2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known as the Guinness Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place on 27 October 2001.[1] The championship ran from 27 April to 8 September 2002.
Championship details | |
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Dates | 27 April - 8 September 2002 |
Teams | 21 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Kilkenny (27th win) |
Captain | Andy Comerford |
Manager | Brian Cody |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Clare |
Captain | Brian Lohan |
Manager | Cyril Lyons |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Waterford |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 30 |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
All-Star Team | See here |
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Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.[2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 8 September 2002 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and Clare, in what was their fourth championship meeting overall but their first All-Ireland final meeting in 70 years.[3] Kilkenny won the match by 2-20 to 0-19 to claim their 27th All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.[4][5]
Tipperary's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 2-39.[6]