2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 117th since its establishment in 1887. The first matches of the season were played in May 2003, and the championship ended on 14 September 2003. Kilkenny went into the 2003 championship as defending champions, having won their twenty-seventh All-Ireland title the previous year.

2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	3 May - 7 September 2003
Teams	22
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (28th win)
Captain	D. J. Carey
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Alan Browne
Manager	Dónal O'Grady
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	36
Goals total	113
Points total	1081
Top Scorer	Joe Deane (4-29)
Player of the Year	J. J. Delaney
All-Star Team	See here
← 2002 2004 →

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Cork. It was their first meeting in the final since 1999. Kilkenny won the game by 1-14 to 1-11. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

• Kerry

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

• None

Teams

General information

Twenty two counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, ten teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2002 Championship	Current championship
Antrim	2002	—	Quarter-finals	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Carlow	—	—	First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare	1998	1997	Runners-up	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork	2000	1999	Round 2	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Derry	2001	—	Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Down	1997	—	Round 1	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin	1961	1938	Round 1	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway	1999	1988	Quarter-finals	Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Kerry	1891	1891	-	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Kildare	—	—	First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny	2002	2002	Champions	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois	1949	1915	Champions (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship)	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick	1996	1973	Round 1	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
London	—	1901	Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Meath	—	—	Round 1	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
New York	—	—	Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly	1995	1998	Round 2	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary	2001	2001	Semi-finals	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford	2002	1959	Semi-finals	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Westmeath	—	—	Second round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford	1997	1996	Round 2	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wicklow	—	—	Runners-up (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship)	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Summary

Championships

Level on Pyramid	Competition	Champions	Runners-Up
Tier 1	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Cork
	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Wexford
	Munster Senior Hurling Championship	Cork	Waterford
	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship	Antrim	Derry
Tier 2	All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship	Wicklow	Roscommon
Tier 3	All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship	Cork	Kilkenny
Tier 4	All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship	Mayo	Donegal

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Preliminary rounds

	Preliminary Quarter-finals					Preliminary Semi-finals					Preliminary Final
	Laois		2-22
	Wicklow		0-10			Laois		5-15
	Meath		2-10			Carlow		1-10
	Carlow		0-17								Laois		2-15, 0-15
											Dublin		1-18, 3-11
						Dublin		4-17
	Kildare		0-07			Westmeath		0-13
	Westmeath		2-15

Final Rounds

	Semi-finals					Final
	Kilkenny		3-16
	Dublin		0-10
						Kilkenny		2-23
						Wexford		2-12
	Wexford		0-16
	Offaly		1-12

May 3
Preliminary round
Quarter-final

Kildare	0-7 - 2-15	Westmeath
B. White (0-5), C. Boran (0-1), T. Spain (0-1).		D. Carty (1-3), F. Shaw (1-2), J. Shaw (0-6), P. Dowdall (0-2), A. Mitchell (0-2).

Conneff Park, Clane

Referee: [1]

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May 4
Preliminary round
Quarter-final

Meath	2-10 - 0-17	Carlow
N. Horan (1-3), E. Lynam (1-2), C. Keena (0-2), K. Callaghan (0-1), M. Cole (0-1), C. Sheridan (0-1).		Pat Coady (0-7), K. English (0-2), S. Smithers (0-2), R. Foley (0-2), P. Kehoe (0-2), D. Murphy (0-1), B. Murphy (0-1), G. Doyle (0-1).

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) [2]

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May 5
Preliminary round
Quarter-final

Laois	2-22 - 0-10	Wicklow
Paul Cuddy (0-2), M McEvoy (1-0); J Young (0-7), R Jones (0-2); J Phelan (0-2), P Mahon (0-1), E Maher (0-1); B McCormack (0-3), L Tynan (1-3), L Wynne (0-1)		J Keogh (0-8, all frees); D Hyland (0-1), W O'Gorman (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) [3]

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May 10
Preliminary round
Semi-final

Dublin	4-17 - 0-13	Westmeath
G. Ennis (2-2), K. Flynn (1-3), D. Russell (1-1), L. Ryan (0-4), C. Keaney (0-3), T. McGrane (0-2), K. Horgan (0-1), M. Carton (0-1).		A. Mitchell (0-6), P, Dowdall (0-3), F. Shaw (0-1), N. Williams (0-1), J. Shaw (0-1), J. Forbes (0-1).

Parnell Park, Dublin

Referee: [4]

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May 10
Preliminary round
Semi-final

Laois	5-15 - 1-10	Carlow
J Young 0-4 (3f), R Jones (1-5); J Phelan (1-1), P Mahon (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), L Tynan (1-1), D Culleton (2-1)		P Coady (0-5 (4f, 1 ‘65’)), K English (0-1); S Smithers (0-1), G Doyle (0-1); Des Murphy (1-1), P Coady (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) [5]

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May 25
Preliminary round
Final

Dublin	1-18 - 2-15	Laois
M Carton (0-1), D Russell (0-1), K Flynn (1-0), T McGrane (0-13 (9 frees, 2 65s)), Shane Martin (0-2), G Ennis ( 0-1)		D Rooney (0-1), J Young (0-11 (8 frees, 1 65)), R Jones (0-1), T Fitzgerald (1-0), L Tynan (0-1), D Culleton (1-1)

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) [6]

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May 31
Preliminary round
Final Replay

Dublin	3-11 - 0-15	Laois
T McGrane 2-3 (1f); S Martin 0-5; G Ennis 1-1; C Keaney 0-2 (1f, 1 65)		J Young 0-8 (5fs, 1 65); M McEvoy and R Jones 0-2 each; D Cuddy, J Phelan, L Tynan 0-1 each

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: [7]

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June 7
Semi-final

Kilkenny	3-16 - 0-10	Dublin
H. Shefflin 1-4 (0-1 free); T. Walsh 0-5; M. Comerford 0-3; E. Brennan 1-0; C. Phelan 1-0; DJ Carey 0-2 (0-1 free); R. Mullally 0-2 (0-1 free)		T. McGrane 0-4 (all frees); C. Keaney 0-2; K. Flynn 0-2 (0-1 65); S. Martin, S. Hiney, 0-1 each

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath) [8]

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June 8
Semi-final

Wexford	0-16 - 1-12	Offaly
P. Codd 0-7 (0-5 from frees; 0-2 from 65s), M. Jordan, R. Jacob 0-2 each, R. McCarthy, B. Goff, C. McGrath, M. Jacob, D. Fitzhenry (pen.) 0-1 each		R. Hanniffy 1-1, G. Hanniffy, B. Carroll, M. Cordial 0-2, D. Murray 0-2 (from frees), Brian Whelehan 0-2 (frees), Barry Whelehan 0-1

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: P. O’Connor (Limerick) [9]

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July 6
Final

Kilkenny	2-23 - 2-12	Wexford
H. Shefflin 1-8 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-1; T. Walsh, D.J. Carey (0-1 free, 0-1 seventy) and D. Lyng 0-3 each; S. Dowling (0-1 free) and M. Comerford 0-2 each; C. Phelan 0-1		B. Lambert 1-1; M. Jacob and P. Codd (0-3 frees), 0-4 each; C. McGrath 1-0; D. Stamp, A. Fenlon and B. Goff 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: A. MacSuibhne (Dublin) [10]

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Waterford		2-26
	Kerry		1-12			Waterford		4-13, 1-12
						Limerick		4-13, 0-13
											Waterford		3-12
											Cork		3-16
						Cork		1-18
	Clare		2-17			Clare		0-10
	Tipperary		0-14

Matches

May 11
Quarter-final

Waterford	2-26 - 1-12	Kerry
D. Bennett (0-10, 0-7 frees, 0-1 [65]); P. Flynn (2-2); K. McGrath (0-7); A. Moloney (0-2); E. Kelly (0-2); T. Browne, S. Prendergast, D. Shanahan(0-1) each		S. Brick (0-8, 0-3 frees); J. M. Dooley (1-0); M. Slattery, O. O’Connell, B. Brick, L. Boyle (0-1) each

Walsh Park, Waterford

Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow) [11]

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May 18
Quarter-final

Clare	2-17 - 0-14	Tipperary
N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Quinn 1-2; J. O'Connor 1-1; C. Lynch 0-2; A. Markham 0-2; T. Carmody, T. Griffin, D. McMahon, S. McMahon (free), 0-1 each		E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees); B. O'Meara 0-3; T. Dunne, C. Gleeson, L. Cahill, J. Carroll, 0-1 each

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [12]

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June 1
Semi-final

Waterford	4-13 - 4-13	Limerick
P. Flynn 3-3 (1-2 frees); J. Mullane 1-0; D. Bennett 0-3 (0-1 free); E. Kelly 0-3; K. McGrath 0-3; A. Moloney 0-1		C. Fitzgerald 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. O'Shaughnessy, M. Foley (1-0 free) and N. Moran 1-1 each; B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby (free), D. Sheehan, E. Foley and T.J. Ryan 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow) [13]

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June 8
Semi-final
Replay

Waterford	1-12 - 0-13	Limerick
P. Flynn 1-7 (0-3 frees); D. Bennett 0-2 frees; E. Kelly, D. Shanahan and E. McGrath 0-1 each		C. Fitzgerald 0-6 (0-4 frees); E. Foley 0-3 (0-1 free); B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby and C. Carey 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford) [14]

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June 9
Semi-final

Cork	1-18 - 0-10	Clare
J. Deane 1-8 (0-7 frees); S. O hAilpín 0-3; N. McCarthy 0-2; J. Gardiner (free), T. McCarthy, D. O'Sullivan (free), B. O'Connor and M. O'Connell 0-1 each		N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); T. Carmody 0-3; B. Murphy, C. Plunkett (seventy) and A. Markham 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary) [15]

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June 29
Final

Cork	3-16 - 3-12	Waterford
J. Deane 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. Browne 1-1; B. O'Connor 0-4; J. Gardiner 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); S. O hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-1		J. Mullane 3-1; D. Bennett 0-4; D. Bennett 0-4 (0-2 frees); P. Flynn 0-4 (0-1 free); E. Kelly, E. McGrath and T. Browne 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) [16]

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						New York		1-10
						Derry		0-15
											Derry		1-12
											Antrim		3-21
						Antrim		0-21
	Antrim		8-27			Down		2-12
	London		1-05

May 11
Preliminary round

Antrim	8-27 - 1-5	London
B. McFall (3-7), G. O'Kane (2-5), A. Mort (2-1), C. McGuckian (0-7), P. Richmond (1-3), P. Close (0-1), J. Boyle (0-1), M. Herron (0-1), K. McKeegan (0-1).		M. O'Hara (1-4), K. Murray (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: [17]

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May 11
Semi-final

New York	1-10 - 0-15	Derry
T. Fletcher (0-8), R. Ryan (1-0), M. Stretch (0-1), J. Maddem (0-1).		O. Collins (0-7), J. O'Dwyer (0-5), R. Convery (0-1), D. McGrellis (0-1).

Gaelic Park, New York City

Referee: [18]

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May 18
Semi-final

Antrim	0-21 - 2-12	Down
B McFall 0-7 (0-6, 1 sideline), L Richmond 0-4, C McGuckian 0-3, G O'Kane, L Watson 0-2 each, P Richmond, A Delargy, Darren Quinn 0-1 each		S Clarke 1-7 (0-7f), G Savage 1-1, G Johnson 0-2, G Adair, S Wilson (f) 0-1 each

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) [19]

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June 14
Final

Antrim	3-21 - 1-12	Derry
J Connolly (0-1), P Richmond (0-3), C McGuckian (0-1), L Richmond (0-2), L Watson (0-4), A Delargy (1-1), B McFall (2-9, 0-4f)		P O’Kane (0-1), R Convery (0-1), Gregory Biggs (1-2), O Collins (0-6, 4f), R Kennedy (0-1), M Collins (0-1)

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) [20]

All-Ireland qualifiers

Preliminary Rounds

May 31
Preliminary round

Kerry	3-15 - 0-13	Westmeath
D Young (0-1), P O’Connell (1-3, 1f), B Brick (0-1), L Boyle (0-1), S Brick (1-1), M Slattery (1-5, 3f), I McCarthy (0-1)		B Murtagh 0-1, N Gavin 0-1, P Dowdall 0-2, J Shaw 0-4 (2f), B Kennedy 0-1; A Mitchell 0-4 (2f)

McDonagh Park, Nenagh

Referee: [21]

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June 7
Preliminary round

Kerry	3-15 - 3-7	Carlow
M. Slattery (1-6), S. Brick (1-3), M. Conway (1-1), P. O'Connell (0-3), G. O'Brien (0-1), L. Boyle (0-1).		P. Coady (0-4), D. Murphy (1-0), A. Quirke (1-0), S. Murphy (1-0), K. English (0-2), R. Foley (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: [22]

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June 21
Preliminary round

Kerry	2-15 - 1-16	Derry
M Slattery 1-8 (6f, 1 '65); J M Dooley 1-1; P O'Connell 0-3; G O'Brien, K O'Sullivan, B Brick 0-1 each		O Collins 0-15 (14f); M Conway 1-0; L Hinphey 0-1

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: E MOrris (Dublin) [23]

Round 1

June 14
Round 1

Clare	2-11 - 1-15	Galway
J Reddan (0-1), T Griffin (1-3), N Gilligan (0-6, 4f 1 65), B Murphy (1-1),		A Kerins (0-2), R Gantley (0-6 frees), (O Fahy 1-1), D Tierney (0-2), M Kerins (0-1), K Broderick (0-2)

Cusack Park, Ennis

Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [24]

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June 14
Round 1

Tipperary	3-28 - 0-13	Laois
P Kelly (0-3, 165, 1f), M O’Leary (0-3), C Gleeson (0-3), G O’Grady (0-2)), J Carroll (0-1), E Kelly (2-8), D Byrne (0-6, 2f), B O’Meara (1-1), L Corbett (0-1))		C Coonan (0-1)), J Young (0-5, 1pen, 165, 2f), J Phelan (0-1), E Maher (0-2)), L Tynan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), D Cuddy (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim) [25]

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June 14
Round 1

Offaly	1-20 - 1-14	Dublin
Barry Whelehan (0-4), B. Carroll (0-4), D. Murray (0-4), N. Coughlan (1-0), R. Hanniffy (0-3), M. Cordial (0-2), S. Brown (0-1), S. Whelehan (0-1), Brian Whelehan (0-1).		T. McGrane (0-8), M. Carton (1-3), K. Flynn (0-2), C. Keaney (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: G. Harrington (Cork) [26]

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June 28
Round 1

Kerry	1-14 - 0-24	Limerick
S. Brick (1-5), L. Boyle (0-4), M. Slattery (0-3), B. Brick (0-1), P. O'Connell (0-1).		C. Fitzgerald (0-10), N. Moran (0-6), B. Begley (0-3), A. O'Shaughnessy (0-2), D. Sheehan (0-1), O. Moran (0-1), P. Lawlor (0-1).

Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Referee: S McMahon (Clare) [27]

Round 2

July 13
Round 2

Galway	1-17 - 1-18	Tipperary
R. Gantley 0-7 (0-5 frees); D. Hayes 1-1; K. Broderick 0-2; D. Tierney 0-2; A. Kerins 0-2; O. Canning, R. Murray, O. Fahy, 0-1 each		L. Corbett 0-4; B. Dunne 1-1; M. O'Leary 0-3; B. O'Meara 0-2; J. Carroll 0-2; E. Kelly 0-2 (frees); P. Kelly, G. O'Grady, C. Gleeson, E. Enright, 0-1 each

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) [28]

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July 17
Round 2

Limerick	0-14 - 1-18	Offaly
C Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-3 frees); C Smith 0-2; N Moran 0-2; D Sheehan 0-2; J Meskell (free)		R Hanniffy 0-7 (0-5 frees), B Murphy 1-3; B Carroll 0-2; Barry Whelehan 0-2; C Gath 0-2; Brian Whelehan (65), S Whelehan, 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: M Wadding (Waterford) [29]

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July 19
Round 2

Wexford	1-20 - 0-18	Waterford
P. Codd 0-8 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy), R. Jacob 1-3, M. Jordan 0-3, L. Murphy and M. Jacob 0-2 each, D. Stamp and A. Fenlon 0-1 each		J. Mullane and K. McGrath 0-5 each, P. Flynn 0-3 (0-2 frees), E. Murphy 0-2, D. Bennett, M. Walsh and D. Shanahan 0-1 each

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary) [30]

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Tipperary		2-16
	Offaly		2-11			Kilkenny		3-18
						Tipperary		0-15
											Kilkenny		1-14
											Cork		1-11
						Wexford		3-17, 2-07
	Wexford		2-15			Cork		2-20, 3-17
	Antrim		2-12

All-Ireland quarter-finals

July 27
Quarter-final

Tipperary	2-16 - 2-11	Offaly
E. Kelly 0-5 (0-3 frees); J. Carroll, B. O'Meara 1-0 each; P. Kelly 0-3 (0-1 free); T. Dunne 0-3 (0-2 '65's); B. Dunne, M. O'Leary, L. Corbett, E. Corcoran, C. Gleeson 0-1 each		G. Hanniffy 1-2; N. Coughlan 1-1; B. Carroll 0-2 frees; R. Hanniffy 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Murphy, C Cassidy, M. Cordial, S. Whelahan 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report

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July 27
Quarter-final

Wexford	2-15 - 2-12	Antrim
P Codd 1-7 (1-5 frees), C McGrath 1-0, L Murphy 0-3, R Jacob 0-2, M Jacob, R McCarthy, B Lambert 0-1 each		C Herron 1-2 (1-1 65), C McGuckian 1-1, A Delargy 0-4, B McFall 0-2 (0-1 free), J Watson, C Richmond, G O'Kane 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P Horan (Offaly) Match Report

All-Ireland semi-finals

August 10
Semi-final

Cork	2-20 - 3-17	Wexford
J. Deane 1-7 (0-4 frees); Setanta Ó hAilpín 1-3; J. Gardiner 0-4; A. Browne 0-2; N. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, T. McCarthy and M. O'Connell 0-1 each		P. Codd 1-5 (0-3 frees, 0-1 70); M. Jacob 1-4; R. McCarthy 1-0; A. Fenlon 0-3 (0-2 sideline); L. Murphy, M. Jordan 0-2 each; R. Jacob 0-1

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 59,435

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

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August 16
Semi-final Replay

Cork	3-17 - 2-7	Wexford
J Deane 1-5 (4f), T McCarthy 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4, A Browne 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3 (2 '65', 1f), M O'Connell 0-2, N McCarthy, Setanta Ó hAilpín 0-1 each		M Jordan 1-2, L Murphy 1-0, P Codd 0-3 (3f), M Jacob, A Fenlon 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 46,760

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

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August 17
Semi-final

Kilkenny	3-18 - 0-15	Tipperary
H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-4; T. Walsh 1-0; D.J. Carey 0-3 seventies; D. Lyng 0-2; J. Hoyne and J. Coogan 0-1 each		E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); C. Gleeson 0-2; P. Kelly, J. Carroll, P. O'Meara, E. Enright and P. O'Brien 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 60,087

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

All-Ireland Final

Main article: 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

September 7
Final

Kilkenny	1-14 - 1-11	Cork
M. Comerford 1-4; H. Shefflin 0-6 (0-4 frees); T. Walsh 0-3; D. Lyng 0-1		J. Deane 0-5 (0-4 frees); S. Ó hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, J. O'Connor and S. McGrath 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	Cork	4-29	41	5	8.2
2	Brian McFall	Antrim	5-25	40	4	10.0
	Paul Codd	Wexford	2-34	40	6	6.67
4	Paul Flynn	Waterford	6-19	37	5	7.4
5	Tomás McGrane	Dublin	2-30	36	5	7.2
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-30	36	5	7.2
7	James Young	Laois	0-35	35	5	7.0
8	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	3-25	34	4	8.5
9	Mike Slattery	Kerry	3-23	32	5	6.4
10	Ollie Collins	Derry	0-28	28	3	9.33

Scoring events

• Last goal of the championship: Martin Comerford for Kilkenny against Cork (All-Ireland final)
• First hat-trick of the championship: John Mullane for Waterford against Cork (Munster final)
• Widest winning margin: 43 points
  • Antrim 8-27 - 1-05 London (Ulster preliminary round)
• Most goals in a match: 9
  • Antrim 8-27 - 1-05 London (Ulster preliminary round)
• Most points in a match: 41
  • Tipperary 3-28 - 0-13 Laois (All-Ireland qualifiers)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
  • Antrim 8-27 - 1-05 London (Ulster preliminary round)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Waterford 3-12 - 3-16 Cork (Munster final)
  • Carlow 3-07 - 3-15 Waterford (Munster final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Galway 1-17 - 1-18 Tipperary (All-Ireland qualifiers)

Team statistics

• Most goals scored - Antrim (13)
• Most points scored - Tipperary (91)
• Most goals conceded - Carlow and Wexford (10)
• Most points conceded - Wexford (102)
• Fewest goals scored - Kildare and Wicklow (0)
• Fewest points scored - Kildare (7)
• Fewest points conceded - Kildare (15)
• Fewest goals conceded - Wicklow (0)

Miscellaneous

• First-time championship meetings:
  • Kerry v Westmeath (Qualifiers preliminary round)
  • Kerry v Carlow (Qualifiers preliminary round)
  • Kerry v Derry (Qualifiers preliminary round)
  • Wexford v Waterford (Qualifiers round 2)
• Kerry return to the Munster Senior Hurling Championship for the first time since 2000.
• Kerry's wins over Westmeath, Carlow and Derry were the first time they won three All-Ireland Senior Hulring Championship matches in a row.

See also

• 2003 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
• 2003 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
• 2003 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship