2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	27 May - 2 September 2007
Teams	12
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (30th win)
Captain	Henry Shefflin
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Limerick
Captain	Damien Reale
Manager	Richie Bennis
Provincial Champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	30
Goals total	95 (3.16 per game)
Points total	1013 (33.76 per game)
Top Scorer	Andrew O'Shaughnessy
Player of the Year	Dan Shanahan
All-Star Team	See here
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The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 22 May 2007 and ended on 2 September 2007.

Kilkenny were the defending champions, and successfully retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2-19 to 1-15 defeat of Limerick.

Teams

A total of twelve teams contested the championship, including eleven teams from the 2006 championship and new entrant. Westmeath were relegated in 2006 and contested the 2007 Christy Ring Cup, while Antrim, winners of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup, gained automatic promotion back to hurling's top tier.^[1][2]

Team summaries

Personnel and kits

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain(s)	Manager(s)	Most recent success
					All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Antrim	Saffron and white	Creagh Concrete	Seán Delargy	Terence McNaughton Dominic McKinley
Clare	Saffron and blue	Pat O'Donnell	Frank Lohan	Tony Considine	1997	1998	1977-78
Cork	Red and white	O2	Kieran Murphy	Gerald McCarthy	2005	2006	1998
Dublin	Navy and blue	Arnotts	Philip Brennan	Tommy Naughton	1938	1961	1938-39
Galway	Maroon and white	Supermac's	David Collins	Ger Loughnane	1988		2004
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Glanbia	Henry Shefflin	Brian Cody	2006	2006	2006
Laois	Blue and white	Heritage Hotel	Joe Fitzpatrick	Damien Fox	1915	1949
Limerick	Green and white	Sporting Limerick	James O'Brien Damien Reale	Richie Bennis	1973	1996	1997
Offaly	Green, white and gold	Carroll Cuisine	Rory Hanniffy	John McIntyre	1998	1995	1990-91
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Enfer	Benny Dunne	Michael "Babs" Keating	2001	2001	2001
Waterford	White and blue	Yoplait Essence	Michael Walsh	Justin McCarthy	1959	2004	2007
Wexford	Purple and Gold	Wexford Cheddar	Damien Fitzhenry	John Meyler	1996	2004	1972-73

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final 27 May	Offaly	1-26 - 0-10	Laois	O'Connor Park
	D Murray 1-12 (9f, 2 '65s'); R Hanniffy 0-5 (1 l/b), B Carroll 0-3, G Hanniffy, J Bergin 0-2 each, B Murphy, M Cordial 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-8 (8f), J Fitzpatrick, Joe Phelan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Haverty (Galway))

Semi-final 3 June	Wexford	2-14 - 3-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	R Jacob 1-2, B Lamber 0-4 (0-3), N Higgins 1-0, P Carley (0-1f), M Jacob, D Stamp 0-2 each, E Quigley, D O'Connor 0-1 each.		J Kelly 1-2, R O'Carroll 1-1, D Curtin 0-4 (0-3f), K Flynn 1-0, S Mullen 0-2, R Fallon 0-1 (0-1f).	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Semi-final 10 June	Kilkenny	1-27 - 1-13	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	H Shefflin (0-12, 9f, 1 '65'), M Comerford, J Fitzpatrick (0-3 each), E Larkin (1-0), E Brennan, A Fogarty (0-2 each), T Walsh, JJ Delaney, D Lyng, M Fennelly, E Reid (0-1 each).		D Murray (1-8, 8f, 1pen), B Murphy (0-2), B Carroll, M Cordial, G Hanniffy (0-1 each).	Attendance: 11,490 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final 1 July	Wexford	1-12 - 2-24	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	S Nolan (1-5 3f, 1 '65), R Jacob (0-3), R Kehoe (0-2, 1f), E Quigley (0-1), D Stamp (0-1).	Report	W O'Dwyer (2-3), H Shefflin (0-9, 4f), M Comerford (0-5), J Fitzpatrick (0-2, 1f), E Larkin (0-2), B Hogan (0-1), E Brennan (0-1).	Attendance: 34,872 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final 27 May	Cork	1-18 - 1-11	Clare	Semple Stadium
	B. O’Connor 0-5 (0-4 frees); P. Cronin 1-1; J. Deane 0-3 frees; K. Murphy (Sarsfields) and N. McCarthy 0-2 each; K. Murphy, T. Kenny, J. O’Connor, J. Gardiner (free) and S. Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1 each.	Report	N. Gilligan 1-1 (0-1 free); B. Nugent 0-4; A. Quinn 0-2; J. Clancy, D. O’Rourke, B. Gaffney (free) and A. Markham (’65) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 23,300 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-final 10 June	Limerick	1-19 - 1-19	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-4 frees); O Moran 0-5; P Tobin 1-1; B Foley 0-3; N Moran 0-2; M O’Brien 0-2; M Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	W Ryan 0-7 (0-6 frees); J Carroll 1-1; D Egan 0-3; J Woodlock 0-2; E Kelly 0-2; L Corbett 0-2; R O’Dwyer, S McGrath, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 36,246 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Semi-final replay 16 June	Tipperary	2-21 - 1-24 (AET)	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 0-9 (0-6 frees); S. Butler 1-3; D. Egan 1-2; L. Corbett 0-3; B. Dunne 0-2; J. Woodlock, E. Corcoran (S/L), 0-1 each.	Report	M. Fitzgerald 1-3; A. O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-5 frees 0-1 65); O. Moran 0-5; N. Moran 0-3; K. Tobin 0-2; J. O’Brien 0-2; B. Geary 0-2 (frees); M. Foley 0-1.	Attendance: 27,117 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Semi-final 17 June	Waterford	5-15 - 3-18	Cork	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 1-5 (0-4 frees); J. Mullane 1-4; D. Shanahan 2-1; P. Flynn 1-1 (1-0 free); K. McGrath 0-2 (frees); T. Browne 0-2.	Report	K. Murphy (Sars 2-0); B. O’Connor 0-6 (0-2 frees, 0-1 S/L, 0-1 65); J. Deane 0-5 (0-2 frees); P. Cronin 1-0; J. O’Connor 0-2; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-2; C. Naughton 0-1.	Attendance: 36,352 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Semi-final 2nd replay 24 June	Limerick	0-22 - 2-13 (AET)	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A. O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-3 frees 0-1 65); N. Moran 0-5; B. Geary 0-3 (0-1 free 0-1 65); O. Moran 0-3; M. Fitzgerald 0-2; K. Tobin 0-2; D. O’Grady 0-1.	Report	E. Kelly 0-9 (0-7 frees); D. Egan 1-0; W. Ryan 1-0; S. Butler 0-2; S. McGrath, P. Bourke, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 30,608 Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final 8 July	Waterford	3-17 - 1-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	D Shanahan 3-3; E Kelly 0-4 (2f); J Mullane 0-3; S Molumphy, P Flynn (1f) 0-2 each; S Prendergast, K McGrath (f), E McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	B Begley 1-2; M Fitzgerald, A O'Shaughnessy (2 '65's, 1f) 0-3 each; K Tobin 0-2; D O'Grady, P Tobin, O Moran, M O'Brien 0-1 each.	Attendance: 48,371 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Qualifiers

Group 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	Clare	3	3	0	0	7-45	3-40	17	6
2	Galway	3	2	0	1	5-65	4-33	35	4
3	Antrim	3	1	0	2	4-47	6-65	-24	2
4	Laois	0	0	0	3	3-38	6-57	-28	0

Round 1 30 June	Antrim	2-15 - 3-21	Clare	Casement Park
	K McKeegan 0-4 (4f), N McManus, M Herron 1-1 each, P McGill 0-3, S McNaughton 0-2, J McIntosh, P Shields, S McCrory, A Graffin 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 1-6 (3f, 1 '45'), D O'Connell 1-3, D McMahon 0-5 (1 s/l), D Quinn 1-2, B O'Connell 0-2, J McInerney, D O'Rourke, C McMahon 0-1 each.	Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)

Round 1 30 June	Laois	1-14 - 3-20	Galway	O'Moore Park
	J Young 1-8 (1-6f); J Fitzpatrick 0-3; P Mullaney 0-2 (2f); T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	E Cloonan 0-10 (6f); D Hayes 2-1; N Healy 1-0; I Tannain 0-3; A Kerins, G Mahon 0-2 each; E Lynch, K Broderick 0-1 each.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Round 2 7 July	Antrim	1-23 - 1-13	Laois	Casement Park
	K McKeegan 1-3 (2f); P McGill 0-5 (2f); C Herron 0-3; N McManus, M Herron, K Stewart, P Shiels, J McIntosh 0-2 each; McCambridge, K Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-9 (7f); J Brophy 1-1; M Whelan, JJ McHugh, T Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Round 2 7 July	Clare	2-10 - 0-14	Galway	Cusack Park
	N Gilligan 1-4, D O'Rourke 1-1, G Quinn, C Lynch 0-2 each, D Mcahon 0-1.	Report	E Cloonan 0-5, R Murray 0-3, K Wade 0-2, D Forde, I Tannian, D Tierney and E Lynch 0-1 each.	Attendance: 14,551 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Round 3 14 July	Laois	1-11 - 2-14	Clare	O'Moore Park
	J Young 1-7, J Brophy 0-2, J Fitzpatrick and M Whelan 0-1 each.	Report	B Nugent 1-3, D McMahon 0-5, C Lynch 1-0, D Quinn 0-3, J McInerney, D O'Rourke and B O'Connell 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Round 3 14 July	Galway	2-31 - 1-9	Antrim	Pearse Stadium
	K Wade 0-11 (6f, one 65), A Kerins 0-8, K Broderick 1-2, N Healy, I Tannian 0-4 each, D Hayes 1-0, F Healy, A Callanan 0-1 each.	Report	K McKeegan 0-6 (5f, one 65), P McGill 0-3 (2f), K Kelly 1-0.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Group 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	Tipperary	3	3	0	0	5-53	4-42	14	6
2	Cork	3	2	0	1	5-65	2-42	32	4
3	Offaly	3	1	0	2	4-49	5-57	-11	2
4	Dublin	0	0	0	3	3-39	6-65	-35	0

Round 1 30 June	Dublin	0-15 - 3-20	Cork	Parnell Park
	D Curtin 0-4 (4f), R O'Carroll 0-2, K Dunne 0-2, A McCrabbe 0-2 (1f), P Carton 0-2, J Boland 0-1, D Qualter 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.		K Murphy 2-2, J Deane 0-6, P Cronin 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4 (3f), K Hartnett 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, N Ronan 0-2.	Referee: Seamus Roche (Tipperary)

Round 1 30 June	Tipperary	2-17 - 2-13	Offaly	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly (1-12, 1-10f), L Corbett (1-1), F Devanney (0-2), S Butler (0-2).		D Murray (1-5, 1-4f, 0-1 ‘65'), S Ryan (1-2), G Hanniffy (0-2), P Cleary (0-1f), B Carroll (0-1); J Bergin (0-1), R Hanniffy (0-1).	Attendance: 7,533 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Round 2 7 July	Dublin	1-11 - 1-20	Tipperary	Parnell Park
	P Carton 1-1, K Dunne 0-3, A McCrabbe 0-2 (0-1f), R O'Carroll, D Qualter, J Kelly, D Curtin (0-1f), S Mullen 0-1 each.		W Ryan 0-10 (0-6), L Corbett 1-1, E Kelly 0-3 (0-1f), S Butler 0-2, B Dunne, F Devanney, D Egan, S McGrath 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Round 2 7 July	Cork	1-27 - 0-11	Offaly	Pairc Ui Chaoimh
	N Ronan (1-05, 2f), J Deane (0-08, 5f), B O'Connor (0-07, 2f, 0-01 '65'), K Murphy (0-02), P Cronin (0-02).		D Murray (0-08, 6f, 1 '65'), B Murphy (0-01), M Cordial (0-01, 1f).	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Round 3 14 July	Offaly	2-25 - 2-13	Dublin	O'Connor Park
	B Carroll (1-7), D Murray (0-5, 4f), M Cordial (1-2), B Murphy (0-03), E Bevans (0-3, 1sl), R Hanniffy (0-2), B Teehan, G Hanniffy (0-1 each), K Brady (0-1, 1f).		D Curtin (0-6, 6f), L Ryan (1-2), S O'Connor (1-0), G Bennett (0-2); M Carton, R Donnelly, D Qualter (0-1 each).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Round 3 14 July	Tipperary	2-16 - 1-18	Cork	Semple Stadium
	W Ryan 2-3, L Corbett, B Dunne 0-3 each, S Butler, H Moloney 0-2 each, D Hickey, J Carroll, D Egan 0-1 each.	Report	N Ronan 1-2, J Deane 0-5, J O'Connor 0-3, K Hartnett, K Murphy (Erin's Own), P Cronin 0-2 each, B O'Connor, K Murphy (Sarsfield's) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 12,902 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-Finals July 28 / July 29 / August 5					Semi-Finals August 5 / August 12					Final September 2
	Wexford		3-10
	Tipperary		1-14
						Wexford		1-10
						Kilkenny		0-23
	Kilkenny		3-22
	Galway		1-18
											Kilkenny		2-19
											Limerick		1-15
	Limerick		1-23
	Clare		1-16
						Limerick		5-11
						Waterford		2-15
	Waterford		2-17
	Cork		0-20

Quarter-final 28 July	Wexford	3-10 - 1-14	Tipperary	Croke Park
	B Lambert (1-2, 1f), R Kehoe (1-0), D Fitzhenry (1-0, 1f), R Jacob, D O'Connor (0-2 each), S Nolan (0-2, 1 '65'), R McCarthy, E Quigley (0-1 each).	Report	L Corbett (1-1), D Hickey (0-4), E Kelly (0-3, 2f), B Dunne, H Maloney (0-2 each), J Carroll, S McGrath (0-1 each).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Quarter-final 28 July	Kilkenny	3-22 - 1-18	Galway	Croke Park
	D Lyng (0-2), J Fitzpatrick (0-3, free), E Brennan (2-2), H Shefflin (0-8, 8 frees), E Larkin (0-2), W O’Dwyer (0-1), M Comerford (0-2), A Fogarty (0-1), R Power (1-1).	Report	C Callanan (0-1, free), F Healy (0-2), A Kerins (0-4), R Murray (1-0), I Tannian (0-1), K Wade (0-7, 6 frees, 1 ’65’), N Healy (0-3).	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Quarter-final 29 July	Limerick	1-23 - 1-16	Clare	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy (0-11, 6f), M Fitzgerald (0-4), D Ryan (1-2), K Tobin (0-2), O Moran, D O'Grady, J O'Brien, B Foley (0-1 each)	Report	N Gilligan (0-5, 5f), D McMahon (1-1), D O'Rourke, J Clancy (0-3 each), B Bugler, C Lynch (0-2 each)	Attendance: 72,426 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Quarter-final 29 July	Waterford	3-16 - 3-16	Cork	Croke Park
	D Shanahan (1-3), P Flynn, S Molumphy (1-2 each), E Kelly (0-4), K McGrath, J Mullane (0-2), S Prendergast (0-1).	Report	N Ronan (2-2), J Deane (0-5), K Murphy (1-0), B O’Connor (0-3), S Óg Ó hAilpín (0-2) K Hartnett, J O’Connor, T Kenny, J Gardiner (0-1).	Attendance: 72,426 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Quarter-final replay 5 August	Waterford	2-17 - 0-20	Cork	Croke Park
	D Shanahan (2-1), E Kelly (0-4, 1f), P Flynn (0-3, 3f), M Walsh, J Mullane, E McGrath (0-2 each), S Molumphy, S Prendergast (0-1 each), K McGrath (0-1, 1f).	Report	B O'Connor (0-9, 6f), T Kenny, J O'Connor, N Ronan, K Murphy (0-2 each), J Deane (0-2, 2f), T McCarthy (0-1).	Attendance: 54,924 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Semi-final 5 August	Wexford	1-10 - 0-23	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	B Lambert (0-5, 2f), D Stamp, M Jacob, PJ Nolan, D O'Connor, R McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	H Shefflin (capt) (0-14, 9f, 1 '65'), E Larkin, M Comerford, J Fitzpatrick (0-2 each), W O'Dwyer, A Fogarty, R Power (0-1 each).	Attendance: 54,924 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Semi-final 12 August	Limerick	5-11 - 2-15	Waterford	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy (2-7), D Ryan (2-0), B Begley (1-0), O Moran (0-2), M O'Brien, J O'Brien (0-1 each)	Report	P Flynn (0-04f), D Shanahan (0-04), S Molumphy (1-00), E McGrath (1-00), E Kelly (0-03, 1f), T Browne (0-01), K McGrath (0-01f), S Prendergast (0-01), J Kennedy (0-01).	Attendance: 80,546 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Final 2 September	Kilkenny	2-19 - 1-15	Limerick	Croke Park
	E Brennan (1-5), H Shefflin (1-2), E Larkin, R Power (0-4 each), T Walsh (0-2), J Fitzpatrick, A Fogarty (0-1 each).	Report	A O'Shaughnessy (0-7), O Moran (1-3), D O'Grady (0-2), O'Connor, M Fitzgerald, N Moran (0-1 each).	Attendance: 82,127 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• For the first time since 1998, neither Cork nor Tipperary reach the Munster final.
• The Munster final meeting of Limerick and Waterford is their first meeting in a provincial decider since 1934.
• Limerick qualify for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1996. It is also their first meeting with Kilkenny in a championship decider since 1974
• In winning the All-Ireland title, Kilkenny claim their 30th championship and draw level with Cork at the top of the all-time roll of honour.

Top scorers

Championship

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-46	52	7	7.42
2	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-45	48	5	9.60
3	Damien Murray	Offaly	3-38	47	5	9.40
4	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-38	41	6	6.83
5	James Young	Laois	2-32	38	4	9.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Damien Murray	Offaly	1-12	15	Laois
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-12	15	Offaly
3	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-14	14	Wexford
4	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-7	13	Waterford
5	Dan Shanahan	Waterford	3-3	12	Limerick
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-12	12	Offaly
7	Damien Murray	Offaly	1-8	11	Kilkenny
	James Young	Laois	1-8	11	Galway
	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	0-11	11	Clare
	Kerril Wade	Galway	0-11	11	Antrim

References

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Qualification via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup Championships 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Finals 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Statistics Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams Miscellaneous All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy