The 2006 GAA Interprovincial Championship, (also known as the Railway Cup or The Martin Donnelly Cup was a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the four provinces of the Island of Ireland. The 2006 football final was held at Boston in the United States of America and the hurling final was played at Pearse Stadium, Galway, Ireland on October, 2006. 2006's interprovincial championship finished with Leinster claiming the Martin Donnelly cup in both hurling and Gaelic football.[1]
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Football
Leinster v Ulster
Leinster made the Boston final due to a win over Ulster at Kingspan Breffni Park. The game was refereed by P. Russell from Tipperary.
| Winner | Team | Score | Opponent | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster | G Connaughton, A Fennelly, D Rooney, M Ennis, C King, C Moran, K Slattery, B Quigley, P Clancy, D Lally, J Doyle (0-4, 2 frees), M Carpenter (0-2), C Keaney (1-3, 1 free), J Sheridan (1-3, 1 pen, 2 frees), B Kavanagh (0-1). Subs: P Barden for Lally, D Earley for Kavanagh, A Mangan for Carptenter, D Reilly for Moran | 2-13 | Ulster | P Hearty, A Mallon, B Owens, F Bellew, B Dunnion, B Monaghan, P Jordan, D Gordon, N Gallagher, D Clerkin, S Cavanagh (0-2, 1 free), F Doherty, S Johnston (1-5, 4 frees), S O'Neill (1-0), P Bradley (0-3). Subs: K Lacey for Owens, C Toye for Clerkin, P Brady for Monaghan, E Bradley for Doherty | 2-10 |
Connacht v Munster
Connacht qualified for the Martin Donnelly football final in Boston following a thrilling extra-time victory over Munster at Ballyforan, County Roscommon on Friday, October 6, 2006. The game was refereed by J McKee from Armagh.
| Winner | Team | Score | Opponent | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht | D Clarke; K Fitzgerald, F Hanley, D Burke; D Heaney, D Blake, B McWeeney; D Brady, J Bergin; A Kerins, M Breheny, E O’Hara; C Mortimer, A Dillon, G Heneghan. Subs: S Davey for Breheny (26), D Meehan for McWeeney (26), G Brady for Heneghan (ht), S Daly for Heaney (ht), D Savage for Davey (60). | 1-15 | Munster | P Fitzgerald; K O’Connor, M McCarthy, T O’Sullivan; M Shields, G Spillane, A O’Mahony; N Murphy, T Griffin; C McCarthy, G Hurney, S Buckley; K O’Sullivan, K Donaghy, M Russell. Subs: W Hennessy for C McCarthy (49), J Galvin for Buckley (53), J Hayes for K O’Sullivan (58), B Lacey for Hennessy (68). | 2-10 |
Final
| Leinster |
2-14 - 2-11 (final score after 70 minutes) |
Connacht |
| Manager: Val Andrews
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: |
Manager: John O'Mahony
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Results
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Leinster
| 2-13 | ||||||||
 Ulster
| 2-10 | ||||||||
| Leinster
| 2-14 | ||||||||
 Connacht
| 2-11 | ||||||||
| Connacht
| 1-15 | ||||||||
 Munster
| 2-10 | ||||||||
Hurling
Leinster v Ulster
The game which was played on Saturday, October 14, 2006 was refereed by M Haverty from Galway.
| Winner | Team | Score | Opponent | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster | J McGarry; M Travers, J Tennyson, J Ryall; T Walsh, R Hanniffy, Diarmuid Lyng (0-01); Derek Lyng, R McCarthy (0-03); E Brennan (0-01); G Hanniffy, D Franks (0-06 (0-06f)); J Bergin (1-00), R Power (0-04 (0-02f)), A Fogarty (1-02). Subs used: E Quigley for Diarmuid Lyng (46 mins), J McCaffrey (0-02) for Bergin (50), D McCormack for Hanniffy, R Mullally for Travers (both 55). | 2-19 | Ulster | G Clarke; A Bell, G Bell, M Conway; M Molloy, L Hinphey, G Clarke; A Savage, B McGourty; K Stewart, P Braniff, R Convery; J McIntosh (0-10 (0-05f)), G Savage (0-01), D Cullen. Subs used: S McBride (0-01) for Braniff (5 mins), P McCormack for Bell (22), S Clarke for G Savage (half-time), K Kelly for Conway (39), D Coulter for Cullen (48). | 0-12 |
Connacht v Munster
The game which was played on Sunday, October 15, 2006 was refereed by Brian Gavin from Offaly.
| Winner | Team | Score | Opponent | Team | Score |
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| Connacht | L Donoghue; D Joyce, G Mahon, T Regan; D Collins, R Murray, S Kavanagh; F Healy, A Kerins; K Broderick, D Forde, D Tierney; G Farragher, E Cloonan, N Healy. (all Galway) | 2-17 | Munster | A Nash (Cork); G O'Grady (Clare), S Lucey (Limerick), S Hickey (Limerick); D Fitzgerald (Tipperary), C Plunkett (Clare), A Markham (Clare); P Kelly (Tipperary), M O'Brien (Limerick); D McMahon (Clare), M Walsh (Waterford), T Carmody (Clare); A O'Shaughnessy (Limerick), N Gilligan (Clare), E Kelly (Tipperary). | 1-16 |
Final
The hurling final is to be played as a curtain raiser to the International rules football first test at Pearse Stadium, Galway on October 28.
| Leinster |
1-23 - 0-17 (final score after 70 minutes) |
Connacht Galway |
| Manager: John Conron
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: |
Manager: John Fahy
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Results
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Leinster
| 2-19 | ||||||||
| Ulster
| 0-12 | ||||||||
| Leinster
| 1-23 | ||||||||
| Connacht
| 0-17 | ||||||||
| Connacht
| 2-17 | ||||||||
| Munster
| 1-16 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Ryan, Eddie (September 2014). The Little Book of GAA Facts. Mercier Press. ISBN 978-1781172896. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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