1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
| Event | 1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 July 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | ||||||
| Referee | Terence Murray (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,695 | ||||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||||
The 1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 7 July 1991 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. It was contested by Cork and Tipperary.
Highlights of both games were shown as part of The Sunday Game programme on RTÉ 2 on the Sunday night. The programmes were presented by Michael Lyster, with commentary by Ger Canning.
Drawn match
[edit | edit source]Summary
[edit | edit source]The final finished in a draw with a scoreline of 4-10 to 2-16.
Details
[edit | edit source]| Cork | 4-10 – 2-16 | Tipperary |
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| G. FitzGerald (2-0), K. Hennessy (1-2), J. Fitzgibbon (1-2), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), C. Casey (0-2), P. Buckley (0-1). | M. Cleary (0-8), P. Fox (1-3), J. Leahy (1-1), Cormac Bonnar (0-1), N. English (0-1), A. Ryan (0-1), D. Ryan (0-1). |
Replay
[edit | edit source]| Event | 1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 21 July 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Semple Stadium, Thurles | ||||||
| Referee | Terence Murray (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||||
Summary
[edit | edit source]Tipperary, captained by Declan Carr and managed by Babs Keating, won the replay by 4-19 to 4-15 on 21 July in Semple Stadium, after coming back from nine points down, Cork had led by 3-13 to 1-10 with just a quarter of the game remaining. Aidan Ryan's late goal into the corner of the net sparked a pitch invasion from the Killinan End. Cork has a 2-8 to 1-7 lead at halftime in the replay.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The replay was described by the Irish Independent in 2014 and 2015 as one of the best games of hurling ever to be played.[7][8]
Details
[edit | edit source]| Tipperary | 4-19 – 4-15 | Cork |
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| M. Cleary (1-7), P. Fox (1-5), A. Ryan (1-1), D. Carr (1-1), D. Ryan (0-2), J. Leahy (0-2), Cormac Bonnar (0-1). | J. Fitzgibbon (2-1), T. O'Sullivan (0-6), G. FitzGerald (1-2), K. Hennessy (1-0), J. Cashman (0-3), T. Mulcahy (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1), C. Casey (0-1). |
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