2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

Dates

17 February
– 3 March 2013

Teams

Connacht

Leinster

Munster

Ulster

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The 2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2013 M Donnelly Hurling Inter-Provincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 84th series of the Inter-provincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland is contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Leinster were the reigning champions but Munster won the title after defeating Connacht in the final by 1-22 to 0-15.

Participants

The teams involved are:

Province	Manager	Captain
Connacht	Anthony Cunningham
Leinster	Joe Dooley	Brian Hogan
Munster	Liam Sheedy
Ulster	Gregory O'Kane

Results

Inter-provincial Championship

February 17
Semi-final12:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ulster	1-14 - 3-20	Munster
N McManus (1-7, 0-4f), P Shiels (0-3), S McCrory (0-1), K Hinphey (0-1), A Grant (0-1), R Gaffney (0-1).	Report	G Mulcahy (2-2), S Dowling (0-7, 0-6f, 0-1 '45'), P Horgan (0-6, 0-6f), P O'Sullivan (1-2), P Cronin (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), B O'Meara (0-1).

Athletic Grounds, ArmaghReferee: P Murphy (Carlow)

February 17
Semi-final14:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Leinster	1-16 - 3-13	Connacht
S Dooley 0-8 (7fs), E Larkin 1-0, R Hogan 0-3, A Fogarty, J Bergin 0-2 each, C Fennelly 0-1.	Report	N Burke 0-9 (4fs, 0-1 65), D Glennon 1-1, C Donnellan 0-3, C Callanan (f), D Hayes 1-0 each.

O'Connor Park, TullamoreReferee: O Elliott (Antrim)

March 3
Final14:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Munster	1-22 - 0-15	Connacht
P Horgan (0-09, 0-07f), P O'Sullivan (1-02), G Mulcahy (0-03), P Cronin (0-03), S Dowling (0-03), A Nash (0-01, 0-01f), S O’Sullivan (0-01).	Report	J Canning (0-06, 0-05f), N Healy (0-03), D Collins (0-01), I Tannian (0-01), C Donnellan (0-01), T Haran (0-01), J Cooney (0-01), D Glennon (0-01).

Cusack Park, EnnisReferee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Top scorers

Championship

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patrick Horgan	Munster	0-15	15	2	7.5

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Neil McManus	Ulster	1-7	10	Munster
2	Niall Burke	Connacht	0-9	9	Leinster
2	Patrick Horgan	Munster	0-9	9	Connacht
3	Graeme Mulcahy	Munster	2-2	8	Ulster
3	Shane Dooley	Leinster	0-8	8	Connacht
5	Shane Dowling	Munster	0-7	7	Ulster

References

"Munster gallop to 45th title". Hogan Stand. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
"Munster players 'cherish' medals". Irish Examiner. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
"Munster 1-22 Connacht 0-15". RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
"Munster too strong for Connacht". Breaking News. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

External links

M Donnelly Interprovincials official website

v t e Munster – 2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Champions (45th title)
1 A. Nash 2 S. O'Neill 3 T. Condon 4 S. Daniels 5 B. Bugler 6 M. Walsh 7 W. McNamara 8 P. Cronin 9 B. Maher (c) 10 S. Dowling 11 L. Corbett 12 P. O'Sullivan 13 G. Mulcahy 14 S. O'Sullivan 15 P. Horgan Subs used E. Kelly for P. Cronin T. Kenny for S. O'Sullivan P. Maher for S. Dowling C. Ryan for L. Corbett G. O'Mahony for W. McNamara Subs not used P. Kelly P. Curran P. Bourke D. O'Grady Manager L. Sheedy Selectors J. O'Connor S. Frampton

Munster – 2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Champions (45th title)

Subs used: E. Kelly for P. Cronin; T. Kenny for S. O'Sullivan; P. Maher for S. Dowling; C. Ryan for L. Corbett; G. O'Mahony for W. McNamara

Subs not used: P. Kelly; P. Curran; P. Bourke; D. O'Grady

Manager: L. Sheedy

Selectors: J. O'Connor; S. Frampton

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