2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
| Dates | 19 February – 4 March 2012 | ||
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| Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Leinster | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 11 (3.67 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 98 (32.67 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Richie Power (1-15) | ||
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The 2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2012 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, is the 83rd series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland is contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.
Participants
The teams involved are:
| Province | Manager | Captain |
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| Connacht | Anthony Cunningham | |
| Leinster | Joe Dooley | Jackie Tyrrell |
| Munster | Liam Sheedy | Eoin Kelly |
| Ulster | Gregory O'Kane | Cormac Donnelly |
Results
| Leinster | 3-14 – 1-16 | Munster |
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| R Power (1-5) S Dooley (0-5) J Bergin (1-1) M Fennelly (1-0) B Hogan (0-1) E Larkin (0-1) C Fennelly (0-1) |
Report | J Conlon (1-3) P Horgan (0-3) J Gardiner (0-3) P Mahony (0-2) M Walsh (0-1) P Cronin (0-1) S McGrath (0-1) P Donnellan (0-1) E Kelly (0-1) |
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
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| Connacht | 3–19 – 1-15 | Ulster |
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| N Burke (0-8) I Tannian (1-4) E Ryan (1-3) D Glennon (1-0) J Coen (0-2) N Healy (0-2) |
Report | K Stewart (0-6) N McManus (0-5) C Donnelly (1-0) M Armstrong (0-2) N McAuley (0-1) C Carville (0-1) |
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
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| Leinster | 2-19 – 1-15 | Connacht |
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| R Power (0-10) R O'Dwyer (2-2) S Dooley (0-3) J Bergin (0-2) E Larkin (0-2) |
Report | C Cooney (0-9) D Hayes (1-1) B Burke (0-3) I Tannian (0-1) D Burke (0-1) |
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
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Top scorers
Championship
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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| 1 | Richie Power | Leinster | 1–15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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| 1 | Richie Power | Leinster | 0-10 | 10 | Connacht |
| 2 | Conor Cooney | Connacht | 0-9 | 9 | Leinster |
| 3 | Ryan O'Dwyer | Leinster | 2-2 | 8 | Connacht |
| Richie Power | Leinster | 1-5 | 8 | Munster | |
| Niall Burke | Connacht | 0-8 | 8 | Ulster |
Media coverage
None of the Interprovincial Championship semi-finals of final were broadcast live on television, however, brief highlights of all three games were shown on TG4's GAA 2012 highlights programme.