To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

• Antrim

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

• Westmeath

General information

Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

More information County, Last provincial title ...

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2006 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2006	—	Champions (Christy Ring Cup)
Clare	1998	1997	Semi-finals
Cork	2006	2005	Runners-up
Dublin	1961	1938	Qualifier Group B
Galway	1999	1988	Quarter-finals
Kilkenny	2006	2006	Champions
Laois	1949	1915	Qualifier Group A
Limerick	1996	1973	Quarter-finals
Offaly	1995	1998	Qualifier Group B
Tipperary	2001	2001	Quarter-finals
Waterford	2004	1959	Semi-finals
Wexford	2004	1996	Quarter-finals

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A total of twelve teams contested the championship, including eleven teams from the 2006 championship and new entrant. Westmeath were relegated in 2006 and contested the 2007 Christy Ring Cup, while Antrim, winners of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup, gained automatic promotion back to hurling's top tier.^[1][2]

Team summaries

Quarter-final

Offaly v Laois

27 May 2007 Quarter-final	Offaly	1-26 - 0-10	Laois	O'Connor Park
	D Murray 1-12 (9f, 2 '65s'); R Hanniffy 0-5 (1 sideline), B Carroll 0-3, G Hanniffy, J Bergin 0-2 each, B Murphy, M Cordial 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-8 (8f), J Fitzpatrick, Joe Phelan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Haverty (Galway))

Semi-finals

Wexford v Dublin

3 June 2007 Semi-final	Wexford	2-14 - 3-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	R Jacob 1-2, B Lamber 0-4 (0-3), N Higgins 1-0, P Carley (0-1f), M Jacob, D Stamp 0-2 each, E Quigley, D O'Connor 0-1 each.		J Kelly 1-2, R O'Carroll 1-1, D Curtin 0-4 (0-3f), K Flynn 1-0, S Mullen 0-2, R Fallon 0-1 (0-1f).	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Kilkenny v Offaly

10 June 2007 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-27 - 1-13	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	H Shefflin (0-12, 9f, 1 '65'), M Comerford, J Fitzpatrick (0-3 each), E Larkin (1-0), E Brennan, A Fogarty (0-2 each), T Walsh, JJ Delaney, D Lyng, M Fennelly, E Reid (0-1 each).		D Murray (1-8, 8f, 1pen), B Murphy (0-2), B Carroll, M Cordial, G Hanniffy (0-1 each).	Attendance: 11,490 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final

Wexford v Kilkenny

1 July 2007 Final	Wexford	1-12 - 2-24	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	S Nolan (1-5 3f, 1 '65), R Jacob (0-3), R Kehoe (0-2, 1f), E Quigley (0-1), D Stamp (0-1).	Report	W O'Dwyer (2-3), H Shefflin (0-9, 4f), M Comerford (0-5), J Fitzpatrick (0-2, 1f), E Larkin (0-2), B Hogan (0-1), E Brennan (0-1).	Attendance: 34,872 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Quarter-final

Cork v Clare

27 May 2007 Quarter-final	Cork	1-18 - 1-11	Clare	Semple Stadium
	B. O’Connor 0-5 (0-4 frees); P. Cronin 1-1; J. Deane 0-3 frees; K. Murphy (Sarsfields) and N. McCarthy 0-2 each; K. Murphy, T. Kenny, J. O’Connor, J. Gardiner (free) and S. Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1 each.	Report	N. Gilligan 1-1 (0-1 free); B. Nugent 0-4; A. Quinn 0-2; J. Clancy, D. O’Rourke, B. Gaffney (free) and A. Markham (’65) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 23,300 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Limerick v Tipperary

10 June 2007 Semi-final	Limerick	1-19 - 1-19	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-4 frees); O Moran 0-5; P Tobin 1-1; B Foley 0-3; N Moran 0-2; M O’Brien 0-2; M Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	W Ryan 0-7 (0-6 frees); J Carroll 1-1; D Egan 0-3; J Woodlock 0-2; E Kelly 0-2; L Corbett 0-2; R O’Dwyer, S McGrath, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 36,246 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Tipperary v Limerick

16 June 2007 Semi-final replay	Tipperary	2-21 - 1-24 (AET)	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 0-9 (0-6 frees); S. Butler 1-3; D. Egan 1-2; L. Corbett 0-3; B. Dunne 0-2; J. Woodlock, E. Corcoran (S/L), 0-1 each.	Report	M. Fitzgerald 1-3; A. O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-5 frees 0-1 65); O. Moran 0-5; N. Moran 0-3; K. Tobin 0-2; J. O’Brien 0-2; B. Geary 0-2 (frees); M. Foley 0-1.	Attendance: 27,117 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Waterford v Cork

17 June 2007 Semi-final	Waterford	5-15 - 3-18	Cork	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 1-5 (0-4 frees); J. Mullane 1-4; D. Shanahan 2-1; P. Flynn 1-1 (1-0 free); K. McGrath 0-2 (frees); T. Browne 0-2.	Report	K. Murphy (Sars 2-0); B. O’Connor 0-6 (0-2 frees, 0-1 S/L, 0-1 65); J. Deane 0-5 (0-2 frees); P. Cronin 1-0; J. O’Connor 0-2; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-2; C. Naughton 0-1.	Attendance: 36,352 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Limerick v Tipperary

24 June 2007 Semi-final 2nd replay	Limerick	0-22 - 2-13 (AET)	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	A. O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (0-3 frees 0-1 65); N. Moran 0-5; B. Geary 0-3 (0-1 free 0-1 65); O. Moran 0-3; M. Fitzgerald 0-2; K. Tobin 0-2; D. O’Grady 0-1.	Report	E. Kelly 0-9 (0-7 frees); D. Egan 1-0; W. Ryan 1-0; S. Butler 0-2; S. McGrath, P. Bourke, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 30,608 Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

Waterford v Limerick

8 July 2007 Final	Waterford	3-17 - 1-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	D Shanahan 3-3; E Kelly 0-4 (2f); J Mullane 0-3; S Molumphy, P Flynn (1f) 0-2 each; S Prendergast, K McGrath (f), E McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	B Begley 1-2; M Fitzgerald, A O'Shaughnessy (2 '65's, 1f) 0-3 each; K Tobin 0-2; D O'Grady, P Tobin, O Moran, M O'Brien 0-1 each.	Attendance: 48,371 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Group 1A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Clare	3	3	0	0	7-45	3-40	+17	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals
2	Galway	3	2	0	1	5-65	4-33	+35	4
3	Antrim	3	1	0	2	4-47	6-65	-24	2
4	Laois	3	0	0	3	3-38	6-57	-28	0

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Antrim v Clare

30 June Round 1	Antrim	2-15 - 3-21	Clare	Casement Park
	K McKeegan 0-4 (4f), N McManus, M Herron 1-1 each, P McGill 0-3, S McNaughton 0-2, J McIntosh, P Shields, S McCrory, A Graffin 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 1-6 (3f, 1 '45'), D O'Connell 1-3, D McMahon 0-5 (1 sideline), D Quinn 1-2, B O'Connell 0-2, J McInerney, D O'Rourke, C McMahon 0-1 each.	Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)

Laois v Galway

30 June Round 1	Laois	1-14 - 3-20	Galway	O'Moore Park
	J Young 1-8 (1-6f); J Fitzpatrick 0-3; P Mullaney 0-2 (2f); T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	E Cloonan 0-10 (6f); D Hayes 2-1; N Healy 1-0; I Tannain 0-3; A Kerins, G Mahon 0-2 each; E Lynch, K Broderick 0-1 each.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Antrim v Laois

7 July Round 2	Antrim	1-23 - 1-13	Laois	Casement Park
	K McKeegan 1-3 (2f); P McGill 0-5 (2f); C Herron 0-3; N McManus, M Herron, K Stewart, P Shiels, J McIntosh 0-2 each; McCambridge, K Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-9 (7f); J Brophy 1-1; M Whelan, JJ McHugh, T Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Clare v Galway

7 July Round 2	Clare	2-10 - 0-14	Galway	Cusack Park
	N Gilligan 1-4, D O'Rourke 1-1, G Quinn, C Lynch 0-2 each, D Mcahon 0-1.	Report	E Cloonan 0-5, R Murray 0-3, K Wade 0-2, D Forde, I Tannian, D Tierney and E Lynch 0-1 each.	Attendance: 14,551 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Laois v Clare

14 July Round 3	Laois	1-11 - 2-14	Clare	O'Moore Park
	J Young 1-7, J Brophy 0-2, J Fitzpatrick and M Whelan 0-1 each.	Report	B Nugent 1-3, D McMahon 0-5, C Lynch 1-0, D Quinn 0-3, J McInerney, D O'Rourke and B O'Connell 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Galway v Antrim

14 July Round 3	Galway	2-31 - 1-9	Antrim	Pearse Stadium
	K Wade 0-11 (6f, one 65), A Kerins 0-8, K Broderick 1-2, N Healy, I Tannian 0-4 each, D Hayes 1-0, F Healy, A Callanan 0-1 each.	Report	K McKeegan 0-6 (5f, one 65), P McGill 0-3 (2f), K Kelly 1-0.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Group 1B

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Tipperary	3	3	0	0	5-53	4-42	+14	6	Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
2	Cork	3	2	0	1	5-65	2-42	+32	4
3	Offaly	3	1	0	2	4-49	5-57	-11	2
4	Dublin	3	0	0	3	3-39	6-65	-35	0

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Dublin v Cork

30 June Round 1	Dublin	0-15 - 3-20	Cork	Parnell Park
	D Curtin 0-4 (4f), R O'Carroll 0-2, K Dunne 0-2, A McCrabbe 0-2 (1f), P Carton 0-2, J Boland 0-1, D Qualter 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.		K Murphy 2-2, J Deane 0-6, P Cronin 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4 (3f), K Hartnett 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, N Ronan 0-2.	Referee: Seamus Roche (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Offaly

30 June Round 1	Tipperary	2-17 - 2-13	Offaly	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly (1-12, 1-10f), L Corbett (1-1), F Devanney (0-2), S Butler (0-2).	Report	D Murray (1-5, 1-4f, 0-1 ‘65'), S Ryan (1-2), G Hanniffy (0-2), P Cleary (0-1f), B Carroll (0-1); J Bergin (0-1), R Hanniffy (0-1).	Attendance: 7,533 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Dublin v Tipperary

7 July Round 2	Dublin	1-11 - 1-20	Tipperary	Parnell Park
	P Carton 1-1, K Dunne 0-3, A McCrabbe 0-2 (0-1f), R O'Carroll, D Qualter, J Kelly, D Curtin (0-1f), S Mullen 0-1 each.	Report	W Ryan 0-10 (0-6), L Corbett 1-1, E Kelly 0-3 (0-1f), S Butler 0-2, B Dunne, F Devanney, D Egan, S McGrath 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Cork v Offaly

7 July Round 2	Cork	1-27 - 0-11	Offaly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Ronan (1-05, 2f), J Deane (0-08, 5f), B O'Connor (0-07, 2f, 0-01 '65'), K Murphy (0-02), P Cronin (0-02).		D Murray (0-08, 6f, 1 '65'), B Murphy (0-01), M Cordial (0-01, 1f).	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Offaly v Dublin

14 July Round 3	Offaly	2-25 - 2-13	Dublin	O'Connor Park
	B Carroll (1-7), D Murray (0-5, 4f), M Cordial (1-2), B Murphy (0-03), E Bevans (0-3, 1sl), R Hanniffy (0-2), B Teehan, G Hanniffy (0-1 each), K Brady (0-1, 1f).		D Curtin (0-6, 6f), L Ryan (1-2), S O'Connor (1-0), G Bennett (0-2); M Carton, R Donnelly, D Qualter (0-1 each).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Tipperary v Cork

14 July Round 3	Tipperary	2-16 - 1-18	Cork	Semple Stadium
	W Ryan 2-3, L Corbett, B Dunne 0-3 each, S Butler, H Moloney 0-2 each, D Hickey, J Carroll, D Egan 0-1 each.	Report	N Ronan 1-2, J Deane 0-5, J O'Connor 0-3, K Hartnett, K Murphy (Erin's Own), P Cronin 0-2 each, B O'Connor, K Murphy (Sarsfield's) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 12,902 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

Wexford v Tipperary

28 July 2007 Quarter-final	Wexford	3-10 - 1-14	Tipperary	Croke Park
	B Lambert (1-2, 1f), R Kehoe (1-0), D Fitzhenry (1-0, 1f), R Jacob, D O'Connor (0-2 each), S Nolan (0-2, 1 '65'), R McCarthy, E Quigley (0-1 each).	Report	L Corbett (1-1), D Hickey (0-4), E Kelly (0-3, 2f), B Dunne, H Maloney (0-2 each), J Carroll, S McGrath (0-1 each).	Attendance: 42,364 Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Kilkenny v Galway

28 July 2007 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	3-22 - 1-18	Galway	Croke Park
	D Lyng (0-2), J Fitzpatrick (0-3, free), E Brennan (2-2), H Shefflin (0-8, 8 frees), E Larkin (0-2), W O’Dwyer (0-1), M Comerford (0-2), A Fogarty (0-1), R Power (1-1).	Report	C Callanan (0-1, free), F Healy (0-2), A Kerins (0-4), R Murray (1-0), I Tannian (0-1), K Wade (0-7, 6 frees, 1 ’65’), N Healy (0-3).	Attendance: 42,364 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Limerick v Clare

29 July 2007 Quarter-final	Limerick	1-23 - 1-16	Clare	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy (0-11, 6f), M Fitzgerald (0-4), D Ryan (1-2), K Tobin (0-2), O Moran, D O'Grady, J O'Brien, B Foley (0-1 each)	Report	N Gilligan (0-5, 5f), D McMahon (1-1), D O'Rourke, J Clancy (0-3 each), B Bugler, C Lynch (0-2 each)	Attendance: 72,426 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Waterford v Cork

29 July 2007 Quarter-final	Waterford	3-16 - 3-16	Cork	Croke Park
	D Shanahan (1-3), P Flynn, S Molumphy (1-2 each), E Kelly (0-4), K McGrath, J Mullane (0-2), S Prendergast (0-1).	Report	N Ronan (2-2), J Deane (0-5), K Murphy (1-0), B O’Connor (0-3), S Óg Ó hAilpín (0-2) K Hartnett, J O’Connor, T Kenny, J Gardiner (0-1).	Attendance: 72,426 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Waterford v Cork

5 August 2007 Quarter-final replay	Waterford	2-17 - 0-20	Cork	Croke Park
	D Shanahan (2-1), E Kelly (0-4, 1f), P Flynn (0-3, 3f), M Walsh, J Mullane, E McGrath (0-2 each), S Molumphy, S Prendergast (0-1 each), K McGrath (0-1, 1f).	Report	B O'Connor (0-9, 6f), T Kenny, J O'Connor, N Ronan, K Murphy (0-2 each), J Deane (0-2, 2f), T McCarthy (0-1).	Attendance: 54,924 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

Wexford v Kilkenny

5 August 2007 Semi-final	Wexford	1-10 - 0-23	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	B Lambert (0-5, 2f), D Stamp, M Jacob, PJ Nolan, D O'Connor, R McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	H Shefflin (capt) (0-14, 9f, 1 '65'), E Larkin, M Comerford, J Fitzpatrick (0-2 each), W O'Dwyer, A Fogarty, R Power (0-1 each).	Attendance: 54,924 Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Limerick v Waterford

12 August 2007 Semi-final	Limerick	5-11 - 2-15	Waterford	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy (2-7), D Ryan (2-0), B Begley (1-0), O Moran (0-2), M O'Brien, J O'Brien (0-1 each)	Report	P Flynn (0-04f), D Shanahan (0-04), S Molumphy (1-00), E McGrath (1-00), E Kelly (0-03, 1f), T Browne (0-01), K McGrath (0-01f), S Prendergast (0-01), J Kennedy (0-01).	Attendance: 80,546 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Final

Kilkenny v Limerick

2 September 2007 Final	Kilkenny	2-19 - 1-15	Limerick	Croke Park
	E Brennan (1-5), H Shefflin (1-2), E Larkin, R Power (0-4 each), T Walsh (0-2), J Fitzpatrick, A Fogarty (0-1 each).	Report	A O'Shaughnessy (0-7), O Moran (1-3), D O'Grady (0-2), O'Connor, M Fitzgerald, N Moran (0-1 each).	Attendance: 82,127 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Top scorers

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 25 points
  • Galway 2-31 - 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Waterford 5-15 - 3-18 Cork (Munster semi-final)
• Most points in a match: 40
  • Kilkenny 1-27 - 1-13 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
  • Galway 2-31 - 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Waterford 5-15 - 3-18 Cork (Munster semi-final)
  • Limerick 5-11 - 2-15 Waterford (Semi-final)
• Most points by one team in a match: 31
  • Galway 2-31 - 1-09 Antrim (Qualifier round 3)
• Highest aggregate score: 57 points
  • Waterford 5-15 - 3-18 Cork (Munster semi-final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 30 points
  • Clare 2-10 - 0-14 Galway (Qualifier round 2)