2012 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
# 2012 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2013 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 26 May 2012 and ended on 1 September 2012.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial final. Tipperary won the title following a 3–13 to 1–17 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.

## Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | Colours | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 2011 | 2011 |
| Cork | Red and white | 2009 | 2010 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 2002 | 2008 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 2010 | 2011 |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1998 | 2008 |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2000 | 2002 |
| Waterford | White and blue | | 2007 |
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 2007 | 2007 |

## Statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 1-28 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 2 | Kieran Morris | Tipperary | 1-22 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Mikey Heffernan | Tipperary | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 4 | Niall Healy | Galway | 1-8 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.60 |

**Single game**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 0-13 | 13 | Galway |
| 2 | Niall Healy | Galway | 1-8 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 3 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 1-7 | 10 | Wexford |
| 4 | Adrian Mannix | Cork | 0-9 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Tommy Dwyer | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Kieran Morris | Tipperary | 0-8 | 8 | Clare |
| 5 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 0-8 | 8 | Tipperary |
| 8 | David Butler | Tipperary | 1-4 | 7 | Clare |
| 8 | Mikey Heffernan | Tipperary | 1-4 | 7 | Kilkenny |
| 8 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-7 | 7 | Tipperary |

### Scoring

* First goal of the championship
   * David Butler for Tipperary against Limerick (Munster quarter-final)
* Widest winning margin: 12 points
   * Tipperary 2-20 - 1-11 Limerick (Munster quarter-final)
* Most goals in a match: 5
   * Tipperary 3-18 - 2-16 Cork (Munster semi-final)
* Most points in a match: 37
   * Tipperary 1-18 - 0-17 Clare (Munster final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 3
   * Kilkenny 3-20 - 2-14 Wexford (Leinster final)
   * Tipperary 3-18 - 2-16 Cork (Munster semi-final)
   * Waterford 3-9 - 1-19 Clare (Munster semi-final)
   * Tipperary 3-13 - 1-17 Kilkenny (All-Ireland final)
* Highest aggregate score: 49
   * Kilkenny 3-20 - 2-14 Wexford (Leinster final)
   * Tipperary 3-18 - 2-16 Cork (Munster semi-final)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
   * Waterford 3-9 - 1-19 Clare (Munster semi-final
