Championship details | |
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Dates | 14 May - 3 September 1972 |
Teams | 15 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Kilkenny (18th win) |
Captain | Noel Skehan |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Cork |
Captain | Frank Norberg |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 16 |
Goals total | 111 (6.93 per game) |
Points total | 368 (23 per game) |
Player of the Year | Eddie Keher |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1971 1973 → |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1972 was the 85th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3-24 to 5-11 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.