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2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	14 May – 3 September 2006
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (29th win)
Captain	Jackie Tyrrell
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Pat Mulcahy
Manager	John Allen
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	29
Top Scorer	Henry Shefflin (2-47)
Player of the Year	Henry Shefflin
All-Star Team	See here
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2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 12 November 2005.^[1] The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006

Quick Facts Championship details, Dates ...

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.^[2]

On 3 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship after a 1–16 to 1–13 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[3] This was their 29th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.^[4]

Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Leinster final

		Wexford	0-09
Laois	0-08	Offaly	0-08
Offaly	2-12			Wexford	2-12
				Kilkenny	1-23
		Westmeath	1-09
Westmeath	0-13	Kilkenny	1-23
Dublin	0-11

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Group A

Results

17 June 2006 Round 1	Laois	2-13 - 7-18	Galway	O'Moore Park
19:00	M. Rooney 2-1; J. Young 0-8 (0-5 frees); J. Fitzpatrick 0-2 (0-1 sideline); J. Phelan, Z. Keenan (free), 0-1 each.	Report	A. Kerins 4-2; R. Murray 2-1; D. Hayes 1-2; G. Farragher 0-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 65); F. Healy 0-3; A. Keary 0-2; C. Connolly 0-2; D. Forde, K. Burke, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: B White (Tipperary)

18 June 2006 Round 1	Westmeath	1-14 - 3-22	Waterford	Cusack Park
16:00	J. Shaw (0-5, 0-2 f) B. Murtagh (1-1); D. Carty (0-3); A. Mitchell(0-2, f); E. Loughlin, B. Kennedy and D. McNicholas (0-1 each).	Report	D. Bennett (0-7, 0-5 f)); K. McGrath (1-3, 1-1 f)); J. Mullane (1-2); D. Shanahan (1-2); S. O’Sullivan (0-3); E. McGrath (0-2); T. Browne, M. Walsh and J. Kennedy (0-1 each).	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

1 July 2006 Round 2	Westmeath	2-09 - 2-15	Laois	Cusack Park
19:00	A Mitchell 0-7 (frees), D McNicholas 1-1, D McCormack 1-0, B Kennedy 0-1.		J Young 1-13 (1-8 frees, 1 '65)), M Rooney 1-1, M McEvoy 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

2 July 2006 Round 2	Waterford	1-25 - 2-20	Galway	Walsh Park
14:00	D Bennett (0-7, 0-6 frees); E Kelly (0-4); J Mullane (0-4); K McGrath (0-4, 0-3 65s); P Flynn (1-0, f); M Walsh (0- 2); D Shanahan (0-2); S O’Sullivan, T Browne (0-1) each.	Report	D Hayes (1-4); G Farragher (0-7, 0-5 f); D Forde (0-3); C Connolly (1-0); F Healy (0-2); A Kerins, A Keary, D Hardiman, N Healy (0-1) each.	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

8 July 2006 Round 3	Laois	1-13 - 2-17	Waterford	O'Moore Park
14:45	J. Young(0-8, 0-6 frees); D. Culliton()1-0); J. Fitzpatrick(0-2); J. Phelan(0-2); S. Dollard(0-1).	Report	M. Walsh(1-5); J. Mullane(1-3); D. Bennett(0-6, 0- 4 free s); E. McGrath(0-1); K. McGrath(0-1, "65); S. Prendergast(0-1).	Attendance: 9,250 Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

8 July 2006 Round 3	Galway	3-21 - 0-06	Westmeath	Pearse Stadium
19:00	G Farragher 1-6 (1-5f), D Hayes 1-3, D Forde 1-2, N Healy, C Connolly 0-2 each, C Dervan, K Wade, K Broderick, F Healy, D Tierney, E Lynch 0-1 each.		A Mitchell 0-3 (f), B Smyth 0-2, B Murtagh 0-1.	Attendance: 1,500

Group B

Results

17 June 2006 Round 1	Dublin	0-17 - 1-17	Offaly	Parnell Park
19:00	D Curtin 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '65), A McCrabbe 0-4, S McDonnell 0-2, K Flynn, J McCaffrey, L Ryan 0-1 each.		B Carroll 0-6, B Whelehan 1-2 (0-2f), G Hanniffy 0-3, D Hayden, D Hoctor 0-2 each, E Bevans, D Tanner 0-1 each.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Kelly

18 June 2006 Round 1	Clare	2-21 - 0-10	Limerick	Cusack Park
16:00	T. Griffin 1-5; D. O’Rourke 1-3; N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); J. Clancy 0-3; B. Nugent 0-2; F. Lynch, D. Quinn (free), B. O’Connell, A. Markham, 0-1 each.	Report	M. Keane 0-4 (0-4 frees); B. Foley 0-2 (0-2 frees); M. O’Brien, M. Foley (65), N. Moran, W. Walsh, 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

1 July 2006 Round 2	Dublin	1-16 - 4-21	Clare	Parnell Park
16:00	L Ryan 1-2, D Curtin 0-5 (f), J McCaffrey, K Dunne, D Sweeney 0-2 each, K O'Reilly, K Flynn, S McDonnell 0-1 each.		N Gilligan 2-5 (5f), A Markham 2-1, S McMahon 0-4 (3f, 1 '65), T Griffin, T Carmody 0-3 each, D McMahon 0-2, C Lynch, J Clancy, B Nugent 0-1 each.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

1 July 2006 Round 2	Offaly	2-19 - 2-29	Limerick	O'Connor Park
19:00	J. Bergin 2-1 (1-0 free); B. Carroll 0-7 (0-6 frees); D. Hoctor 0-3; G. Hanniffy 0-2; B. Murphy 0-2; P. Cleary (free), K. Brady (65), D. Tanner, B. Whelehan, 0-1 each.	Report	B. Foley 1-7 (0-3 frees 0-1 65); A. O’Shaughnessy 0-7 (0-3 frees); B. Begley 0-5; N. Moran 0-4; M. Foley 0-3 (frees); D. Ryan 1-0; M. O’Brien 0-2; C. Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

8 July 2006 Round 3	Clare	2-15 - 1-09	Offaly	Cusack Park
19:30	D Quinn 1-7 (0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65); T Carmody 1-2; T Griffin and N Gilligan 0-2 each; C Lynch and S McMahon (free), 0-1 each.	Report	J Bergin 1-3 (0-2 frees); B Carroll 0-3; J Brady, D Hayden and P Cleary 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,519 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

8 July 2006 Round 3	Limerick	2-16 - 1-13	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds
19:30	B Begley 2-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-4 (f), B Foley 0-4 (2f), N Moran, C Fitzgerald 0-2 each, D Ryan, P O'Dwyer 0-1 each.		D Curtin 0-6 (4f), L Ryan 0-5, K Flynn 1-0, S Mullen, P O'Driscoll 0-1 each.	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)