2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates 27 May – 25 August 2007
Teams 9
All Ireland Champions
Captain John O'Connor
All Ireland Runners-up
Captain Shane Kearney
Manager Michael Walsh
Provincial Champions
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played 8
Total Goals 20 (2.50 per game)
Total Points 193 (.12 per game)
Top Scorer Shane Casey (5-13)← 2006 2008 →
The 2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961 . The championship began on 27 May 2007 and ended on 25 August 2007.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster quarter-final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 25 August 2007 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny , between Wexford and Waterford , in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wexford won the match by 1-11 to 1-09 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 2005 .
Waterford's Shane Casey was the championship's top scorer with 5-13.
Team summaries Team Colours Most recent success All-Ireland Provincial Clare Saffron and blue Cork Red and white 2006 2006 Dublin Blue and navy 1972 Galway Maroon and white 2002 1998 Kilkenny Black and amber 1973 2006 Limerick Green and white 1998 1998 Tipperary Blue and gold 2000 2002 Waterford White and blue Wexford Purple and gold 2005 2005
Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster semi-final 27 June 2007 Semi-final Dublin 0-10 - 0-14 Kilkenny Parnell Park A McCrabbe 0-5, S O'Connor 0-3, D Russell 0-1, G Bennett 0-1. R Hogan 0-10, M Phelan 0-1, B Beckett 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, D Butler 0-1.
Leinster final 11 July 2007 Final Kilkenny 1-12 - 2-11 Wexford Nowlan Park R Hogan 0-9, N Doherty 1-2, P Hogan 0-1. P Doran 1-6, E Martin 1-1, N Kirwan 0-2, D Redmond 0-1, S Banville 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.
Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship Munster quarter-final 27 May 2007 Quarter-final Clare 0-12 - 1-06 Cork Semple Stadium M O'Flaherty 0-8, C Lafferty 0-1, P Keyes 0-1, C McMahon 0-1, A Fleming 0-1. S O'Sullivan 1-1, L Desmond 0-2, J Halbert 0-1, T Murray 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.
Munster semi-finals 10 June 2007 Semi-final Limerick 0-17 - 0-15 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds A O'Connor 0-9, P Storan 0-4, L O'Dwyer 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, R McKeogh 0-1, R O'Neill 0-1. R O'Brien 0-10, G Ryan 0-2, T Ruth 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.
17 June 2007 Semi-final Waterford 2-17 - 1-13 Clare Semple Stadium S Barron 0-6, N Jacob 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-3, S Casey 1-0, E Bennett and W Hutchinson 0-2 each, D Howard, C Carey, M Molumphy 0-1 each M Hawes 1-0, C Lafferty, C McMahon, C Hassett and D Kennedy 0-2 each, M Flaherty, P Keyes, A Flemming, B McNamara, G Arthur 0-1 each
Munster final 18 July 2007 Final Waterford 5-11 - 1-12 Limerick Semple Stadium S Casey 3-5, S Barron 1-1, C Carey 1-0, G Power 0-2, M Molumphy, E Bennett, P Fitzgerald 0-1 each. A O'Connor 0-7, P Storan 1-0, R O'Neill 0-2, A Brennan, R McKeogh, D Sullivan 0-1 each. Referee: J Healy (Clare)
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-final 11 August 2007 Semi-final Waterford 3-17 - 2-06 Galway Semple Stadium S Casey 1-5 (0-4 frees); P Kearney 1-3; C Carey 1-2; P Fitzgerald 0-4 (0-1 free); S Barron 0-2; G Power 0-1. M Greaney 2-0; B Lawless 0-3; E Hyland (free), T Tierney, M Lydon 0-1. Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)
All-Ireland final 25 August 2007 Final Wexford 1-11 - 1-09 Waterford Nowlan Park P Doran 0-6, C Lyng 1-0, J Breen 0-2, R Barry 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, J Roche 0-1. C Carey 1-0, S Casey 0-3, M Molumphy 0-1, N Jacob 0-1, D Power 0-1, G Power 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, S Barron 0-1. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average 1 Shane Casey Waterford 5-13 28 4 7.00 2 Richie Hogan Kilkenny 0-19 19 2 9.50 3 Alan O'Connor Limerick 0-16 16 2 8.00 4 Pat Doran Wexford 1-12 15 2 7.50 5 Stephen Barron Waterford 1-10 13 4 3.25
Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous Waterford won the Munster title for the first time in their history.