The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1994 was the 108th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition.

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won the championship, beating

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3-16 to 2-13 in a sensational

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Pre-championship

Prior to the opening of the championship

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were installed as the favourites to retain the All-Ireland title for a third consecutive year. The last time they achieved this was in 1913, however, no final took place that year and Kilkenny were awarded the title as

refused to play. Since then they failed to capture the 'three-in-a-row', in spite of having the opportunity in 1933, 1976 and 1984.

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champions Tipperary and runners-up

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were regarded as the two teams that would provide the strongest challenges to Kilkenny's supremacy.

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at 4/1, regarded as a team in decline, and

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at 6/1 formed the next grouping of teams who hoped to claim the All-Ireland crown.

, a team who claimed three Leinster titles in succession in the late 1980s but failed to reach the All-Ireland final, were regarded as outsiders at 16/1. Antrim, Down,

and

were rank outsiders at 25/1 each.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship * Roscommon (qualified) * Westmeath * Wicklow

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship * None

The Championship

Participating counties

Format

Munster Championship

''Quarter-final:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the next round. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the next round. ''Final:'' (1 match) 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.

Leinster Championship

''First round:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between two 'weaker' teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the next round. ''Second Round:'' (1 match) The winners of the first round play each other in a lone second-round game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the Leinster quarter-final. ''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) The winner of the second-round game joins three other Leinster teams to make up the two quarter-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) 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 Leinster final. ''Final:'' (1 match) 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.

Ulster Championship

''Final:'' (1 match) This is a lone match between the two competing Ulster teams. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

''Quarter-final'': (1 match) 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-finals'': (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the lone quarter-final and the Ulster champions. The Munster and Leinster winners will be in opposite semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final'': (1 match) The two semi-final winners will contest the All-Ireland final.

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

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All-Ireland final

Statistics

Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 18 points **

4-24 (36) : (18) 4-6

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(Leinster semi-final) **

2-23 (29) : (11) 0-11 (11) Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final) *Most goals in a match: 8 **

4-24 : 4-6

(Leinster semi-final) **

4-14: 4-11

(Munster quarter-final) *Most points in a match: 35 **

0-25 : 2-10

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(Munster final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 4 **

4-24 : 4-6

(Leinster semi-final) **

4-14: 4-11

(Munster quarter-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 **

4-6 : 4-24

(Leinster semi-final) **

4-11 : 4-14

(Munster quarter-final) *Most points scored by a winning team: 25 **

0-25 : 2-10

(Munster final) *Most points scored by a losing team: 14 **

0-14 : 1-18

(Leinster final)

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

References

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). * Fullam, Brendan, ''Captains of the Ash'' (Wolfhound Press, 2002).

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1994 Results

Pre-championship

Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

The Championship

Participating counties

Format

Munster Championship

Leinster Championship

Ulster Championship

All-Ireland Championship

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 ...

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 ...

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

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

References

External links

See also