2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
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The 2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 26 August 2006.
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 14 May – 26 August 2006 |
Teams | 8 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Cork (6th win) |
Captain | Darren Dineen |
Manager | Johnny Keane |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Captain | David Carroll |
Manager | Maurice Power |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 7 |
Total Goals | 20 (2.8 per game) |
Total Points | 197 (28.1 per game) |
Top Scorer | Eddie O'Donoghue (0-23) |
← 2005 2007 → |
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 26 August 2006 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years.[3] Cork won the match by 3-15 to 1-18 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title since 2004.[4][5]
Kilkenny's Eddie O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 0-23.