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 (2–46)
Player of the Year	Dan Shanahan
All-Star Team	See here
←2006 2008 →

The2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the All-Irelandhurling championship since its establishment by theGaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 22 May 2007 and ended on 2 September 2007.

Kilkenny were thedefending champions, and successfully retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2–19 to 1–15 defeat ofLimerick. This put them on level terms with Cork on 30 titles.

Promoted from theChristy Ring Cup

• Antrim

Relegated to theChristy Ring Cup

• Westmeath

Twelve counties will compete in theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in theConnacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in theLeinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in theMunster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in theUlster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in2006 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2006	—	Champions (Christy Ring Cup)
Clare	1998	1997	Semi-finals
Cork	2006	2005	Runners-up
Dublin	1961	1938	Qualifier Group B
Galway	1999	1988	Quarter-finals
Kilkenny	2006	2006	Champions
Laois	1949	1915	Qualifier Group A
Limerick	1996	1973	Quarter-finals
Offaly	1995	1998	Qualifier Group B
Tipperary	2001	2001	Quarter-finals
Waterford	2004	1959	Semi-finals
Wexford	2004	1996	Quarter-finals

A total of twelve teams contested the championship, including eleven teams from the2006 championship and new entrant.Westmeath were relegated in 2006 and contested the2007 Christy Ring Cup, whileAntrim, winners of the2006 Christy Ring Cup, gained automatic promotion back to hurling's top tier.^[1][2]

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Wexford

2–14

Dublin

3–10

Wexford

1–12

Kilkenny

2–24

Kilkenny

1–27

Offaly

1–26

Offaly

1–13

Laois

0–10

Offaly vLaois

27 May 2007Quarter-final	Offaly	1–26 – 0–10	Laois	O'Connor Park
	D Murray 1–12 (9f, 2 '65s'); R Hanniffy 0–5 (1 sideline), 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))

Wexford vDublin

3 June 2007Semi-final	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)

Kilkenny vOffaly

10 June 2007Semi-final	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)

Wexford vKilkenny

1 July 2007Final	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)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Limerick

1–19, 1–24 (aet),0–22 (aet)

Tipperary

1–19, 2–21 (aet), 2–13 (aet)

Limerick

1–14

Waterford

3–17

Waterford

5–15

Cork

1–18

Cork

3–18

Clare

1–11

Cork vClare

27 May 2007Quarter-final	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)

Limerick vTipperary

10 June 2007Semi-final	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)

Tipperary vLimerick

16 June 2007Semi-final replay	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)

Waterford vCork

17 June 2007Semi-final	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)

Limerick vTipperary

24 June 2007Semi-final 2nd replay	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)

Waterford vLimerick

8 July 2007Final	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)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Antrim

4–16

London

3–08

Antrim

2–24

Down

0–04

Down

1–13,5–16

Derry

1–14

Derry

0–16, 1–15

Armagh

0–16

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Clare	3	3	0	0	7–45	3–40	+17	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals
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	3	0	0	3	3–38	6–57	−28	0

Antrim vClare

30 JuneRound 1	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 sideline), D Quinn 1–2, B O'Connell 0–2, J McInerney, D O'Rourke, C McMahon 0–1 each.	Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)

Laois vGalway

30 JuneRound 1	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)

Antrim vLaois

7 JulyRound 2	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)

Clare vGalway

7 JulyRound 2	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)

Laois vClare

14 JulyRound 3	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)

Galway vAntrim

14 JulyRound 3	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)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Tipperary	3	3	0	0	5–53	4–42	+14	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
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	3	0	0	3	3–39	6–65	−35	0

Dublin vCork

30 JuneRound 1	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)

Tipperary vOffaly

30 JuneRound 1	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).	Report	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)

Dublin vTipperary

7 JulyRound 2	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.	Report	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)

Cork vOffaly

7 JulyRound 2	Cork	1–27 – 0–11	Offaly	Páirc Uí 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)

Offaly vDublin

14 JulyRound 3	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)

Tipperary vCork

14 JulyRound 3	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)

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
	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	3–16,2–17
	Cork	3–16, 0–20

Wexford vTipperary

28 July 2007Quarter-final	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).	Attendance: 42,364 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Kilkenny vGalway

28 July 2007Quarter-final	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).	Attendance: 42,364 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Limerick vClare

29 July 2007Quarter-final	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)

Waterford vCork

29 July 2007Quarter-final	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)

Waterford vCork

5 August 2007Quarter-final replay	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)

Wexford vKilkenny

5 August 2007Semi-final	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)

Limerick vWaterford

12 August 2007Semi-final	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)

Kilkenny vLimerick

2 September 2007Final	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)

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

• In winning the All-Ireland title,Kilkenny claim their 30th championship and draw level withCork at the top of the all-time roll of honour.
• For the first time since1998, neitherCork norTipperary reached the Munster final.
• The Munster final meeting ofLimerick andWaterford is their first meeting in a provincial decider since1934.
• Limerick qualify for the All-Ireland final for the first time since1996. It is also their first meeting withKilkenny in a championship decider since1974.

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