2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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. This put them on level terms with Cork on 30 titles.

Team changes

To Championship Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

Antrim

From Championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Westmeath

Teams

General information Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2006 ChampionshipAppearance Antrim2006—Champions (Christy Ring Cup) Clare19981997Semi-finals Cork20062005Runners-up Dublin19611938Qualifier Group B Galway19991988Quarter-finals Kilkenny20062006Champions Laois19491915Qualifier Group A Limerick19961973Quarter-finals Offaly19951998Qualifier Group B Tipperary20012001Quarter-finals Waterford20041959Semi-finals Wexford20041996Quarter-finals 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.

Team summaries

Personnel and kits TeamColoursSponsorCaptain(s)Manager(s)AntrimSaffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteSeán DelargyTerence McNaughtonDominic McKinleyClareSaffron and bluePat O'DonnellFrank LohanTony ConsidineCorkRed and whiteO2Kieran MurphyGerald McCarthyDublinNavy and blueArnottsPhilip BrennanTommy NaughtonGalwayMaroon and whiteSupermac'sDavid CollinsGer LoughnaneKilkennyBlack and amberGlanbiaHenry ShefflinBrian CodyLaoisBlue and whiteHeritage HotelJoe FitzpatrickDamien FoxLimerickGreen and whiteSporting LimerickJames O'BrienDamien RealeRichie BennisOffalyGreen, white and goldCarroll CuisineRory HanniffyJohn McIntyreTipperaryBlue and goldEnferBenny DunneMichael "Babs" KeatingWaterfordWhite and blueYoplait EssenceMichael WalshJustin McCarthyWexfordPurple and GoldWexford CheddarDamien FitzhenryJohn Meyler

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Group 2A TeamsPldWDLFA+/-PtsQualification Meath43106-805-51 +327Advance to Knockout Stage Westmeath43106-604-53 +137 Kerry42024-635-53 +74 Down41037-577-66 -92 Mayo40043-437-74 -430Advance to Relegation Playoff

Group 2B TeamPldWDLFA+/-PtsQualification Carlow44008-597-42 +208Advance to Knockout Stage Kildare43014-775-54 +206 Derry42028-569-57 -44 Wicklow41036-597-62 -62 London40047-405-76 -300Advance to Relegation Playoff

Knockout stage

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Group 1A

PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPtsQualification1 Clare 33007–453–40+176Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals2 Galway32015–654–33+3543 Antrim31024–476–65−2424 Laois30033–386–57−280

Group 1B

PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPtsQualification 1 Tipperary33005–534–42+146Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals2 Cork32015–652–42+3243 Offaly31024–495–57−1124 Dublin30033–396–65−350

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Andrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick2–465277.422Henry ShefflinKilkenny1–454859.603Damien MurrayOffaly3–384759.404Eoin KellyTipperary1–384166.835James YoungLaois2–323849.506Dan ShanahanWaterford8–123657.207Joe DeaneCork0–343474.858Ben O'ConnorCork0–333374.719Neil RonanCork4–132564.16Niall GilliganClare3–162555.00

Single game RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition1Damien MurrayOffaly1–1215LaoisEoin KellyTipperary1–1215Offaly3Henry ShefflinKilkenny0–1414Wexford4Andrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick2–713Waterford5Dan ShanahanWaterford3–312LimerickHenry ShefflinKilkenny0–1212Offaly7Damien MurrayOffaly1–811KilkennyJames YoungLaois1–811GalwayAndrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick0–1111ClareKerril WadeGalway0–1111Antrim

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 25 points Galway 2–31 – 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3) Most goals in a match: 8 Waterford 5–15 – 3–18 Cork (Munster semi-final) Most points in a match: 40 Kilkenny 1–27 – 1–13 Offaly (Leinster semi-final) Galway 2–31 – 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Waterford 5–15 – 3–18 Cork (Munster semi-final) Limerick 5–11 – 2–15 Waterford (Semi-final) Most points by one team in a match: 31 Galway 2–31 – 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3) Highest aggregate score: 57 points Waterford 5–15 – 3–18 Cork (Munster semi-final) Lowest aggregate score: 30 points Clare 2–10 – 0–14 Galway (Qualifier round 2)

Miscellaneous 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. For the first time since 1998, neither Cork nor Tipperary reached 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.

See also

2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2007 Christy Ring Cup 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup

References