2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

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2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship
Dates21 February
– 14 March 2009
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Champions Leinster (27th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Top scorer(s) Niall Healy (1–13)
2008 (Previous)(Next) 2012

The 2009 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2009 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 82nd 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

Participants

The teams involved are:

ProvinceManager
Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht John McIntyre
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster John Conran
Flag of Munster.svg Muntser Len Gaynor
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster Dominic McKinley
Terence McNaughton

Results

Interprovincial Championship

Connacht 2–20 – 2–18 Munster
N Healy (1–6)
A Callanan (1–2)
K Hynes (0–2)
C Donnellan (0–2)
A Coen (0–2)
M Ryan (0–1)
B Burke (0–1)
A Cullinane (0–1)
K Raymond (0–1)
K Hooban (0–1)
J Gantley (0–1)
Report A O’Shaughnessy (0–6)
P Kelly (1–2)
K McGrath (1–1)
S Prendergast (0–3)
T Griffin (0–3)
S McGrath (0–1)
S Molumphy (0–1)
J Clancy (0–1)
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: F Smith (Meath)
GK1 Eric Ward
RCB2 Martin Ryan
FB3 Damien McClearn
LCB4 Fergal Moore
RWB5 Andy Coen
CB6 Brian Costello
LWB7 Brian Burke
MD8 Adrian Cullinane
MD9 Keith Raymond Sub off.svg 58'
RWF10 Mark Kerins Sub off.svg 43'
CF11 Paul Killilea Sub off.svg 37'
LWF12 Kevin Hooban Sub off.svg 50'
RCF13 Niall Healy
CF14 Joe Gantley
LCF15 Aonghus Callanan
Substitutes used:
Kevin Hynes Sub on.svg 37'
Cyril Donnellan Sub on.svg 43'
Richie Murray Sub on.svg 50'
Fergal Healy Sub on.svg 58'
GK1 Brendan Cummins
RCB2 Conor O'Brien
FB3 Declan Prendergast
LCB4 Eoin Murphy Sub off.svg 29'
RWB5 Benny Dunne
CB6 Michael Walsh
LWB7 Séamus Hickey
MD8 Shane McGrath Sub off.svg 52'
MD9 Donal O'Grady Sub off.svg 35'
RWF10 Séamus Prendergast
CF11 Ken McGrath
LWF12 Tony Griffin
RCF13 Andrew O'Shaughnessy
CF14 Stephen Molumphy
LCF15 Paul Kelly Sub off.svg 50'
Substitutes used:
Diarmaid FitzGerald Sub on.svg 29'
James Woodlock Sub on.svg 35'
Jonathan Clancy Sub on.svg 50'
Shane O'Sullivan Sub on.svg 52'

Ulster 0–8 – 4–14 Leinster
P Shiels (0–4)
B McGourtey (0–2)
K Hinphey (0–1)
K Stewart (0–1)
Report E Brennan (2–0)
A Fogarty (1–3)
J Bergin (1–2)
D Lyng (0–4)
M Rice (0–2)
R Hanniffy (0–1)
E Quigley (0–1)
B Carroll (0–1)
Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)
GK1 Ryan McGarry
RCB2 Kieran McGourty
FB3 Neil McGarry
LCB4 Mark Craig
RWB5 Ciaran Herron
CB6 Liam Hinphey
LWB7 Johnny Campbell
MD8 Andy Savage
MD9 Benny Herron
RWF10 Kevin Hinphey
CF11 Brian McGourty
LWF12 Paul Braniff
RCF13 P. J. O'Connell
CF14 Karl Stewart
LCF15 Paul Shiels
Substitutes used:
Eddie McCloskey
Neil McAuley
Ruairí Convery
GK1 P. J. Ryan
RCB2 David Franks
FB3 David Kenny
LCB4 Jackie Tyrrell
RWB5 Tommy Walsh
CB6 J. J. Delaney
LWB7 Michael Jacob
MD8 Rory Hanniffy
MD9 Colm Farrell
RWF10 Alan McCrabbe
CF11 Eoin Quigley
LWF12 Derek Lyng
RCF13 Aidan Fogarty
CF14 Joe Bergin
LCF15 Eddie Brennan
Substitutes used:
Michael Rice
Stephen Clynch
Stephen Hiney
David O'Callaghan
Brian Carroll

Leinster 3–18 – 1–17 Connacht
H Shefflin (1–6)
D Lyng (1–2)
J Bergin (1–1)
E Brennan (0–3)
D O'Callaghan (0–2)
E Quigley (0–2)
A Fogarty (0–1)
R Hanniffy (0–1).
Report N Healy (0–7)
R Murray (1–1)
A Callanan (0–2)
A Cullinane (0–2)
K Holohan (0–2)
C Donnellan (0–1)
J Gantley (0–1)
K Raymond (0–1)
Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club, Abu Dhabi
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)
GK1 P. J. Ryan
RCB2 David Franks
FB3 David Kenny
LCB4 Jackie Tyrrell
RWB5 Tommy Walsh
CB6 J. J. Delaney (c)
LWB7 Michael Jacob
MD8 Rory Hanniffy Sub off.svg 54'
MD9 Eoin Quigley
RWF10 Michael Rice Sub off.svg 60'
CF11 Henry Shefflin
LWF12 Derek Lyng Sub off.svg 60'
RCF13 David O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 45'
CF14 Joe Bergin
LCF15 Eddie Brennan
Substitutes used:
Aidan Fogarty Sub on.svg 45'
Colm Farrell Sub on.svg 54'
Alan McCrabbe Sub on.svg 60'
Stephen Clynch Sub on.svg 60'
GK1 Colm Callanan
RCB2 Martin Ryan
FB3 Damien McClearn
LCB4 Ciarán O'Donovan Sub off.svg 26'
RWB5 Andy Coen (c)Sub off.svg 59'
CB6 Brian Costello
LWB7 Ger Mahon
MD8 Adrian Cullinane
MD9 Keith Raymond Sub off.svg 41'
RWF10 Paul Killilea Sub off.svg 38'
CF11 Mark Kerins
LWF12 Kevin Hooban Sub off.svg 47'
RCF13 Niall Healy
FF14 Richie Murray
LCF15 Aonghus Callanan
Substitutes used:
Brian Burke Sub on.svg 26'
Cyril Donnellan Sub on.svg 38'
Fergal Healy Sub on.svg 41'
Joe Gantley Sub on.svg 47'
Mike Keaveney Sub on.svg 59'

Top scorers

Championship

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Niall Healy Connacht 1–131628.00
2 Eddie Brennan Leinster 2–3924.50
Henry Shefflin Leinster 1–6919.00

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Niall Healy Connacht 1–69 Munster
Henry Shefflin Leinster 1–69 Connacht
3 Niall Healy Connacht 0–77 Leinster
4 Eddie Brennan Leinster 2–06 Ulster
Aidan Fogarty Leinster 1–36 Ulster
Andrew O'Shaughnessy Munster 0–66 Connacht
7 Aonghus Callanan Connacht 1–25 Munster
Joe Bergin Leinster 1–25 Ulster
Derek Lyng Leinster 1–25 Connacht
Paul Kelly Munster 1–25 Connacht

Sources