The 2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 26 August 2006.
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 26 August 2006 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between Cork 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 TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialClareSaffron and blueCorkRed and white20042005GalwayMaroon and white20021998KilkennyBlack and amber19732004LimerickGreen and white19981998TipperaryBlue and gold20002002WaterfordWhite and blueWexfordPurple and gold20052005
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
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Eddie O'DonoghueKilkenny0-232337.662Rory O'DwyerCork3-081735.66Ronan O'BrienTipperary2-111735.66Darren DineenCork0-171735.665Rory O'DohertyCork1-091234.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1John Anthony MoranLimerick2-0410TipperaryEddie O'DonoghueKilkenny0-1010Cork3Darren DineenCork0-099ClareJohn WallWaterford0-099Tipperary5Aidan FitzgeraldTipperary2-028LimerickBernard GaffneyClare1-058CorkRonan O'BrienTipperary1-058WaterfordEddie O'DonoghueKilkenny0-088Galway9Rory O'DwyerCork2-017KilkennyRory O'DohertyCork1-047Kilkenny
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