1972 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1972 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 May 1972 - 29 October 1972
Teams16
Champions Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians (2nd title)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Bennettsbridge
1971 (Previous)(Next) 1973

The 1972 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The draw for the first-round fixtures took place on 2 March 1972. The championship began on 14 May 1972 and ended on 29 October 1972.

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Bennettsbridge were the defending champions.

Fenians won the championship after a 3–10 to 1–06 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final. [1] It was their second championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

Semi-finals

1 October 1972Semi-final Fenians 4-16 - 4-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
15 October 1972Semi-final Bennettsbridge 2-12 - 3-04 Thomastown Nowlan Park

Final

29 October 1972Final Fenians 3-10 - 1-06 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
P Broderick 1-6, T O'Connell 1-0, B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, P Henderson 0-1.W Kennedy 0-4, K Dunne 1-0, C Hayes 0-1, P Moran 0-1.

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References

  1. "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.