2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

The 2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2013 M Donnelly Hurling Inter-Provincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, will be the 84th series of the Inter-provincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland is contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship
Dates17 February
– 3 March 2013
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
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Leinster were the reigning champions but Munster won the title after defeating Connacht in the final by 1-22 to 0-15.[1][2][3][4]

Participants

The teams involved are:

Province Manager Captain
Connacht Anthony Cunningham
Leinster Joe Dooley Brian Hogan
Munster Liam Sheedy
Ulster Gregory O'Kane

Results

Inter-provincial Championship
Ulster1-14 - 3-20Munster
N McManus (1-7, 0-4f), P Shiels (0-3), S McCrory (0-1), K Hinphey (0-1), A Grant (0-1), R Gaffney (0-1). Report G Mulcahy (2-2), S Dowling (0-7, 0-6f, 0-1 '45'), P Horgan (0-6, 0-6f), P O'Sullivan (1-2), P Cronin (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), B O'Meara (0-1).
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
Leinster1-16 - 3-13Connacht
S Dooley 0-8 (7fs), E Larkin 1-0, R Hogan 0-3, A Fogarty, J Bergin 0-2 each, C Fennelly 0-1. Report N Burke 0-9 (4fs, 0-1 65), D Glennon 1-1, C Donnellan 0-3, C Callanan (f), D Hayes 1-0 each.
Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)
Munster1-22 - 0-15Connacht
P Horgan (0-09, 0-07f), P O'Sullivan (1-02), G Mulcahy (0-03), P Cronin (0-03), S Dowling (0-03), A Nash (0-01, 0-01f), S O’Sullivan (0-01). Report J Canning (0-06, 0-05f), N Healy (0-03), D Collins (0-01), I Tannian (0-01), C Donnellan (0-01), T Haran (0-01), J Cooney (0-01), D Glennon (0-01).
Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Top scorers

Championship
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Patrick Horgan Munster 0-15 15 2 7.5

Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Neil McManus Ulster 1-7 10 Munster
2 Niall Burke Connacht 0-9 9 Leinster
Patrick Horgan Munster 0-9 9 Connacht
3 Graeme Mulcahy Munster 2-2 8 Ulster
Shane Dooley Leinster 0-8 8 Connacht
5 Shane Dowling Munster 0-7 7 Ulster

References
  1. "Munster gallop to 45th title". Hogan Stand. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. "Munster players 'cherish' medals". Irish Examiner. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. "Munster 1-22 Connacht 0-15". RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. "Munster too strong for Connacht". Breaking News. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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