# 2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship

The 2012 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2012 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, is the 83rd series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland is contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.

## Participants

The teams involved are:
| Province | Manager | Captain |
| Connacht | Anthony Cunningham | |
| Leinster | Joe Dooley | Jackie Tyrrell |
| Munster | Liam Sheedy | Eoin Kelly |
| Ulster | Gregory O'Kane | Cormac Donnelly |

## Results
### Interprovincial Championship

| GK | 1 | Gary Maguire |
| RCB | 2 | Paul Murphy |
| FB | 3 | Noel Hickey | |
| LCB | 4 | Jackie Tyrrell (c) |
| RWB | 5 | Tommy Walsh |
| CB | 6 | Brian Hogan | 35' |
| LWB | 7 | J. J. Delaney | |
| MD | 8 | Michael Fennelly | 64' |
| MD | 9 | Michael Rice |
| RWF | 10 | Ryan O'Dwyer | 54' |
| CF | 11 | Richie Power | |
| LWF | 12 | Eoin Larkin |
| RCF | 13 | Shane Dooley | |
| CF | 14 | Joe Bergin | 61' |
| LCF | 15 | Richie Hogan | 35' |
| Substitutes: ||
| | | Willie Hyland | 35' |
| | | Darren Stamp | 35' |
| | | Colin Fennelly | 54' |
| | | Rory Hanniffy | 61' |
| | | Rory Jacob | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| | | Joe Dooley |
| Selectors: ||
| | | John Conran |
| | | Derek Lyng |
| GK | 1 | Donal Óg Cusack |
| RCB | 2 | Michael Cahill |
| FB | 3 | Paul Curran | |
| LCB | 4 | Tom Condon |
| RWB | 5 | John Gardiner | 58' |
| CB | 6 | Pádraic Maher |
| LWB | 7 | Pat Donnellan |
| MD | 8 | Shane O'Sullivan |
| MD | 9 | Shane McGrath | 39' |
| RWF | 10 | Pa Cronin | 44' |
| CF | 11 | Michael Walsh | |
| LWF | 12 | Brendan Maher |
| RCF | 13 | John Conlon |
| CF | 14 | Eoin Kelly (c) | 58' |
| LCF | 15 | Patrick Horgan | 35' |
| Substitutes: ||
| | | Donal O'Grady | 39' |
| | | Stephen Molumphy | 44' |
| | | Pauric Mahony | 58' |
| | | Gearóid Ryan | 58' |
| | | Kevin Moran | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| | | Liam Sheedy |
| Selectors: ||
| | | Jamesie O'Connor |
| | | Stephen Frampton |
| GK | 1 | Jamie Ryan |
| RCB | 2 | Pádraig Shiel |
| FB | 3 | Niall Donoghue |
| LCB | 4 | Gerard O'Halloran |
| RWB | 5 | Tony Óg Regan |
| CB | 6 | Fergal Moore |
| LWB | 7 | Brian Flaherty | 58' |
| MD | 8 | Jason Grealish | 46' |
| MD | 9 | Donal Fox | 35' |
| RWF | 10 | Bernard Burke |
| CF | 11 | Niall Burke | 56' |
| LWF | 12 | Éanna Ryan |
| RCF | 13 | Damien Hayes |
| CF | 14 | Johnny Coen | 74' |
| LCF | 15 | Iarla Tannian |
| Substitutes: ||
| | | Barry Daly | 35' |
| | | Davy Glennon | 46' |
| | | Niall Healy | 56' |
| | | Paul Gordon | 58' |
| | | Keith Raymond | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| | | Anthony Cunningham |
| Selectors: ||
| | | Mattie Murphy |
| | | Tom Helebert |
| GK | 1 | Graham Clarke |
| RCB | 2 | Arron Graffin |
| FB | 3 | Cormac Donnelly (c) |
| LCB | 4 | Seán Ennis | 78' |
| RWB | 5 | Neil McCauley |
| CB | 6 | Liam Hinphey |
| LWB | 7 | Simon McCrory |
| MD | 8 | Connor Woods |
| MD | 9 | Neil McManus |
| RWF | 10 | Michael Herron |
| CF | 11 | Kevin McGarry | 35' |
| LWF | 12 | Michael Armstrong |
| RCF | 13 | Paul McCloskey | 43' |
| CF | 14 | Karl Stewart |
| LCF | 15 | Cathal Carville |
| Substitutes: ||
| | | James Coyle | 35' |
| | | Ryan Gaffney | 43' |
| | | Michael Ennis | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| | | Gregory O'Kane |
| GK | 1 | Gary Maguire | 35' |
| RCB | 2 | Paul Murphy |
| FB | 3 | Keith Rossiter |
| LCB | 4 | Niall Corcoran | 61' |
| RWB | 5 | Tommy Walsh |
| CB | 6 | Jackie Tyrrell (c) |
| LWB | 7 | Rory Hanniffy |
| MD | 8 | Michael Rice |
| MD | 9 | Michael Fennelly |
| RWF | 10 | Richie Power |
| CF | 11 | Joe Bergin |
| LWF | 12 | Eoin Larkin |
| RCF | 13 | Shane Dooley | 61' |
| FF | 14 | Ryan O'Dwyer | 49' |
| LCF | 15 | T. J. Reid | 48' |
| Substitutes: ||
| | | David Herity | 35' |
| | | Paul Ryan | 48' |
| | | Brendan Murtagh | 49' |
| | | Rory Jacob | 61' |
| | | David Kenny | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| | | Joe Dooley |
| Selectors: ||
| | | John Conran |
| | | Derek Lyng |
| GK | 1 | Jamie Ryan |
| RCB | 2 | Pádraig Shiel |
| FB | 3 | David Collins |
| LCB | 4 | Gerard O'Halloran |
| RWB | 5 | Niall Donoghue | 60' |
| CB | 6 | Fergal Moore |
| LWB | 7 | Joseph Cooney |
| MD | 8 | Aidan Harte |
| MD | 9 | Jason Grealish | 33' |
| RWF | 10 | Johnny Coen | 35' |
| CF | 11 | Conor Cooney |
| LWF | 12 | Iarla Tannian | 42' |
| RCF | 13 | Bernard Burke |
| FF | 14 | Barry Daly | 48' |
| LCF | 15 | David Burke |
| Substitutes: ||
| | | Paul Gordon | 33' |
| | | Damien Hayes | 35' |
| | | James Regan | 42' |
| | | Davy Glennon | 48' |
| | | Keith Raymond | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| | | Anthony Cunningham |
| Selectors: ||
| | | Mattie Murphy |
| | | Tom Helebert |

## Top scorers
### Championship

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Richie Power | Leinster | 1–15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Richie Power | Leinster | 0-10 | 10 | Connacht |
| 2 | Conor Cooney | Connacht | 0-9 | 9 | Leinster |
| 3 | Ryan O'Dwyer | Leinster | 2-2 | 8 | Connacht |
| 3 | Richie Power | Leinster | 1-5 | 8 | Munster |
| 3 | Niall Burke | Connacht | 0-8 | 8 | Ulster |

## Media coverage

None of the Interprovincial Championship semi-finals of final were broadcast live on television, however, brief highlights of all three games were shown on TG4's GAA 2012 highlights programme.