Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

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The Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship is an inter county competition between the Intermediate Hurling county teams in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council organizes the series of games.

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The winners of the championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.

History

The championship was first played in 1961. The championship was abolished in 2017 and the counties now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the Christy Ring Cup.

Teams

Eligible teams

The championship is currently suspended but 9 counties would be eligible for the championship

CountyQualificationLocationStadiumProvinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Intermediate development team Donnycarney Parnell Park Leinster41972
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Christy Ring Cup team Newbridge St Conleth's Park Leinster11969
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Intermediate development team Kilkenny Nowlan Park Leinster172017
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Joe McDonagh Cup team Portlaoise O'Moore Park Leinster0
Colours of Meath.svg Meath Joe McDonagh Cup team Navan Páirc Tailteann Leinster0
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Joe McDonagh Cup team Tullamore O'Connor Park Leinster0
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Joe McDonagh Cup team Mullingar Cusack Park Leinster0
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Intermediate development team Wexford Chadwicks Wexford Park Leinster92014
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Christy Ring Cup team Aughrim Aughrim County Ground Leinster11971

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

CountyTitle(s)Runners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1771967, 1973, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 20171962, 1963, 1964, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2014
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 9141961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 20141966, 1972, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 431966, 1968, 1970, 19721971, 2003, 2008
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1219621968, 1997
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1219711969, 1970
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1119691967
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 102015
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 011963
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 011973
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 011999

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyScoreCountyScore
2018–No competition
2017 [1] Kilkenny 1-26 Wexford 1-08
2016 Kilkenny 3-14 Wexford 2-14
2015 [2] Galway 1-20 Wexford 0-11
2014 [3] Wexford 2-11 Kilkenny 0-14
2013 Kilkenny Wexford
2012 [4] Kilkenny 3-20 Wexford 2-14
2011 [5] Kilkenny 2-19 Wexford 2-08
2010 Kilkenny 2-16 Wexford 0-13
2009 Kilkenny 0-12 Wexford 0-11
2008 Kilkenny 4-26 Dublin 3-15
2007 Wexford 2-11 Kilkenny 1-12
2006 Kilkenny 2-20 Wexford 0-08
2005 Wexford 0-14 Kilkenny 0-13
2004 Kilkenny 3-17 Wexford 1-10
2003 Kilkenny 4-20 Dublin 1-10
2002 Wexford 2-16 Kilkenny 0-19
2001 Wexford 5-13 Laois 1-09
2000 Kilkenny 2-12 Wexford 1-13
1999 Kilkenny 2-15 Laois 0-09
1998 Kilkenny 3-13 Wexford 0-11
1997 Kilkenny 5-15 Carlow 2-11
1974–96No Competition
1973 Kilkenny 11-15 Meath 1-03
1972 Dublin 3-13 Wexford 3-04
1971 Wicklow 1-15 Dublin 2-09
1970 Dublin 4-09 Wicklow 3-10
1969 Kildare 3-16 Wicklow 4-06
1968 Dublin 2-14 Carlow 2-12
1967 Kilkenny 6-08 Kildare 2-08
1966 Dublin 2-09 Wexford 1-08
1965 Wexford 4-16 Antrim 3-08
1964 Wexford 1-09 Kilkenny 2-05
1963 Wexford 3-08 Kilkenny 3-06
1962 Carlow 2-11 Kilkenny 2-03
1961 Wexford 3-11 Dublin 2-10

Records and statistics

Top scorers

By year

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1972Noel Kinsella Dublin 3-0514
Vinny Holden Dublin 1-11
1973Shem Muldowney Kilkenny 4-0517
1997 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 3-1625
1998 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-2225
1999 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 2-1713
2000 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 0-1818
2001Eddie Cullen Wexford 1-069
2002Chris McGrath Wexford 3-1625
2003 Des Mythen Wexford 2-0713
2004 David Buggy Kilkenny 1-047
2005 Stephen Nolan Wexford 0-055
2006Eddie Walsh Kilkenny 1-025
Michael Murphy Kilkenny 0-05
Eddie O'Donoghue Kilkenny 0-05
2007 Richie Hogan Kilkenny 0-1919
2008Noel Doherty Kilkenny 2-0410
Cathal Dunne Kilkenny 1-07
2009 Eoin Guinan Kilkenny 0-1010
2010 Eoin Guinan Kilkenny 0-1717
2011 Eoin Murphy Kilkenny 1-0710
2012Rory Hickey Kilkenny 1-0710
2013No championship
2014Red Barry Wexford 0-055
Willie Phelan Kilkenny
2015 Shane Moloney Galway 1-1417
2016Tommy Dwyer Wexford 0-1313
2017Robbie Donnelly ilkenny 0-099

See also

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