1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

1995 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Date 9 July 1995
Venue Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee J. McDonnell (Tipperary)
Weather Sunny

The 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 9 July 1995 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Limerick. Clare claimed their first Munster Championship since 1932 and fourth ever after beating Limerick on a scoreline of 1-17 to 0-11. Clare were leading the game by 1-5 to 0-7 at half time.[1]

With the scores at 0-5 to 0-3 in Clare's favour in the first half, Davy Fitzgerald scored from a penalty five minutes before the break, crashing the ball high into the net at the town end before sprinting back to his goal-line. In 2005 this penalty goal came fifth in the Top 20 GAA Moments poll by the Irish public.[2] Clare were captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane in his first year.

Clare had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 2-13 to 3-09 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Tipperary by 0-16 to 0-15 in their semi-final.[3]

The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme with commentary by Ger Canning and analysis by Éamonn Cregan.

July 9
Final
Clare 1-17 0-11 Limerick
J. O'Connor (0-6), P. J. Connell (0-4), D. FitzGerald (1-0), C. Clancy (0-2), S. McMahon (0-1), F. Tuohy (0-1), F. Hegarty (0-1), S. McNamara (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1). Report G. Kirby (0-6), M. Galligan (0-3), P. Heffernan (0-1), F. Carroll (0-1).
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary)

References

  1. "1995 CLARE'S ALL IRELAND WIN". Gaa.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "Top 20 GAA Moments". Youtube. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. "1995 Munster Hurling Championship". Gaainfo.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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