2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2014 fixtures took place on 3 October 2013.[2][3] The championship began on 27 April 2014 and ended on 7 September 2014.

2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates27 April — 27 September 2014
Teams15
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (35th win)
CaptainLester Ryan
ManagerBrian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainBrendan Maher
ManagerEamon O'Shea
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played36
Goals total115 (3.19 per game)
Points total1327 (36.86 per game)
Top Scorer Séamus Callanan (9-50)[1]
Player of the Year Richie Hogan
All-Star TeamSee here
2013
2015
Clare v. Cork, Semple Stadium, 15 June 2014

On 7 June 2014 Kilkenny versus Offaly was broadcast on Sky Sports, the first time a Championship fixture was broadcast live to a UK-wide audience.[4][5] British viewers were reported to have been "amazed and confused", "bemused but impressed" and "amused and confounded" after seeing hurling for the first time.[6][7][8]

Clare entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Wexford.[9] Kilkenny won the All-Ireland title following a 2–17 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary after a replay.[10][11][12]

Overview edit

All teams from the 2013 championship continued to line out in hurling's top tier in 2014.

On 23 March 2013, the GAA's annual Congress adopted a proposal from the Central Competition Controls Committee (CCCC) which sought to introduce a round-robin qualifying group in Leinster for five designated counties.

Ten counties competed in the 2013 Leinster championship; however, the CCCC proposal decreased the Leinster competition to a field of five regulars, namely Kilkenny, Dublin, Wexford, Offaly and Galway, alongside two more from a round-robin qualifying group featuring Laois, Westmeath, Carlow, London and Antrim. These five teams each played four games, with the top two qualifying for the Leinster Championship quarter-finals. The fourth-placed team met the winner of the Christy Ring Cup in a promotion/relegation play-off. The bottom county faced automatic relegation to the Christy Ring Cup.[13][14]

Teams edit

General information edit

Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: ten teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 2013 Championship Appearance
  Antrim 2013 Qualifiers preliminary round
  Carlow Qualifiers Phase 1
  Clare 1998 2013 Champions
  Cork 2006 2005 Runners-up
  Dublin 2013 1938 Semi-finals
  Galway 2012 1988 Quarter-finals
  Kilkenny 2011 2012 Quarter-finals
  Laois 1949 1915 Qualifiers Phase 2
  Limerick 2013 1973 Semi-finals
  London 1901 Qualifiers preliminary round
  Offaly 1995 1998 Qualifiers preliminary round
  Tipperary 2012 2010 Qualifiers Phase 2
  Waterford 2007 1959 Qualifiers Phase 3
  Westmeath Qualifiers Phase 1
  Wexford 2004 1996 Qualifiers Phase 3

Personnel and kits edit

Team Colours Sponsor Captain Vice-captain(s) Manager(s)
  Antrim Saffron and white Creagh Concrete Neil McManus Kevin Ryan
  Carlow Red, green and yellow Dan Morrissey Ltd. Edward Coady John Meyler
  Clare Saffron and blue Pat O'Donnell Patrick Donnellan Davy Fitzgerald
  Cork Red and white Chill Insurance Patrick Cronin Jimmy Barry-Murphy
  Dublin Navy and blue AIG John McCaffrey Anthony Daly
  Galway Maroon and white Supermac's Joe Canning[15] David Burke Anthony Cunningham
  Kilkenny Black and amber Glanbia Lester Ryan J.J. Delaney Brian Cody
  Laois Blue and white MW Hire Services Matthew Whelan Séamus Plunkett
  Limerick Green and white Sporting Limerick Donal O'Grady T. J. Ryan
  London Green and white Bewley's Hotels Tommy Harrell
  Offaly Green, white and gold Carroll Cuisine Joe Bergin Brian Whelahan
  Tipperary Blue and gold Škoda Auto Brendan Maher[16] Noel McGrath Eamon O'Shea
  Waterford White and blue 3 Michael "Brick" Walsh[17] Jake Dillon Derek McGrath
  Westmeath Maroon and white Renault Eoin Price Brian Hanley
  Wexford Purple and Gold Gain Garrett Sinnott Liam Dunne


Summary edit

Championships edit

Level on Pyramid Competition Champions Runners Up
Tier 1 2014 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship   Kilkenny   Tipperary
Tier 1 (Leinster) 2014 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship   Kilkenny   Dublin
Tier 1 (Munster) 2014 Munster Senior Hurling Championship   Cork   Limerick
Tier 1 (Ulster) 2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship   Antrim   Derry
Tier 2 2014 Christy Ring Cup   Kildare   Kerry
Tier 3 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup   Tyrone   Fingal
Tier 4 2014 Lory Meagher Cup   Longford   Fermanagh

Broadcasting edit

In the first year of a deal running from 2014 until 2016, a total of 45 provincial and All-Ireland championship matches in hurling and football were broadcast live on television in Ireland.[18][19] A total of 31 games will be shown by RTÉ and 14 by Sky Sports for the first time. TV3's six year-involvement with broadcasting games came to an end in 2013. Sky Sports will also broadcast live the All-Ireland Hurling and Football semi-finals and finals along with RTÉ. [20][21][22][23][24][25]

The first game to be broadcast by Sky Sports was the Leinster quarter-final between Kilkenny and Offaly in Nowlan Park on Saturday 7 June.[26][27] Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney were announced as presenters of Sky's coverage, with Dave McIntyre and Mike Finnerty as commentators.[28] Analysts for the hurling championship were Jamesie O'Connor and Nicky English.[29][30]

In May, the GAA and RTÉ launched a new streaming service called GAAGO intended to stream championship games worldwide.[31] The subscription-based service will be available to fans everywhere in the world outside of the island of Ireland, including all the games broadcast in Ireland exclusively by Sky Sports.[32] All 45 televised games from the football and hurling championships, as broadcast by both RTÉ and Sky will be available to watch on GAAGO.[33] For Great Britain, the games broadcast by Sky will only be available through Sky. The price for a worldwide GAAGO 'Season Pass' is €110 while in Britain, the GB Pass will be €60. A pay-per-game option is available for €10, and this will rise to €14 for the quarter-final, semi-final and final stages of the championship.[34]

Despite massive interest in the Leinster hurling semi-final replay between Kilkenny and Galway on 28 June, the game will not be shown live on television. The throw in time is fixed for 7.00pm and Sky Sports are already covering the Ulster football semi-final between Monaghan and Armagh with the GAA's television contracts preventing live television coverage of two championship games at the same time.[35][36]

These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland

Round RTÉ Sky Sports
Munster Championship Cork vs Waterford
Cork vs Waterford (replay shown online only)
Limerick vs Tipperary
Cork vs Clare
Cork vs Limerick

Leinster Championship Galway vs Kilkenny
Kilkenny vs Dublin
Offaly vs Kilkenny
Wexford vs Dublin
Qualifiers Clare vs Wexford
Clare vs Wexford (Replay)
Tipperary vs Galway
Tipperary vs Offaly
Wexford vs Waterford
Quarter-finals Limerick vs Wexford
Tipperary vs Dublin
Semi-finals Kilkenny vs Limerick
Cork vs Tipperary
Kilkenny vs Limerick
Cork vs Tipperary
Final Kilkenny vs Tipperary
Kilkenny vs Tipperary (Replay)
Kilkenny vs Tipperary
Kilkenny vs Tipperary (Replay)

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship edit

Group Stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
1   Antrim 4 4 0 0 3-80 5-55 19 8 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Laois 4 3 0 1 4-70 1-61 18 6
3   Carlow 4 1 1 2 3-62 6-66 -13 3
4   Westmeath 4 1 0 3 6-41 2-64 -11 2 Advance to relegation playoff
5   London 4 0 1 3 5-52 7-59 -13 1 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Knockout Stage edit

Quarter-final Semi-finals Leinster final
  Laois 0-23
  Galway 1-22   Galway
(R)
5-16
1-17
  Kilkenny 5-32   Kilkenny
(R)
3-22
3-19
  Offaly 1-18   Kilkenny 0-24
  Dublin 1-09
  Wexford 1-14
  Antrim 0-21   Dublin 0-22
  Wexford 5-19

Matches edit

Round 1

27 April 2014 Round 1 London   2-17 - 2-17 Carlow   Emerald GAA Grounds
13:00 E Kelly 0-6 (5f, 1 65), M Duggan 1-1, H Vaughan, P Phelan 0-3, L Hands 1-0, S Lambert 0-2 (2f), D Moore, P Barry 0-1. Report M Kavanagh 2-2, S Murphy (1f), D Murphy (2f), J Kavanagh 0-3, J Doyle 0-2, A Gaule, C Wall, R Coady, D English 0-1. Referee: C Browne (Galway)
27 April 2014 Round 1 Antrim   0-23 - 2-11 Westmeath   Páirc Mac Uílín
15:00 P Shiels (0-12, 10fs), C Clarke, PJ O'Connell (0-3 each), E Campbell (0-2), N McManus, N McKenna, D Hamill (0-1 each). Report D McNicholas (2-1), N O'Brien (0-5, 4fs), E Price (0-3, 2fs), C Curley (0-2). Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Round 2

4 May 2014 Round 2 Westmeath   1-09 - 1-15 Laois   Cusack Park
D McNicholas (1-01, 1-00f), R Greville (0-03), C Curley, D Gavin, N Conaty, N O'Brien, A Clarke (0-01 each) Report S Maher (1-04, 0-03f), W Hyland (0-05), N Foyle, T Fitzgerald, R King, C Dwyer, J Champion (0-01 each), M Whelan (0-01f)
4 May 2014 Round 2 Carlow   1-17 - 2-18 Antrim   Dr. Cullen Park
M Kavanagh (1-02, 1-00p), D Murphy, (0-05, 0-04f), J Kavanagh, S Kavanagh, P Cody, A Gaule (0-02 each), R Coady, J Doyle (1-01 each) Report P Shiels (0-11, 0-08f), P O'Connell (2-03), C McCann (0-03), C Clarke (0-01f)

Round 3

11 May 2014 Round 3 Antrim   1-17 - 2-07 London   Páirc Mac Uílín
P Shiels (1-10 0-04f 0-02'65), C Clarke (0-03 0-01f), N McManus, E Campbell, C Johnson, S McAfee (0-01 each) Report E Kelly (0-05 0-03f 0-02 '65), K Walsh, M Duggan (1-00 each) D Moore, P Phelan (0-01 each)
11 May 2014 Round 3 Laois   1-22 - 0-14 Carlow   O'Moore Park
S Maher (0-12 0-08f), T Fitzgerald (1-00), C Dwyer, W Hyland, R King (0-02 each), D Palmer, P Whelan, N Foyle, J Brophy (0-01 each) Report D Murphy (0-10 0-09f), C Wall, M Kavanagh, A Gaule, D Byrne (0-01 each)

Round 4

18 May 2014 Round 4 London   0-16 - 2-13 Laois   Emerald GAA Grounds
E Kelly (0-11, 0-09f), M Duggan (0-02, 0-02f), J Barrett (0-02, 0-02f), K Killilea (0-01). Report S Maher (0-06, 0-05f), N Foyle (1-01),J Brophy (1-00), M Whelan (0-02, 0-02f), J Fitzpatrick (0-01), J Purcell (0-01), W Hyland (0-01), PJ Scully (0-01) Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
18 May 2014 Round 4 Carlow   0-14 - 1-09 Westmeath   Dr. Cullen Park
D Murphy (0-07, 0-05f), S Murphy (0-04), M Kavanagh (0-01), P Coady (0-01), A Gaul (0-01). Report N O'Brien (0-04, 0-04f), D McNicholas (1-00, 1-00 pen), A Clarke (0-02), Eoin Price (0-02), Robbie Greville (0-01). Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Round 5

24 May 2014 Round 5 Westmeath   2-12 - 1-12 London   Cusack Park
A Devine (2-3), N O'Brien (0-4, 3f), A Clarke (0-3), P Gilsenan (0-1), L Varley (0-1). Report E Kelly (1-8, 1-7f), H Vaughan (0-2), D Egan (0-1), M Duggan (0-1). Referee: E Hassan
25 May 2014 Round 5 Laois   0-20 - 0-22 Antrim   O'Moore Park
S Maher (0-09, 5f), W Hyland (0-05), R King (0-02), P Whelan (0-01), N Foyle (0-01), T Fitzgerald (0-01), J Campion (0-01). Report P Shiels (0-09, 8f), PJ O'Connell (0-04), C McCann (0-03), A Graffin (0-02), E Campbell (0-01), C Clarke (0-01), Conor Johnson (0-01), S McAfee (0-01).

Promotion play-off edit

14 June 2014 Promotion
play-off
Westmeath   2-22 - 2-13 Kildare   Cusack Park
14:00 N O'Brien (0-11, 6f, 2'65), D McNicholas (1-2), A Devine (1-1), R Greville (0-2), D Gavin (0-2), A Clarke (0-2), A Craig (0-1), J Boyle (0-1). Report G Keegan (1-2), B Deay (1-1), P Divilly (0-4, 1f, 2'65), R Casey (0-2), M Moloney (0-2), M Fitzgerald (0-1), M Delaney (0-1). Referee: J Keenan

Quarter-finals

1 June 2014 Quarter-final Antrim   0-21 - 5-19 Wexford   O'Moore Park
14:00 P Shiels (0-06, 6f), N McManus (0-05), C McCann (0-04), D Hamill (0-04), PJ O'Connell (0-01), Conor Johnston (0-01). report R Jacob (2-02), C McDonald (2-02), P Morris (0-06, 5f), L Óg McGovern (1-00), P Doran (0-03), I Byrne (0-02), J Guiney (0-01), D Redmond (0-01), L Chin (0-01, 1f), L Ryan (0-01). Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
1 June 2014 Quarter-final Laois   0-23 - 1-22 Galway   O'Moore Park
16:00 T Fitzgerald (0-03), W Hyland (0-03), N Foyle (0-03), C Dwyer (0-03, 0-01sl), S Maher (0-03, 0-03f), T Delaney (0-02), J Fitzpatrick (0-02), B Stapleton (0-01), J Campion (0-01), J Walsh (0-01), R King (0-01). report C Cooney 0-7, (3f), J Glynn 1-0, N Burke, J Flynn, J Canning, C Mannion and P Brehony 0-2 each, J Coen, David Burke, D Collins, P Killeen and I Tannian 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
7 June 2014 Quarter-final Kilkenny   5-32 - 1-18 Offaly   Nowlan Park
19:00 E Larkin 2-4, C Fennelly 1-6, TJ Reid 0-6 (2fs), M Kelly 2-0, W Walsh 0-4, M Fennelly, R Hogan, A Fogarty 0-3 each, L Ryan 0-2, P Murphy 0-1. report B Carroll 1-10 (6fs), S Ryan, S Dooley, D Currams, C Parlon, J Bergin, R Hanniffy, S Quirke, C Mahon 0-1 each. Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Semi-finals

14 June 2014 Semi-final Wexford   1-14 - 0-22 Dublin   Wexford Park
19:00 P Morris (0-6, 4fs, 2 65s), P Doran (1-1), C McDonald, L Óg McGovern (0-2 each), J Guiney, D O’Keeffe, L Chin (0-1 each). report A McCrabbe (0-9, 6fs), C Keaney (0-5), P Ryan (0-3), M Carton (0-2), C Cronin, J Boland, D Treacy (0-1 each). Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
22 June 2014 Semi-final Galway   5-16 - 3-22 Kilkenny   O'Connor Park
16:00 C Cooney (2-07, 0-04f, 0-02 ‘65), J Canning (2-03, 2-00 pens), N Burke (1-02), J Flynn (0-02), A Smith (0-01), J Glynn (0-01). report TJ Reid (1-08, 0-07f), C Fennelly (1-03), R Hogan (0-05), E Larkin (1-01), P Walsh (0-02), T Walsh (0-01), A Fogarty (0-01), H Shefflin (0-01). Attendance: 12,548
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
28 June 2014 Semi-final replay Galway   1-17 - 3-19 Kilkenny   O'Connor Park
19:00 C Cooney 0-11 (0-9 fs), J Flynn 1-1, J Canning, 0-1 (0-1 lineball), I Tannian, D Burke, A Smith 0-1. report TJ Reid 2-11 (0-10 fs), A Fogarty 1-1, P Walsh 0-3, R Hogan 0-2, T Walsh, E Larkin 0-1. Attendance: 17,059
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Final

6 July 2014 Final Dublin   1-09 - 0-24 Kilkenny   Croke Park
16:00 C Cronin (1-01), A McCrabbe (0-03, 0-03f), D O'Callaghan, D Sutcliffe, C McCormack (0-01 each), C Keaney (0-01, 0-01 pen) report TJ Reid (0-10, 0-04f, 0-04'65), C Fennelly, H Shefflin (0-03 each), P Walsh (0-02), R Hogan (0-02, 0-01f), B Hogan, W Walsh, J Power, A Fogarty (0-01 each) Attendance: 32,567
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit

Quarter-final Semi-finals Munster final
  Tipperary 2-16
  Limerick 2-18
  Limerick 0-24
  Cork 2-24
  Clare 2-18
  Waterford 1-21
0-14
  Cork 2-23
  Cork 1-21
0-28
25 May 2014 Quarter-final Waterford   1-21 - 1-21 Cork   Semple Stadium
16:00 P Mahony (0-11, 0-09 f), A Gleeson (1-02), B O’Sullivan (0-02), B Coughlan (0-01), J Nagle (0-01), T de Búrca (0-01), J Dillon (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), E Barrett (0-01). report P Horgan (0-12, 0-08 frees 0-01 ’65), B Cooper (1-01), A Cadogan (0-04), A Walsh (0-02), C Lehane (0-01), S Harnedy (0-01). Attendance: 16,025
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
1 June 2014 Semi-final Tipperary   2-16 - 2-18 Limerick   Semple Stadium
16:15 G Ryan (1-02), J O’Dwyer, (0-05, 1f) S Callanan (0-05, 3f), Patrick Maher (1-00), N McGrath (0-01), N O'Meara (0-01), L Corbett (0-01), D Maher (0-01). report S Dowling (2-09, 1-09f), D O’Grady (0-02), K Downes (0-02), P Browne (0-01), D Hannon (0-01), G Mulcahy (0-01), S Hickey (0-01), T Ryan (0-01). Attendance: 24,912
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
8 June 2014 Quarter-final
replay
Waterford   0-14 - 0-28 Cork   Semple Stadium
15:30 P Mahony (0-05, 3f, 1 65), A Gleeson (0-03), C Dunford (0-02), S O'Sullivan (0-01), B O’Sullivan (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), R Foley (0-01). report P Horgan (0-10, 5f), C Lehane (0-04), S Harnedy (0-03), B Cooper (0-03), D Kearney (0-02), P O’Sullivan (0-02), C Joyce (0-01), A Cadogan (0-01), S Moylan (0-01), R O'Shea (0-01). Attendance: 22,093
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
15 June 2014 Semi-final Clare   2-18 - 2-23 Cork   Semple Stadium
16:00 Colin Ryan 0-6 (5f, 1 65), J Conlon 1-2, D Honan 1-0, C McGrath, C Galvin, N O’Connell (0-2 each), T Kelly, P Collins, P Donnellan, C McInerney 0-1 each. report P Horgan 2-11 (1-11f, 1-0 pen), A Cadogan, D Kearney 0-3 each, C Lehane 0-2, D Cahalane, A Walsh, W Egan, P O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Attendance: 28,660
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
13 July 2014 Final Cork   2-24 - 0-24 Limerick   Páirc Uí Chaoimh
16:00 P Horgan (0-08, 0-06f), S Harnedy (1-02), C Lehane (0-05), P O’Sullivan (1-01), A Cadogan (0-03), A Walsh, B Cooper (0-02 each), A Nash (0-01, 0-01f) report S Dowling (0-12, 0-09f), G Mulcahy (0-03), D O’Grady (0-02), P O’Brien, W McNamara, J Ryan, P Browne, D Hannon, K Downes, D Breen (0-01 each) Attendance: 36,075
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland Qualifiers edit

Round 1 Round 2
      
  Tipperary 3-25
  Galway 4-13
  Tipperary 5-25
  Offaly 1-20
  Antrim 1-20
  Offaly 2-19
Round 1 Round 2
      
  Waterford 2-22
  Laois 1-15
  Waterford 2-15
  Wexford 3-15
  Clare 2-25, 2-22
  Wexford 2-25 (aet), 2-25 (aet)

Tipperary and Wexford qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Round 1 edit

28 June 2014 Round 1 Waterford   2-22 - 1-15 Laois   Walsh Park
19:00 P Mahony 0-11 (10f), S Walsh 2-1, J Dillon 0-3, G O’Brien 0-2, D Fives, A Gleeson, C Dunford, S Prendergast, K Moran 0-1 each. report W Hyland 0-5, N Foyle 1-0, M Whelan (2 65s), S Maher (2f), R King (2f) & J Purcell 0-2 each, J Campion, C Dwyer 0-1 each. Attendance: 5,025
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
29 June 2014 Round 1 Antrim   1-20 - 2-19 Offaly   Páirc Mac Uílín
14:00 P Shiels (0-08, 4f, 1 65), PJ O’Connell (1-02), C Clarke (0-03), N McAuley (0-01), N McManus (0-01, 1f), T McCann (0-01), J McGreevy (0-01), C McCann (0-01), M Bradley (0-01), S McAfee (0-01). report B Carroll (1-04, 1-2f, 2 65), J Bergin (0-05, 2f), D Kenny (1-00), S Dooley (0-03), C Egan (0-02), D Currams (0-01), D Morkan (0-01), S Cleary (0-01), C Parlon (0-01); C Mahon (0-01). Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
5 July 2014 Round 1 Clare   2-25 - 2-25
(a.e.t)
Wexford   Cusack Park
15:30 Colin Ryan (0-12, 0-10 frees), C McGrath (1-05), S Morey (1-00), T Kelly (0-04), C McInerney (0-02), C Dillon, Conor Ryan (0-01 each) report P Morris (0-10, 0-05 frees, 0-01 pen, 0-01 '65), L McGovern (1-04), C McDonald (1-01), L Chin (0-03), D Redmond, A Shore, R Jacob, J Guiney, D O'Keeffe, I Byrne (0-01 each), E Moore (0-01, 0-01 free) Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
5 July 2014 Round 1 Tipperary   3-25 - 4-13 Galway   Semple Stadium
19:00 S Callanan (3-08, 0-07f), J O’Dwyer (0-06), N McGrath (0-05), L Corbett (0-02), J Woodlock, Patrick Maher, K Bergin, S McGrath (0-01 each) report J Glynn (2-00), J Canning (0-05, 1sl), C Cooney (0-04f), J Flynn, David Burke (1-00 each), C Mannion (0-2), P Brehony, D Glennon (0-01 each) Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
12 July 2014 Round 1
replay
Wexford   2-25 - 2-22
(a.e.t)
Clare   Wexford Park
17:00 J Guiney (0-10, 0-08f), P Morris (0-07, 0-04f), C McDonald (1-01), H Kehoe (1-00), L Chin, L McGovern (0-02 each), D Redmond, D O'Keeffe, R Jacob (0-01 each) report J Conlon (1-05), D Honan (1-01), C Ryan (0-05, 0-04f, 0-01 ‘65’), C McGrath (0-04), T Kelly (0-03), J Shanahan (0-02), C Galvin (0-01), P Kelly (0-01, 0-01f) Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Round 2 edit

12 July 2014 Round 2 Tipperary   5-25 - 1-20 Offaly   O'Moore Park
19:00 S Callanan (2-10, 0-07f), L Corbett (2-02), P Maher (1-01), K Bergin (0-04), D Maher (0-02), J Woodlock, J O’Dwyer, N McGrath, T Stapleton, E Kelly, J Forde (0-01 each) report B Carroll (0-13, 0-10f), C Egan (1-00), J Bergin (0-03, 0-01f, 0-01 65’), C Parlon, D Currams, S Ryan, S Dooley (0-01 each) Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
19 July 2014 Round 2 Waterford   2-15 - 3-15 Wexford   Nowlan Park
19.00 C Dunford (2-01), P Mahony (0-07, 6f, 1 65), A Gleeson (0-03), J Dillon (0-02), S Walsh, S Molumphy (0-01 each) report P Morris (1-06, 0-3f), C McDonald (1-02), D Redmond (1-00), P Doran, L Og McGovern (0-2 each), J Guiney, D O’Keeffe, I Byrne (0-01 each) Referee: C Lyons(Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Tipperary 2-23
  Dublin 0-16   Cork 1-11
  Tipperary 2-18
  Tipperary 1-28, 2-14
  Kilkenny 3-22, 2-17
  Kilkenny 2-13
  Limerick 4-26   Limerick 0-17
  Wexford 1-11

Quarter-finals edit

27 July 2014 Quarter-final Limerick   4-26 - 1-11 Wexford   Semple Stadium
2.00pm S Dowling (2-08, 0-05f), P Browne, D Breen (1-01 each), D Hannon (0-04), G Mulcahy (0-03), S Tobin (0-03, 1f), J Ryan (0-02), W McNamara (0-01) report S Tomkins (1-00), D O’Keeffe (0-03), J Guiney (0-03, 1f, 1 65), P Doran, C McDonald (0-02 each), P Morris (0-01) Attendance: 43,088
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
27 July 2014 Quarter-final Tipperary   2-23 - 0-16 Dublin   Semple Stadium
4.00pm S Callanan (0-11, 0-07f, 0-02 ’65), J O’Dwyer (2-02, 0-01f), G Ryan (0-03), L Corbett (0-02), S McGrath, J Woodlock, Patrick Maher, N McGrath, S Bourke (0-01 each) report A McCrabbe (0-05f), C Keaney (0-02), P Ryan (0-02, 0-01 ’65), L Rushe, J McCaffrey, R O’Dwyer, D Sutcliffe, D Treacy, D O’Callaghan, E Dillon (0-01 each) Attendance: 43,088
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Semi-finals edit

10 August 2014 Semi-final Kilkenny   2-13 - 0-17 Limerick   Croke Park
15:30 TJ Reid (0-5, frees); C Fennelly (0-4); R Hogan, R Power (1-0 each); P Walsh, M Fennelly (0-2 each). Report S Dowling (0-7, 4 frees, 1 65); D Hannon (0-5); G Mulcahy (0-2); D O’Grady, D Breen, S Tobin (0-1 each). Attendance: 45,478
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
17 August 2014 Semi-final Cork   1-11 - 2-18 Tipperary   Croke Park
15:30 C Lehane (0-4); R O’Shea (1-0); A Nash, P Horgan (0-2, frees each); A Cadogan, S Harnedy, A Walsh (0-1 each). Report S Callanan (2-4); J O’Dwyer (0-6); S McGrath, J Woodlock (0-3 each); N McGrath (0-2). Attendance: 68,728
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

All-Ireland Final edit

7 September 2014 Final Kilkenny   3-22 - 1-28 Tipperary   Croke Park
15:30 TJ Reid 1-8 (6f), R Power 2-1, R Hogan 0-6, E Larkin 0-2, C Fennelly, M Fennelly, C Fogarty, W Walsh, B Hogan 0-1 each. Report S Callanan 0-7 (2f), J O’Dwyer 0-7 (2f), Patrick Maher 1-1, N McGrath 0-4, S McGrath, L Corbett 0-2 each, J Woodlock, G Ryan, M Cahill, P Stapleton, J Forde 0-1 each. Attendance: 82,179
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
27 September 2014 Replayed Final Kilkenny   2-17 - 2-14 Tipperary   Croke Park
17:00 TJ Reid 0-5(5f), R Power 1-1 (1 ’65′), J Power 1-1, C Fennelly 0-3, R Hogan 0-2, M Fennelly 0-2, E Larkin 0-2, P Walsh 0-1 Report S Callanan 2-5 (4f, 0-1 pen), J O’Dwyer 0-3 (1 ’65′), S McGrath 0-3, N McGrath 0-2, B Maher 0-1 Attendance: 81,753
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • First goal of the championship:
  • Widest winning margin: 26 points
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Most points in a match: 50
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Highest aggregate score: 68
  • Lowest aggregate score: 26
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4

Top scorers edit

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Séamus Callanan   Tipperary 9-50 77 7 11.00
2 T. J. Reid   Kilkenny 4-53 65 7 9.28
3 Paul Shiels   Antrim 1-56 59 6 9.83
4 Patrick Horgan   Cork 2-43 49 5 9.80
5 Shane Dowling   Limerick 4-36 48 4 12.00
6 Paul Morris   Wexford 1-36 39 6 6.50
7 Stephen Maher   Laois 1-34 37 6 6.16
8 John O'Dwyer   Tipperary 2-30 36 7 5.14
9 Conor Cooney   Galway 2-29 35 4 8.75
10 Pauric Mahony   Waterford 0-34 34 4 8.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Séamus Callanan   Tipperary 3-8 17   Galway
Patrick Horgan   Cork 2-11 17   Clare
T. J. Reid   Kilkenny 2-11 17   Galway
4 Séamus Callanan   Tipperary 2-10 16   Offaly
5 Shane Dowling   Limerick 2-9 15   Tipperary
6 Shane Dowling   Limerick 2-8 14   Wexford
7 Conor Cooney   Galway 2-7 13   Kilkenny
Paul Shiels   Antrim 1-10 13   London
Brian Carroll   Offaly 1-10 13   Kilkenny
Brian Carroll   Offaly 0-13 13   Tipperary

Clean sheets edit

Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets
1 Eoin Reilly   Laois 3
2 Peter Collins   Westmeath 2
Mark Fanning   Wexford
Anthony Nash   Cork
5 Chris O'Connell   Antrim 1
Colm Callanan   Galway
Stephen O'Keeffe   Waterford
Alan Nolan   Dublin
Darren Gleeson   Tipperary
David Herity   Kilkenny

Discipline edit

  • First red card of the championship: Aaron Craig for Westmeath against Antrim (27 April 2014)

Miscellaneous edit

  • Limerick's 2–18 to 2-16 Munster semi-final defeat of Tipperary was their first victory over their near neighbours at Semple Stadium since 1973.
  • Kilkenny's tally of 5-32, or 47 points, was the biggest score the Cats have posted in a championship match during Brian Cody's tenure as manager.[37]
  • For the fourth time in five years the Munster champions were defeated in their All-Ireland semi-final.
  • The aggregate score of 4-50 (62) in the drawn All-Ireland final is the largest combined tally in a championship decider since 1970.
  • For the third year in-a-row the All-Ireland final ends in a draw.
  • Henry Shefflin of Kilkenny becomes the first player to win ten All-Ireland medals on the field of play.

Controversies edit

Involvement of the British Sky Broadcasting Group edit

The decision by the GAA to grant access to satellite broadcasting company BSkyB of Championship hurling was criticised in some quarters.[38] The first attempt by Sky Sports to cover live televised hurling - a Leinster Championship encounter between Kilkenny and Offaly - drew an audience share of less than 10 per cent of that which tuned into the free-to-air Dublin/Laois encounter at Croke Park the following day.[39] In addition, the match was erroneously billed in advance by Sky as a "Connacht GAA football" game.[40]

Awards edit

Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 28 September, which was the night after the final replay. Richie Hogan was named the Sunday game player of the year.[41]

  • Darren Gleeson (Tipperary)
  • Paul Murphy (Kilkenny)
  • JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
  • Seamus Hickey (Limerick)
  • Brendan Maher (Tipperary)
  • Padraic Maher (Tipperary)
  • Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny)
  • Richie Hogan (Kilkenny)
  • Conor Fogarty (Kilkenny)
  • TJ Reid (Kilkenny),
  • Patrick Maher (Tipperary)
  • John O'Dwyer (Tipperary)
  • Colin Fennelly (Kilkenny)
  • Seamus Callinan (Tipperary)
  • Shane Dowling (Limerick)
All Star Team of the Year

Richie Hogan was named the All Stars player of the year with Cathal Barrett named as the young player of the year at the awards ceremony on 24 October.[42] [43]

Pos. Player Team Appearances
GK   Darren Gleeson Tipperary 1
RCB   Paul Murphy Kilkenny 3
FB   J. J. Delaney Kilkenny 7
LCB   Séamus Hickey Limerick 1
RWB   Brendan Maher Tipperary 2
CB   Pádraic Maher Tipperary 3
LWB   Cillian Buckley Kilkenny 1
MD   Richie HoganHOTY Kilkenny 2
MD   Shane McGrath Tipperary 2
RWF   John O'Dwyer Tipperary 1
CF   Patrick Maher Tipperary 1
LWF   T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2
RCF   Colin Fennelly Kilkenny 1
FF   Séamus Callanan Tipperary 1
LCF   Shane Dowling Limerick 1

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