2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship
| Dates | 21 February – 14 March 2009 | ||
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| Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Leinster (27th title) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Niall Healy (1–13) | ||
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The 2009 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2009 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 82nd series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.
Participants
The teams involved are:
| Province | Manager |
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| Connacht | John McIntyre |
| Leinster | John Conran |
| Muntser | Len Gaynor |
| Ulster | Dominic McKinley Terence McNaughton |
Results
| Connacht | 2–20 – 2–18 | Munster |
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| N Healy (1–6) A Callanan (1–2) K Hynes (0–2) C Donnellan (0–2) A Coen (0–2) M Ryan (0–1) B Burke (0–1) A Cullinane (0–1) K Raymond (0–1) K Hooban (0–1) J Gantley (0–1) |
Report | A O’Shaughnessy (0–6) P Kelly (1–2) K McGrath (1–1) S Prendergast (0–3) T Griffin (0–3) S McGrath (0–1) S Molumphy (0–1) J Clancy (0–1) |
Referee: F Smith (Meath)
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| Ulster | 0–8 – 4–14 | Leinster |
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| P Shiels (0–4) B McGourtey (0–2) K Hinphey (0–1) K Stewart (0–1) |
Report | E Brennan (2–0) A Fogarty (1–3) J Bergin (1–2) D Lyng (0–4) M Rice (0–2) R Hanniffy (0–1) E Quigley (0–1) B Carroll (0–1) |
Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)
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| Leinster | 3–18 – 1–17 | Connacht |
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| H Shefflin (1–6) D Lyng (1–2) J Bergin (1–1) E Brennan (0–3) D O'Callaghan (0–2) E Quigley (0–2) A Fogarty (0–1) R Hanniffy (0–1). |
Report | N Healy (0–7) R Murray (1–1) A Callanan (0–2) A Cullinane (0–2) K Holohan (0–2) C Donnellan (0–1) J Gantley (0–1) K Raymond (0–1) |
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Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)
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Top scorers
Championship
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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| 1 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 1–13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Eddie Brennan | Leinster | 2–3 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 1–6 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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| 1 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 1–6 | 9 | Munster |
| Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 1–6 | 9 | Connacht | |
| 3 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 0–7 | 7 | Leinster |
| 4 | Eddie Brennan | Leinster | 2–0 | 6 | Ulster |
| Aidan Fogarty | Leinster | 1–3 | 6 | Ulster | |
| Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Munster | 0–6 | 6 | Connacht | |
| 7 | Aonghus Callanan | Connacht | 1–2 | 5 | Munster |
| Joe Bergin | Leinster | 1–2 | 5 | Ulster | |
| Derek Lyng | Leinster | 1–2 | 5 | Connacht | |
| Paul Kelly | Munster | 1–2 | 5 | Connacht |
Sources
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).