2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final 2009 Munster Final.jpg 250 2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary hurling 40px 4–14 Waterford hurling 40px 2–16 12 July 2009 Semple Stadium Thurles John Mullane (Waterford) John Sexton (Cork) 40,330 Dry 2008 2010 The 2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 12 July 2009 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Tipperary and Waterford. Tipperary claimed their third Munster Championship of the decade, beating Waterford on a scoreline of 4–14 to 2–16, a 4-point winning margin.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0712/tipperary_waterford.html Tipperary 4–14 Waterford 2–16 12 July 2009 RTÉ Sport 20 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090815045815/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0712/tipperary_waterford.html 15 August 2009 dead Overall, this was Tipperary's thirty eighth Munster Senior Hurling Championship.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaa-championships/hurling/classy-corbett-tipps-the-scales-1818855.html Classy Corbett Tipps the scales 13 July 2009 Irish Independent 20 July 2009 Previous Munster Final encounters Previous to this encounter, the teams had met each other in six Munster Hurling Finals, with Tipperary edging the rivalry with four wins in comparison to Waterford's two wins. The most recent Munster Final involving both teams was in 2002, with Waterford winning on a scoreline of 2–23 to 3–12. The match was notable for the fact that Waterford won their first Munster Championship in thirty-nine years.http://www.tipperary.gaa.ie/cgi-bin/newsdisplay.cgi?rm=viewListing;plugin_data_id=60586;site_id=185 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final - Tipperary vs. Waterford - Previous Meetings 12 July 2009 Tipperary.gaa.ie 20 July 2009 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Date Venue Tipperary score Waterford score Match report 23 August 1925 Fraher Field, Dungarvan 6–06 (24) 1–02 (5) 6 July 1958 Semple Stadium, Thurles 4–12 (24) 1–05 (8) 5 August 1962 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 5–14 (29) 2–03 (9) 28 July 1963 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 0–08 (8) 0–11 (11) 2 July 1989 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 0–26 (26) 2–08 (14) Irish Times https://web.archive.org/web/20111005235328/http://i43.tinypic.com/psv4k.png 5 October 2011 30 June 2002 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 3–12 (21) 2–23 (29) https://archive.today/20070812032913/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2002/07/01/story31062.asp Irish Examiner GAA 125th Anniversary Special events were held in Thurles to mark the 125th anniversary of the GAA on the weekend of the match.http://munster.gaa.ie/2009/07/11/125anniversary/ 125th Anniversary Celebrations - Munster SHC Final Weekend 11 July 2009 Munster.gaa.ie 20 July 2009http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0711/1224250462033.html Thurles gears up for massive influx as rivals shape up for hurling showdown 11 July 2009 Irish Times 20 July 2009 Most notable of these special events was a torch procession from the birthplace of Michael Cusack, Carran, County Clare to Hayes' Hotel in Thurles (founding place of the GAA). On the day of the match, the torch was brought from Hayes' Hotel to Semple Stadium. The torch was brought onto the pitch by former Tipperary hurler, Jimmy Doyle. Team selection Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy named an unchanged team from the semi-final win over Clare for the Munster Senior Hurling Championship final clash with Waterford.http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/07/09/Tipperary-team-v-Waterford/gnid-58032/ Tipperary unchanged for final 9 July 2009 Setanta Sports 10 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090715135028/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/07/09/Tipperary-team-v-Waterford/gnid-58032/ 15 July 2009 dead For Waterford, Tony Browne came in at wing-back for Richie Foley, Aidan Kearney took Kevin Moran's spot on the other wing. Moran moved to midfield to allow Stephen Molumphy switch to centre forward.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/browne-returns-for-newlook-waterford-1815624.html Browne returns for new-look Waterford 10 July 2009 Irish Independent 10 July 2009 Match Summary August 2024 Details 12 July Munster Final Tipperary hurling 4–14 - 2–16 (Report) Waterford hurling L. Corbett 2–2 E. Kelly 1–3 S. Callanan 1–1 N. McGrath 0–3 P. Kerwick 0–1 C. O'Mahony 0–1 S. McGrath 0–1 J. O'Brien 0–1 B. Dunne 0–1 E. Kelly 1–7 J. Mullane 1–5 S. Molumphy 0–2 D. Shanahan 0–1 R. Foley 0–1 Semple Stadium, Thurles J. Sexton (Cork) _goldshoulders _goldhorizontal _goldshoulders 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff FFFFFF 0000ff Tipperary_blueshoulders _waterfordgaa _blueshoulders ffffff ffffff ffffff 0000ff 0000ff Waterford TIPPERARY:1 Brendan Cummins2 Paddy Stapleton3 Paul Curran 354 Conor O'Brien5 Declan Fanning6 Conor O'Mahony   7 Pádraic Maher8 James Woodlock 469 Shane McGrath10 Pat Kerwick 5611 Séamus Callanan12 John O'Brien 6913 Noel McGrath14 Eoin Kelly 3515 Lar CorbettSubstitutes:16 Darren Gleeson17 Pa Bourke18 Éamonn Buckley19 Michael Cahill20 John Devane21 Benny Dunne 4622 Seamus Hennessy   23 Paul Kelly24 Brendan Maher 3525 Patrick Maher26 Hugh Maloney 5627 Gearóid Ryan28 Willie Ryan (c) 3529 Thomas Stapleton30 Micheál Webster 69Manager: Liam SheedyWATERFORD:1 Clinton Hennessy2 Eoin Murphy3 Declan Prendergast4 Noel Connors5 Tony Browne   6 Michael Walsh7 Aidan Kearney8 Kevin Moran 459 Shane O'Sullivan10 Seamus Prendergast 5511 Stephen Molumphy (c)   12 Jamie Nagle 4513 John Mullane14 Eoin Kelly15 Jack Kennedy 27Substitutes:16 Adrian Power17 Richie Foley 4518 Dan Shanahan 2719 Eoin McGrath 4520 Maurice Shanahan 5521 Jerome Maher22 James Murray23 Shane Walsh24 Shane Casey25 Thomas Ryan26 Mark O'Brien27 John Hurney28 Thomas Connors29 Shane Fives30 Bryan PhelanManager: Davy FitzGerald Man of the Match: John Mullane Linesmen: Barry Kelly (Westmeath) Anthony Stapleton (Laois) Sideline Official David Hughes (Carlow) Umpires Michael Copps John Wall Richard Troy Michael O'Kelly Post-match reaction Waterford manager Davy FitzGerald was unhappy with his teams defending before half time, "the goal before half-time, and the one after, were bad errors, mistakes we made, But fair play to Tipp, they were in control of the game for a lot of it. Tipp have been coming a long time. And they'll be hard beaten. Their work ethic is very good. You can't make mistakes and expect to win" he said.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0713/1224250544547.html 'We're more of a team this year than we were last year' 13 July 2009 Irish Times 20 July 2009 Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy conceded that Waterford outhurled Tipperary for much of the Final, "We're down to the last four and we're delighted to be there, We have to be fair and honest, Waterford outhurled us for long patches and we were tipping the odd point here and there, Overall, we came here to win, we've won and we're delighted to be back in Croke Park" he said.http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/07/13/Sheedy-Waterford-outhurled-us-at-times/gnid-58054/ Sheedy: Waterford outhurled us at times 13 July 2009 Setanta Sports 20 July 2009 November 2010 H3llBot Midfielder Shane McGrath claimed that Tipperary were a more rounded team than in 2008, "I think we're more of a team this year than last year - we train a lot harder, we've put in a lot more. We're a closer team, You don't win anything unless you're a close team and friends. At the end of the day, we're all friends and we'll all plug away for each other" he said.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0713/tipperary.html?gaa https://archive.today/20120909103940/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0713/tipperary.html?gaa dead 9 September 2012 McGrath identifies Tipp improvement 13 July 2009 RTÉ Sport 20 July 2009 References External links Match details at Hurlingstats.com June 2017 Munster Category:Munster Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:Tipperary county hurling team matches Category:Waterford county hurling team matches Category:Sport in Thurles Category:Hurling competitions in County Tipperary Category:July 2009 sports events in Europe Category:July 2009 in Ireland