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2006–07 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2006–07
Championship Details
Dates 22 October – 17 March
Teams 20
All Ireland Champions
Winners Ballyhale Shamrocks (4th win)
Captain Tom Coogan
Manager Maurice Aylward
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Loughrea
Captain Damien McClearn
Manager Pat O'Connor
Provincial Champions
Munster Toomevara
Leinster Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ulster Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
Connacht Loughrea
Championship Statistics
Matches Played 20

The 2006–07 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 37th club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 22 October 2006 and the championship ended on 17 March 2007. Portumna went into the 2006–07 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Ballyhale Shamrocks and Loughrea. It was their first meeting in the final. Ballyhale won the game by 3–12 to 2–8. It was their fourth All-Ireland title ever.

The 2006–07 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the twenty participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:

20 county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows:

The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Leinster champions while the Connacht champions played the Ulster champions. The two winners contested the All-Ireland final.






















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