2012 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2012 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	26 May 2012 – 1 September 2012
Teams	8
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (6th win)
Captain	Eddie Connolly
Manager	Michael Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Robbie Walsh
Manager	Pat O'Grady
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	7
Total Goals	27 (3.8 per game)
Total Points	225 (32.1 per game)
Top Scorer	Rory Hickey (1-28)
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The 2013 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 26 May 2012 and ended on 1 September 2012.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial final. Tipperary won the title following a 3–13 to 1–17 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.^[1]

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue	2011	2011
Cork	Red and white	2009	2010
Galway	Maroon and white	2002	2008
Kilkenny	Black and amber	2010	2011
Limerick	Green and white	1998	2008
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2000	2002
Waterford	White and blue		2007
Wexford	Purple and gold	2007	2007

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Wexford v Kilkenny

28 June 2012 Final	Wexford	2-14 - 3-20	Kilkenny	Wexford Park
	T Dwyer (1-5), P Doran (1-3), L Og McGovern (0-2), S O'Gorman (0-1), M Lillis (0-1), J Breen (0-1), E Quigley (0-1).	Report	R Hickey (1-7), W Walsh (1-2), R Walsh (1-0), N Walsh (0-3), G Aylward (0-2), C Kenny (0-2), P Murphy (0-2), J Lyng (0-1), J Brennan (0-1).	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Tipperary v Limerick

26 May 2012 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-20 - 1-11	Limerick	MacDonagh Park
	S Carey 1-3, K Morris 0-5 (3fs), R Ruth 0-4, D Butler 1-1, P White, D O’Brien 0-2 each, E Sweeney, J Ryan, J Sheedy 0-1 each.	Report	J Fitzgibbon 0-3, E Gleeson 1-0, E Ryan, R O’Donnell (2fs), M Ryan 0-2 each, M Deegan, W Griffin 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Clare v Waterford

17 June 2012 Semi-final	Clare	1-19 - 3-9	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	T Kelly 1-3 (1-1f), D O’Halloran 0-6 (1f), C O’Connell 0-4 (2f), C O’Doherty 0-2 (1f, 1 65), C Malone, C Ryan, F Kennedy & M O’Neill 0-1 each.	Report	G Crotty 1-1, F Murray 0-4 (3f), J Dillon & E Murphy 1-0 each, J Prendergast, S Lawlor, B O’Halloran & R Barry 0-1 each.	Referee: D Copps (Cork)

Cork v Tipperary

24 June 2012 Semi-final	Cork	2-16 - 3-18	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Mannix 0-9 (0-2f), S Harnedy 1-2, C Casey 1-1, Michael O’Sullivan 0-2, D Drake, O Kelleher 0-1 each.	Report	K Morris 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 65), S Carey, D Butler 1-3 each, M Heffernan 0-4, J Gallagher 1-0, M Gleeson 0-2.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Tipperary v Clare

25 July 2012 Final	Tipperary	1-18 - 0-17	Clare	MacDonagh Park
	K Morris 0-8 (8f); D Butler 1-4; M Heffernan 0-2; D O’Brien 0-2; M Gleeson, P White, 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Connell 0-7 (5f, 1 65); P Sheehan 0-3; P Duggan 0-2; C Malone 0-2; C Duggan, F Kennedy, D O’Halloran, 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Galway v Kilkenny

18 August 2012 Semi-final	Galway	1-13 - 0-21	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park
	N. Healy 1-8 (1-6 frees), P. Mannion 0-3, B. Burke 0-2.	Report	R. Hickey 0-13 frees, P. Murphy 0-2, G. Brennan, K. Kelly, R. Walsh, JJ Farrell, G. Aylward, M. Malone 0-1 each.

Tipperary v Kilkenny

1 September 2012 Final	Tipperary	3-13 - 1-17	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium
	M Heffernan 1-4, K Morris 1-3 (0-1f), D Butler 1-2, M Gleeson, P White, S Carey, P O’Dwyer 0-1 each.	Report	R Hickey 0-8 (4f, 2 65s), G Brennan 1-0, K Kelly 0-3, N Walsh 0-2, B Kennedy, L Harney, J Lyng, JJ Farrell 0-1 each.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Rory Hickey	Kilkenny	1-28	31	3	10.33
2	Kieran Morris	Tipperary	1-22	25	4	6.25
3	Mikey Heffernan	Tipperary	1-10	13	4	3.25
4	Niall Healy	Galway	1-8	11	1	11.00
	Cathal O'Connell	Clare	0-11	11	2	5.60

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Rory Hickey	Kilkenny	0-13	13	Galway
2	Niall Healy	Galway	1-8	11	Kilkenny
3	Rory Hickey	Kilkenny	1-7	10	Wexford
4	Adrian Mannix	Cork	0-9	9	Tipperary
5	Tommy Dwyer	Wexford	1-5	8	Kilkenny
	Kieran Morris	Tipperary	0-8	8	Clare
	Rory Hickey	Kilkenny	0-8	8	Tipperary
8	David Butler	Tipperary	1-4	7	Clare
	Mikey Heffernan	Tipperary	1-4	7	Kilkenny
	Cathal O'Connell	Clare	0-7	7	Tipperary

Scoring

• First goal of the championship
  • David Butler for Tipperary against Limerick (Munster quarter-final)
• Widest winning margin: 12 points
  • Tipperary 2-20 - 1-11 Limerick (Munster quarter-final)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Tipperary 3-18 - 2-16 Cork (Munster semi-final)
• Most points in a match: 37
  • Tipperary 1-18 - 0-17 Clare (Munster final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 3
  • Kilkenny 3-20 - 2-14 Wexford (Leinster final)
  • Tipperary 3-18 - 2-16 Cork (Munster semi-final)
  • Waterford 3-9 - 1-19 Clare (Munster semi-final)
  • Tipperary 3-13 - 1-17 Kilkenny (All-Ireland final)
• Highest aggregate score: 49
  • Kilkenny 3-20 - 2-14 Wexford (Leinster final)
  • Tipperary 3-18 - 2-16 Cork (Munster semi-final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Waterford 3-9 - 1-19 Clare (Munster semi-final

References

1. "Heffernan helps Tipp restore some pride". Irish Independent. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2015.