1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Intermediate
Year:1999
Dates:30 May – 25 September 1999
Teams:12
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Kilkenny
Matches:11
Team:Galway
Titles:1st
Captain:Noel Larkin
Manager:Micheál Linnane
Team2:Kilkenny
Captain2:Robert Shortall
Manager2:Noel Skehan
Totalgoals:28 (2.54 per game)
Totalpoints:266 (24.18 per game)
Topscorer: Ollie O'Connor (2-28)
Previous:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 30 May 1999 and ended on 25 September 1999.

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the Munster first round.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 September 1999 at St. Brendan's Park in Birr, between Galway and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Galway won the match by 3-13 to 2-10 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]

Kilkenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster final

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster final

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ollie O'ConnorKilkenny2-283456.80
2Ger CumminsCork2-142036.66
3Anthony PrendergastKilkenny5-041953.80
4Michael ConnollyGalway1-121527.50
5Noel DelaneyLaois0-131326.50
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Ger CumminsCork1-0710Kilkenny
2Ollie O'ConnorKilkenny1-069Dublin
Ollie O'ConnorKilkenny1-069Laois
Seán O'MearaTipperary0-099Clare
5Pádraig BourkeTipperary2-028Clare
Michael ConnollyGalway0-088Roscommon
7Anthony PrendergastKilkenny2-017Cork
Michael ConnollyGalway1-047Kilkenny
Fergal HealyGalway1-047Roscommon
Noel DelaneyLaois0-077Wexford

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intermediate hurling. 29 May 2009. Munster GAA website. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Galway profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.