2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship

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2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
Dates19 February
– 4 March 2012
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 scored11 (3.67 per match)
Points scored98 (32.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Richie Power (1-15)
2009 (Previous)(Next) 2013

The 2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2012 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, is the 83rd series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland is contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.

Contents

Participants

The teams involved are:

ProvinceManagerCaptain
Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht Anthony Cunningham
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster Joe Dooley Jackie Tyrrell
Flag of Munster.svg Munster Liam Sheedy Eoin Kelly
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster Gregory O'Kane Cormac Donnelly

Results

Interprovincial Championship

Leinster 3-14 – 1-16 Munster
R Power (1-5)
S Dooley (0-5)
J Bergin (1-1)
M Fennelly (1-0)
B Hogan (0-1)
E Larkin (0-1)
C Fennelly (0-1)
Report J Conlon (1-3)
P Horgan (0-3)
J Gardiner (0-3)
P Mahony (0-2)
M Walsh (0-1)
P Cronin (0-1)
S McGrath (0-1)
P Donnellan (0-1)
E Kelly (0-1)
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
GK1 Gary Maguire
RCB2 Paul Murphy
FB3 Noel Hickey
LCB4 Jackie Tyrrell (c)
RWB5 Tommy Walsh
CB6 Brian Hogan Sub off.svg 35'
LWB7 J. J. Delaney
MD8 Michael Fennelly Sub off.svg 64'
MD9 Michael Rice
RWF10 Ryan O'Dwyer Sub off.svg 54'
CF11 Richie Power
LWF12 Eoin Larkin
RCF13 Shane Dooley
CF14 Joe Bergin Sub off.svg 61'
LCF15 Richie Hogan Sub off.svg 35'
Substitutes:
Willie Hyland Sub on.svg 35'
Darren Stamp Sub on.svg 35'
Colin Fennelly Sub on.svg 54'
Rory Hanniffy Sub on.svg 61'
Rory Jacob Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Joe Dooley
Selectors:
John Conran
Derek Lyng
GK1 Donal Óg Cusack
RCB2 Michael Cahill
FB3 Paul Curran
LCB4 Tom Condon
RWB5 John Gardiner Sub off.svg 58'
CB6 Pádraic Maher
LWB7 Pat Donnellan
MD8 Shane O'Sullivan
MD9 Shane McGrath Sub off.svg 39'
RWF10 Pa Cronin Sub off.svg 44'
CF11 Michael Walsh
LWF12 Brendan Maher
RCF13 John Conlon
CF14 Eoin Kelly (c)Sub off.svg 58'
LCF15 Patrick Horgan Sub off.svg 35'
Substitutes:
Donal O'Grady Sub on.svg 39'
Stephen Molumphy Sub on.svg 44'
Pauric Mahony Sub on.svg 58'
Gearóid Ryan Sub on.svg 58'
Kevin Moran Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Liam Sheedy
Selectors:
Jamesie O'Connor
Stephen Frampton

Connacht 3–19 – 1-15 Ulster
N Burke (0-8)
I Tannian (1-4)
E Ryan (1-3)
D Glennon (1-0)
J Coen (0-2)
N Healy (0-2)
Report K Stewart (0-6)
N McManus (0-5)
C Donnelly (1-0)
M Armstrong (0-2)
N McAuley (0-1)
C Carville (0-1)
Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
GK1 Jamie Ryan
RCB2 Pádraig Shiel
FB3 Niall Donoghue
LCB4 Gerard O'Halloran
RWB5 Tony Óg Regan
CB6 Fergal Moore
LWB7 Brian Flaherty Sub off.svg 58'
MD8 Jason Grealish Sub off.svg 46'
MD9 Donal Fox Sub off.svg 35'
RWF10 Bernard Burke
CF11 Niall Burke Sub off.svg 56'
LWF12 Éanna Ryan
RCF13 Damien Hayes
CF14 Johnny Coen Sub off.svg 74'
LCF15 Iarla Tannian
Substitutes:
Barry Daly Sub on.svg 35'
Davy Glennon Sub on.svg 46'
Niall Healy Sub on.svg 56'
Paul Gordon Sub on.svg 58'
Keith Raymond Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Anthony Cunningham
Selectors:
Mattie Murphy
Tom Helebert
GK1 Graham Clarke
RCB2 Arron Graffin
FB3 Cormac Donnelly (c)
LCB4 Seán Ennis Sub off.svg 78'
RWB5 Neil McCauley
CB6 Liam Hinphey
LWB7 Simon McCrory
MD8 Conor Woods
MD9 Neil McManus
RWF10 Michael Herron
CF11 Kevin McGarry Sub off.svg 35'
LWF12 Michael Armstrong
RCF13 Paul McCloskey Sub off.svg 43'
CF14 Karl Stewart
LCF15 Cathal Carville
Substitutes:
James Coyle Sub on.svg 35'
Ryan Gaffney Sub on.svg 43'
Michael Ennis Sub on.svg 78'
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Manager:
Gregory O'Kane

Leinster 2-19 – 1-15 Connacht
R Power (0-10)
R O'Dwyer (2-2)
S Dooley (0-3)
J Bergin (0-2)
E Larkin (0-2)
Report C Cooney (0-9)
D Hayes (1-1)
B Burke (0-3)
I Tannian (0-1)
D Burke (0-1)
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
GK1 Gary Maguire Sub off.svg 35'
RCB2 Paul Murphy
FB3 Keith Rossiter
LCB4 Niall Corcoran Sub off.svg 61'
RWB5 Tommy Walsh
CB6 Jackie Tyrrell (c)
LWB7 Rory Hanniffy
MD8 Michael Rice
MD9 Michael Fennelly
RWF10 Richie Power
CF11 Joe Bergin
LWF12 Eoin Larkin
RCF13 Shane Dooley Sub off.svg 61'
FF14 Ryan O'Dwyer Sub off.svg 49'
LCF15 T. J. Reid Sub off.svg 48'
Substitutes:
David Herity Sub on.svg 35'
Paul Ryan Sub on.svg 48'
Brendan Murtagh Sub on.svg 49'
Rory Jacob Sub on.svg 61'
David Kenny Sub on.svg 61'
Manager:
Joe Dooley
Selectors:
John Conran
Derek Lyng
GK1 Jamie Ryan
RCB2 Pádraig Shiel
FB3 David Collins
LCB4 Gerard O'Halloran
RWB5 Niall Donoghue Sub off.svg 60'
CB6 Fergal Moore
LWB7 Joseph Cooney
MD8 Aidan Harte
MD9 Jason Grealish Sub off.svg 33'
RWF10 Johnny Coen Sub off.svg 35'
CF11 Conor Cooney
LWF12 Iarla Tannian Sub off.svg 42'
RCF13 Bernard Burke
FF14 Barry Daly Sub off.svg 48'
LCF15 David Burke
Substitutes:
Paul Gordon Sub on.svg 33'
Damien Hayes Sub on.svg 35'
James Regan Sub on.svg 42'
Davy Glennon Sub on.svg 48'
Keith Raymond Sub on.svg 60'
Manager:
Anthony Cunningham
Selectors:
Mattie Murphy
Tom Helebert

Top scorers

Championship

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Richie Power Leinster 1–151829.00

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Richie Power Leinster 0-1010 Connacht
2 Conor Cooney Connacht 0-99 Leinster
3 Ryan O'Dwyer Leinster 2-28 Connacht
Richie Power Leinster 1-58 Munster
Niall Burke Connacht 0-88 Ulster

Media coverage

None of the Interprovincial Championship semi-finals of final were broadcast live on television, however, brief highlights of all three games were shown on TG4's GAA 2012 highlights programme.