Kilkenny had played Cork a total of twenty-three times in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Team: James McGarry (GK) Mick Kavanagh Noel Hickey Jackie Tyrell (Capt.)

James Ryall John Tennyson Tommy Walsh James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (0–1) Derek Lyng (0–1) Richie Power (0–1) Henry Shefflin (0–8) Eoin Larkin Eddie Brennan (0–1) Martin Comerford (0–1) Aidan Fogarty (1–3) Substitutes: Willie O'Dwyer Richie Mullally Half-time:1-08 : 0–08 Competition:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship(Final) Date:15.30 BSTSunday, 3 September 2006 Venue:Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 82,275 Referee:Barry Kelly(Westmeath) Match rules:70 minutes.Replay if scores still level.Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Team: Donal Óg Cusack (GK) Brian Murphy Diarmuid O'Sullivan Pat Mulcahy (Capt.)

John Gardiner (0–1) Ronan Curran Seán Óg Ó hAilpín Tom Kenny Jerry O'Connor (0–1) Timmy McCarthy Niall McCarthy (0–1) Ben O'Connor (1–4) Neil Ronan Brian Corcoran Joe Deane (0–6) Substitutes: Cian O'Connor Kieran Murphy Wayne Sherlock Cathal Naughton Conor Cusack