2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 6 October 2011. The championship began on 19 May 2012 and ended on 30 September 2012.

2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	19 May – 30 September 2012
Teams	14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (34th win)
Captain	Eoin Larkin
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Fergal Moore
Manager	Anthony Cunningham
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Galway
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	26
Goals total	96 (3.69 per game)
Points total	894 (34.38 per game)
Top Scorer	Henry Shefflin (3–56)
Player of the Year	Henry Shefflin
All-Star Team	See here
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Kilkenny were the defending champions^[1] and successfully retained their title following a 3–22 to 3–11 victory over Galway in a replay of the final.^[2][3]

Teams

A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 2011 championship. There were no new teams entering the championship.

Laois and Westmeath were the first teams to exit the 2011 championship, however, there was no relegation play-off. Both teams contested the 2012 championship.

Kerry, the winners of the 2011 Christy Ring Cup, declined their automatic right to promotion to the championship.^[4] They instead contested the Christy Ring Cup once again.

General information

Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: nine teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2011 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2011	—	Qualifiers Phase 3
Carlow	—	—	Qualifiers Phase 1
Clare	1998	1997	Qualifiers Phase 2
Cork	2006	2005	Qualifiers Phase 3
Dublin	1961	1938	Semi-finals
Galway	1999	1988	Quarter-finals
Kilkenny	2011	2011	Champions
Laois	1949	1915	Qualifiers preliminary round
Limerick	1996	1973	Quarter-finals
Offaly	1995	1998	Qualifiers Phase 1
Tipperary	2011	2010	Runners-up
Waterford	2007	1959	Semi-finals
Westmeath	—	—	Qualifiers preliminary round
Wexford	2004	1996	Qualifiers Phase 2

Team summaries

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Antrim	Belfast	Casement Park	32,500
Carlow	Carlow	Dr. Cullen Park	21,000
Clare	Ennis	Cusack Park	14,864
Cork	Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	43,550
Dublin	Dublin	Parnell Park	13,500
Galway	Galway	Pearse Stadium	26,197
Kilkenny	Kilkenny	Nowlan Park	24,000
Laois	Portlaoise	O'Moore Park	27,000
Limerick	Limerick	Gaelic Grounds	49,866
Offaly	Tullamore	O'Connor Park	20,000
Tipperary	Thurles	Semple Stadium	53,500
Waterford	Waterford	Walsh Park	17,000
Westmeath	Mullingar	Cusack Park	11,000
Wexford	Wexford	Wexford Park	20,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain	Vice-captain(s)	Manager(s)
Antrim	Saffron and white	Creagh Concrete	Damien Quinn[5]	Michael Herron	Jerry Wallis
Carlow	Red, green and yellow	Dan Morrissey Ltd.	Shane Kavanagh Edward Coady		Kevin Ryan
Clare	Saffron and blue	Pat O'Donnell	Pat Donnellan[6]	Nicky O'Connell Fergal Lynch	Davy Fitzgerald
Cork	Red and white	O2	Donal Óg Cusack[7]	Patrick Horgan	Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Dublin	Navy and blue	Vodafone	John McCaffrey[8]		Anthony Daly
Galway	Maroon and white	Supermac's	Fergal Moore[9]		Anthony Cunningham
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Glanbia	Eoin Larkin[10]		Brian Cody
Laois	Blue and white	MW Hire Services	Willie Hyland		Teddy McCarthy
Limerick	Green and white	Sporting Limerick	David Breen		John Allen
Offaly	Green, white and gold	Carroll Cuisine	David Kenny[11]		Ollie Baker
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Škoda Auto	Paul Curran[12]	Pádraic Maher	Declan Ryan
Waterford	White and blue	3	Michael Walsh[13]		Michael Ryan
Westmeath	Maroon and white	Annabrook Hotel	Paddy Dowdall	Philip Gilsenan	Brian Hanley
Wexford	Purple and yellow	Sports Savers	Keith Rossiter		Liam Dunne

The Championship

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 2012 will be run on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there will be no seeds.

Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there will be a replay. If that match ends in a draw a period of extra time will be played, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time another replay will take place.

Leinster Championship

Preliminary Round: (2 matches) These will be two matches between four of the 'weaker' teams from the province. The two winning teams will advance to the quarter-finals while the two losing teams will enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Quarter-finals: (3 matches) The winners of the two preliminary round games will join the other four Leinster teams to make up three quarter-final pairings. The three winning teams will advance to the semi-finals while the three losing teams will enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The three winners of the quarter-finals will join Kilkenny (who, as reigning provincial champions, will receive a bye to this stage) to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams will advance to the final while the two losing teams will enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals will contest this game. The winning team will advance to the All-Ireland semi-final while the losing team will advance to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This will be a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. The losing team will enter the All-Ireland qualifiers while the winners will advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final will join the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams will advance to the final while the two losing teams will enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals will contest this game. The winning team will advance to the All-Ireland semi-final while the losing team will advance to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Preliminary round: (2 matches) These will be two matches between the first four teams drawn from the six teams who lose their provincial preliminary round games and provincial quarter-final games. The two winning teams will advance to phase 1 of the All-Ireland qualifiers while the two losing teams will be eliminated from the championship.

Phase 1: (2 matches) The two winners of the preliminary qualifiers will join the two remaining provincial first round and provincial quarter-final losers to make up the phase 1 pairings. The two winning teams will advance to phase 3 while the two losing teams will be eliminated from the championship.

Phase 2: (2 matches) These will be two matches between the four teams who lose their provincial semi-final games. The two winning teams will advance to phase 3 of the All-Ireland qualifiers while the two losing teams will be eliminated from the championship.

Phase 3: (2 matches) These will be two matches between the two phase 1 winners and the two phase 2 winners. The two winning teams will advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals while the two losing teams will be eliminated from the championship.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These will bet two lone matches between the defeated provincial finalists and the two winning teams from phase 3 of the qualifiers. The two winning teams will advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals while the two losing teams will be eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two quarter-final winning teams will join the two provincial winning teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams will advance to the All-Ireland final while the two losing teams will be eliminated from the championship.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals will contest this game. The winning team will be declared All-Ireland champions.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Leinster final

Offaly

2–12

Wexford

1–13

Offaly

3–15

Westmeath

0–14

Galway

5–23

Antrim

0–12

Galway

5–19

Westmeath

4–12

Galway

2–21

Laois

0–20

Kilkenny

2–11

Carlow

0–13

Dublin

3–23

Laois

1–7

Kilkenny

2–21

Dublin

0–9

19 May

Preliminary round

Westmeath	0–14 – 0–12	Antrim
N O'Brien 0–8 (6f), B Murtagh (1f), F Boyle 0–2 each, A Clarke, J Shaw 0–1 each.	Report	L Watson 0–4, S McNaughton (1f), N McManus (2f) 0–3 each, B McAuley, C McCann 0–1 each.

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

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19 May

Preliminary round

Carlow	0–13 – 0–20	Laois
M Kavanagh 0–7 (fs), A Gaule, S Kavanagh (f, '65') 0–2 each, J Kavanagh, D Roberts 0–1 each.	Report	W Hyland 0–13 (6f), S Maher 0–3, E Reilly 0–2 (f), B Dunne, J Walsh 0–1 each.

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

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2 June

Quarter-Final

Dublin	3–23 – 1–7	Laois
P Ryan 0–9 (2 '65, 3f), L Rushe 2–2, D Treacy 1–2, C Keaney, C McCormack, S Durkin 0–2 each, J McCaffrey, D O'Callaghan, D Sutcliffe, J Boland 0–1 each.	Report	N Foyle 1–0, W Hyland 0–3 (2f, 1 s-l), M Whelan 0–2 (1 '65) C Murray, W Dunphy 0–1 each.

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Attendance: 7,315

Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

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2 June

Quarter-final

Offaly	2–12 – 1–13	Wexford
S Dooley 1–8 (0–7 fs); B Carroll 0–2, J Bergin 1–1, B Murphy 0–1.	Report	J Guiney 1–3 (1–3 fs); P Morris, R Jacob 0–3; D Lyng 0–2 (0–1 lineball); PJ Nolan, G Sinnott 0–1.

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Attendance: 7,315

Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

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3 June

Quarter-final

Westmeath	4–12 – 5–19	Galway
N O’Brien 2–7 (7fs), B Murtagh 1–1 (1-0f). P Dowdall 1–0, P Greville, J Shaw, E Price, D Fennell, 0–1 each.	Report	N Burke 0–8 (6fs, 2 65s), D Burke 2–1, J Regan 1–2, A Smith, C Donnellan 1–1 each, C Cooney, D Hayes, I Tannian 0–2 each.

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Attendance: 2,515

Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

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17 June

Semi-Final

Offaly	3–15 – 5–23	Galway
S Dooley 2–7(1-3fs, 0–2 65s); D Molloy 1–1; C Mahon, J Bergin C Egan 0–2 each; D Morkan 0–1	Report	J Canning 0–11(5fs, 4 65s); C Cooney 2–0; D Hayes 1–3; D Burke 1–1; C Donnellan 0–3; D Glennon 1–0; I Tannian 0–2; N Burke, J Regan, T Haran 0–1 each

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 16,178

Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

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23 June

Semi-Final

Kilkenny	2–21 – 0–9	Dublin
H Shefflin 0–10 (9fs, 1 65), R Power 1–3, TJ Reid 1–2, P Hogan, R Hogan, E Larkin 0–2 each.	Report	P Ryan 0–4 (3fs), D Sutcliffe, R O’Dwyer, D Treacy, D O’Callaghan, A McCrabbe (f), 0–1 each.

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 12,446

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

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8 July

Final

Galway	2–21 – 2–11	Kilkenny
J Canning 1–10 (7fs), C Donnellan 0–5, D Burke 1–2, N Burke 0-2, D Collins, D Hayes 0–1 each	Report	H Shefflin 1–8 (7fs), R Hogan 1–0, R Power 0–2, M Rice 0–1

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 22,171

Referee: J McGrath Westmeath

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Munster final

Clare

1–18

Waterford

2–17

Waterford

0–16

Tipperary

2–17

Cork

0–24

Limerick

1–19

Tipperary

1–22

Tipperary

2–20

27 May

Quarter-final

Tipperary	2–20 – 1–19	Limerick
P Bourke 1–8 (0-5f, 0–1 65), B O’Meara 1–2, N McGrath 0–3, E Kelly 0-1f, T Stapleton 0–1, J O’Brien 0–1, S Bourke 0–1, S Callanan 0–1, S McGrath 0–1, C O’Brien 0–1.	Report	S Dowling 0–8 (4f), G Mulcahy 1–2, S Tobin 0–3, K Downes 0–2, C Allis 0–2, D Breen 0–1, D Hannon 0–1.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 22,068

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

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17 June

Semi-final

Clare	1–18 – 2–17	Waterford
J Conlon 1–2, N O’Connell 0–5 (4f), C McGrath 0–4, C Ryan 0-3f, J Clancy 0–3, P Kelly 0-1f.	Report	M Shanahan 0–7 (5f), S Walsh 1–2, E Kelly 1–0 pen, J Mullane 0–3, P Mahony, S Molumphy, S Prendergast, G O’Brien & M O’Neill 0–1 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 12,296

Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

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24 June

Semi-final

Cork	0–24 – 1–22	Tipperary
P Horgan 0–11 (8f); P O’Sullivan 0–3; J Coughlan 0–3; C Lehane 0–2; P Cronin, C Naughton, D Kearney, C McCarthy, D Sweetnam, 0–1 each.	Report	P Bourke 0–12 (7f, 2 65s); N McGrath 1–4; B O’Meara 0–2; B Maher 0–2; Padraic Maher, G Ryan, 0–1 each.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Attendance: 32,568

Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

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15 July

Final

Waterford	0–16 – 2–17	Tipperary
M Shanahan 0-08 (0-05f, 0-01 '65'), J Mullane 0-03, S Walsh 0-02, P Mahony, S Molumphy, E Kelly (0-01f) 0-01 each.	Report	J O’Brien 1-03, S Bourke 1-01, N McGrath, E Kelly (0-02f) 0-03 each, B O’Meara, P Bourke (0-02f) 0-02 each, Padraic Maher, S McGrath, M Cahill 0-01 each.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Attendance: 26,438

Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Preliminary round

23 June 2012

Preliminary round

Wexford	3–22 – 2–9	Westmeath
D Lyng 0–15 (10fs), D O’Keefe 1–2, G Sinnott 1–1, R Jacob 1–0, D Redmond 0–2, PJ Nolan, H Kehoe 0–1 each.	Report	N O’Brien 0–5 (4fs), B Murtagh 1-1fs, C Boyle 1–0, F Boyle, J Shaw, R Greville 0–1 each.

Wexford Park, Wexford

Referee: C Lyons (Limerick)

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23 June 2012

Preliminary round

Limerick	6–21 – 1–11	Laois
S Dowling 1–8 (0-5f, 0–1 '65'), N Moran 3–1, D Breen, T Quaid 1–1 each, G Mulcahy, D Hannon 0–3 each, S Tobin, J Ryan, P O'Brien, T O'Brien 0–1 each	Report	W Hyland 1–10 (0-7f, 0–1 '65'); S Maher 0–1

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Phase 1

30 June 2012

Phase 1

Limerick	8–26 – 1–15	Antrim
S Dowling 3–9 (0-5f, 0–1 '65') G Mulcahy 2–4, N Moran 2–0, S Tobin 1–3, D Hannon 0–6, S O'Brien 0–2, T O'Brien, R McCarthy 0–1 each.	Report	L Watson 0–7 (0-5f 0-1pen), N McManus 1–1, S McNaughton 0–3, B McAuley 0–2, N McAuley, E McCloskey 0–1 each.

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

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30 June 2012

Phase 1

Wexford	4–12 – 0–14	Carlow
R Jacob 2–3, D Lyng 0–5 (0-4f), J Guiney, G Moore 1–0, D Redmond, H Kehoe, R Kehoe, G Sinnott 0–1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 0–8 (0-7f, 0–1 '65'), A Gaule 0–2, M Brennan, R Coady (f), D English, A McDonald 0–1.

Wexford Park, Wexford

Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Phase 2

7 July 2012

Phase 2

Clare	1–16 – 0–16	Dublin
T Kelly 1-02 (1-0f), C McGrath 0-05 (4f), J Conlon 0-04, S Collins 0-02, S Morey, J Clancy, D Honan 0-01 each.	Report	P Ryan 0-09 (7f, 2 '65), M O’Brien 0-02, A McCrabbe (f), D Treacy, S Lambert, N Corcoran, D Sutcliffe 0-01 each.

Cusack Park, Ennis

Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

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7 July 2012

Phase 2

Cork	1–26 – 2–16	Offaly
P Horgan 1–10 (7f), C McCarthy 0–5 (3 '65', 1f), C Lehane 0–3, A Nash (2f), S Moylan 0–2 each; P Cronin, L McLoughlin, D Kearney, C Naughton 0–1 each.	Report	S Dooley 1–6 (1-3f, 1 '65'), C Egan 1–0, J Bergin 0–3, D Morkan 0–2, S Ryan, B Murphy, B Carroll, C Mahon, D Molloy 0–1 each.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Phase 3

14 July 2012

Phase 3

Wexford	2–17 – 3–24	Cork
D Lyng 1-03 (0-01sl, 0-01f), G Sinnott 1-02, J Guiney 0-05 (0-03f), R Jacob 0-03, H Kehoe 0-02, D Redmond, L Og McGovern 0-01 each.	Report	P Horgan 0-07 (0-05f), L O’Farrell 2-02, A Nash 1-01 (1-00 pen, 0-01f), N McCarthy 0-03, C Lehane, P O’Sullivan, P Cronin, J Coughlan (0-01f), 0-02 each, L McLoughlin, C McCarthy, C Naughton 0-01 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 20,142

Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

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14 July 2012

Phase 3

Limerick	3–18 – 1–20	Clare
S Dowling 0-8f, N Moran 0–5, S Tobin 1–1, W McNamara & D Hannon 1–0 each, G Mulcahy 0–2, G O’Mahony 0-1f, K Downes 0–1.	Report	T Kelly 1–2 (1-1f), N O’Connell 0–4 (0-3f), C Galvin 0–3, A Cunningham 0–1, J Conlon 0–2, C McGrath 0–6 (0-4f), B Bugler 0–1, P Donnellan 0–1.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 20,142

Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Kilkenny

4–16

Limerick

1–16

Tipperary

1–15

Kilkenny

4–24

Kilkenny (R)

0–19 3–22

Galway (R)

2–13 3–11

Galway

0–22

Waterford

0–19

Cork

0–17

Cork

1–19

Quarter-finals

29 July 2012

Quarter-final

Waterford	0–19 – 1–19	Cork
M Shanahan 0–9 (6f, 1 '65), Pauric Mahony 0–3, S Walsh, J Mullane 0–2 each, S Molumphy, S Prendergast, T Browne (f) 0–1 each.	Report	J Coughlan 1–1, P Horgan 0–7 (4f), C McCarthy 0–3, P Cronin, P O’Sullivan, C Naughton 0–2 each, L O’Farrell, S Og O hAilipin 0–1 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 38,116

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

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29 July 2012

Quarter-final

Kilkenny	4–16 – 1–16	Limerick
H Shefflin 2-06 (0-04f), C Fennelly, A Fogarty 1-02 each, R Power 0-02 (2f), R Hogan, E Larkin, M Fennelly, T Walsh 0-01 each.	Report	D Breen 1-03, S Dowling 0–04 (3f), D Hannon 0-03 (2f), G Mulcahy 0-02, S Tobin, N Moran, K Downes, T Quaid 0-01 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 38,116

Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Semi-finals

12 August 2012

Semi-final

Galway	0–22 – 0–17	Cork
J Canning 0–11 (0-05f, 0-02 '65'), D Hayes 0-04, J Regan, D Burke, N Burke 0-02 each, A Smith 0-01.	Report	P Horgan 0-07 (0-06f), P O’Sullivan 0-03, J Coughlan, C McCarthy, L O’Farrell, D Sweetnam, P Cronin, C Naughton, A Nash (0-01f) 0-01 each.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 41,537

Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

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19 August 2012

Semi-final

Tipperary	1–15 – 4–24	Kilkenny
P Bourke 1–8 (4f, 4 65s); N McGrath 0–2; J O’Neill 0–2; C O’Mahony, S McGrath, J O’Brien, 0–1 each.	Report	H Shefflin 0–11 (9f, 1 65); TJ Reid 2–2; A Fogarty 1–3; E Larkin 1–0; R Power 0–3 (1f, 1 65); B Hogan, M Fennelly, M Rice, C Fennelly, C Buckley, 0–1 each.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 50,220

Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Final

Main article: 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

9 September 2012

3:30 pm

Final

Galway	2–13 – 0–19	Kilkenny
J Canning 1–09 (0-08f), N Burke 1-02, A Smith, N Donoghue 0-01 each.	Report	H Shefflin 0–12 (10f, 1 pen), E Larkin, TJ Reid 0-02 each, A Gogarty, R Power, R Hogan.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 81,932

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

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30 September 2012

3:30 pm

Final replay

Galway	3–11 – 3–22	Kilkenny
J Canning 0–09 (5f, 1 '65, 1 sideline), D Burke 2-00, J Glynn 1-00, A Smith, T Og Regan 0-01 each.	Report	H Shefflin 0-09 (5f, 2 '65), W Walsh 1-03, R Power 1-02, C Fennelly 1-00, R Hogan 0-03, E Larkin, TJ Reid, C Buckley, M Fennelly, K Joyce (f) 0-01 each.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 82,274

Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Pa Bourke for Tipperary against Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 27 May 2012)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	3–56	65	6	10.83
2	Joe Canning	Galway	2–50	56	5	11.20
3	Shane Dowling	Limerick	4–37	49	5	9.80
4	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1–42	45	5	9.00
5	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	2–30	36	4	9.00
6	Shane Dooley	Offaly	4–21	33	3	11.00
7	Willie Hyland	Laois	1–26	29	3	9.66
8	Diarmuid Lyng	Wexford	1–25	28	4	7.00
9	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	2–20	26	3	8.66
10	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0–24	24	3	8.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Dowling	Limerick	3–9	18	Antrim
2	Diarmuid Lyng	Wexford	0–15	15	Westmeath
3	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2–7	13	Galway
	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	2–7	13	Galway
	Willie Hyland	Laois	0–13	13	Carlow
	Willie Hyland	Laois	1–10	13	Limerick
	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1–10	13	Offaly
	Joe Canning	Galway	1–10	13	Kilkenny
11	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	2–6	12	Limerick
	Joe Canning	Galway	1–9	12	Kilkenny
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0–12	12	Galway
	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	0–12	12	Cork
13	Shane Dowling	Limerick	1–8	11	Laois
	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	1–8	11	Kilkenny
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1–8	11	Galway
	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	1–8	11	Limerick
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	1–8	11	Wexford
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0–11	11	Tipperary
	Joe Canning	Galway	0–11	11	Offaly
	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0–11	11	Tipperary
	Joe Canning	Galway	0–11	11	Cork
22	Niall Moran	Limerick	3–1	10	Laois
	Graeme Mulcahy	Limerick	2–4	10	Antrim
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0–10	10	Dublin
25	Rory Jacob	Wexford	2–3	9	Carlow
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	1–6	9	Cork
	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0–9	9	Cork
	Joe Canning	Galway	0–9	9	Kilkenny
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0–9	9	Galway
	Paul Ryan	Dublin	0–9	9	Clare
	Paul Ryan	Dublin	0–9	9	Laois
32	Liam Rushe	Dublin	2–2	8	Laois
	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	0–8	8	Antrim
	Shane Dowling	Limerick	0–8	8	Tipperary
	Niall Burke	Galway	0–8	8	Westmeath
	Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	0–8	8	Wexford
	Shane Dowling	Limerick	0–8	8	Clare
	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0–8	8	Tipperary

Miscellaneous

• Westmeath's defeat of Antrim in the Leinster preliminary round is their first ever victory over the team in the championship. It is only the second ever meeting of the sides in the championship.
• In the Leinster quarter-final, Offaly defeat Wexford for the first time since 2000.
• For the first time in championship history Waterford qualify for a fourth consecutive Munster final.
• In the Leinster semi-final between Kilkenny and Dublin, Henry Shefflin becomes the first player in championship history to surpass 500 points.
• Limerick's score of 6–21 against Laois in the All-Ireland qualifiers is their highest ever tally in a championship match. One week later they break this record by scoring 8–26 against Antrim.
• The Munster semi-final meeting of Cork and Tipperary sets a new record as the ninth consecutive year that the sides have met in championship hurling. Previous consecutive meetings stretched from 1949 (draw and replay) to 1954 – a total of seven games in six years. Earlier, eight games were played in the seven-year period 1907 to 1913, however, two of those games were played in the calendar year of 1908.
• In the Leinster final Henry Shefflin becomes Kilkenny's most "capped" player of all-time when he makes his 58th championship appearance. His goal in that game preserves his unique record of being the only player in history to score a goal in fourteen consecutive championship seasons.
• Galway make history by winning the Leinster Championship for the first time.
• Cork and Galway meet in an All-Ireland semi-final for the first time since 1985.
• Tipperary's eighteen point defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final is their biggest defeat in the championship since a 4–16 to 0–2 defeat by Cork in 1897.
• The All-Ireland final sees Kilkenny face Galway in the championship decider for the first time since 1993. It is a record seventh All-Ireland final in succession for Kilkenny while Galway qualify for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 2005.
• The All-Ireland final goes to a replay for the first time since 1959.
• As a result of Kilkenny's defeat of Galway in the championship decider, Henry Shefflin becomes the only player in championship history to win nine All-Ireland medals on the field of play.

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 2012 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
John Kerr	Antrim	19 May	Westmeath	Leinster preliminary round
Frank Boyle	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
Aonghus Clarke	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
David Fennell	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
Paul Fennell	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
Robbie Greville	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
Shane McGovern	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	19 May	Antrim	Leinster preliminary round
Gearóid Burke	Laois	19 May	Carlow	Leinster preliminary round
Stephen Maher	Laois	19 May	Carlow	Leinster preliminary round
Chris Murray	Laois	19 May	Carlow	Leinster preliminary round
David O'Mahoney	Laois	19 May	Carlow	Leinster preliminary round
Brendan Reddin	Laois	19 May	Carlow	Leinster preliminary round
Martin Clowry	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
Johnny Corcoran	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
James Kane	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
Killian McCabe	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
Daryl Roberts	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
Ross Smithers	Carlow	19 May	Laois	Leinster preliminary round
Conor Allis	Limerick	27 May	Tipperary	Munster quarter-final
Shane Dowling	Limerick	27 May	Tipperary	Munster quarter-final
Donagh Maher	Tipperary	27 May	Limerick	Munster quarter-final
Shane Stapleton	Dublin	2 June	Laois	Leinster quarter-final
Willie Devereux	Wexford	2 June	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
Jack Guiney	Wexford	2 June	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
Eoin Moore	Wexford	2 June	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
Shaun Murphy	Wexford	2 June	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
Stephen Murphy	Wexford	2 June	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
Pádraig Brehony	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Niall Burke	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Conor Cooney	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Richie Cummins	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Niall Donoghue	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Brian Flaherty	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Fearghal Flannery	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Davy Glennon	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Jonathan Glynn	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Paul Gordon	Galway	3 June	Westmeath	Leinster quarter-final
Thomas Gallagher	Westmeath	3 June	Galway	Leinster quarter-final
Enda Barrett	Clare	17 June	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Pádraig Collins	Clare	17 June	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Aaron Cunningham	Clare	17 June	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Pa Kelly	Clare	17 June	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Séadna Morey	Clare	17 June	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Stephen Daniels	Waterford	17 June	Clare	Munster semi-final
Gavin O'Brien	Waterford	17 June	Clare	Munster semi-final
Stephen O'Keeffe	Waterford	17 June	Clare	Munster semi-final
Martin O'Neill	Waterford	17 June	Clare	Munster semi-final
Dean Twomey	Waterford	17 June	Clare	Munster semi-final
Tadhg Haran	Galway	17 June	Offaly	Leinster semi-final
Joseph Cooney	Galway	17 June	Offaly	Leinster semi-final
Cormac Boyle	Westmeath	23 June	Wexford	Qualifiers preliminary round
Diarmuid O'Keeffe	Wexford	23 June	Westmeath	Qualifiers preliminary round
Andrew Collier	Laois	23 June	Limerick	Qualifiers preliminary round
Nathan Unwin	Laois	23 June	Limerick	Qualifiers preliminary round
Tommy Quaid	Limerick	23 June	Laois	Qualifiers preliminary round
Cillian Buckley	Kilkenny	23 June	Dublin	Leinster semi-final
Richie Doyle	Kilkenny	23 June	Dublin	Leinster semi-final
Kieran Joyce	Kilkenny	23 June	Dublin	Leinster semi-final
Daniel Kearney	Cork	24 June	Tipperary	Munster semi-final
Darren Sweetnam	Cork	24 June	Tipperary	Munster semi-final
David English	Carlow	30 June	Wexford	Qualifiers phase 1
John Michael Nolan	Carlow	30 June	Wexford	All-Ireland qualifiers phase 1
Brian Treacy	Carlow	30 June	Wexford	Qualifiers phase 1
Liam Óg McGovern	Wexford	30 June	Carlow	Qualifiers phase 1
Aaron Murphy	Limerick	30 June	Antrim	Qualifiers phase 1
Seánie O'Brien	Limerick	30 June	Antrim	Qualifiers phase 1
Colm Galvin	Clare	7 July	Dublin	Qualifiers phase 2
Tony Kelly	Clare	7 July	Dublin	Qualifiers phase 2
Niall McMurrow	Dublin	7 July	Clare	Qualifiers phase 2
Christopher Joyce	Cork	7 July	Offaly	Qualifiers phase 2
Eoin Kelly	Offaly	7 July	Cork	Qualifiers phase 2
Dermot Mooney	Offaly	7 July	Cork	Qualifiers phase 2
Conor Fogarty	Kilkenny	19 August	Tipperary	All-Ireland semi-final
Walter Walsh	Kilkenny	30 September	Galway	All-Ireland final replay

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 2012 championship:

Player	Team	Last Game	Date	Opposition	Début
David Franks	Offaly	All-Ireland qualifiers	7 July	Cork	2000
John Gardiner	Cork	All-Ireland quarter-final	29 July	Waterford	2002
Brian Geary	Limerick	All-Ireland qualifiers	14 July	Clare	1999
Noel Hickey	Kilkenny	All-Ireland final replay	30 September	Galway	2000
Eoin Kelly	Waterford	Munster final	15 July	Tipperary	2002
Niall McCarthy	Cork	All-Ireland semi-final	12 August	Galway	2002
Eoin McGrath	Waterford	All-Ireland quarter-final	29 July	Cork	2002
John Mullane	Waterford	All-Ireland quarter-final	29 July	Cork	2001
Brendan Murphy	Offaly	All-Ireland qualifiers	7 July	Cork	2000
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín	Cork	All-Ireland semi-final	12 August	Galway	1996
Darren Stamp	Wexford	All-Ireland qualifiers	14 July	Cork	2001

Awards

Monthly

Month	Opel GAA/GPA Player of the Month
	Player	County
May	Willie Hyland[14]	Laois
June	Patrick Maher[15]	Tipperary
July	Kevin Moran[16]	Waterford
August	Joe Canning[17]	Galway
September	Henry Shefflin[18]	Kilkenny

Managerial changes

The following managerial change took place during the championship.

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position
Antrim	Jerry Wallis[19]	Resigned	8 June 2012	Jim Nelson	12 June 2012	Defeated in Leinster preliminary round

See also

• 2012 National Hurling League