2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2001 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Date 1 July 2001
Venue Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Man of the Match Tommy Dunne (Tipperary)
Referee Pat Horan
Attendance 43,500
Weather Sunny

The 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 1 July 2001 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork. It was contested by Tipperary and Limerick. Tipperary claimed their first Munster Championship of the decade, beating Limerick on a scoreline of 2-16 to 1-17, a 2 point winning margin.[1] Overall, this was Tipperary's thirty sixth Munster Senior Hurling Championship title.[2] Tipperay had defeated Clare in the semi-final by 0-15 to 0-14 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Cork by 1-16 to 1-15 in the quarter final and Waterford by 4-11 to 2-14 in the semi-final to reach the final.[3] The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.

Match details

July 1
Final
Tipperary 2-16 1-17 Limerick
D. Ryan (1-1), L. Corbett (1-1), M. O'Leary (0-3), B. O'Meara (0-2), E. Enright (0-2), T. Dunne (0-2), E. Kelly (0-2), P. Kelly (0-1), E. O'Neill (0-1), J. O'Brien (0-1). Report S. O'Connor (1-3), P. O'Grady (0-5), M. Foley (0-2), C. Carey (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1), J. Foley (0-1), O. Moran (0-1), J. Butler (0-1), B. Begley (0-1), B. Foley (0-1).
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 43,500
Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)

References

  1. "Tipperary Teams 2000-2010". Premierview.ie. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. "2001 Munster Championship Results". gainful.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

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