1972 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

1972 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Final

Event

1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Blackrock	Rathnure

5–13	6–9

Date

14 May 1972

Venue

Walsh Park, Waterford

Referee

Noel Dalton (Waterford)

The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final was the second All-Ireland club final and the culmination of the 1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the champion club teams in Ireland. The match took place on 14 May 1972, at Walsh Park, Waterford. The match was contested by Blackrock and Rathnure, and it was refereed by Noel Dalton from Waterford.

Match

Report

In a high-scoring hour of hurling Blackrock survived a late rally by Rathnure to take the All-Ireland club title to Cork for the first time. The Leinster champions were in arrears by twelve points at one stage, however, the Rathnure men launched a stunning comeback to cut the deficit down to one point. Two of the scores, a goal and a point, came in the last two minutes of play. The match was not without its talking points. Many of the Rathnure supporters felt that the full sixty minutes had not been played. Similalry, there was a dispute over a first-half point for Blackrock. Referee Noel Dalton awarded the score after both the umpires failed to reach an agreement. In spite of this Blackrock retired at half-time with a deserved 4–5 to 3–4 lead. Rathnure fought back, however, they squandered some easy chances as Blackrock stubbornly held on. It was a star-studded affair with the Rathnure team having eight inter-county players on the team. Blackrock also had mor ethan their fair share of inter-county stars and held on for a one-oint win after an eleven-goal thriller.

Details

Blackrock v Rathnure

May 14

Blackrock	5–13 – 6–9	Rathnure
D. Collins (0–3), R. Cummins (0–1), P. mOylan (0–8), J. Rothwell (3–1), D. Prendergast (2–0).		T. O'Connor (0–2), M. Byrne (0–1), M. Quigley (1–0), J. Murpjy (0–1), P. Flynn (0–1), J. English (1–0), D. Quigley (2–4), S. Barron (2–0).

Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: Noel Dalton (Waterford)

Blackrock

Rathnure

References

"Rathnure rally just fails", Irish Times, 1972-05-15. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

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