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2007 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
Dates	13 October 2007 - 27 October 2007
Teams	4
Sponsor	Martin Donnelly
Champions	Munster (44th title); John Mullane (captain); Michael Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Connacht; David Collins (captain); Ger Loughnane (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	11 (3.67 per match)
Points scored	116 (38.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eoin Kelly (1-20)
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The 2007 Interprovincial Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Interprovincial Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship began on 13 October 2007 and ended on 27 October 2007.

Leinster were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Munster in the semi-final.^[1]

On 27 October 2007, Munster won the championship following a 2-22 to 2–19 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park.^[2] This was their 44th championship title overall and their first title since 2005.

Munster's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-20.

Teams

Province	Manager(s)	Captain(s)
Connacht	Ger Loughnane	David Collins
Leinster	John Conran	James McGarry
Munster	Michael Ryan	Michael Walsh John Mullane
Ulster	Terence McNaughton Dominic McKinley	Seán Delargy

Results

Semi-finals

13 October 2007 Semi-final	Munster	1-21 - 1-13	Leinster	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	E Kelly (1-10, 0-6 frees); J Gardiner (0-2, one free, one 65), M Walsh (0-2), L Corbett (0-2), M Fitzgerald (0-1), J Mullane (0-1), S O'Connor (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), J Clancy (0-1).	Report	J Young (0-5, four frees), R McCarthy (1-0), M Rice (0-2); D Lyng (0-2), K Brady (0-1), B Lambert (0-1), R Power (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1).	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

20 October 2007 Semi-final	Ulster	4-13 - 1-28	Connacht	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
	K Kelly 3-0, P McCormack 0-6 (0-4f), D Coulter 0-4, N McManus 1-0, K McKeegan (0-1 '65'), S McCorry, E McCloskey 0-1 each.	Report	N Healy 0-10 (0-5f, 0-1 '65'), S Glynn 0-7, A Callanan 1-3, I Tannian 0-3, A Kerins 0-2, F Healy, K Burke, K Hynes 0-1 each.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Final

27 October 2007 Final	Munster	2-22 - 2-19	Connacht	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Kelly 0-10 (0-6f), J Mullane 1-2, J Gardiner 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '65'), D O'Grady 0-3, L Corbett 0-2, G Quinn 0-1.		N Healy 0-11 (0-8f), A Callanan 1-3, D Hayes 0-3, A Kerins 1-0, C Dervan 0-2 (0-2f).	Attendance: 10,127 Referee: D Magee (Down)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eoin Kelly	Munster	1-20	23	2	11.50
2	Niall Healy	Connacht	0-21	21	2	10.50
3	Aonghus Callanan	Connacht	2-06	12	2	6.00

References

^ "Comfy win for Leinster". Breaking News. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Munster secure hurling win after football loss". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2018.