The 2002 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the

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. The championship ran from 19 May to 22 September 2002.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the Munster semi-final. The All-Ireland final replay was played at St. Brendan's Park in Birr on 21 September 2002 between

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and

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, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Galway won the match by 2-15 to 1-10 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in

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. Galway's Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.

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Quarter-finals

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall ;In a single game

References

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