1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship


The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1982 was the 96th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3–18 to 1–13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Participating counties

Format

Leinster championship

Quarter-finals: These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The winners of the two quarter-finals join two other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster championship

Quarter-final: This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The winners of the lone quarter-final join the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance directly to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: This is a lone match between Galway and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.
Semi-final: This is a lone match between the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final and the Leinster champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: The winners of the lone semi-final winners will play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling championship

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Munster Senior Hurling championship

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Championship statistics

Scoring

Season

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1P. J. MolloyGalway2–915Antrim
1Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny2–713Westmeath
3Seánie O'LearyCork4–012Waterford
3Michael RyanWestmeath2–612Dublin
3Tony O'SullivanCork0–1212Waterford
6Pádraig HoranOffaly2–511Laois
7Pádraig HoranOffaly1–710Wexford
8Noel LaneGalway2–39Antrim
8Christy HeffernanKilkenny2–39Cork
8Pat HorganCork0–99Waterford

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.
RoundRTÉ
All-Ireland semi-finalKilkenny vs Galway
All-Ireland finalKilkenny vs Cork