2003 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship


The 2003 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961 [All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship|1961]. The championship ran from 18 May to 30 August 2003.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 30 August 2003 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 1-21 to 0-23, after extra time, to claim a fourth championship title overall and a first title in two years.
Cork's Jonathan O'Callaghan as the championship's top scorer with 0-29.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jonathan O'CallaghanCork0-292947.25
2Brendan ColemanCork2-111744.25
3Diarmuid O'RiordanCork4-031543.75
4Tom MoylanTipperary2-081434.66
4John QuinlanCork2-081443.50
6Diarmuid MackeyKilkenny2-071334.33
6Des MythenWexford2-071326.50
6Jamie PowerKilkenny0-131334.33
9David CurtinDublin0-121226.00
10Vincent MorrisseyCork2-051142.75
10Emmett CarrollDublin2-051125.50
10Seán DalyWaterford1-081125.50
10Paul SheehanKilkenny1-081133.33

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Des MythenWexford2-058Laois
2Diarmuid MackeyKilkenny2-039Wexford
3Jonathan O'CallaghanCork0-088Galway
3Jonathan O'CallaghanCork0-088Kilkenny
5David ClancyLimerick2-017Waterford
5John QuinlanCork2-017Tipperary
5Diarmuid O'RiordanCork2-017Galway
5Paul SheehanKilkenny1-047Dublin
5Tom MoylanTipperary1-047Clare
5Tom MoylanTipperary1-047Cork
5Rory DwyerCork1-047Galway
5Cathal DervanGalway1-047Cork
5Jonathan O'CallaghanCork0-077Waterford
5David CurtinDublin0-077Offaly