1945 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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| All-Ireland champions | |
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| Winning team | Tipperary (13th win) |
| Captain | John Maher |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Peter Blanchfield |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Jim Langton (0-28) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1945 was the 59th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 5-6 to 3-6 in the final.[1]
Contents
Format
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
- The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the first All-Ireland semi-final.
- Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they played the Leinster winners.
- The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final.
- The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final where they played the Munster champions.
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| 20 May 1945 Quarter-final | Offaly | 5-3 – 4-6 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1945 Quarter-final replay | Laois | 3-4 – 5-3 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
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| 3 June 1945 Semi-final | Kilkenny | – | Offaly | Nowlan Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1945 Semi-final replay | Kilkenny | 4-15 – 2-1 | Offaly | Nowlan Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 1945 Final | Kilkenny | 5-12 – 3-4 | Dublin | Croke Park |
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| 10 June 1945 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 3-6 – 0-3 | Waterford | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 1945 Quarter-final | Limerick | – | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 1945 Semi-final | Clare | 3-3 – 3-6 | Limerick | Cusack Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1945 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2-13 – 3-2 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 1945 Final | Tipperary | 4-3 – 2-6 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| 29 July 1945 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 5-3 – 2-11 | Galway | St. Brendan's Park |
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| 5 August 1945 Semi-final | Tipperary | 5-9 – 1-6 | Antrim | Croke Park |
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| 2 September 1945 Final | Tipperary | 5-6 – 3-6 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
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| Attendance: 69,456 Referee: V Baston (Waterford) |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
