2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship
Dates	21 February; – 14 March 2009
Teams	Connacht; Leinster; Munster; Ulster
Champions	Leinster (27th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Top scorer(s)	Niall Healy (1–13)
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The 2009 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2009 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 82nd series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.

Participants[edit]

The teams involved are:

Province	Manager
Connacht	John McIntyre
Leinster	John Conran
Muntser	Len Gaynor
Ulster	Dominic McKinley Terence McNaughton

Results[edit]

Interprovincial Championship[edit]

21 February
Semi-final

Connacht	2–20 – 2–18	Munster
N Healy (1–6) A Callanan (1–2) K Hynes (0–2) C Donnellan (0–2) A Coen (0–2) M Ryan (0–1) B Burke (0–1) A Cullinane (0–1) K Raymond (0–1) K Hooban (0–1) J Gantley (0–1)	Report	A O’Shaughnessy (0–6) P Kelly (1–2) K McGrath (1–1) S Prendergast (0–3) T Griffin (0–3) S McGrath (0–1) S Molumphy (0–1) J Clancy (0–1)

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Referee: F Smith (Meath)


GK	1	Eric Ward
RCB	2	Martin Ryan
FB	3	Damien McClearn
LCB	4	Fergal Moore
RWB	5	Andy Coen
CB	6	Brian Costello
LWB	7	Brian Burke
MD	8	Adrian Cullinane
MD	9	Keith Raymond	58'
RWF	10	Mark Kerins	43'
CF	11	Paul Killilea	37'
LWF	12	Kevin Hooban	50'
RCF	13	Niall Healy
CF	14	Joe Gantley
LCF	15	Aonghus Callanan
Substitutes used:
		Kevin Hynes	37'
		Cyril Donnellan	43'
		Richie Murray	50'
		Fergal Healy	58'


GK	1	Brendan Cummins
RCB	2	Conor O'Brien
FB	3	Declan Prendergast
LCB	4	Eoin Murphy	29'
RWB	5	Benny Dunne
CB	6	Michael Walsh
LWB	7	Séamus Hickey
MD	8	Shane McGrath	52'
MD	9	Donal O'Grady	35'
RWF	10	Séamus Prendergast
CF	11	Ken McGrath
LWF	12	Tony Griffin
RCF	13	Andrew O'Shaughnessy
CF	14	Stephen Molumphy
LCF	15	Paul Kelly	50'
Substitutes used:
		Diarmaid FitzGerald	29'
		James Woodlock	35'
		Jonathan Clancy	50'
		Shane O'Sullivan	52'

21 February
Semi-final

Ulster	0–8 – 4–14	Leinster
P Shiels (0–4) B McGourtey (0–2) K Hinphey (0–1) K Stewart (0–1)	Report	E Brennan (2–0) A Fogarty (1–3) J Bergin (1–2) D Lyng (0–4) M Rice (0–2) R Hanniffy (0–1) E Quigley (0–1) B Carroll (0–1)

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)


GK	1	Ryan McGarry
RCB	2	Kieran McGourty
FB	3	Neil McGarry
LCB	4	Mark Craig
RWB	5	Ciaran Herron
CB	6	Liam Hinphey
LWB	7	Johnny Campbell
MD	8	Andy Savage
MD	9	Benny Herron
RWF	10	Kevin Hinphey
CF	11	Brian McGourty
LWF	12	Paul Braniff
RCF	13	P. J. O'Connell
CF	14	Karl Stewart
LCF	15	Paul Shiels
Substitutes used:
		Eddie McCloskey
		Neil McAuley
		Ruairí Convery


GK	1	P. J. Ryan
RCB	2	David Franks
FB	3	David Kenny
LCB	4	Jackie Tyrrell
RWB	5	Tommy Walsh
CB	6	J. J. Delaney
LWB	7	Michael Jacob
MD	8	Rory Hanniffy
MD	9	Colm Farrell
RWF	10	Alan McCrabbe
CF	11	Eoin Quigley
LWF	12	Derek Lyng
RCF	13	Aidan Fogarty
CF	14	Joe Bergin
LCF	15	Eddie Brennan
Substitutes used:
		Michael Rice
		Stephen Clynch
		Stephen Hiney
		David O'Callaghan
		Brian Carroll

14 March
Final

Leinster	3–18 – 1–17	Connacht
H Shefflin (1–6) D Lyng (1–2) J Bergin (1–1) E Brennan (0–3) D O'Callaghan (0–2) E Quigley (0–2) A Fogarty (0–1) R Hanniffy (0–1).	Report	N Healy (0–7) R Murray (1–1) A Callanan (0–2) A Cullinane (0–2) K Holohan (0–2) C Donnellan (0–1) J Gantley (0–1) K Raymond (0–1)

Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club, Abu Dhabi

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)


GK	1	P. J. Ryan
RCB	2	David Franks
FB	3	David Kenny
LCB	4	Jackie Tyrrell
RWB	5	Tommy Walsh
CB	6	J. J. Delaney (c)
LWB	7	Michael Jacob
MD	8	Rory Hanniffy	54'
MD	9	Eoin Quigley
RWF	10	Michael Rice	60'
CF	11	Henry Shefflin
LWF	12	Derek Lyng	60'
RCF	13	David O'Callaghan	45'
CF	14	Joe Bergin
LCF	15	Eddie Brennan
Substitutes used:
		Aidan Fogarty	45'
		Colm Farrell	54'
		Alan McCrabbe	60'
		Stephen Clynch	60'


GK	1	Colm Callanan
RCB	2	Martin Ryan
FB	3	Damien McClearn
LCB	4	Ciarán O'Donovan	26'
RWB	5	Andy Coen (c)	59'
CB	6	Brian Costello
LWB	7	Ger Mahon
MD	8	Adrian Cullinane
MD	9	Keith Raymond	41'
RWF	10	Paul Killilea	38'
CF	11	Mark Kerins
LWF	12	Kevin Hooban	47'
RCF	13	Niall Healy
FF	14	Richie Murray
LCF	15	Aonghus Callanan
Substitutes used:
		Brian Burke	26'
		Cyril Donnellan	38'
		Fergal Healy	41'
		Joe Gantley	47'
		Mike Keaveney	59'

Top scorers[edit]

Championship[edit]

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall Healy	Connacht	1–13	16	2	8.00
2	Eddie Brennan	Leinster	2–3	9	2	4.50
2	Henry Shefflin	Leinster	1–6	9	1	9.00

Single game[edit]

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Niall Healy	Connacht	1–6	9	Munster
1	Henry Shefflin	Leinster	1–6	9	Connacht
3	Niall Healy	Connacht	0–7	7	Leinster
4	Eddie Brennan	Leinster	2–0	6	Ulster
	Aidan Fogarty	Leinster	1–3	6	Ulster
	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Munster	0–6	6	Connacht
7	Aonghus Callanan	Connacht	1–2	5	Munster
	Joe Bergin	Leinster	1–2	5	Ulster
	Derek Lyng	Leinster	1–2	5	Connacht
	Paul Kelly	Munster	1–2	5	Connacht

Sources[edit]

Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).