, 0-1 65), D Glennon 1-1, C Donnellan 0-3, C Callanan (f), D Hayes 1-0 each.
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)

March 3
Final
14:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Munster 1-22 - 0-15 Connacht
P Horgan (0-09, 0-07f), P O'Sullivan (1-02), G Mulcahy (0-03), P Cronin (0-03), S Dowling (0-03), A Nash (0-01, 0-01f), S O’Sullivan (0-01). Report J Canning (0-06, 0-05f), N Healy (0-03), D Collins (0-01), I Tannian (0-01), C Donnellan (0-01), T Haran (0-01), J Cooney (0-01), D Glennon (0-01).
Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Top scorers

Championship

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Patrick Horgan Munster 0-15 15 2 7.5

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Neil McManus Ulster 1-7 10 Munster
2 Niall Burke Connacht 0-9 9 Leinster
Patrick Horgan Munster 0-9 9 Connacht
3 Graeme Mulcahy Munster 2-2 8 Ulster
Shane Dooley Leinster 0-8 8 Connacht
5 Shane Dowling Munster 0-7 7 Ulster

References

  1. ↑ "Munster gallop to 45th title". Hogan Stand. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Munster players ‘cherish’ medals". Irish Examiner. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Munster 1-22 Connacht 0-15". RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Munster too strong for Connacht". Breaking News. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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