The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1982 was the 96th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition.

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won the championship, beating

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3–18 to 1–13 in the

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The championship

Participating counties

Format

Leinster championship

''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join two other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster championship

''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final join the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance directly to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

''Quarter-final'': (1 match) This is a lone match between Galway and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where they play the Leinster champions. ''Semi-final'': (1 match) This is a lone match between the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final and the Leinster champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final'': (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final winners will play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

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Championship statistics

Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 39 points **

7–31 : 0–13

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(Leinster semi-final) *Most goals in a match: 9 **

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6–19 : 3–12 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final) *Most points in a match: 44 **

7–31 : 0–13

(Leinster semi-final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 7 **

7–31 : 0–13

(Leinster semi-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 **

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3–12 : 2–16

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3–6 : 5–31

(Munster final) ** Antrim 3–12 : 6–19

(All-Ireland semi-final) *Most points scored by a losing team: 14 **

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0–14 : 2–17

(Leinster semi-final replay)

Overall

*Most goals scored –

(13) *Most goals conceded –

(10)

Miscellaneous

* In the Leinster semi-final

scored 7-31 against

, it was the first time more than thirty points were scored over the bar in a seventy minutes championship match. *

's 31-point defeat of

in the Munster final is a record which still stands.

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on

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References

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1982 Results

The championship

Participating counties

Format

Leinster championship

Munster championship

All-Ireland Championship

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Broadcasting

References

External links

See also