- National Hurling League 2006
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The 2006 season was the 75th completed season of the National Hurling League.
Contents
Overview
Division 1
Brian Cody won his fourth league title with Kilkenny, and the second in succession, as 'the Cats' remained the only undefeated team throughout the entire league. Limerick, who were league runners-up, also enjoyed an unbeaten run in the group stage courtesy of three wins and two drawn games with Kilkenny and Tipperary, however, they fell to Kilkenny in the final.
Down at the other end of the table, the four bottom-placed teams and relegation candidates were Antrim, Down, Laois and Wexford. Laois, after losing all of their group stage games, eventually lost a play-off to Down and faced relegation for the following season.
Division 2
Dublin won the Division 2 title after an unbeaten run throughout the group and knock-out stages, thus returning to the top flight having been relegated the previous year. Runners-up Kerry also remained undefeated until the last day of the league when they were defeated in the final by 'the Dubs'. Going down were Roscommon who recorded only one victory in the group stage before losing to London and Wicklow in the relegation play-offs.
Division 3
Armagh and Longford qualified for the league final in this division with Armagh winning promotion. Cavan, having failed to win a single game in the group stage, finished bottom of Division 3A and could thus be regarded as the worst team of all the divisions.
Division 1
Division 1A
Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes 1 Clare 5 4 0 1 +33 8 Knock-out stage semi-finalists 2 Offaly 5 3 1 1 +5 7 Knock-out stage quarter-finalists 3 Waterford 5 3 0 2 +16 6 Knock-out stage quarter-finalists 4 Cork 5 2 1 2 +31 5 5 Wexford 5 2 0 3 -3 4 6 Down 5 0 0 5 -82 0 Division 1B
Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes 1 Kilkenny 5 4 1 0 +33 9 Division 1 champions 2 Limerick 5 3 2 0 +24 8 Division 1 runners-up 3 Tipperary 5 2 1 2 +4 4 Knock-out stage semi-finalists 4 Galway 5 2 0 3 +10 4 5 Antrim 5 2 0 3 -16 4 6 Laois 5 0 0 5 -55 0 Relegated to Division 2 Results
Group stages
April 9
Round 5Cork 0-16 : 0-18 Clare Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork T. Kenny (0-7), C Naughton (0-3), J. Gardiner (0-2), C. O'Connor (0-1), C. McGann (0-1), C Cusack (0-1), J. O'Connor (0-1). (report) N. Gilligan (0-9), B. Nugent (0-2), C. Lynch (0-2), S. McMahon (0-2), G. Quinn (0-1), D. McMahon (0-1), J. McInerney (0-1). Referee: M. Haverty (Galway) Knock-out stages
April 16
Quarter-finalLimerick 0-21 : 0-14 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles M. Keane (0-9), D. Ryan (0-5), D. Grady (0-2), C. Fitzgerald (0-2), M. Foley (0-1), A. O'Shaughnessy (0-1), S. Lucey (0-1). (report) J. Mullane (0-4), P. Flynn (0-3), D. Bennett (0-3), D. Shanahan (0-3), J. Kennedy (0-1). Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork) April 16
Quarter-finalTipperary 2-21 : 3-14 Offaly Semple Stadium, Thurles E. Kelly (1-3), M. Webster (1-2), K. Dunne (0-5), P. Kelly (0-4), S. McGrath (0-3), C. Morrissey (0-2), H. Moloney (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1). (report) B. Carroll (2-5), A. Egan (1-1), M. Cordial (0-2), B. Murphy (0-2), J. Bergin (0-2), R. Hanniffy (0-1), D. Hayden (0-1). Referee: M. Haverty (Galway) April 23
Semi-finalLimerick 3-23 : 2-22
(aet)Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles M. Keane (2-10), B. Begley (1-0), A. O'Shaughnessy (0-3), D. Moloney (0-2), C. Fitzgerald (0-2), D. Ryan (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1), S. Lucey (0-1), B. Foley (0-1), N. Moran (0-1), P. Kirby (0-1). (report) N. Gilligan (1-4), D. McMahon (1-3), D Quinn (0-4), F. Lynch (0-3), B. Nugent (0-3), T. Griffin (0-2), S. McMahon (0-2), J. Clancy (0-1), D. O'Rourke (0-1). Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly) April 23
Semi-finalTipperary 2-11 : 3-20 Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles E. Kelly (2-6), P. Kelly (0-2), K. Dunne (0-1), D. Egan (0-1), J. O' Brien (0-1). (report) M. Comerford (1-5), H. Shefflin (1-3), J. Fitzpatrick (1-2), A. Fogarty (0-4), W O'Dwyer (0-2), E. Larkin (0-2), D Lyng (0-1), E Reid (0-1). Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath) April 30
FinalKilkenny 3-11 : 0-14 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles H. Shefflin (2-6), E. Larkin (1-0), J. Fitzpatrick (0-2), A. Fogarty (0-1), W. O'Dwyer (0-1), M. Fennelly (0-1). (report) B. Foley (0-6), C. Fitzgerald (0-4), S. Lucey (0-2), B. Begley (0-1), N. Moran (0-1). Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork) Statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 27 points
- Most goals in a match: 6
Most points in a match: 46
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Most points scored by a losing team: 23
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