2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates31 May – 30 August 2008
Teams9
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (2nd win)
Captain Conor Phelan
Manager Pat Hoban
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
CaptainAlan O'Connor
Manager Jerry Molyneaux
Provincial Champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Kilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played8
Total Goals27 (3.375 per game)
Total Points252 (31.5 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Kilkenny.svg Paddy Hogan (6-15)
2007
2009

The 2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 31 May 2008 and ended on 30 August 2008.

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Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster semi-final. [1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 30 August 2008 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kilkenny and Limerick, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Kilkenny won the match by 1-16 to 0-13 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1973. [3] [4] [5]

Kilkenny's Paddy Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 6-15.

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Clare Saffron and blue
Cork Red and white 2006 2006
Dublin Blue and navy 1972
Galway Maroon and white 2002 1998
Kilkenny Black and amber 1973 2006
Limerick Green and white 1998 1998
Tipperary Blue and gold 2000 2002
Waterford White and blue 2007
Wexford Purple and gold 2007 2007

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster semi-final

28 June 2008Semi-final Wexford 0-12 - 1-19 Kilkenny Wexford Park
J Berry (0-7), D Nolan (0-2), J Dwyer (0-1), S O’Neill (0-1), P Atkinson (0-1).C Dunne (1-4), K Joyce (0-4) (4f), P Cleere (0-3), P Lonergan (0-2); P Hogan (0-2), E Hennebry (0-2), A Healy (0-1), J Nolan (0-1).

Leinster final

2 August 2008Final Kilkenny 4-26 - 3-15
(aet)
Dublin Nowlan Park
N Doherty 2-4, P Hogan 1-3, M Grace 0-6, P Cleere 1-2, B Beckett 0-3, C Dunne 0-3, K Joyce 0-2, P Hartley 0-1, J Nolan 0-1, N Walsh 0-1.D Treacy 0-8, S Martin 2-1, A Nolan 1-0, D Russell 0-2, T Sweeney 0-1, P Brennan 0-1, E Carroll 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

1 June 2008Quarter-final Clare 2-12 - 2-16 Waterford Gaelic Grounds
S Chaplin 0-8f, P Chaplin 1-4, G Lyons, C Earley, N Sheedy and P Hickey 0-1 each. Report M Gorman 0-8 (7f, 1 '65), P Murray, P Fitzgerald, S Barron and L Lawlor 0-2 each, JJ Hutchinson and G O'Connor 0-1 each.Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Munster semi-finals

8 June 2008Semi-final Cork 0-17 - 1-21 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh
A Mannix (0-5, 0-4 frees); L Desmond (0-4); P O'Brien (0-3), J O'Callaghan (0-2), J O'Leary (0-2), JP Murphy (0-1). Report J Ryan (1-4, 0-4 frees, 1-0 penalty), C Dillon (0-6), G Ryan (0-3), T Minogue (0-2), D Morrissey (0-2), R O'Meara (0-1), P Maher (0-1), E Hanley (0-1), M Harding (0-1).Referee: P Casey (Waterford)
22 June 2008Semi-final Limerick 1-16 - 0-15 Clare Semple Stadium
David Moloney (1-2), P McNamara (0-4), D O'Neill (0-3), A Brennan (0-2), R McCarthy (0-2), D Hanley (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1), P Harty (0-1). Report S Chaplin (0-5), P Hickey (0-4), D Browne (0-2), A McNamara (0-1), G Lyons (0-1), N Sheedy (0-1), Clive Early (0-1).Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

Munster final

31 July 2008Final Tipperary 2-12 - 2-16 Limerick Semple Stadium
N Hogan 2-5, T Minogue 0-2, M Harding 0-2, JB McCarthy 0-1, C Dillon 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1. Report D O’Connor 0-6, D O’Neill 1-1, P McNamara 1-1, A O’Connor 0-4, David Moloney 0-2, P O’Reilly 0-1, A Brennan 0-1.Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

9 August 2008Semi-final Kilkenny 5-14 - 3-12
(aet)
Galway O'Connor Park
P Hogan 4-4, N Doherty 1-1, E Heneberry 0-4, M Grace 0-3, K Joyce 0-1, P Cleere 0-1. Report E Hyland 2-1, N Carr 0-6, N Kenny 1-0, T Flannery 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, K Huban 0-1.Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

All-Ireland final

30 August 2008Final Limerick 0-13 - 1-16 Kilkenny Semple Stadium
A O’Connor (0-6, 4f, 2 65’), P McNamara (0-3), M Keane (0-1, 1f), P O’Reilly (0-1), D O’Neill (0-1), A Brennan (0-1). Report P Hogan (1-6, 5f), N Doherty (0-3), D Fogarty (0-2, 1f), B Beckett (0-2), M Grace (0-2), K Joyce (0-1, 1f).Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Paddy Hogan Kilkenny 6-153348.25
2Noel Doherty Kilkenny 3-081744.25
3Seán Chaplin Clare 0-131326.50
4Noel Hogan Tipperary 2-051125.50
Paudie McNamara Limerick 1-081133.66
Alan O'Connor Limerick 0-111133.66
Michael Grace Kilkenny 0-111133.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Paddy Hogan Kilkenny 4-0416 Galway
2Noel Hogan Tipperary 2-0511 Limerick
3Noel Doherty Kilkenny 2-0410 Dublin
4 Paddy Hogan Kilkenny 1-069 Limerick
5 David Treacy Dublin 0-088 Kilkenny
Seán Chaplin Clare 0-088 Waterford
Mark Gorman Waterford 0-088 Clare
8Shane Martin Dublin 2-017 Kilkenny
Eamon Hyland Galway 2-017 Kilkenny
Cathal Dunne Kilkenny 1-047 Wexford
Pádraig Chaplin Clare 1-047 Waterford
Jody Ryan Tipperary 1-047 Cork
Jim Berry Wexford 0-077 Kilkenny

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