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1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

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The 1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The championship began on 26 May 1996 and ended on 14 September 1996.

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Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 14 September 1996 at O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Galway and Kilkenny, in what was their first meeting in the final in 12 years. Galway won the match by 1-14 to 2-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1939.[3]

Cork's Jimmy Smiddy was the championship's top scorer with 4-15.

Results

Leinster Junior Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-final

29 May 1996 Quarter-final Laois 1-10 - 1-07 Dublin O'Moore Park
F Cuddy 1-1, Fitzpatrick 0-3, P Peacock 0-2, D Russell 0-1, P Kirwan 0-1, M Boylan 0-1, D Rooney 0-1. M Nolan 0-6, R McKenna 1-0, A Mynes 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

19 June 1996 Semi-final Offaly 1-08 - 2-13 Wexford St. Brendan's Park
T Dooley 1-4, K Farrell 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, K Weir 0-1. S Byrne 1-4, M Morrissey 1-2, R O'Callaghan 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, P Barden 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.
19 June 1996 Semi-final Laois 1-07 - 5-18 Kilkenny O'Moore Park
G Dunne 1-2, J Bates 0-2, D Russell 0-2, F Cuddy 0-1. R Shortall 3-3, P O'Grady 0-8, B Phelan 1-1, R O'Neill 1-0, R Kelly 0-2, G Drennan 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, M Moran 0-1.

Leinster final

16 July 1996 Final Kilkenny 1-13 - 1-07 Wexford Nowlan Park
P O'Grady 0-7. R Kelly 1-2, B Phelan 0-2, R O'Neill 0-1, A Hearne 0-1. J O'Gorman 1-1, T Cushe 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, S Doran 0-1, M Cleere 0-1. Referee: O O'Neill (Meath)

Munster Junior Hurling Championship

Munster first round

26 May 1996 First round Cork 4-13 - 1-10 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J Smiddy 2-6, B O'Driscoll 1-2, D Murphy 1-0, D O'Connell 0-3, D Barrett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. D Ryan 1-1, A Ryan 0-4, P Neenan 0-2, A Garvey 0-2, C Smith 0-1. Referee: P Moore (Waterford)
2 June 1996 First round Waterford 1-11 - 2-10 Tipperary Walsh Park
JP Fitzpatrick 0-5, M Hubbard 1-0, P Sutton 0-3, G O'Shea 0-1, T Casey 0-1, D Casey 0-1. D O'Shea 2-0, A Hogan 0-6, D Corcoran 0-2, P Hogan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Clare)

Munster semi-finals

14 June 1996 Semi-final Tipperary w/o - scr. Kerry Austin Stack Park
16 June 1996 Semi-final Cork 2-16 - 1-07 Clare Gaelic Grounds
D O'Connell 1-4, J Smiddy 1-1, T McCarthy 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, A Walsh 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, D Barrett 0-1. C Egan 1-1, B Moroney 0-3, M Daffy 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1, T Fahy 0-1. Referee: M Cahill (Tipperary)

Munster final

25 June 1996 Final Tipperary 2-10 - 2-15 Cork Leahy Park
J Ryan 1-4, P Hogan 0-4, G Maguire 1-0, S Colum 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1. J Smiddy 1-3, B O'Driscoll 1-2, T McCarthy 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-3, P Sheehan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, M Daly 0-1.

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

7 August 1996 Semi-final Galway 1-13 - 3-07 Cork Cusack Park
F Healy 0-4, A Kerins 0-4, B Larkin 1-0, T Kirwan 0-1, N Larkin 0-1, B Carr 0-1, F O'Brien 0-1, M Connolly 0-1. D O'Connell 1-2, B O'Driscoll 1-1, B Sheehan 1-1, J Smiddy 0-2, M Daly 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
30 August 1996 Semi-final replay Galway 1-15 - 1-06 Cork Cusack Park
M Connolly 0-7, F Healy 0-4, B Larkin 1-0, M Lynskey 0-2, F Gantley 0-1, A Kerins 0-1. M McElhinney 1-1, J Smiddy 0-3, M Daly 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

All-Ireland final

14 September 1996 Final Galway 1-14 - 2-09 Kilkenny O'Connor Park
M Connolly 0-7, B Larkin 1-2, F Healy 0-3, F Gantley 0-1, A Kerins 0-1. K O'Shea 2-0, P O'Grady 0-5, R Moore 0-1, B Barcoe 0-1, B Phelan 0-1, R Shortall 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
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Top scorers in a single game
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References

  1. [1]
    "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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