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1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the various provincial championships took place on 22 October 1995. The championship ran from 5 May to 1 September 1996.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-finals.

The All-Ireland final was played on 1 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Wexford and Limerick, in what was their third meeting in the final overall, a first meeting in the final in 78 years and a first championship meeting in 41 years. Wexford won the match by 1–13 to 0–14 to claim their sixth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 26 years.

Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1–35. Wexford's Larry O'Gorman was named Hurler of the Year.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • Derry (qualified)

Entered Championship

  • New York

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • None

Teams

Personnel and kits

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland preliminary round 1

All-Ireland preliminary round 2

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Miscellaneous

  • Cork's 3–18 to 1–8 defeat by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was the team's biggest defeat since 1936. It was also Cork's first championship defeat at home since 1923.

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1996 championship:

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 1996 championship:

References

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

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