2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	3 May - 7 September 2003
Teams	22
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (28th win)
Captain	D. J. Carey
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Alan Browne
Manager	Dónal O'Grady
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	36
Goals total	113
Points total	1081
Top Scorer	Joe Deane (4-29)
Player of the Year	J. J. Delaney
All-Star Team	See here
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The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 117th since its establishment in 1887. The first matches of the season were played in May 2003, and the championship ended on 14 September 2003. Kilkenny went into the 2003 championship as defending champions, having won their twenty-seventh All-Ireland title the previous year.

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Cork. It was their first meeting in the final since 1999. Kilkenny won the game by 1-14 to 1-11. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession.

Format

The format of the 2003 championship was as follows:

22 counties participated in the 2003 Championship. These teams were as follows:

• Leinster: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
• Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
• Connacht: Galway
• Ulster: Antrim, Derry, Down, London and New York.
• Provincial Championships

The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals. The Ulster winners advanced directly to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

• Round 1: This round will feature 8 teams involving those beaten at the first round stage in the provincial championships. An open draw will be made to decide which teams play each other.
• Round 2: This round will involve the four winners of Round 1 plus the two beaten provincial finalists from Munster and Leinster. Another open draw will be made to decide the fixtures.
• Quarter-Finals: Two quarter-finals will be played between the three winners of Round 2 plus the Ulster Champions.
• Semi-Finals: These two games will involve the two winners of the quarter-finals plus the two Leinster and Munster champions.

Summary

Championships

Level on Pyramid	Competition	Champions	Runners-Up
Tier 1	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Cork
	Connacht Senior Hurling Championship	Galway	Unopposed
	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Wexford
	Munster Senior Hurling Championship	Cork	Waterford
	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship	Antrim	Derry
Tier 2	All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship	Wicklow	Roscommon
Tier 3	All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship	Cork	Kilkenny
Tier 4	All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship	Mayo	Donegal

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Preliminary Rounds

	Preliminary Quarter-Finals					Preliminary Semi-Finals					Preliminary Final
	Laois		2-22
	Wicklow		0-10			Laois		5-15
	Meath		2-10			Carlow		1-10
	Carlow		0-17								Laois		2-15, 0-15
											Dublin		1-18, 3-11
						Dublin		4-17
	Kildare		0-07			Westmeath		0-13
	Westmeath		2-15

Final Rounds

	Semi-Finals					Final
	Kilkenny		3-16
	Dublin		0-10
						Kilkenny		2-23
						Wexford		2-12
	Wexford		0-16
	Offaly		1-12

May 3
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Final

Kildare	0-7 - 2-15	Westmeath
B. White (0-5), C. Boran (0-1), T. Spain (0-1).		D. Carty (1-3), F. Shaw (1-2), J. Shaw (0-6), P. Dowdall (0-2), A. Mitchell (0-2).

Conneff Park, Clane

Referee: [1]

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May 4
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Final

Meath	2-10 - 0-17	Carlow
N. Horan (1-3), E. Lynam (1-2), C. Keena (0-2), K. Callaghan (0-1), M. Cole (0-1), C. Sheridan (0-1).		Pat Coady (0-7), K. English (0-2), S. Smithers (0-2), R. Foley (0-2), P. Kehoe (0-2), D. Murphy (0-1), B. Murphy (0-1), G. Doyle (0-1).

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) [2]

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May 5
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Final

Laois	2-22 - 0-10	Wicklow
Paul Cuddy (0-2), M McEvoy (1-0); J Young (0-7), R Jones (0-2); J Phelan (0-2), P Mahon (0-1), E Maher (0-1); B McCormack (0-3), L Tynan (1-3), L Wynne (0-1)		J Keogh (0-8, all frees); D Hyland (0-1), W O'Gorman (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) [3]

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May 10
Preliminary Round
Semi-Final

Dublin	4-17 - 0-13	Westmeath
G. Ennis (2-2), K. Flynn (1-3), D. Russell (1-1), L. Ryan (0-4), C. Keaney (0-3), T. McGrane (0-2), K. Horgan (0-1), M. Carton (0-1).		A. Mitchell (0-6), P, Dowdall (0-3), F. Shaw (0-1), N. Williams (0-1), J. Shaw (0-1), J. Forbes (0-1).

Parnell Park, Dublin

Referee: [4]

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May 10
Preliminary Round
Semi-Final

Laois	5-15 - 1-10	Carlow
J Young 0-4 (3f), R Jones (1-5); J Phelan (1-1), P Mahon (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), L Tynan (1-1), D Culleton (2-1)		P Coady (0-5 (4f, 1 ‘65’)), K English (0-1); S Smithers (0-1), G Doyle (0-1); Des Murphy (1-1), P Coady (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) [5]

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May 25
Preliminary Round
Final

Dublin	1-18 - 2-15	Laois
M Carton (0-1), D Russell (0-1), K Flynn (1-0), T McGrane (0-13 (9 frees, 2 65s)), Shane Martin (0-2), G Ennis ( 0-1)		D Rooney (0-1), J Young (0-11 (8 frees, 1 65)), R Jones (0-1), T Fitzgerald (1-0), L Tynan (0-1), D Culleton (1-1)

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) [6]

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May 31
Preliminary Round
Final Replay

Dublin	3-11 - 0-15	Laois
T McGrane 2-3 (1f); S Martin 0-5; G Ennis 1-1; C Keaney 0-2 (1f, 1 65)		J Young 0-8 (5fs, 1 65); M McEvoy and R Jones 0-2 each; D Cuddy, J Phelan, L Tynan 0-1 each

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: [7]

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June 7
Semi-final

Kilkenny	3-16 - 0-10	Dublin
H. Shefflin 1-4 (0-1 free); T. Walsh 0-5; M. Comerford 0-3; E. Brennan 1-0; C. Phelan 1-0; DJ Carey 0-2 (0-1 free); R. Mullally 0-2 (0-1 free)		T. McGrane 0-4 (all frees); C. Keaney 0-2; K. Flynn 0-2 (0-1 65); S. Martin, S. Hiney, 0-1 each

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath) [8]

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June 8
Semi-final

Wexford	0-16 - 1-12	Offaly
P. Codd 0-7 (0-5 from frees; 0-2 from 65s), M. Jordan, R. Jacob 0-2 each, R. McCarthy, B. Goff, C. McGrath, M. Jacob, D. Fitzhenry (pen.) 0-1 each		R. Hanniffy 1-1, G. Hanniffy, B. Carroll, M. Cordial 0-2, D. Murray 0-2 (from frees), Brian Whelehan 0-2 (frees), Barry Whelehan 0-1

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: P. O’Connor (Limerick) [9]

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July 6
Final

Kilkenny	2-23 - 2-12	Wexford
H. Shefflin 1-8 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-1; T. Walsh, D.J. Carey (0-1 free, 0-1 seventy) and D. Lyng 0-3 each; S. Dowling (0-1 free) and M. Comerford 0-2 each; C. Phelan 0-1		B. Lambert 1-1; M. Jacob and P. Codd (0-3 frees), 0-4 each; C. McGrath 1-0; D. Stamp, A. Fenlon and B. Goff 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: A. MacSuibhne (Dublin) [10]

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Waterford		2-26
	Kerry		1-12			Waterford		4-13, 1-12
						Limerick		4-13, 0-13
											Waterford		3-12
											Cork		3-16
						Cork		1-18
	Clare		2-17			Clare		0-10
	Tipperary		0-14

Matches

May 11
Quarter-final

Waterford	2-26 - 1-12	Kerry
D. Bennett (0-10, 0-7 frees, 0-1 [65]); P. Flynn (2-2); K. McGrath (0-7); A. Moloney (0-2); E. Kelly (0-2); T. Browne, S. Prendergast, D. Shanahan(0-1) each		S. Brick (0-8, 0-3 frees); J. M. Dooley (1-0); M. Slattery, O. O’Connell, B. Brick, L. Boyle (0-1) each

Walsh Park, Waterford

Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow) [11]

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May 18
Quarter-final

Clare	2-17 - 0-14	Tipperary
N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Quinn 1-2; J. O'Connor 1-1; C. Lynch 0-2; A. Markham 0-2; T. Carmody, T. Griffin, D. McMahon, S. McMahon (free), 0-1 each		E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees); B. O'Meara 0-3; T. Dunne, C. Gleeson, L. Cahill, J. Carroll, 0-1 each

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [12]

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June 1
Semi-final

Waterford	4-13 - 4-13	Limerick
P. Flynn 3-3 (1-2 frees); J. Mullane 1-0; D. Bennett 0-3 (0-1 free); E. Kelly 0-3; K. McGrath 0-3; A. Moloney 0-1		C. Fitzgerald 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. O'Shaughnessy, M. Foley (1-0 free) and N. Moran 1-1 each; B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby (free), D. Sheehan, E. Foley and T.J. Ryan 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow) [13]

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June 8
Semi-final
Replay

Waterford	1-12 - 0-13	Limerick
P. Flynn 1-7 (0-3 frees); D. Bennett 0-2 frees; E. Kelly, D. Shanahan and E. McGrath 0-1 each		C. Fitzgerald 0-6 (0-4 frees); E. Foley 0-3 (0-1 free); B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby and C. Carey 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford) [14]

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June 9
Semi-final

Cork	1-18 - 0-10	Clare
J. Deane 1-8 (0-7 frees); S. O hAilpín 0-3; N. McCarthy 0-2; J. Gardiner (free), T. McCarthy, D. O'Sullivan (free), B. O'Connor and M. O'Connell 0-1 each		N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); T. Carmody 0-3; B. Murphy, C. Plunkett (seventy) and A. Markham 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary) [15]

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June 29
Final

Cork	3-16 - 3-12	Waterford
J. Deane 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. Browne 1-1; B. O'Connor 0-4; J. Gardiner 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); S. O hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-1		J. Mullane 3-1; D. Bennett 0-4; D. Bennett 0-4 (0-2 frees); P. Flynn 0-4 (0-1 free); E. Kelly, E. McGrath and T. Browne 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) [16]

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
						New York		1-10
						Derry		0-15
											Derry		1-12
											Antrim		3-21
						Antrim		0-21
	Antrim		8-27			Down		2-12
	London		1-05

May 11
Preliminary Round

Antrim	8-27 - 1-5	London
B. McFall (3-7), G. O'Kane (2-5), A. Mort (2-1), C. McGuckian (0-7), P. Richmond (1-3), P. Close (0-1), J. Boyle (0-1), M. Herron (0-1), K. McKeegan (0-1).		M. O'Hara (1-4), K. Murray (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: [17]

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May 11
Semi-Final

New York	1-10 - 0-15	Derry
T. Fletcher (0-8), R. Ryan (1-0), M. Stretch (0-1), J. Maddem (0-1).		O. Collins (0-7), J. O'Dwyer (0-5), R. Convery (0-1), D. McGrellis (0-1).

Gaelic Park, New York City

Referee: [18]

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May 18
Semi-Final

Antrim	0-21 - 2-12	Down
B McFall 0-7 (0-6, 1 sideline), L Richmond 0-4, C McGuckian 0-3, G O'Kane, L Watson 0-2 each, P Richmond, A Delargy, Darren Quinn 0-1 each		S Clarke 1-7 (0-7f), G Savage 1-1, G Johnson 0-2, G Adair, S Wilson (f) 0-1 each

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) [19]

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June 14
Final

Antrim	3-21 - 1-12	Derry
J Connolly (0-1), P Richmond (0-3), C McGuckian (0-1), L Richmond (0-2), L Watson (0-4), A Delargy (1-1), B McFall (2-9, 0-4f)		P O’Kane (0-1), R Convery (0-1), Gregory Biggs (1-2), O Collins (0-6, 4f), R Kennedy (0-1), M Collins (0-1)

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) [20]

Qualifiers

May 31
Preliminary Round

Kerry	3-15 - 0-13	Westmeath
D Young (0-1), P O’Connell (1-3, 1f), B Brick (0-1), L Boyle (0-1), S Brick (1-1), M Slattery (1-5, 3f), I McCarthy (0-1)		B Murtagh 0-1, N Gavin 0-1, P Dowdall 0-2, J Shaw 0-4 (2f), B Kennedy 0-1; A Mitchell 0-4 (2f)

McDonagh Park, Nenagh

Referee: [21]

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June 7
Preliminary Round

Kerry	3-15 - 3-7	Carlow
M. Slattery (1-6), S. Brick (1-3), M. Conway (1-1), P. O'Connell (0-3), G. O'Brien (0-1), L. Boyle (0-1).		P. Coady (0-4), D. Murphy (1-0), A. Quirke (1-0), S. Murphy (1-0), K. English (0-2), R. Foley (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: [22]

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June 21
Preliminary Round

Kerry	2-15 - 1-16	Derry
M Slattery 1-8 (6f, 1 '65); J M Dooley 1-1; P O'Connell 0-3; G O'Brien, K O'Sullivan, B Brick 0-1 each		O Collins 0-15 (14f); M Conway 1-0; L Hinphey 0-1

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: E MOrris (Dublin) [23]

Qualifiers

June 14
Round 1

Clare	2-11 - 1-15	Galway
J Reddan (0-1), T Griffin (1-3), N Gilligan (0-6, 4f 1 65), B Murphy (1-1),		A Kerins (0-2), R Gantley (0-6 frees), (O Fahy 1-1), D Tierney (0-2), M Kerins (0-1), K Broderick (0-2)

Cusack Park, Ennis

Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [24]

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June 14
Round 1

Tipperary	3-28 - 0-13	Laois
P Kelly (0-3, 165, 1f), M O’Leary (0-3), C Gleeson (0-3), G O’Grady (0-2)), J Carroll (0-1), E Kelly (2-8), D Byrne (0-6, 2f), B O’Meara (1-1), L Corbett (0-1))		C Coonan (0-1)), J Young (0-5, 1pen, 165, 2f), J Phelan (0-1), E Maher (0-2)), L Tynan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), D Cuddy (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim) [25]

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June 14
Round 1

Offaly	1-20 - 1-14	Dublin
Barry Whelehan (0-4), B. Carroll (0-4), D. Murray (0-4), N. Coughlan (1-0), R. Hanniffy (0-3), M. Cordial (0-2), S. Brown (0-1), S. Whelehan (0-1), Brian Whelehan (0-1).		T. McGrane (0-8), M. Carton (1-3), K. Flynn (0-2), C. Keaney (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: G. Harrington (Cork) [26]

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June 28
Round 1

Kerry	1-14 - 0-24	Limerick
S. Brick (1-5), L. Boyle (0-4), M. Slattery (0-3), B. Brick (0-1), P. O'Connell (0-1).		C. Fitzgerald (0-10), N. Moran (0-6), B. Begley (0-3), A. O'Shaughnessy (0-2), D. Sheehan (0-1), O. Moran (0-1), P. Lawlor (0-1).

Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Referee: S McMahon (Clare) [27]

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July 13
Round 2

Galway	1-17 - 1-18	Tipperary
R. Gantley 0-7 (0-5 frees); D. Hayes 1-1; K. Broderick 0-2; D. Tierney 0-2; A. Kerins 0-2; O. Canning, R. Murray, O. Fahy, 0-1 each		L. Corbett 0-4; B. Dunne 1-1; M. O'Leary 0-3; B. O'Meara 0-2; J. Carroll 0-2; E. Kelly 0-2 (frees); P. Kelly, G. O'Grady, C. Gleeson, E. Enright, 0-1 each

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) [28]

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July 17
Round 2

Limerick	0-14 - 1-18	Offaly
C Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-3 frees); C Smith 0-2; N Moran 0-2; D Sheehan 0-2; J Meskell (free)		R Hanniffy 0-7 (0-5 frees), B Murphy 1-3; B Carroll 0-2; Barry Whelehan 0-2; C Gath 0-2; Brian Whelehan (65), S Whelehan, 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: M Wadding (Waterford) [29]

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July 19
Round 2

Wexford	1-20 - 0-18	Waterford
P. Codd 0-8 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy), R. Jacob 1-3, M. Jordan 0-3, L. Murphy and M. Jacob 0-2 each, D. Stamp and A. Fenlon 0-1 each		J. Mullane and K. McGrath 0-5 each, P. Flynn 0-3 (0-2 frees), E. Murphy 0-2, D. Bennett, M. Walsh and D. Shanahan 0-1 each

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary) [30]

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All-Ireland

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Tipperary		2-16
	Offaly		2-11			Kilkenny		3-18
						Tipperary		0-15
											Kilkenny		1-14
											Cork		1-11
						Wexford		3-17, 2-07
	Wexford		2-15			Cork		2-20, 3-17
	Antrim		2-12

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July 27
Quarter-final

Tipperary	2-16 - 2-11	Offaly
E. Kelly 0-5 (0-3 frees); J. Carroll, B. O'Meara 1-0 each; P. Kelly 0-3 (0-1 free); T. Dunne 0-3 (0-2 '65's); B. Dunne, M. O'Leary, L. Corbett, E. Corcoran, C. Gleeson 0-1 each		G. Hanniffy 1-2; N. Coughlan 1-1; B. Carroll 0-2 frees; R. Hanniffy 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Murphy, C Cassidy, M. Cordial, S. Whelahan 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report

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July 27
Quarter-final

Wexford	2-15 - 2-12	Antrim
P Codd 1-7 (1-5 frees), C McGrath 1-0, L Murphy 0-3, R Jacob 0-2, M Jacob, R McCarthy, B Lambert 0-1 each		C Herron 1-2 (1-1 65), C McGuckian 1-1, A Delargy 0-4, B McFall 0-2 (0-1 free), J Watson, C Richmond, G O'Kane 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P Horan (Offaly) Match Report

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August 10
Semi-final

Cork	2-20 - 3-17	Wexford
J. Deane 1-7 (0-4 frees); Setanta Ó hAilpín 1-3; J. Gardiner 0-4; A. Browne 0-2; N. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, T. McCarthy and M. O'Connell 0-1 each		P. Codd 1-5 (0-3 frees, 0-1 70); M. Jacob 1-4; R. McCarthy 1-0; A. Fenlon 0-3 (0-2 sideline); L. Murphy, M. Jordan 0-2 each; R. Jacob 0-1

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

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August 16
Semi-final Replay

Cork	3-17 - 2-7	Wexford
J Deane 1-5 (4f), T McCarthy 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4, A Browne 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3 (2 '65', 1f), M O'Connell 0-2, N McCarthy, Setanta Ó hAilpín 0-1 each		M Jordan 1-2, L Murphy 1-0, P Codd 0-3 (3f), M Jacob, A Fenlon 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

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August 17
Semi-final

Kilkenny	3-18 - 0-15	Tipperary
H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-4; T. Walsh 1-0; D.J. Carey 0-3 seventies; D. Lyng 0-2; J. Hoyne and J. Coogan 0-1 each		E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); C. Gleeson 0-2; P. Kelly, J. Carroll, P. O'Meara, E. Enright and P. O'Brien 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

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September 7
Final

Kilkenny	1-14 - 1-11	Cork
M. Comerford 1-4; H. Shefflin 0-6 (0-4 frees); T. Walsh 0-3; D. Lyng 0-1		J. Deane 0-5 (0-4 frees); S. Ó hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, J. O'Connor and S. McGrath 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) : Match Report

Main article: 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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Championship statistics

Scoring

• Last goal of the championship: Martin Comerford for Kilkenny against Cork (All-Ireland final)
• First hat-trick of the championship: John Mullane for Waterford against Cork (Munster final)
• Widest winning margin: 43 points
  • Antrim 8-27 : 1-5 London (Ulster preliminary round)
• Most goals in a match: 9
  • Antrim 8-27 : 1-5 London (Ulster preliminary round)
• Most points in a match: 41
  • Tipperary 3-28 :0-13 Laois (All-Ireland qualifiers)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
  • Antrim 8-27 : 1-5 London (Ulster preliminary round)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Waterford 3-12 : 3-16 Cork (Munster final)
  • Carlow 3-7 : 3-15 Waterford (Munster final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Galway 1-17 : 1-18 Tipperary (All-Ireland qualifiers)

Overall

• Most goals scored - Antrim (13)
• Most points scored - Tipperary (91)
• Most goals conceded - Carlow and Wexford (10)
• Most points conceded - Wexford (102)
• Fewest goals scored - Kildare and Wicklow (0)
• Fewest points scored - Kildare (7)
• Fewest points conceded - Kildare (15)
• Fewest goals conceded - Wicklow (0)

Miscellaneous

• The round two qualifier between Wexford and Waterford was the first ever championship meeting between these two teams.
• Kerry return to the Munster Senior Hurling Championship for the first time since 2000.
• Kerry's Preliminary Round wins over Westmeath, Carlow and Derry were the first time they won three All-Ireland series championship games in a row.
• The Preliminary Round games between Kerry,Westmeath, Carlow and Derry were the first ever senior championship meetings between these teams.

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	Cork	4-29	41	5	8.2
2	Brian McFall	Antrim	5-25	40	4	10.0
	Paul Codd	Wexford	2-34	40	6	6.67
4	Paul Flynn	Waterford	6-19	37	5	7.4
5	Tomás McGrane	Dublin	2-30	36	5	7.2
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-30	36	5	7.2
7	James Young	Laois	0-35	35	5	7.0
8	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	3-25	34	4	8.5
9	Mike Slattery	Kerry	3-23	32	5	6.4
10	Ollie Collins	Derry	0-28	28	3	9.33