2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling ChampionshipDates| 21 February
– 14 March 2009

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Teams|  Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions| Leinster (27th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 3
Top scorer(s)| Niall Healy (1–13)
| ← 2008 (Previous) | (Next) 2012 →

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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

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The teams involved are:

Province  | Manager

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

## Results

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### Interprovincial Championship

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21 February
Semi-final

Connacht| 2–20 – 2–18| Munster

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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)

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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'
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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'

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21 February
Semi-final

Ulster| 0–8 – 4–14| Leinster

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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)

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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
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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

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14 March
Final

Leinster| 3–18 – 1–17| Connacht

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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)

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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'
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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'

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## Top scorers

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### Championship

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Rank  | Player  | County  | Tally  | Total  | Matches  | Average

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1  | Niall Healy | Connacht | 1–13  | 16  | 2  | 8.00
2  | Eddie Brennan | Leinster | 2–3  | 9  | 2  | 4.50
Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 1–6  | 9  | 1  | 9.00

### Single game

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Rank  | Player  | County  | Tally  | Total  | Opposition

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1  | Niall Healy | Connacht | 1–6  | 9  | Munster
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

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

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