2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2001 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Limerick
2-16 1-17
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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