| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 May – 21 September 2002 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Galway (2nd win) |
| Captain | Shane McClearn |
| Manager | Vincent Mullins |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tipperary |
| Captain | Colin Morrissey |
| Manager | Liam Sheedy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 11 |
| Total Goals | 44 (4.00 per game) |
| Total Points | 311 (28.27 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Brian Cunningham (1-30) |
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The 2002 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 19 May to 22 September 2002.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the Munster semi-final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final replay was played at St. Brendan's Park in Birr on 21 September 2002 between Galway and Tipperary, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Galway won the match by 2-15 to 1-10 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in three years.[3][4]
Galway's Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.
- ^ "Rampant Cork the total masters as Wexford wilt". Wexford People. 1 November 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling info". Galway Hurling website. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.