The 2003 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 18 May to 30 August 2003.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 30 August 2003 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 1-21 to 0-23, after extra time, to claim a fourth championship title overall and a first title in two years.

Cork's Jonathan O'Callaghan as the championship's top scorer with 0-29.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster quarter-final

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship Quarter-finals

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-final

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Jonathan O'CallaghanCork0-292947.252Brendan ColemanCork2-111744.253Diarmuid O'RiordanCork4-031543.754Tom MoylanTipperary2-081434.66John QuinlanCork2-081443.506Diarmuid MackeyKilkenny2-071334.33Des MythenWexford2-071326.50Jamie PowerKilkenny0-131334.339David CurtinDublin0-121226.0010Vincent MorrisseyCork2-051142.75Emmett CarrollDublin2-051125.50Seán DalyWaterford1-081125.50Paul SheehanKilkenny1-081133.33

In a single game

Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Des MythenWexford2-058Laois2Diarmuid MackeyKilkenny2-039Wexford3Jonathan O'CallaghanCork0-088GalwayJonathan O'CallaghanCork0-088Kilkenny5David ClancyLimerick2-017WaterfordJohn QuinlanCork2-017TipperaryDiarmuid O'RiordanCork2-017GalwayPaul SheehanKilkenny1-047DublinTom MoylanTipperary1-047ClareTom MoylanTipperary1-047CorkRory DwyerCork1-047GalwayCathal DervanGalway1-047CorkJonathan O'CallaghanCork0-077WaterfordDavid CurtinDublin0-077Offaly

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