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2002–03 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Field	Value
type	Senior Club
year	2002–2003
dates	20 October 2002 – 17 March 2003
teams	28
connacht	Athenry
munster	Mount Sion
leinster	Birr
ulster	Dunloy
matches	28
team	Birr
titles	4th
captain	Gary Hanniffy
manager	Pat Joe Whelahan
team2	Dunloy
captain2	Gary O'Kane
manager2	Seán McLean
topscorer	Eugene Cloonan (4–23)
previous	2001–02
next	2003–04

The 2002–03 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 20 October 2002 and ended on 17 March 2002.

Birr were the defending champions.

On 17 March 2003 Birr won the championship following a 1–19 to 0–11 defeat of Dunloy in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title and their second title in succession.

Athenry's Eugene Cloonan was the championship's top scorer with 4–23.

Pre-championship

The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Birr and the possibility that they would retain their All-Ireland title and lead the all-time club roll of honour with four championships. Having secured their fourth successive county championship title, Birr were favourites to retain their provincial title for a second year-in-a-row. This would leave them only two wins away from hurling immortality.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-final

Final

[[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 2003 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring statistics

;Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	4–23	35	3	10.66
2	Simon Whelehan	Birr	2–26	32	5	6.40
3	Ken McGrath	Mount Sion	0–31	31	4	7.75
4	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	4–10	22	3	7.33
5	Gregory O'Kane	Dunloy	0–21	21	4	5.25
6	Pat Coady	St. Mullin's	0–19	19	3	6.33
7	Paul Braniff	Portaferry	0–15	15	2	7.50
8	Séamus Lyons	Castletown	2-08	14	3	4.66
9	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1–10	13	1	13.00
10	Rory Hanniffy	Birr	2-06	12	5	2.40
Paul Codd	Rathnure	0–12	12	2	6.00

;Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	4–10	22	Seán Treacy's
2	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1–10	13	Blackrock
3	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	2-05	11	Kilmessan
Paul Braniff	Portaferry	0–11	11	Keady Lámh Dhearg
4	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	2-04	10	Rathnure
5	Ken McGrath	Mount Sion	0-09	9	Mullinahone
Ken McGrath	Mount Sion	0-09	9	Sixmilebridge
6	Joe Mannion	Four Roads	1-05	8	Ballyhaunis
Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	0-08	8	Four Roads
Ken McGrath	Mount Sion	0-08	8	Adare
Eoin Kelly	Mullinahone	0-08	8	Mount Sion
Ollie Collins	Lavey	0-08	8	Dunloy
Simon Whelehan	Birr	0-08	8	Dunloy

Miscellaneous

St. Mullin's qualified for the Leinster semi-finals for only the second time in their history.
Birr inscribed their names into the GAA's history books by becoming the first club to win four All-Ireland titles.

References

(17 March 2002). "Birr win All-Ireland Club hurling final". Irish Times.
(17 March 2003). "Classy Birr too good for Dunloy". Irish Examiner.
(2003-03-18). "Birr capture record fourth club title". West Cork Live.

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