2006 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

2006 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
Dates	14 October; – 28 October 2006
Teams	Connacht; Leinster; Munster; Ulster
Champions	Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	6 (2 per match)
Points scored	104 (34.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eugene Cloonan (2-15)
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The 2006 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2006 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 79th 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.

Results

Inter provincial Championship

October 14
Semi-final

Leinster	2-19 - 0-12	Ulster
D Franks (0-6) A Fogarty (1-2) R Power (0-4) J Bergin (1-0) R McCarthy (0-3) J McCaffrey (0-2) Diarmuid Lyng (0-1) E Brennan (0-1)	Report	J McIntosh (0-10) S McBride (0-1) R Convery (0-1)

Parnell Park, Dublin

Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

October 15
Semi-final

Munster	1-16 - 2-17	Connacht
E Kelly (1-6) P Kelly (0-3) N Gilligan (0-2) T Carmody (0-2) A O'Shaughnessy (0-1) M Walsh (0-1) N Moran (0-1)	Report	E Cloonan (2-6) R Murray (0-3) D Tierney (0-2) G Farragher (0-1) K Broderick (0-1) T Óg Regan (0-1) A Kerins (0-1) D Collins (0-1) F Healy (0-1)

Cusack Park, Ennis

Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

October 28
Final

Connacht	0-17 - 1-23	Leinster
E Cloonan (0-9) I Tannian (0-3) F Healy (0-2) M Kerins (0-1) R Murray (0-1) D Tierney (0-1)	Report	R Power (0-7) E Brennan (0-6) J Bergin (1-3) A Fogarty (0-4) E Larkin (0-2) Derek Lyng (0-1)

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)


GK	1	Liam Donoghue
RCB	2	Damien Joyce
FB	3	Ger Mahon	47'
LCB	4	Tony Óg Regan
RWB	5	David Collins
CB	6	Diarmuid Cloonan
LWB	7	John Lee
MD	8	Richie Murray	60'
MD	9	David Tierney
RWF	10	Iarla Tannian
CF	11	Mark Kerins
LWF	12	Alan Kerins	44'
RCF	13	Kenneth Burke	25'
FF	14	Eugene Cloonan
LCF	15	Fergal Healy
Substitutes:
		Damien Hayes	25'
		Niall Healy	44'
		M. J. Quinn	47'
		Ger Farragher	60'


GK	1	Brian Mullins
RCB	2	Richie Mullally	48'
FB	3	John Tennyson
LCB	4	James Ryall
RWB	5	Tommy Walsh
CB	6	Rory Hanniffy
LWB	7	Diarmuid Lyng	67'
MD	8	Derek Lyng	59'
MD	9	Gary Hanniffy
RWF	10	Eoin Larkin	67'
CF	11	Richie Power
LWF	12	David Franks	29'
RCF	13	Eddie Brennan (c)
FF	14	Joe Bergin
LCF	15	Aidan Fogarty
Substitutes:
		Michael Jacob	29'
		Malachy Travers	48'
		James Young	59'
		Darren McCormack	67'
		John McCaffrey	67'

Top scorers

Championship

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eugene Cloonan	Connacht	2–15	21	2	10.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eugene Cloonan	Connacht	2-6	10	Munster
1	Johnny McIntosh	Ulster	0-10	10	Leinster
1	Eoin Kelly	Munster	1-6	9	Connacht
1	Eugene Cloonan	Connacht	0-9	10	Leinster