2001 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2001 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	27 May – 29 October 2001
Teams	12
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (3rd win)
Captain	Paddy Barry
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Captain	Eddie Cullen
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	10
Total Goals	24 (2.40 per game)
Total Points	256 (25.60 per game)
Top Scorer	Jonathan O'Callaghan (1-32)
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The 2001 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 27 May to 29 October 2001.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final. ^{[1] [2]}

The All-Ireland final was played at Fraher Field in Dungarvan on 28 October 2001 between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-17 to 2-08 to claim a third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in four years. ^{[3] [4]}

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-final

Laois v Dublin

13 June 2001Quarter-final

Laois

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Dublin

Leinster semi-finals

Laois v Kilkenny

4 July 2001Semi-final	Laois	2-09 - 0-14	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park
	D Conroy 1-1, V Palmer 1-0, T Doran 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, E Meagher 0-2, J Conroy 0-1.		R Cahill 0-5, C Dunne 0-3, O O'Connor 0-2, K O'Shea 0-2, J Barron 0-1, A Lawlor 0-1.

Offaly v Wexford

4 July 2001Semi-final	Offaly	2-07 - 0-18	Wexford	St. Brendan's Park
	D Murray 1-2, D Kelly 1-0, P Molloy 0-2, C Hanniffy 0-1, M Cordial 0-1, A Mannion 0-1.		J Byrne 0-4, E Cullen 0-3, R Murphy 0-3, F Simpson 0-3, J Berry 0-2, J Kenny 0-1, J Simpson 0-1, S Carley 0-1.

Leinster final

Wexford v Laois

18 July 2001Final	Wexford	5-13 - 1-09	Laois	Nowlan Park
	J Kenny 1-3, E Cullen 1-3, F Simpson 1-1, P Carley 1-0, R Murphy 1-0, J Byrne 0-3, P Redmond 0-1, J Berry 0-1, J Simpson 0-1.		E Meagher 1-0, D Conroy 0-3, J Conroy 0-3, P McMahon 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, V Palmer 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

Cork v Limerick

27 May 2001Quarter-final	Cork	1-18 - 1-11	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Moher 1-2, M Daly 0-5, S Hayes 0-4, J O'Callaghan 0-2, N McCarthy 0-2, P Barry 0-1, J Hughes 0-1, J Russell 0-1.		M Tobin 1-7, PJ Garvey 0-2, A O'Connor 0-1, P Neenan 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

Clare v Tipperary

3 June 2001Semi-final	Clare	0-12 - 1-08	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Lennon 0-6, S Dyer 0-3, B Russell 0-1, S Arthur 0-1, D Conway 0-1.		K Nealon 1-2, B Stritch 0-3, G Slattery 0-2, M Spillane 0-1.

Cork v Waterford

10 June 2001Semi-final	Cork	0-21 - 3-08	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J O'Callaghan 0-7, N McCarthy 0-5, D Moher 0-4, J Hughes 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, W Deasy 0-1.		S Daly 3-1, P Fitzgerald 0-5, N Curran 0-1, M Molumphy 0-1.

Munster final

Cork v Clare

18 July 2001Final	Cork	1-20 - 1-11	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	J O'Callaghan 1-11, N Murphy 0-3, M Daly 0-2, S Hayes 0-2, D Moore 0-2.		T Griffin 1-3, M Lennon 0-4, D Madden 0-2, B McMahon 0-2.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Wexford v Meath

7 October 2001Semi-final	Wexford	1-10 - 0-10	Meath	Geraldine Park
	E Cullen 0-7, R Murphy 1-0, J Byrne 0-2, W Carley 0-1.		N Horan 0-6, F McMahon 0-2, K Dowd 0-1, N Reilly 0-1.

Cork v Galway

13 October 2001Semi-final	Cork	1-15 - 0-17	Galway	Gaelic Grounds
	N Murphy 1-3, J O'Callaghan 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, R Dwyer 0-1; S Hayes 0-1, E Collins 0-1.		K Carr 0-8, D Joyce 0-4, N Kelly 0-3, M Greaney 0-1, B Mahony 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

All-Ireland final

Cork v Wexford

28 October 2001Final	Cork	2-17 - 2-08	Wexford	Fraher Field
	E Collins (2-0), J O’Callaghan (0-6), R Dwyer (0-5); T O’Mahony (0-2), S Hayes (0-2); N Murphy (0-1), N McCarthy (0-1).		MJ Reck (2-0), R Barry (0-5), W Carley (0-1), E Cullen (0-1); F Simpson (0-1).

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Cork	1-32	35	5	7.00
2	Eddie Cullen	Wexford	1-14	17	4	4.25
3	Niall McCarthy	Cork	0-11	11	5	2.20
4	Seán Daly	Waterford	3-01	10	1	10.00
	Mark Tobin	Limerick	1-07	10	1	10.00
	Niall Murphy	Cork	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Mark Lennon	Clare	0-10	10	2	5.00
	Séamus Hayes	Cork	0-10	10	5	2.00
9	Richard Murphy	Wexford	2-03	9	4	2.25
	Dave Moher	Cork	1-06	9	5	1.80

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Cork	1-11	14	Clare
2	Seán Daly	Waterford	3-01	10	Cork
	Mark Tobin	Limerick	1-07	10	Cork
4	Keith Carr	Galway	0-08	8	Cork
5	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Cork	0-07	7	Waterford
	Eddie Cullen	Wexford	0-07	7	Meath
7	Éamonn Collins	Cork	2-00	6	Wexford
	M. J. Reck	Wexford	2-00	6	Cork
	Tony Griffin	Clare	1-03	6	Cork
	Justin Kenny	Wexford	1-03	6	Laois
	Eddie Cullen	Wexford	1-03	6	Laois
	Niall Murphy	Cork	1-03	6	Galway
	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Cork	0-06	6	Galway
	Nicky Horan	Meath	0-06	6	Wexford
	Mark Lennon	Clare	0-06	6	Tipperary
	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Cork	0-06	6	Wexford

Miscellaneous

• Wexford won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1965.

References

1. "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
2. D'Arcy, Jimmy (24 September 2000). "Tipp crowned Intermediate hurling champs". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
3. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
4. "Rampant Cork the total masters as Wexford wilt". Wexford People. 1 November 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2010.