The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the All-Ireland

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championship since its establishment by the

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in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1965 and ended on 5 September 1965. Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2-16 to 0-10 defeat of

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. It was the team's fourth All-Ireland championship in five years.

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, the same number and makeup of participants from the previous championship.

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

First round Quarter-final Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

References

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Sweeney, Éamonn, ''Munster Hurling Legends'' (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

External links

1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results
{{Hurling All-Irelands

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...