2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling

| type = Intermediate

| year = 2018

| image =

| dates = 28 July 2018

| teams = 2

| connacht =

| munster =

| leinster =

| ulster =

| matches = 1

| team = Cork

| titles = 9th

| captain = Michael Russell

| manager = Ronan Dwane

| team2 = Kilkenny

| captain2 = Eamonn Egan

| manager2 = Dave O'Neill

| totalgoals = 2 (2.00 per game)

| totalpoints = 37 (37.00 per game)

| topscorer = Dan Mangan (2-02)
James Bergin (0-08)

| previous = 2017

| next =

}}

The 2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship was held on 28 July 2018.

Kilkenny were the defending champions.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/mccormack-hails-team-effort-as-cats-retain-title-35960257.html|title=McCormack hails team effort as Cats retain title |date=23 July 2017|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=25 July 2017}}

On 28 July 2018, Cork won the title following a 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final at Nowlan Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/cork-claim-intermediate-hurling-victory-over-kilkenny-after-close-battle-858458.html|title=Cork claim intermediate hurling victory over Kilkenny after close battle|date=28 July 2018|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=28 July 2018|first=Therese|last=O'Callaghan}} It was their ninth championship title overall and their first since 2014.

Teams

=Overview=

The 2018 championship saw the fewest teams participating in recent years. Both of the provincial championships in Leinster and Munster were suspended, resulting in Kilkenny and Cork being nominated to represent the respective provinces in the All-Ireland final.

=Summaries=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Colours

!colspan="3"|Most recent success

All-Ireland

!Provincial

Cork

|Red and white

|2014

|2015

Kilkenny

|Black and amber

|2017

|2017

Result

=[[All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship]]=

Final

{{footballbox

| date = 28 July 2018

| round = Final

| time = 14:00

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 0-18 – 2-19

| team2 = Cork

| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/cork-claim-intermediate-hurling-victory-over-kilkenny-after-close-battle-858458.html Report]

| goals1 = J Bergin (0-8 frees), P Walsh (0-3), P Hennebry, S Murphy and C Hennessy (0-2 each), R Hickey (0-1).

| goals2 = D Mangan (2-2), S Condon (0-7, 0-6 frees), C O'Leary (0-2 frees) and C Murphy (0-3 each), J Walsh (0-2), S Hegarty and M Collins (0-1 each).

| referee = J Keane (Galway)

| attendance =

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| stack = yes

}}

References

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{{All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship}}

Intermediate

Category:All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship