1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates31 May – 10 October 1998
Teams18
All Ireland Champions
Winners Limerick (1st win)
CaptainJohn Cormican
ManagerFrank Costelloe
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
CaptainPaddy Farrell
Manager Noel Skehan
Provincial Champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Down
Connacht Galway
Championship Statistics
Matches Played20
Total Goals69 (3.45 per game)
Total Points523 (26.15 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Limerick.svg Andrew Ryan (2-39)
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The 1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 31 May to 10 October 1998.

Contents

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final. [1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 10 October 1998 between Limerick and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Limerick won the match by 4–16 to 2–17 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title. [2] [3]

Limerick's Andrew Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 2–39.

Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship

Connacht final

18 July 1998Final Roscommon 1-11 - 2-22 Galway Dr. Hyde Park
T Galvin 1-2, J Mannion 0-4, B Boyle 0-2, M Cunniffe 0-2, A Kelly 0-1.R Duane 0-7, M Connolly 0-7, B Larkin 1-3, N Kenny 1-2, R Burke 0-1, D Curley 0-1, F Healy 0-1.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

13 June 1998Quarter-final Kildare 0-08 - 4-30 Kilkenny St. Conleth's Park
T Carew 0-3, T Spain 0-3, J Brennan 0-1, N Casey 0-1.H Shefflin 0-10, R Shortall 1-3, D Maher 1-2, T Shefflin 1-2, P Treacy 1-2, B Barcoe 0-4, PJ Cody 0-3, A Cleere 0-2, J Bolger 0-2.
20 June 1998Quarter-final Dublin 0-07 - 2-15 Wexford Parnell Park
D Lawlor 0-3, C Quigley 0-2, L Bergin 0-2.E Cullen 1-8, J Cooper 1-0, C McGrath 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, J Bolger 0-2.
20 June 1998Quarter-final Carlow 0-07 - 0-07 Wicklow Dr. Cullen Park
P Coady 0-3, D Kavanagh 0-2, B Murphy 0-2.J Keogh 0-4, T McGrath 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1, S Cody 0-1.
20 June 1998Quarter-final Meath 4-05 - 6-15 Westmeath St. Loman's Park
R Dorran 2-1, G O'Neill 2-0, G Cole 0-2, T Reilly 0-1, N Horan 0-1.S McLoughlin 2-5, R Galvin 1-2, K Kennedy 1-1, J Gavigan 1-1, B Kennedy 1-1, P Clarke 0-2, P Connaughton 0-2, P Williams 0-1.
27 June 1998Quarter-final replay Wicklow 0-20 - 1-08 Carlow Aughrim County Ground
D Hyland 0-9, J Keogh 0-3, T McGrath 0-2, D Doyle 0-1, C O'Toole 0-1, D Curran 0-1, S O'Loughlin 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1, T Collins 0-1.B Murphy 1-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, K Griffin 0-2, P Coady 0-1, M Galvin 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

4 July 1998Semi-final Westmeath 3-11 - 2-14 Wexford Cusack Park
B Kennedy 2-1, F O'Farrell 0-5, R Galvin 1-1, S McLoughlin 0-2, J Gavigan 0-1, A Devine 0-1.E Cullen 0-5, S Ryan 1-1, J Bolger 1-0, S Hughes 0-3, C McGrath 0-2, F Parker 0-1, O Bolger 0-1, S Greene 0-1.
11 July 1998Semi-final Wicklow 1-08 - 3-23 Kilkenny Aughrim County Ground
C Byrne 1-0, J Keogh 0-3, T McGrath 0-1, T Collins 0-1, D Hyland 0-1, S Cody 0-1, A Fagan 0-1.H Shefflin 0-8, A Cleere 1-4, B Barcoe 1-2, T Shefflin 1-1, R Shortall 0-4, B Phelan 0-1, J Bolger 0-1, R Moran 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.
18 July 1998Semi-final replay Wexford 3-14 - 0-11 Westmeath Dr. Cullen Park
C McGrath 1-2, J Bolger 1-1, E Cullen 0-4, S Ryan 0-4, S Bennett 1-0, S Hughes 0-2, F Parker 0-1.A Mitchell 0-4, S McLoughlin 0-3, P Clarke 0-2, R Galvin 0-1, F Farrell 0-1.

Leinsterinal

29 July 1998Final Kilkenny 3-13 - 0-11 Wexford St. Patrick's Park
H Shefflin 1-4, T Shefflin 1-1, B Barcoe 1-0, R Shortall 0-2, J Bolger 0-2, A Cleere 0-2, P Treacy 0-1, R Moore 0-1.C McGrath 0-5, S Ryan 0-5, E Cullen 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

31 May 1998Quarter-final Limerick 0-12 - 0-10 Cork Gaelic Grounds
A Ryan 0-3, D Murphy 0-3, J Butler 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, P Keyes 0-1, J Cormican 0-1, G Galvin 0-1.C Buckley 0-2, J O'Dwyer 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
7 June 1998Quarter-final Tipperary 0-25 - 0-05 Waterford Páirc Uí Chaoimh
K McCormack 0-6, D Browne 0-4, K Maguire 0-4, D Corcoran 0-4, S O'Meara 0-3, A Doyle 0-2, E Corcoran 0-1, S McKeogh 0-1.O Atkins 0-3, A Lannon 0-1, A Robinson 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

21 June 1998Semi-final Limerick 0-17 - 0-07 Clare Semple Stadium
A Ryan 0-9, O O'Neill 0-4, J Cormican 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, P Keyes 0-1.D Considine 0-3, E Flynn 0-2, A Markham 0-1, C Dillon 0-1.Referee: B Dunne (Kerry)
1 July 1998Semi-final Tipperary 2-21 - 3-13 Kerry Gaelic Grounds
K McCormack 2-7, D Browne 0-8, D Corcoran 0-3, A Doyle 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1, J McGrath 0-1.JM Dooley 2-2, M Slattery 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-4, I Maunsell 1-0, P Cronin 0-1, C Walshe 0-1.

Munster final

24 July 1998Final Limerick 2-11 - 0-15 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
P Neenan 2-1, A Ryan 0-5, J Cormican 0-3, D Carroll 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.D Browne 0-5, A Doyle 0-5, K McCormack 0-3, S McKeogh 0-1, T Hogan 0-1.Referee: L O'Flynn (Cork)

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

26 July 1998Final Down 3-11 - 2-12 London Casement Park
B Coulter 2-0, J McGrattan 0-5, G Gordon 1-0, MT Coulter 0-2, T McMahon 0-2, M Coulter 0-1, M Braniff 0-1.R Murphy 0-7, D Spellman 2-0, S Slattery 0-1, P McManus 0-1, P Linnane 0-1, F Monaghan 0-1, S Tooher 0-1.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

5 September 1998Semi-final Kilkenny 2-12 - 2-11 Galway O'Connor Park
H Shefflin 1-3, T Shefflin 1-0, D Maher 0-2, B Phelan 0-2, R Shortall 0-2, J Bolger 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, B Barcoe 0-1.M Connolly 1-4, B Larkin 1-1, N Kenny 0-3, R Gantley 0-1, R Duane 0-1, F Healy 0-1.Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
6 September 1998Semi-final Limerick 1-17 - 3-11 Down Parnell Park
S Ryan 1-7, M O'Brien 0-3, D Carroll 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, P Cahill 0-1, O O'Neill 0-1, J Butler 0-1, P Neenan 0-1.M Braniff 2-1, J McGrattan 0-7, N Sands 1-1, M Coulter jnr 0-1, G Savage 0-1.Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
20 September 1998Semi-final replay Limerick 4-13 - 5-07 Down O'Toole Park
O O'Neill 3-1, A Ryan 0-6, P Neenan 1-1, J Butler 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, D Carroll 0-1.M Braniff 2-0, G McGrattan 2-0, J McGrattan 0-6, G Savage 1-0, M Coulter 0-1.Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

All-Ireland final

10 October 1998Final Limerick 4-16 - 2-17 Kilkenny Semple Stadium
A Ryan 1-9, O O'Neill 2-2, J Butler 1-1, J Cormican 0-2, P Neenan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.H Shefflin 1-6, O O'Connor 1-1, B Phelan 0-3, D Maher 0-3, A Cleere 0-2, T Shefflin 0-1, R Shortall 0-1.Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Andrew Ryan Limerick 2-394567.50
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 3-314058.00
3Owen O'Neill Limerick 5-082354.60
4Kevin McCormack Tipperary 2-162237.33
5Eddie Cullen Wexford 1-182145.25
6 Johnny McGrattan Down 0-181836.00
7Tommy Shefflin Kilkenny 4-051753.40
Declan Browne Tipperary 0-171735.66
9Seán McLoughlin Westmeath 2-101635.33
10Chris McGrath Wexford 1-121543.75
Robert Shortall Kilkenny 1-121543.75
In a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Kevin McCormack Tipperary 2-0713 Kerry
2Andrew Ryan Limerick 1-0912 Kilkenny
3Seán McLoughlin Westmeath 2-0511 Meath
Eddie Cullen Wexford 1-0811 Westmeath
5Owen O'Neill Limerick 3-0110 Down
Andrew Ryan Limerick 1-0710 Down
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-1010 Kildare
8 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-069 Limerick
Don Hyland Wicklow 0-099 Carlow
Andrew Ryan Limerick 0-099 Clare

References

  1. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.