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| Event | 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 3 September 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Aidan Fogarty[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Barry Kelly (Westmeath)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 82,275 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 20 °C (68 °F)[1] | ||||||
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The2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was ahurling match held atCroke Park, Dublin on 3 September 2006. The match was the 119th All-Ireland hurling final and was contested byKilkenny andCork, with Kilkenny putting in a fiercely determined and intense performance to win 1–16 to 1–13. It was the first meeting of these two sides in the All-Ireland final since2004 when Cork were the winners. Cork were aiming to capture a third All-Ireland title in succession while Kilkenny, under the leadership of Brian Cody, were hoping to capture a first title since2003. The prize for the winning team was theLiam MacCarthy Cup. While in recent years the All-Ireland final has been held on the second Sunday in September, the 2006 final was held a week earlier than normal in order to avoid a clash with golf'sRyder Cup.[3]
This particular fixture has been frequent in the history of theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Kilkenny had played Cork a total of twenty-three times in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. As of 2006 Kilkenny had recorded twelve wins over the great rivals while Cork had defeated Kilkenny on nine occasions. There were two draws between the sides.
| Kilkenny | 2–22 – 3–14 | Galway |
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| Kilkenny | 2–21 – 1–16 | Clare |
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| Cork | 0–19 – 0–18 | Limerick |
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| 3 September 2006Final | Kilkenny | 1-16 - 1-13 | Cork | Croke Park |
| 15:30 | H. Shefflin 0-8 (0-5 frees); A. Fogarty 1-3; M. Comerford, D. Lyng, J. Fitzpatrick, R. Power and E. Brennan 0-1 each. | Report | B. O’Connor 1-4 (0-1 free); J. Deane 0-6 (0-5 frees); N. McCarthy, J. O’Connor and J. Gardiner 0-1 each. | Attendance: 82,275 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
…we have looked back at Aidan Fogarty's Man of the Match performance against Cork in 2006…
This will be Kelly's third senior All Ireland final – he refereed the 2006 clash between Kilkenny and Cork, and the 2008 game between Kilkenny and Waterford.
