2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 10 July 2011 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. It was contested by Tipperary and Waterford.[2] The match pitted the 2010 All-Ireland Hurling Champions against the 2010 Munster Hurling Champions. For the first time ever, both Waterford's Senior and Minor hurling teams were making their third Munster Final appearance in a row. It was the first time the two teams had met in a Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh since the 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final.

2011 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Date10 July 2011
VenuePáirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Man of the MatchLar Corbett
RefereeBrian Gavin
Attendance36,654[1]
WeatherDry with patchy sunshine

Tipperary won the game by a margin of 21 points to claim their third Munster title in four years.[3][4] It was the largest winning margin in a Munster Final since the 1982 decider between Cork and Waterford, and the first time since 1936 that one team managed to score at least 7 goals.

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

Team selection

Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald made three changes to the team that overcame Limerick in the semi-final with Jerome Maher picked at full-back and making his Championship debut.[5] Tipperary made one change to their team to the team that defeated Clare in the semi-final with Paddy Stapleton coming into the team in place of David Young at right corner-back.[6]

Match details

Tipperary7-19 - 0-19Waterford
L. Corbett 4-4
E. Kelly 2-6 (0-3f)
S. Callanan 1-00
J. O’Brien 0-03
N. McGrath 0-2 (0-1sl)
P. Bourke 0-2
G. Ryan 0-1
S. Bourke 0-1
(Report) Pauric Mahony 0-13 (0-12f)
T. Browne 0-1
S. O’Sullivan 0-1
J. Mullane 0-1
S. Walsh 0-1
S. Molumphy 0-1
M. Shanahan 0-1
Attendance: 36,654
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly
Tipperary GAA
Waterford GAA
TIPPERARY:
1Brendan Cummins
2Paddy Stapleton
3Paul Curran
4Michael Cahill
5John O'Keeffe
6Conor O'Mahony
7Pádraic Maher
8Gearóid Ryan
9Shane McGrath
10Séamus Callanan
11Noel McGrath
12Seamus Callanan
13Eoin Kelly
14John O'Brien
15Lar Corbett
Substitutes:
16Darren Gleeson
17Pa Bourke
18Shane Bourke
19Benny Dunne
20Stephen Lillis
21Brendan Maher
22Paddy Murphy
23Brian O'Meara
24Paddy Stapleton
25James Woodlock
26David Young
Manager:
Declan Ryan
WATERFORD:
1Clinton Hennessy
2Darragh Fives
3Jerome Maher
4Noel Connors
5Tony Browne
6Michael Walsh
7Kevin Moran
8Stephen Molumphy (c)
9Richie Foley
21Eoin McGrath
11Shane O'Sullivan
12Pauric Mahony
13John Mullane
14Shane Walsh
15Brian O'Sullivan
Substitutes:
10Maurice Shanahan
16Adrian Power
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20
22
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24
25
26
Manager:
Davy FitzGerald

References

  1. "Tipperary 7-19 Waterford 0-19". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Tipperary rack up magnificent seven". Irish Times. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Waterford floored by Premier haymakers". Irish Examiner. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. "Maher set for debut as Déise make three changes for decider". Irish Examiner. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  6. "Tipperary bring in Stapleton for final". RTÉ Sport. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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