1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

none August 2015 September 2020 December 2009 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final 1991_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_Final_prog.jpg 250 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary 40px 1-16 Kilkenny 40px 0-15 1 September 1991 Croke Park Dublin Pat Fox Willie Horgan (Cork) 64,500 1990 1992 The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 104th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 1 September 1991, between Tipperary and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 1–16 to 0-15. https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/flashback-1991-all-ireland-shc-final-tipperary-v-kilkenny/ Flashback: 1991 All Ireland SHC Final - Tipperary v Kilkenny 21 August 2019 GAA.ie 26 August 2020 All-Ireland final Overview The All-Ireland hurling final was the final match of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The match was contested by Tipperary and Kilkenny on 1 September 1991 at Croke Park, Dublin, and had an attendance of 64,500. It was Tipperary's third appearance in the championship decider in four years, having lost and won the respective finals of 1988 and 1989. Kilkenny were lining out in their first final since losing the 1987 decider to Galway. Furthermore, it was the first championship meeting of these two great rivals since 1971, when Tipperary were the winners. Tipperary were red-hot favourites and not just because of their traditional hoodoo over their nearest neighbours. The team's performances in the provincial championship and their comprehensive defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final resulted in the premier county being given the bookies nod. Kilkenny had struggles through each of their provincial games and only scraped past Antrim in the All-Ireland semi-final. Match report At 3:30pm match referee Willie Horgan of Cork threw in the sliotar and the game was on. Kilkenny took the game to Tipperary from the throw-in, with veteran hurler Christy Heffernan causing havoc for the Tipp defence, a group of players who had been lambasted for their earlier performance against Cork. On this occasion, however, they rescued the team from wave after wave of Kilkenny attack. Defensive grit kept Tipperary in the game in the first half and both sides left the field at half-time with 0-9 apiece. The second-half saw Tipp get the breaks as the vital score of the match had more than a touch of luck about it. Michael Cleary, Tipp's ultra accurate free-taker, had been impressive all throughout the year. Ten minutes into the game he miss-hit a controversial twenty-metre free. The sliotar skewed into the Kilkenny net at the hill 16 end past a flat-footed Kilkenny defence. It was the score that gave Tipperary a lift and took the wind out of 'the Cats'’ sails. Tipperary always had a few points to spare over their rivals after that incident, with Pat Fox finishing off a wonderful championship campaign with an insurance point that gave his team a merited 1-16 to 0-15 victory. It was his fifth from play as he collected the man of the match award. Declan Carr had the honour of collecting the Liam MacCarthy Cup on the occasion of Tipperary’s twenty-fourth All-Ireland victory.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0901/1224277972067.html Critics silenced as Premier heroes prove their worth 2 September 1991 The Irish Times 2010-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902021432/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0901/1224277972067.html 2 September 2010 live Match details 1 September 1991 15:30 UTC+1 Tipperary 1-16 – 0-15 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin 64,500 Willie Horgan (Cork) _goldhorizontal 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff FFFFFF 0000ff Tipperary _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny TIPPERARY: GK 1 Ken HoganRCB 2 Paul DelaneyFB 3 Noel SheehyLCB 4 Michael RyanRWB 5 Colm BonnarCB 6 Bobby RyanLWB 7 Conal BonnarM 8 Declan Carr (c)M 9 Aidan RyanRWF 10 Michael ClearyCF 11 Declan RyanLWF 12 John LeahyRCF 13 Pat FoxFF 14 Cormac Bonnar LCF 15 Nicky English Substitutes:FF Conor Stakelum for Cormac Bonnar LCF Donie O'Connell for N. EnglishKILKENNY: GK 1 Michael WalshRCB 2 Bill HennessyFB 3 John HendersonLCB 4 Liam SimpsonRWB 5 Liam WalshCB 6 Pat O'NeillLWB 7 Willie O'ConnorM 8 Richie PowerM 9 Michael PhelanRWF 10 John Power CF 11 Christy Heffernan (c)LWF 12 D. J. CareyRCF 13 Eamon MorrisseyFF 14 Liam FennellyLCF 15 Liam McCarthy Substitutes:RWF Lester Ryan for J. Power LCF Adrian Ronan for L. McCarthy MATCH RULES 70 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions References External links Full Match All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kilkenny county hurling team matches Category:Tipperary county hurling team matches