2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	28 July 2018
Teams	2
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (9th win)
Captain	Michael Russell
Manager	Ronan Dwane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Eamonn Egan
Manager	Dave O'Neill
Provincial Champions
Munster	Not Played
Leinster	Not Played
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	1
Total Goals	2 (2.00 per game)
Total Points	37 (37.00 per game)
Top Scorer	Dan Mangan (2-02) James Bergin (0-08)
← 2017

The 2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship was held on 28 July 2018.

Kilkenny were the defending champions.^[1]

On 28 July 2018, Cork won the title following a 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final at Nowlan Park.^[2] It was their ninth championship title overall and their first since 2014.

Teams

Overview

The 2018 championship saw the fewest teams participating in recent years. Both of the provincial championships in Leinster and Munster were suspended, resulting in Kilkenny and Cork being nominated to represent the respective provinces in the All-Ireland final.

Summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Cork	Red and white	2014	2015
Kilkenny	Black and amber	2017	2017

Result

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Final

28 July 2018

14:00

Final

Kilkenny	0-18 – 2-19	Cork
J Bergin (0-8 frees), P Walsh (0-3), P Hennebry, S Murphy and C Hennessy (0-2 each), R Hickey (0-1).	Report	D Mangan (2-2), S Condon (0-7, 0-6 frees), C O'Leary (0-2 frees) and C Murphy (0-3 each), J Walsh (0-2), S Hegarty and M Collins (0-1 each).

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: J Keane (Galway)

References

1. "McCormack hails team effort as Cats retain title". Irish Independent. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
2. O'Callaghan, Therese (28 July 2018). "Cork claim intermediate hurling victory over Kilkenny after close battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 July 2018.