2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 October 2008 – 17 March 2009 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Portumna (3rd win) |
| Captain | Ollie Canning |
| Manager | Johnny Keane |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | De La Salle |
| Captain | John Mullane |
| Manager | Owen Dunphy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | De La Salle |
| Leinster | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| Ulster | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 15 |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 39th since the establishment of the competition by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 12 October 2008 and the championship ended on 17 March 2009. Portumna went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their second All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Portumna and De La Salle. It was their first meeting in the final. Portumna won the game by 2–24 to 1–8. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession and an unprecedented third in four years.
Format
The 2008–09 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the sixteen participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
Sixteen county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows:
- Leinster: Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford.
- Munster: Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford.
- Connacht: Galway.
- Ulster: Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down.
Provincial Championships
The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The three respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
All-Ireland Series
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Ulster champions while the Leinster champions played the champions of Galway. The Galway club champions enter the competition at this stage due to the absence of a provincial club championship in Connacht.
Participating clubs
| Team | Colours | County | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | County | |||
| Adare | Limerick | 2007 | |||
| Ballyboden St. Enda's | Dublin | 2007 | |||
| Ballygalget | Down | 2005 | 2005 | ||
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | Kilkenny | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Birr | Offaly | 2003 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Clonlara | Clare | 1919 | |||
| De La Salle | Waterford | ||||
| Keady Lámh Dhearg | Armagh | 2007 | |||
| Kevin Lynch's | Derry | 2007 | |||
| Portumna | Galway | 2008 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Antrim | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| Raharney | Westmeath | 2006 | |||
| Rathdowney | Laois | 2006 | |||
| Sarsfield's | Cork | 1957 | |||
| St. Martin's | Wexford | 1999 | |||
| Toomevara | Tipperary | 2006 | 2006 | ||
Fixtures
| Ballygalget | 4–13 – 0–12 | Keady Lámh Dhearg |
|---|---|---|
| A Dynes (0–1), B Coulter (0–2), G Flynn (0–1), M Og Coulter (2–1), Steven Clarke (2–3, 0–1 free), Paddy Coulter (0–3), E Clarke (0–1, a '65'), J McGrattan (0–1, free). | (report) | F McMullan (0–1), G Enright (0–3, 0–1 free), P McCormack (0–2, 0–1 free), P Breen (0–6, 0–5 frees). |
Referee: J. Devlin (Tyrone)
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 3–11 – 2–8 | Kevin Lynch's |
|---|---|---|
| S Delargy (0–4), K McKeegan (0–1), D McNaughton (0–1), P McGill (1–2, 0–1 free), A Delargy (0–1); S McNaughton (2–2, 0–1 sideline cut). | (report) | P Sweeney (0–1), C Herron (1–0, pen), K Hinphey (0–1), F McGuigan (0–1), F Kelly (1–0), R O'Kane (0–3, all frees), G McGonigle (0–1, free) |
Referee: D. Magee (Down)
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1–14 – 1–13 | Ballygalget |
|---|---|---|
| S Delargy (0–1), P McGill (0–6, 0–4 frees, 0–1 pen), A Delargy (0–1); S McNaughton (0–3), N McManus (0–1), C McCambridge (1–1), B McNaughton (0–1). | (report) | P Monan (0–1, sideline cut), S Clarke (0–2); M Og Coulter (0–10, 0–8 frees), P Coulter (1–0) |
Referee: M Mulholland (Derry)
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–18 – 1–11 | Rathdowney |
|---|---|---|
| J “Cha” Fitzpatrick (0–2, one free), M Fennelly (0–1); H Shefflin (0–8, five frees), TJ Reid (0–5); P Reid (0–1), E Reid (1–0), D Hoyne (0–1). | (report) | B Campion (0–5, four frees, one 65), S Dollard (0–1), E Meagher (0–1, a free), E Holohan (0–1), J Phelan (1–3). |
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
| Birr | 1–17 – 0–8 | Ballyboden St. Enda's |
|---|---|---|
| S Whelahan (0–6, 0–4 frees), S Brown (1–1, 0–1 free), G Hanniffy (0–3), D Hayden (0–2), B Whelahan (0–2), S Ryan (0–2), B Lonergan (0–1). | (report) | David Curtin (0–3, 0–2 65's & 0–1 free), Paul Ryan (0–2, 0–1 free), Conal Keaney (0–1), Mick Griffin (0–1), Dave O'Connor (0–1). |
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
| Birr | 2–19 – 2–15 AET | St. Martin's |
|---|---|---|
| S Whelahan 0–9f, D Molloy, S Ryan 1–0 each, G Hanniffy, P Cleary (0–1f, 0–2 '65s) 0–3 each, R Hanniffy 0–2, B Lonergan, P O'Meara 0–1 each. | (report) | D Lyng 0–6 (0–4f), B Lambert 0–4, P Kelly 1–0, R Quigley 1–0, E Quigley, T Waters 0–2 each, C Lyng 0–1. |
Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–26 – 0–9 | Raharney |
|---|---|---|
| B Aylward (0–1); J 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (0–2), M Fennelly (0–3), H Shefflin (0–10, seven frees), TJ Reid (0–2); E Reid (0–6), D Hoyne (0–1), T Coogan (0–1). | (report) | B Connaughton (0–2 frees); F Boyle (0–1), J Shaw (0–4, 0–3 frees), B Keogh (0–2). |
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2–13 – 0–11 | Birr |
|---|---|---|
| H. Shefflin 0–7 (0–5 frees); TJ Reid and E. Reid 1–1 each; M. Aylward 0–2; C. Fennelly and M. Fennelly 0–1 each. | (report) | S. Whelahan 0–7 (frees); Brian Whelahan 1–1; P. O’Meara 0–2; D. Hayden 0–1. |
Referee: F Smith (Meath)
| Sarsfield's | 0–26 – 0–10 | Clonlara |
|---|---|---|
| P Ryan 0–14 (0–11 frees); C McCarthy 0–5 (0–1 pen); E O’Driscoll 0–3; T Óg Murphy, M Cussen 0–2 each. | (report) | D Madden 0–6 (0–5 frees); C O’Donovan, T O’Donovan, J Conlon, T Lynch 0–1 each. |
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
| De La Salle | 0–18 – 0–16 | Sarsfield's |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mullane 0–5; B. Phelan 0–5 (0–2 frees, 0–1 ‘65); J. Quirke 0–4 frees; C. Watt 0–2; D. Twomey and P. Nevin 0–1 each. | (report) | P. Ryan 0–6 frees; M. Cussen 0–4; K. Murphy 0–3; R. Murphy, D. Kearney and D. Roche 0–1 each. |
Referee: D. O’Driscoll (Limerick)
| Adare | 1–11 – 0–10 | Toomevara |
|---|---|---|
| C. Fitzgerald 0–6 (0–4 frees, 0–1 65); L. Costello 1–0; D. Sheehan 0–2; D. Sexton 0–2; M. Foley 0–1. | (report) | K. Dunne 0–3 (all frees); W. Ryan 0–2; F. Devanney 0–2; J. McLoughney 0–2 (0–1 free, 0–1 65); J. O’Brien 0–1. |
Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)
| De La Salle | 1–9 – 0–10 | Adare |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mullane 1–2; B. Phelan 0–3 (0–2 frees); J. Quirke 0–3 (all frees); S. Prendergast 0–1. | (report) | L. Costello 0–3; C. Fitzgerald 0–3 (all frees); A. O’Connell 0–2; D. Sexton, D. Sheehan, 0–1 each. |
Referee: J. Ryan (Boherlahan-Dualla)
| De La Salle | 1–21 – 1–19 AET | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall |
|---|---|---|
| B Phelan 0–6 (4f, 2 sideline); J Mullane 0–5; D Twomey 1–0; L Hayes 0–3; P Nevin 0–2; J Quirke, D McGrath, S Daniels D Greene & B Farrell 0–1 each. | (report) | K McKeegan 0–5 (5f); C McCambridge (1f) and N McManus, 0–4 each; S McNaughton 1–1; A Delargy 0–3; A Graffin & S Delargy 0–1 each. |
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–16 – 5–11 | Portumna |
|---|---|---|
| H. Shefflin 0–10 (0–7 frees, 0–2 65’s); E. Reid 1–0; M. Aylward 0–2; C. Fennelly 0–2; TJ Reid (s/L), D. Hoyne, 0–1 each. | (report) | J. Canning 2–5 (1–0 pen., 0–2 65’s, 0–1 free, 0–1 sideline); D. Hayes 2–1; C. Ryan 1–0; K. Hayes 0–2; A. Smith, N. Hayes, L. Smith, 0–1 each. |
| Portumna | 2–24 – 1–8 | De La Salle |
|---|---|---|
| D Hayes 2–2; J Canning 0–9 (0–7 frees, 0–1 sideline); N Hayes 0–5; K Hayes 0–2; A Smith 0–2; D Canning, M Ryan, E Lynch, L Smith, 0–1 each | (report) | P Nevin 1–0; B Phelan 0–2 (frees); T Kearney 0–2; S Brenner (pen), J Mullane, D Russell, J Quirke (free), 0–1 each |
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Match Rules
- 60 minutes
- Replay if scores level
- Maximum of 5 substitutions
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 26 points
- Portumna 2–24 : 1–8 De La Salle (All-Ireland final)
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Portumna 5–11 : 1–16 Ballyhale Shamrocks (All-Ireland semi-final)
- Most points in a match: 40
- De La Salle 1–21 : 1–19 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (All-Ireland semi-final)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Portumna 5–11 : 1–16 Ballyhale Shamrocks (All-Ireland semi-final)
- Most points by one team in a match: 26
- Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–26 : 0–9 Raharney (Leinster semi-final)
- Sarsfield's 0–26 : 0–10 Clonlara (Munster quarter-final)
Top scorers
Season
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–35 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Simon Whelahan | Birr | 0–22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 3 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfield's | 0–20 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Joe Canning | Portumna | 2–14 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | |
| 4 | Martin Óg Coulter | Ballygalget | 2–11 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 5 | John Mullane | De La Salle | 1–13 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Brian Phelan | De La Salle | 0–16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | |
| 6 | Damien Hayes | Portumna | 4-03 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| Shane McNaughton | Ruairí Óg | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
| 7 | Steven Clarke | Ballygalget | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfield's | 0–14 | 14 | Clonlara |
| 2 | Joe Canning | Portumna | 2–05 | 11 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 3 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–10 | 10 | Portumna |
| Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–10 | 10 | Raharney | |
| Martin Óg Coulter | Ballygalget | 0–10 | 10 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | |
| 4 | Steven Clarke | Ballygalget | 2–03 | 9 | Keady Lámh Dhearg |
| Joe Canning | Portumna | 0–09 | 9 | De La Salle | |
| Simon Whelahan | Birr | 0–09 | 9 | St. Martin's | |
| 5 | Damien Hayes | Portumna | 2–02 | 8 | De La Salle |
| Shane McNaughton | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 2–02 | 8 | Kevin Lynch's | |
| Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–08 | 8 | Rathdowney |
Referees
The following referees were used during the championship:
| Name | County | Games |
|---|---|---|
| James McGrath | Westmeath | 1 |
| Diarmuid Kirwan | Cork | 1 |
| Declan O'Driscoll | Limerick | 1 |
| Johnny Ryan | Tipperary | 3 |
| F. Smith | Meath | 1 |
| Éamonn Moris | Dublin | 2 |
| Dommo Connolly | Kilkenny | 1 |
| Dickie Murphy | Wexford | 1 |
| Barry Kelly | Westmeath | 1 |
| Martin Mulholland | Derry | 1 |
| Declan Magee | Down | 1 |
| John Devlin | Tyrone | 1 |
Stadia
The following stadia were used during the championship:
| County | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Croke Park | 82,300 |
| Tipperary | Semple Stadium | 55,000 |
| Limerick | Gaelic Grounds | 50,000 |
| Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 43,500 |
| Antrim | Casement Park | 32,600 |
| Kilkenny | Nowlan Park | 30,000 |
| Offaly | O'Connor Park | 20,000 |
| Westmeath | Cusack Park | 15,000 |
| Dublin | Parnell Park | 13,500 |