2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2012 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event 2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Date 15 July 2012
Venue Páirc Uí Chaoimh[1], Cork
Man of the Match Kevin Moran
Referee C. McAllister (Cork)
Attendance 26,438
Weather Intermittent rain and sunshine

The 2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 15 July 2012 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. The winners would advance to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, while the loser would go into the All Ireland qualifiers.[2][3] Tipperary and Waterford contested the final with Tipperary captained by Paul Curran retaining their title, their 40th Munster title overall with a seven-point victory.[4][5][6][7]

Previous Munster Final encounters

Date Venue Tipperary
score		 Waterford
score		 Match report
23 August 1925 Fraher Field, Dungarvan 6-06 (24) 1-02 (5)
6 July 1958 Semple Stadium, Thurles 4-12 (24) 1-05 (8)
5 August 1962 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 5-14 (29) 2-03 (9)
28 July 1963 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 0-08 (8) 0-11 (11)
2 July 1989 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 0-26 (26) 2-08 (14) Irish Times
30 June 2002 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 3-12 (21) 2-23 (29) Irish Examiner
12 July 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles 4-14 (26) 2-16 (22) RTE Sport
10 July 2011 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 7-19 (40) 0-19 (19) Irish Independent

Build Up

Lar Corbett was named at right half forward in the starting fifteen for Tipperary for the first time since the 2011 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final defeat to Kilkenny, replacing the injured Gearóid Ryan. It was the only change to the Tipperary team from the one that defeated Cork 1-22 to 0-24 in the semi-final.[8][9] Waterford named veteran Tony Browne in their starting fifteen at right half-back in place of Richie Foley with Noel Connors picked at corner-back ahead of Aidan Kearney, while Pauric Mahony in at number ten instead of Eoin Kelly.[10][11]

Match details

15 July 2012
Final
Tipperary 2-17 - 0-16 Waterford
J. O’Brien 1-03
S. Bourke 1-01
N. McGrath 0-03
E. Kelly 0-03 (0-02f)
B. O’Meara 0-02
P. Bourke 0-02 (0-02f)
Padraic Maher 0-01
S. McGrath 0-01
M. Cahill 0-01 		(Report) M. Shanahan 0-08 (0-05f, 0-01 ‘65’)
J. Mullane 0-03
S. Walsh 0-02
Pauric Mahony 0-01
S. Molumphy 0-01
E. Kelly 0-01 (0-01f)
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 26,438[12]
Referee: C. McAllister (Cork)
Tipperary GAA
Waterford GAA
TIPPERARY:
1 Brendan Cummins
2 Paddy Stapleton
3 Paul Curran
4 Michael Cahill
5 John O'Keeffe
6 Conor O'Mahony
7 Pádraic Maher
8 Gearóid Ryan
9 Shane McGrath
10 Séamus Callanan
11 Noel McGrath
12 Seamus Callanan
13 Eoin Kelly
14 John O'Brien
15 Lar Corbett
Substitutes:
16 Darren Gleeson
17 Pa Bourke
18 Shane Bourke
19 Benny Dunne
20 Stephen Lillis
21 Brendan Maher
22 Paddy Murphy
23 Brian O'Meara
24 Paddy Stapleton
25 James Woodlock
26 David Young
Manager:
Declan Ryan
WATERFORD:
1 Clinton Hennessy
2 Darragh Fives
3 Jerome Maher
4 Noel Connors
5 Tony Browne
6 Michael Walsh
7 Kevin Moran
8 Stephen Molumphy (c)
9 Richie Foley
21 Eoin McGrath
11 Shane O'Sullivan
12 Pauric Mahony
13 John Mullane
14 Shane Walsh
15 Brian O'Sullivan
Substitutes:
10 Maurice Shanahan
16 Adrian Power
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Manager:
Davy FitzGerald

Reaction

After the match Tipperary manager Declan Ryan mentioned that he was still looking for more from his players, saying "I don’t think we played as well as we could have in the first half, The guys battled well and we were delighted to go in level at half-time. We finished very strongly and that’s always pleasing, We’ve done that in the last couple of games. We can be very happy with our finish anyway."[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Waterford fail in attempt to move match to Thurles". RTÉ Sport. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Munster senior hurling final stats". Hogan Stand. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Munster hurling final day still a huge attraction". Hogan Stand. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "2012 Munster Final Report". MunsterGAA.ie. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "2012 Munster Final as it happened". thescore.ie. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final Cummins The Hero As Tipp Retain Title Tipperary 2-17 Waterford 0-16". Tipperarystar. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tipperary retain Munster crown". Hogan Stand. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Lar Corbett handed starting berth for Tipperary against Waterford in Munster final". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Tipperary 1-22 Cork 0-24". RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Waterford recall veteran Tony Browne for Munster final with Tipperary". RTÉ Sport. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Veteran Browne back to face Tipp". Irish Examiner. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tipperary 2-17 Waterford 0-16". RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ryan seeks further improvements from Tipp". Irish Examiner. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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