The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1993 was the 107th staging of

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's premier hurling knock-out competition.

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won the championship, beating

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2-17 to 1-15 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 the other two 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.

Ulster Championship

''Final:'' (1 match) This is a lone match between the two competing Ulster teams. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Munster Championship

''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. 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 the other two 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 to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

''Quarter-final'': (1 match) This is a lone match between the Ulster champions 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-finals'': (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the lone quarter-final and Galway. The Munster and Leinster winners will be in opposite semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winnerss advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final'': (1 match) The two semi-final winners will contest the All-Ireland final.

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

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Championship statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the championship: Paul Flynn for

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against

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(Munster quarter-final) *Last goal of the championship: P. J. Delaney for

against

(All-Ireland final) *Hat-trick heroes: **First

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of the championship: Paul Flynn for

against

(Munster quarter-final) **Second

of the championship: Michael Cleary for

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against

(Munster semi-final) *Widest winning margin: 18 points **

5-19 : 0-16

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(Leinster semi-final) **

4-21 : 2-9

(Munster semi-final) **

3-27 : 2-12 Clare (Munster final) **

4-18 : 1-9 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final) *Most goals in a match: 7 **

4-13 : 3-13

(Munster quarter-final) ** Antrim 3-27 : 4-10 Meath (All-Ireland quarter-final) *Most points in a match: 39 **

3-27 : 2-12 Clare (Munster final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 5 **

5-19 : 0-16

(Leinster semi-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 ** Meath 4-10 : 3-27 Antrim (All-Ireland quarter-final) *Most points scored by a losing team: 16 **

0-16 : 5-19

(Leinster semi-final)

Miscellaneous

* At the All-Ireland quarter-final between Antrim and Meath an oversight on the part of officials meant that

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was not played before the match. It was claimed at the time that this was the first occasion that the national anthem was not played before an inter-county game. *

's defeat of

in the Munster quarter-final was the team's first Munster championship victory since 1926.

Top scorers

Season

Single game

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 1993 Results

The championship

Participating counties

Format

Leinster Championship

Ulster Championship

Munster Championship

All-Ireland Championship

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 ...

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

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

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Season

Single game

References

External links

See also