The 2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the

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. The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 26 August 2006.

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

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in the Leinster final. The All-Ireland final was played on 26 August 2006 at

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, between

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and Kilkenny, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Cork won the match by 3-15 to 1-18 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title since 2004. Kilkenny's Eddie O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 0-23.

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

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

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

References

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