2008 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

2008 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship
Dates 25 October
– 1 November 2008
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Leinster (26th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Top scorer(s) Eoin Kelly (1-12)
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The 2008 Inter-provincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2008 M Donnelly Hurling Inter-provincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 81st series of the Inter-provincial 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.

Results

Inter-provincial Championship

Munster 2-14 – 1-12 Ulster
E Kelly (1-5)
S Callanan (1-2)
T Carmody (0-2)
B O’Connell (0-2)
N Gilligan (0-1)
C Naughton (0-1)
P Kelly (0-1)		 Report P Braniff (0-8)
S McNaughton (1-0)
K Stewart (0-1)
K Hinphey (0-1)
K McKeegan (0-1)
P Shields (0-1)
Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
Connacht 1-10 - 2-11 Leinster
N Healy (0-5)
J Gantley (1-0)
D Tierney (0-2)
R Murray (0-1)
K Hynes (0-1)
K Burke (0-1)		 Report R Hogan (0-7)
R Power (1-2)
E Coady (1-0)
B Murtagh (0-2)
Newpark, Kiltoom
Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
Leinster 1-15 – 1-12 Munster
R Power (0-9)
R Hogan (1-1)
J O'Connor (0-1)
A Fogarty (0-1)
E Brennan (0-1)
E Larkin (0-1)
M Rice (0-1)		 Report E Kelly (0-7)
A O'Shaughnessy (1-0)
B O'Connor (0-2)
N Gilligan (0-1)
J Gardiner (0-1)
P Kelly (0-1)
Referee: P Greene (Galway)

Top scorers

Championship

Rank Player Province Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eoin Kelly Munster 1–12 15 2 7.50
2 Richie Power Munster 1–11 14 2 7.00

Single game

Rank Player Province Tally Total Opposition
1 Richie Power Leinster 0-9 9 Munster
2 Eoin Kelly Munser 1-5 8 Ulster
Paul Braniff Ulster 0-8 8 Munser
4 Richie Hogan Leinster 0-7 7 Munster
Eoin Kelly Munser 0-7 7 Leinster

Sources

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