1995 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

1995 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	21 May - 12 August 1995
Teams	11
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (9th win)
Captain	Joe Murphy
Manager	Noel Skehan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Ray O'Halloran
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Pat Bennett (1-26)
	← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final.^[1]^[2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 12 August at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kilkenny and Clare, in what was their second meeting in the final in three years. Kilkenny won the match by 1-20 to 1-06 to claim their 9th and final championship title and a first title since 1990.^[3]^[4]

Results

Leinster Junior Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-final

24 May 1995 Quarter-final	Laois	2-14 - 2-13	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	S Kennedy 0-7, E Fitzpatrick 1-2, J Fitzpatrick 1-1, P Peacock 0-2, B Shaughnessy 0-1, S Flynn 0-1.		S Óg Farrell 1-2, T Dooley 0-4, J Phelan 1-0, E Martin 0-3, D Miller 0-3, K Weir 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkkenny)

Leinster semi-finals

7 June 1995 Semi-final	Dublin	2-05 - 5-17	Kilkenny	O'Toole Park
	T Daly 1-3, D Harrington 1-1, P Kearns 0-1.		O O'Connor 1-7, P Treacy 1-4, S Ryan 1-2, D Lawlor 1-1, R Kelly 1-0, P Farrell 0-2, A Cleere 0-1.

9 June 1995 Semi-final	Laois	1-05 - 3-16	Wexford	O'Moore Park
	S Kennedy 1-0, D Conroy 0-3, S Flynn 0-1, N Lacey 0-1.		J Byrne 0-9, T Kavanagh 1-1, S Whelan 1-1, M Morrissey 1-0, R Callaghan 0-2, J Bolger 0-2, D Prendergast 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Leinster final

21 June 1995 Final	Wexford	4-05 - 2-14	Kilkenny	Wexford Park
	J McDonald 2-0, R Quigley 1-2, R O'Callaghan 1-0, J Bolger 0-2, R Guiney 0-1.		D Maher 1-2, O O'Connor 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-1, R Kelly 0-2, P Treacy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, A Cleere 0-1.

Munster Junior Hurling Championship

Munster first round

21 May 1995 First round	Waterford	1-11 - 1-10	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Bennett 0-7, P Cunningham 1-0, S Ahearne 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.		D Corcoran 1-1, J Ryan 0-3, G McGuire 0-3, C Arrigan 0-2, A Waters 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Munster semi-finals

4 June 1995 Semi-final	Clare	3-08 - 1-12	Cork	Gaelic Grounds
	R O'Halloran 1-4, C Gleeson 2-0, B Fitzgerald 0-2, B Moloney 0-1, B Healy 0-1.		M Landers 0-4, C Murphy 1-0, D Fleming 0-2, T Crowley 0-2, D Holland 0-1, M Daly 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: TJ Corboy (Limerick)

18 June 1995 Semi-final	Waterford	1-13 - 2-10	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Bennett 0-5, JP Fitzpatrick 0-4, K Walsh 1-0, N Kelly 0-2, E Crotty 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.		Andrew Ryan 2-2, D Hennessy 0-5, O O'Neill 0-1, D Hickey 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1.

5 July 1995 Semi-final replay	Waterford	4-12 - 4-07	Limerick	Fraher Field
	P Bennett 1-7, N Kelly 2-1, S Ahearne 1-0, D Casey 0-1, B Doyle 0-1, E Crotty 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.		D Hennessy 1-5, S Laffan 1-1, O O'Neill 1-0, O Moriarty 1-0, C O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: A O'Sullivan (Clare)

Munster final

12 July 1995 Final	Clare	4-11 - 1-09	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	J McKenna 1-3, F Flynn 1-3, G Gleeson 1-1, B Healy 1-0, R O'Halloran 0-2, D Forde 0-2.		P Bennett 0-7, S Ahern 1-0, JP Fitzpatrick 0-2.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

29 July 1995 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-10 - 0-12	Galway	St. Brendan's Park
	O O'Connor 1-2, S Ryan 1-0, P Farrell 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-2, P Treacy 0-2, B Leahy 0-1.		G Daly 0-3, J Murray 0-3, M Kenny 0-2, K Clancy 0-1, D Gilligan 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, B Larkin 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

All-Ireland final

12 August 1995 Final	Kilkenny	1-20 - 1-06	Clare	Semple Stadium
	O O'Connor 0-7, S Ryan 1-2, P Farrell 0-4, D Maher 0-3, D Lawlor 0-2, P Treacy 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.		B Healy 1-2, R O'Halloran 0-2, B Moloney 0-1, D Forde 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Bennett	Waterford	1-26	29	4	7.25
2	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	2-21	27	4	6.75
3	Seán Ryan	Kilkenny	3-05	14	4	3.50
4	David Hennessy	Limerick	1-10	13	2	6.50
5	Paul Treacy	Kilkenny	1-09	12	4	3.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	1-07	10	Dublin
1	Pat Bennett	Waterford	1-07	10	Limerick
3	Jim Byrne	Wexford	0-09	9	Laois
4	Andrew Ryan	Limerick	2-02	8	Waterford
4	David Hennessy	Limerick	1-05	8	Waterford
6	Noel Kelly	Waterford	2-01	7	Limerick
	Paul Treacy	Kilkenny	1-04	7	Dublin
	Ray O'Halloran	Clare	1-04	7	Cork
	Séamus Kennedy	Laois	0-07	7	Offaly
	Pat Bennett	Waterford	0-07	7	Tipperary
	Pat Bennett	Waterford	0-07	7	Clare
	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	0-07	7	Clare

References

^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[1] "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[2] "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[3] "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[4] "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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