2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	27 May – 25 August 2007
Teams	9
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Wexford (4th win)
Captain	John O'Connor
Manager	John Meyler
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Waterford
Captain	Shane Kearney
Manager	Michael Walsh
Provincial Champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	8
Total Goals	20 (2.50 per game)
Total Points	193 (.12 per game)
Top Scorer	Shane Casey (5-13)
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The 2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 27 May 2007 and ended on 25 August 2007.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster quarter-final.^[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 August 2007 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Wexford and Waterford, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wexford won the match by 1-11 to 1-09 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 2005.^[3][4]

Waterford's Shane Casey was the championship's top scorer with 5-13.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue
Cork	Red and white	2006	2006
Dublin	Blue and navy		1972
Galway	Maroon and white	2002	1998
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1973	2006
Limerick	Green and white	1998	1998
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2000	2002
Waterford	White and blue
Wexford	Purple and gold	2005	2005

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster semi-final

Dublin v Kilkenny

27 June 2007 Semi-final	Dublin	0-10 - 0-14	Kilkenny	Parnell Park
	A McCrabbe 0-5, S O'Connor 0-3, D Russell 0-1, G Bennett 0-1.		R Hogan 0-10, M Phelan 0-1, B Beckett 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, D Butler 0-1.

Leinster final

Kilkenny v Wexford

11 July 2007 Final	Kilkenny	1-12 - 2-11	Wexford	Nowlan Park
	R Hogan 0-9, N Doherty 1-2, P Hogan 0-1.		P Doran 1-6, E Martin 1-1, N Kirwan 0-2, D Redmond 0-1, S Banville 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

Clare v Cork

27 May 2007 Quarter-final	Clare	0-12 - 1-06	Cork	Semple Stadium
	M O'Flaherty 0-8, C Lafferty 0-1, P Keyes 0-1, C McMahon 0-1, A Fleming 0-1.		S O'Sullivan 1-1, L Desmond 0-2, J Halbert 0-1, T Murray 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

Limerick v Tipperary

10 June 2007 Semi-final	Limerick	0-17 - 0-15	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Connor 0-9, P Storan 0-4, L O'Dwyer 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, R McKeogh 0-1, R O'Neill 0-1.		R O'Brien 0-10, G Ryan 0-2, T Ruth 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.

Waterford v Clare

17 June 2007 Semi-final	Waterford	2-17 - 1-13	Clare	Semple Stadium
	S Barron 0-6, N Jacob 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-3, S Casey 1-0, E Bennett and W Hutchinson 0-2 each, D Howard, C Carey, M Molumphy 0-1 each		M Hawes 1-0, C Lafferty, C McMahon, C Hassett and D Kennedy 0-2 each, M Flaherty, P Keyes, A Flemming, B McNamara, G Arthur 0-1 each

Munster final

Waterford v Limerick

18 July 2007 Final	Waterford	5-11 - 1-12	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	S Casey 3-5, S Barron 1-1, C Carey 1-0, G Power 0-2, M Molumphy, E Bennett, P Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Report	A O'Connor 0-7, P Storan 1-0, R O'Neill 0-2, A Brennan, R McKeogh, D Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Healy (Clare)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

Waterford v Galway

11 August 2007 Semi-final	Waterford	3-17 - 2-06	Galway	Semple Stadium
	S Casey 1-5 (0-4 frees); P Kearney 1-3; C Carey 1-2; P Fitzgerald 0-4 (0-1 free); S Barron 0-2; G Power 0-1.	Report	M Greaney 2-0; B Lawless 0-3; E Hyland (free), T Tierney, M Lydon 0-1.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

All-Ireland final

Wexford v Waterford

25 August 2007 Final	Wexford	1-11 - 1-09	Waterford	Nowlan Park
	P Doran 0-6, C Lyng 1-0, J Breen 0-2, R Barry 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, J Roche 0-1.	Report	C Carey 1-0, S Casey 0-3, M Molumphy 0-1, N Jacob 0-1, D Power 0-1, G Power 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, S Barron 0-1.	Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Casey	Waterford	5-13	28	4	7.00
2	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	0-19	19	2	9.50
3	Alan O'Connor	Limerick	0-16	16	2	8.00
4	Pat Doran	Wexford	1-12	15	2	7.50
5	Stephen Barron	Waterford	1-10	13	4	3.25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Casey	Waterford	3-05	14	Limerick
2	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Dublin
	Ronan O'Brien	Tipperary	0-10	10	Limerick
4	Pat Doran	Wexford	1-06	9	Kilkenny
	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	0-09	9	Wexford
	Alan O'Connor	Limerick	0-09	9	Tipperary
7	Shane Casey	Waterford	1-05	8	Galway
	Mark O'Flaherty	Clare	0-08	8	Cork
9	Alan O'Connor	Limerick	0-07	7	Waterford
9	Michael Greaney	Galway	2-00	6	Waterford
	Patrick Kearney	Waterford	1-03	6	Galway
	Stephen Barron	Waterford	0-06	6	Clare
	Pat Doran	Wexford	0-06	6	Waterford

Miscellaneous

• Waterford won the Munster title for the first time in their history.

References

1. "Intermediate Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. "Waterford left on sidelines again". Irish Times. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
4. "Wexford 1-11 Waterford 1-09". RTÉ Sport. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2021.