2006 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

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2006 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
Dates14 October
– 28 October 2006
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
ChampionsLeinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored6 (2 per match)
Points scored104 (34.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eugene Cloonan (2-15)
2005 (Previous)(Next) 2007

The 2006 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2006 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 79th series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.

Contents

Results

Inter provincial Championship

Leinster 2-19 - 0-12 Ulster
D Franks (0-6)
A Fogarty (1-2)
R Power (0-4)
J Bergin (1-0)
R McCarthy (0-3)
J McCaffrey (0-2)
Diarmuid Lyng (0-1)
E Brennan (0-1)
Report J McIntosh (0-10)
S McBride (0-1)
R Convery (0-1)
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Munster 1-16 - 2-17 Connacht
E Kelly (1-6)
P Kelly (0-3)
N Gilligan (0-2)
T Carmody (0-2)
A O'Shaughnessy (0-1)
M Walsh (0-1)
N Moran (0-1)
Report E Cloonan (2-6)
R Murray (0-3)
D Tierney (0-2)
G Farragher (0-1)
K Broderick (0-1)
T Óg Regan (0-1)
A Kerins (0-1)
D Collins (0-1)
F Healy (0-1)
Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Connacht 0-17 - 1-23 Leinster
E Cloonan (0-9)
I Tannian (0-3)
F Healy (0-2)
M Kerins (0-1)
R Murray (0-1)
D Tierney (0-1)
Report R Power (0-7)
E Brennan (0-6)
J Bergin (1-3)
A Fogarty (0-4)
E Larkin (0-2)
Derek Lyng (0-1)
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)
GK1 Liam Donoghue
RCB2 Damien Joyce
FB3 Ger Mahon Sub off.svg 47'
LCB4 Tony Óg Regan
RWB5 David Collins
CB6 Diarmuid Cloonan
LWB7 John Lee
MD8 Richie Murray Sub off.svg 60'
MD9 David Tierney
RWF10 Iarla Tannian
CF11 Mark Kerins
LWF12 Alan Kerins Sub off.svg 44'
RCF13 Kenneth Burke Sub off.svg 25'
FF14 Eugene Cloonan
LCF15 Fergal Healy
Substitutes:
Damien Hayes Sub on.svg 25'
Niall Healy Sub on.svg 44'
M. J. Quinn Sub on.svg 47'
Ger Farragher Sub on.svg 60'
GK1 Brian Mullins
RCB2 Richie Mullally Sub off.svg 48'
FB3 John Tennyson
LCB4 James Ryall
RWB5 Tommy Walsh
CB6 Rory Hanniffy
LWB7 Diarmuid Lyng Sub off.svg 67'
MD8 Derek Lyng Sub off.svg 59'
MD9 Gary Hanniffy
RWF10 Eoin Larkin Sub off.svg 67'
CF11 Richie Power
LWF12 David Franks Sub off.svg 29'
RCF13 Eddie Brennan (c)
FF14 Joe Bergin
LCF15 Aidan Fogarty
Substitutes:
Michael Jacob Sub on.svg 29'
Malachy Travers Sub on.svg 48'
James Young Sub on.svg 59'
Darren McCormack Sub on.svg 67'
John McCaffrey Sub on.svg 67'

Top scorers

Championship

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Eugene Cloonan Connacht 2–1521210.50

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Eugene Cloonan Connacht 2-610 Munster
1 Johnny McIntosh Ulster 0-1010 Leinster
1 Eoin Kelly Munster 1-69 Connacht
Eugene Cloonan Connacht 0-910 Leinster

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