2007 Interprovincial Hurling Championship | |
Sponsor: | Martin Donnelly |
Dates: | 13 October 2007 - 27 October 2007 |
Teams: | 4 |
Champions: | Munster |
Count: | 44 |
Champions Captain: | John Mullane |
Champions Manager: | Michael Ryan |
Runners-Up: | Connacht |
Runners-Up Captain: | David Collins |
Runners-Up Manager: | Ger Loughnane |
Matches: | 3 |
Goals: | 11 |
Points: | 116 |
Top Scorer: | Eoin Kelly (1-20) |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Previous Tournament: | 2006 Interprovincial Hurling Championship |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Next Tournament: | 2008 Interprovincial Hurling Championship |
The 2007 Interprovincial Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Interprovincial Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship began on 13 October 2007 and ended on 27 October 2007.
Leinster were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Munster in the semi-final.[1]
On 27 October 2007, Munster won the championship following a 2-22 to 2–19 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park.[2] This was their 44th championship title overall and their first title since 2005.
Munster's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-20.
Province | Manager(s) | Captain(s) | |
---|---|---|---|
Connacht | Ger Loughnane | David Collins | |
Leinster | John Conran | James McGarry | |
Munster | Michael Ryan | Michael Walsh John Mullane | |
Ulster | Terence McNaughton Dominic McKinley | Seán Delargy |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eoin Kelly | Munster | 1-20 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 | |
2 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 0-21 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | |
3 | Aonghus Callanan | Connacht | 2-06 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |