The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the

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 ...

, the

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's premier

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tournament. The draw for the 1990 provincial fixtures took place in November 1989. The championship began on 13 May 1990 and ended on 2 September 1990.

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were the defending champions but were defeated by

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in the Munster final.

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qualified for the championship for the first time in two years. On 2 September 1990, Cork won the championship following a 5–15 to 2–21 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their 27th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons. Cork's John Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 7-09. Cork's

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was the unanimous choice for Hurler of the Year.

Championship draw

As a result of the

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team qualifying for the

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, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.

Teams

Overview

A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, two fewer teams than participated in the 1989 championship. The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as

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decided to opt out and field a team in the

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. The Ulster championship was reduced to just two teams as

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also decided to field a team in the lower championship.

Team summaries

Results

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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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 ...

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Championship statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the championship: Shane Fitzgibbon for

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against

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(''Munster quarter-final, 13 May 1990'') *Widest winning margin: 16 points **

4-15 : 1-8

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(''Munster semi-final, 3 June 1990'') **

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4-15 : 1-8

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

(''Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1990'') *Most goals in a match: 7 **

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2-23 : 5-4

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(''Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990'') **

5-15 : 2-21

(''All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990'') *Most points in a match: 37 **

2-20 : 1-17

(''Munster semi-final, 10 June 1990'') *Most goals by one team in a match: 5 **

5-4 : 2-23

(''Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990'') **

5-15 : 2-21

(''All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990'') *Most goals scored by a losing team: 5 **

5-4 : 2-23

(''Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990'') *Most points scored by a losing team: 21 **

2-21 : 5-15

(''All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990'')

Miscellaneous

became All Ireland champions in a double were the first county since

in 1900 to be both All Ireland Champions in football and hurling 100 years after their first one also

in 1895, 1900,

in 1890 and 1990 were All Ireland

and

champions in the same season.

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on

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. In the

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broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on ''

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''.

Sources

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). * Nolan, Pat, ''Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling'' (The Collins Press, 2000). * Sweeney, Éamonn, ''Munster Hurling Legends'' (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

References

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