2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	14 May – 3 September 2006
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (29th win)
Captain	Jackie Tyrrell
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Pat Mulcahy
Manager	John Allen
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	29
Top Scorer	Henry Shefflin (2-47)
Player of the Year	Henry Shefflin
All-Star Team	See here
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The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 12 November 2005. ^[1] The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006

Cork entered the championship as defending champions. ^[2]

On 3 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship after a 1–16 to 1–13 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. ^[3] This was their 29th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003. ^[4]

Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

• Westmeath

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

• Antrim

Teams

General information

Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2005 Championship	Appearance
Clare	1998	1997	Semi-finals
Cork	2005	2005	Champions
Dublin	1961	1938	Qualifier Group B
Galway	1999	1988	Runners-up
Kilkenny	2005	2003	Semi-finals
Laois	1949	1915	Qualifier Group A
Limerick	1996	1973	Quarter-finals
Offaly	1995	1998	Qualifier Group B
Tipperary	2001	2001	Quarter-finals
Waterford	2004	1959	Quarter-finals
Westmeath	—	—	Champions (Christy Ring Cup)
Wexford	2004	1996	Quarter-finals

Overview

Twelve teams participated in hurling's top tier in 2006.

For the first time since 1983, the Ulster champions were not represented in the wider All-Ireland series of games. Antrim, in spite of being Ulster champions in 2005, subsequently lost all of their All-Ireland qualifier games and were relegated to the Christy Ring Cup after being beaten by Offaly and Laois in the relegation play-offs. ^[5]

Personnel and general information

Team	Colours	Manager(s)	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Clare		Anthony Daly	Seánie McMahon	Pat O'Donnell
Cork		John Allen	Pat Mulcahy	O2
Dublin		Tommy Naughton	Philip Brennan	Arnotts
Galway		Liam Donoghue	Conor Hayes	Supermacs
Kilkenny		Brian Cody	Jackie Tyrrell	Avonmore
Laois		Dinny Cahill	Patrick Mullaney	The Heritage
Limerick		Joe McKenna Richie Bennis	T. J. Ryan Damien Reale	Sporting Limerick
Offaly		John McIntyre	Brendan Murphy	Carroll Cuisine
Tipperary		Babs Keating	Ger O'Grady	Enfer
Waterford		Justin McCarthy	Paul Flynn	Essence
Westmeath		Séamus Qualter	John Shaw	Greville Arms Hotel
Wexford		Séamus Murphy	Keith Rossiter	Wexford Cheddar

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Leinster final
					Wexford	0-09
	Laois	0-08			Offaly	0-08
	Offaly	2-12							Wexford	2-12
									Kilkenny	1-23
					Westmeath	1-09
	Westmeath	0-13			Kilkenny	1-23
	Dublin	0-11

Quarter-finals

Laois v Offaly

21 May 2006Quarter-final	Laois	0-08 - 2-12	Offaly	O'Moore Park
14:00	J Young 0-4 (0-4 frees); S Lowry, J Phelan, D Cuddy, Z Keenan, 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-5 (0-4 frees); J Bergin 1-1; A Hanrahan 1-1; G Hanniffy, M O’Hara, B Murphy, D Hayden, A Egan, 0-1 each.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Westmeath v Dublin

21 May 2006Quarter-final	Westmeath	0-13 - 0-11	Dublin	O'Moore Park
16:00	A. Mitchell 0-8 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65); D. McNicholas 0-2; B. Kennedy, B. Murtagh, D. Carty, 0-1 each.	Report	D. Curtin 0-7 (0-7 frees); M. Carton, J. McCaffrey, D. Sweeney, L. Ryan, 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Westmeath v Kilkenny

10 June 2006Semi-final	Westmeath	1-09 - 1-23	Kilkenny	Cusack Park
19:00	A. Mitchell 0-5 (0-3 frees, 0-2 65’s); B. Kennedy 1-0; E. Loughlin, B. Connaughton, J. Clarke, D. McCormack, 0-1 each.	Report	H. Shefflin 0-8 (0-4 frees); E. McCormack 1-3; M. Comerford 0-3; M. Rice 0-3; J. Fitzpatrick 0-2; R. Mullally 0-2; D. Lyng, W. O’Dwyer, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,891 Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Wexford v Offaly

11 June 2006Semi-final	Wexford	0-09 - 0-08	Offaly	Nowlan Park
15:30	S. Doyle 0-3; R. Jacob 0-3; D. Ruth 0-2 (free, 65); PJ Nolan 0-1.	Report	B. Carroll 0-3 (0-1 free); D. Hayden, J. Bergin, A. Egan, P. Cleary (free), M. Cordial, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 15,720 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Kilkenny v Wexford

2 July 2006Final	Kilkenny	1-23 - 2-12	Wexford	Croke Park
16:00	H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); M. Comerford 0-4; R. Power 0-3; E. Brennan and J. Fitzpatrick 0-2 each; R. Mullally, D. Lyng, J. Tyrrell, M. Rice and M. Fennelly 0-1 each.	Report	M. Jacob 1-4; R. Jacob 1-2; S. Doyle 0-3 frees; E. Quigley, D. Ruth (free) and D. Fitzhenry (penalty) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 44,081 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Munster final
					Cork	0-20
					Clare	0-14
									Cork	2-14
									Tipperary	1-14
					Waterford	1-12
	Tipperary	0-22			Tipperary	3-14
	Limerick	2-12

Quarter-final

Tipperary v Limerick

14 May 2006Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-22 - 2-12	Limerick	Semple Stadium
14:00	E. Kelly 0-14 (0-4 frees, 0-1 65); J. O’Brien 0-2; K. Dunne 0-2; M. Webster, G. O’Grady, J. Carroll, D. Egan, 0-1 each.	Report	M. Keane 0-5 (all frees); B. Begley 1-1; A. O’Shaughnessy 1-1; S. Lucey 0-2; B. Foley 0-2 (frees); C. Fitzgerald 0-1.	Attendance: 26,494 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Semi-finals

Cork v Clare

28 May 2006Semi-final	Cork	0-20 - 0-14	Clare	Semple Stadium
16:00	J. Deane 0-9 (0-6 frees); J. O’Connor 0-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 ‘65); B. Corcoran and T. Kenny 0-2 each; N. McCarthy, R. Curran and N. Ronan 0-1 each.	Report	N. Gilligan 0-6 frees; T. Carmody 0-3; B. Nugent 0-2; D. O’Connell 0-2; A. Markham 0-1.	Attendance: 40,349 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Tipperary v Waterford

4 June 2006Semi-final	Tipperary	3-14 - 1-12	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
14:00	E. Kelly 2-9 (0-4 frees, 0-2 ‘65’s); L. Corbett 1-0; J. O’Brien 0-2; J. Carroll, G. O’Grady and M. Webster 0-1 each.	Report	P. Flynn 0-5 (0-4 frees); D. Shanahan 1-0; K. McGrath 0-3; E. McGrath, J. Kennedy, D. Bennett (free) and J. Mullane 0-1 each.	Attendance: 27,680 Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Final

Cork v Tipperary

25 June 2006Final	Cork	2-14 - 1-14	Tipperary	Semple Stadium
16:00	J. Deane 0-8 (0-5 frees); B. O’Connor and B. Corcoran 1-1 each; J. Gardiner 0-2 (0-1 free); J. O’Connor and K. Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees, 0-2 (‘65’s); L. Corbett 1-1; J. O’Brien and J. Carroll 0-2 each; P. Kelly and B. Dunne 0-1 each.	Attendance: 53,286 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						New York		1-18
						Derry		1-12
											New York		1-14
											Antrim		2-20
						Down		0-12
	Antrim		2-16			Antrim		2-23
	London		1-14

Quarter-finals

Antrim v London

Quarter-final

Antrim

2-16 - 1-14

London

Semi-finals

New York v Derry

Semi-final

New York

1-18 - 1-12

Derry

Antrim v Down

Semi-final

Antrim

2-23 - 0-12

Down

Final

Antrim v New York

Final

Antrim

2-20 - 1-14

New York

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (2nd tier)

Main article: 2006 Christy Ring Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Down	4	4	0	0	8-76	2-43	51	8	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Antrim	4	3	0	1	15-70	2-48	61	6
3	London	4	2	0	2	7-45	4-59	-5	4
4	Meath	4	1	0	3	2-65	10-50	-9	2
5	Roscommon	4	0	0	4	2-35	16-91	-98	0	Advance to relegation playoff

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kildare	4	4	0	0	9-62	7-43	25	8	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Carlow	4	2	1	1	7-55	8-37	15	5
3	Mayo	4	2	0	2	4-34	7-48	-23	4
4	Wicklow	4	1	1	2	6-45	9-41	-5	3
5	Kerry	4	0	0	4	7-34	2-61	-12	0	Advance to relegation playoff

Knockout stage

	Semi-Finals					Final
	Kildare		0–06
	Antrim		2–21
						Antrim		5–13
						Carlow		1–07
	Down		5–08
	Carlow		2–19

Nicky Rackard Cup (3rd tier)

Main article: 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	3	2	1	0	8-43	2-33	+28	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Sligo	3	2	1	0	7-43	7-20	+23	5
3	Fermanagh	3	1	0	2	7-31	6-48	-14	2
4	Tyrone	3	0	0	3	3-33	10-49	-37	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	3	3	0	0	11-65	2-18	+74	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Louth	3	2	0	1	12-44	3-28	+43	5
3	Leitrim	3	1	0	2	6-32	10-37	-17	2
4	Cavan	3	0	0	3	5-10	19-58	-90	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Derry	3	3	0	0	8-54	3-35	+34	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Longford	3	2	0	1	3-44	3-31	+13	4
3	Warwickshire	3	1	0	2	4-29	4-44	-15	2
4	Monaghan	3	0	0	3	1-31	6-48	-32	0

Knockout stage

Quarter-final playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Derry

3–10

Armagh

0–10

Derry

5–15

Donegal

1–11

Donegal

1–19

Longford

0–10

Longford

1–19

Louth

1–18

Louth

2–07

Sligo

1–13

All-Ireland qualifiers

Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Waterford	3	3	0	0	6-64	4-47	23	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
2	Galway	3	2	0	1	12-59	3-44	42	4
3	Laois	3	1	0	2	5-41	11-44	-21	2
4	Westmeath	3	0	0	3	3-29	8-58	-44	0	Advance to Relegation Playoff

Results

Laois v Galway

17 June 2006Round 1	Laois	2-13 - 7-18	Galway	O'Moore Park
19:00	M. Rooney 2-1; J. Young 0-8 (0-5 frees); J. Fitzpatrick 0-2 (0-1 sideline); J. Phelan, Z. Keenan (free), 0-1 each.	Report	A. Kerins 4-2; R. Murray 2-1; D. Hayes 1-2; G. Farragher 0-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 65); F. Healy 0-3; A. Keary 0-2; C. Connolly 0-2; D. Forde, K. Burke, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: B White (Tipperary)

Westmeath v Waterford

18 June 2006Round 1	Westmeath	1-14 - 3-22	Waterford	Cusack Park
16:00	J. Shaw (0-5, 0-2 f) B. Murtagh (1-1); D. Carty (0-3); A. Mitchell(0-2, f); E. Loughlin, B. Kennedy and D. McNicholas (0-1 each).	Report	D. Bennett (0-7, 0-5 f)); K. McGrath (1-3, 1-1 f)); J. Mullane (1-2); D. Shanahan (1-2); S. O’Sullivan (0-3); E. McGrath (0-2); T. Browne, M. Walsh and J. Kennedy (0-1 each).	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Westmeath v Laois

1 July 2006Round 2	Westmeath	2-09 - 2-15	Laois	Cusack Park
19:00	A Mitchell 0-7 (frees), D McNicholas 1-1, D McCormack 1-0, B Kennedy 0-1.		J Young 1-13 (1-8 frees, 1 '65)), M Rooney 1-1, M McEvoy 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Waterford v Galway

2 July 2006Round 2	Waterford	1-25 - 2-20	Galway	Walsh Park
14:00	D Bennett (0-7, 0-6 frees); E Kelly (0-4); J Mullane (0-4); K McGrath (0-4, 0-3 65s); P Flynn (1-0, f); M Walsh (0- 2); D Shanahan (0-2); S O’Sullivan, T Browne (0-1) each.	Report	D Hayes (1-4); G Farragher (0-7, 0-5 f); D Forde (0-3); C Connolly (1-0); F Healy (0-2); A Kerins, A Keary, D Hardiman, N Healy (0-1) each.	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Laois v Waterford

8 July 2006Round 3	Laois	1-13 - 2-17	Waterford	O'Moore Park
14:45	J. Young(0-8, 0-6 frees); D. Culliton()1-0); J. Fitzpatrick(0-2); J. Phelan(0-2); S. Dollard(0-1).	Report	M. Walsh(1-5); J. Mullane(1-3); D. Bennett(0-6, 0- 4 free s); E. McGrath(0-1); K. McGrath(0-1, "65); S. Prendergast(0-1).	Attendance: 9,250 Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Galway v Westmeath

8 July 2006Round 3	Galway	3-21 - 0-06	Westmeath	Pearse Stadium
19:00	G Farragher 1-6 (1-5f), D Hayes 1-3, D Forde 1-2, N Healy, C Connolly 0-2 each, C Dervan, K Wade, K Broderick, F Healy, D Tierney, E Lynch 0-1 each.		A Mitchell 0-3 (f), B Smyth 0-2, B Murtagh 0-1.	Attendance: 1,500

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Status
1	Clare	3	3	0	0	8-57	2-35	40	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
2	Limerick	3	2	0	1	4-55	5-53	-1	4
3	Offaly	3	1	0	2	4-45	4-61	-16	2
4	Dublin	3	0	0	3	2-46	7-54	-23	0	Advance to Relegation Playoff

Results

Dublin v Offaly

17 June 2006Round 1	Dublin	0-17 - 1-17	Offaly	Parnell Park
19:00	D Curtin 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '65), A McCrabbe 0-4, S McDonnell 0-2, K Flynn, J McCaffrey, L Ryan 0-1 each.		B Carroll 0-6, B Whelehan 1-2 (0-2f), G Hanniffy 0-3, D Hayden, D Hoctor 0-2 each, E Bevans, D Tanner 0-1 each.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Kelly

Clare v Limerick

18 June 2006Round 1	Clare	2-21 - 0-10	Limerick	Cusack Park
16:00	T. Griffin 1-5; D. O’Rourke 1-3; N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); J. Clancy 0-3; B. Nugent 0-2; F. Lynch, D. Quinn (free), B. O’Connell, A. Markham, 0-1 each.	Report	M. Keane 0-4 (0-4 frees); B. Foley 0-2 (0-2 frees); M. O’Brien, M. Foley (65), N. Moran, W. Walsh, 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Dublin v Clare

1 July 2006Round 2	Dublin	1-16 - 4-21	Clare	Parnell Park
16:00	L Ryan 1-2, D Curtin 0-5 (f), J McCaffrey, K Dunne, D Sweeney 0-2 each, K O'Reilly, K Flynn, S McDonnell 0-1 each.		N Gilligan 2-5 (5f), A Markham 2-1, S McMahon 0-4 (3f, 1 '65), T Griffin, T Carmody 0-3 each, D McMahon 0-2, C Lynch, J Clancy, B Nugent 0-1 each.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Offaly v Limerick

1 July 2006Round 2	Offaly	2-19 - 2-29	Limerick	O'Connor Park
19:00	J. Bergin 2-1 (1-0 free); B. Carroll 0-7 (0-6 frees); D. Hoctor 0-3; G. Hanniffy 0-2; B. Murphy 0-2; P. Cleary (free), K. Brady (65), D. Tanner, B. Whelehan, 0-1 each.	Report	B. Foley 1-7 (0-3 frees 0-1 65); A. O’Shaughnessy 0-7 (0-3 frees); B. Begley 0-5; N. Moran 0-4; M. Foley 0-3 (frees); D. Ryan 1-0; M. O’Brien 0-2; C. Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Clare v Offaly

8 July 2006Round 3	Clare	2-15 - 1-09	Offaly	Cusack Park
19:30	D Quinn 1-7 (0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65); T Carmody 1-2; T Griffin and N Gilligan 0-2 each; C Lynch and S McMahon (free), 0-1 each.	Report	J Bergin 1-3 (0-2 frees); B Carroll 0-3; J Brady, D Hayden and P Cleary 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,519 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Limerick v Dublin

8 July 2006Round 3	Limerick	2-16 - 1-13	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds
19:30	B Begley 2-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-4 (f), B Foley 0-4 (2f), N Moran, C Fitzgerald 0-2 each, D Ryan, P O'Dwyer 0-1 each.		D Curtin 0-6 (4f), L Ryan 0-5, K Flynn 1-0, S Mullen, P O'Driscoll 0-1 each.	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Relegation play-off

Dublin v Westmeath

15 July 2006Relegation play-off	Dublin	0-16 - 0-08	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
	D Curtin 0-8 (5f), S McDonnell, J McCaffrey 0-2 each, M Carton, J Kelly, K Flynn, P Carton 0-1 each.	Report	A Mitchell 0-5 (5f), D Mc Nicholas 0-2, B Murtagh 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Cork	0-19
	Limerick	0-18
					Cork	1-16
					Waterford	1-15
	Waterford	1-22
	Tipperary	3-13
									Cork	1-13
									Kilkenny	1-16
	Kilkenny	2-22
	Galway	3-14
					Kilkenny	2-21
					Clare	1-16
	Clare	1-27
	Wexford	1-15

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Cork v Limerick

22 July 2006Quarter-final	Cork	0-19 - 0-18	Limerick	Semple Stadium
16:00	B. O’Connor (0-2 frees) and J. Deane (0-4 frees) 0-5 each; N. Ronan 0-3; T. Kenny and N. McCarthy 0-2 each; B. Corcoran and J. O’Connor 0-1 each.	Report	A. O’Shaughnessy 0-5 (0-4 frees); N. Moran 0-4; C. Fitzgerald, M. O’Brien and P. Tobin 0-2 each; T.J. Ryan, M. Foley (free) and M. Keane 0-1 each.	Attendance: 34,202 Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Galway

22 July 2006Quarter-final	Kilkenny	2-22 - 3-14	Galway	Semple Stadium
18:00	H. Shefflin 0-11 (0-5 frees, 0-2 65’s); J. ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick 1-2; E. Larkin 0-4; M. Comerford 0-3; A. Fogarty 1-0; E. Brennan 0-1, D. Lyng 0-1 each.	Report	G. Farragher 0-5 (0-3 frees); D. Tierney 1-2; N. Healy 1-1; E. Cloonan 1-0 (pen.); A. Kerins 0-2; D. Hayes 0-2; C. Dervan (65), R. Murray, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 34,202 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Clare v Wexford

23 July 2006Quarter-final	Clare	1-27 - 1-15	Wexford	Croke Park
14:15	N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-2 frees); T. Carmody (0-5); T. Griffin 0-4; D. McMahon 1-1; A. Markham 0-3; S. McMahon 0-3 (frees); D. O’Connell 0-2; F. Lynch, B. Nugent, D. Quinn, 0-1 each.	Report	R. McCarthy 1-1; R. Jacob 0-3; S. Doyle 0-3 (all frees); P. Codd 0-3 (all frees); D. Mythen 0-2; M. Jacob, E. Quigley, D. Ruth (free), 0-1 each.	Attendance: 45,928 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Waterford v Tipperary

23 July 2006Quarter-final	Waterford	1-22 - 3-13	Tipperary	Croke Park
16:00	D. Shanahan 1-5; D. Bennett 0-6 frees; E. McGrath, P. Flynn (0-2 frees) and J. Mullane 0-3 each; K. McGrath (free) and M. Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	E. Kelly 1-8 (1-3 frees, 0-2 65’s); J. Carroll 2-0; L. Corbett 0-2; P. Kelly, J. O’Brien and W. Ryan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 45,928 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Cork v Waterford

6 August 2006Semi-final	Cork	1-16 - 1-15	Waterford	Croke Park
16:00	C Naughton (1-01), J Deane (0-04 (4f)), T McCarthy (0-03), N Ronan (0-03), B Corcoran (0-02), J O'Connor (0-02), T Kenny (0-01).	Report	E Kelly (1-06 (6f)), J Mullane (0-04), K McGrath (0-02 (2f)), D Shanahan (0-01), S Prendergast (0-01), E McGrath (0-01).	Attendance: 61,753 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Clare

13 August 2006Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-21 - 1-16	Clare	Croke Park
16:00	H Shefflin 1-13 (5fr, 1 '65, 1 pen), E McCormack 1-0, M Comerford, E Larkin 0-2 each, J Fitzpatrick, D Lyng, R Power, E Brennan 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 1-3 (2fr), S McMahon 0-5, T Griffin 0-4, T Carmody 0-2, D McMahon, D Quinn 0-1 each.	Attendance: 70,978 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Final

Main article: 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

Kilkenny v Cork

3 September 2006Final	Kilkenny	1-16 - 1-13	Cork	Croke Park
15:30	H. Shefflin 0-8 (0-5 frees); A. Fogarty 1-3; M. Comerford, D. Lyng, J. Fitzpatrick, R. Power and E. Brennan 0-1 each.	Report	B. O’Connor 1-4 (0-1 free); J. Deane 0-6 (0-5 frees); N. McCarthy, J. O’Connor and J. Gardiner 0-1 each.	Attendance: 82,275 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	2-47	53	5	10.60
2	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	3-38	47	4	11.75
3	James Young	Laois	1-33	36	4	9.00
4	Niall Gilligan	Clare	3-26	35	6	5.83
5	David Curtin	Dublin	0-34	34	5	6.80
6	Joe Deane	Cork	0-32	32	5	6.40
7	Andrew Mitchell	Westmeath	0-30	30	6	5.00
8	Dave Bennett	Waterford	0-27	27	5	5.40
9	Ger Farragher	Galway	1-22	25	4	6.25
10	Brian Carroll	Offaly	0-24	24	5	4.80

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-13	16	Clare
	James Young	Laois	1-13	16	Westmeath
2	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-09	15	Waterford
3	Alan Kerins	Galway	4-02	14	Laois
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	0-14	14	Limerick
4	Niall Gilligan	Clare	2-05	11	Dublin
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-11	11	Galway
5	Derek Quinn	Clare	1-07	10	Offaly
	Barry Foley	Limerick	1-07	10	Offaly
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-07	10	Wexford

Miscellaneous

• For the first time since 1983, the Ulster champions were not represented in the wider All-Ireland series of games.

See also

• 2006 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2006 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

References

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4. "Kilkenny stutter to glory". Irish Times. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
5. "Sharpshooter Young Laois ace". Irish Independent. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2013.