2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition played between the 1 June and the 13 July in 2008 between five hurling counties from the provence of Munster. The Munster final was played on 13 July 2008 in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, between Tipperary and Clare. Tipperary claimed their first Munster Senior Hurling title since 2001 and 37th title overall as they overcame Clare by a score of 2-21 to 0-19.

Teams

Results

June 1
1st Round
Waterford 0-23 - 2-26 Clare
D Bennett 0-10 (9f), J Mullane 0-8, G Hurney, S Molumphy, S Prendergast, E McGrath, D Coffey 0-1 each. Report M Flaherty 1-7 (3f, 2 '65'), N Gilligan 1-2, T Griffin 0-5, C Plunkett 0-3 (2f), D McMahon 0-3, C Lynch, T Carmody 0-2 each, P Vaughan, B Bugler 0-1 each.
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

June 8
Semi-final
Cork 1-13 - 1-19 Tipperary
B O'Connor 1-3 (2f), C Naughton 0-4, J O'Connor 0-2, S Óg Ó hAilpín, P O'Sullivan, T Kenny, B Corry 0-1 each. Report E Kelly 1-7 (5f), L Corbett 0-4, S Callinan 0-3, E Corcoran (sl), W Ryan, S McGrath, P Kerwick, M Webster 0-1 each.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

June 22
Semi-final
Clare 4-12 - 1-16 Limerick
J Clancy 1-2, B Nugent 1-1, P Vaughan, D McMahon 1-0 each, M Flattery (3f), N Gilligan (2f) 0-3 each, T Carmody 0-2, C Lynch 0-1. Report A O’Shaughnessy 0-6 (5f), N Moran 0-5, O Moran 1-1, D Reale, D O'Grady, M O'Brien, D Ryan 0-1 each.
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

July 13
Final
Tipperary 2-21 - 0-19 Clare
J O'Brien 1-4, S Callinan 1-3, E Kelly 0-6 (2f), S McGrath 0-3, L Corbett 0-2, J Woodlock, P Kerwick, H Maloney 0-1 each. Report N Gilligan 0-8 (5f), M Flaherty (3f), C Lynch 0-3 each, T Carmody 0-2, J Clancy, G Quinn, D McMahon 0-1 each.
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

See also

External links

Preceded by
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
2007
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
2008
Succeeded by
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
2009
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