1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

January 2021 January 2021 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Clare hurling 1-16 Waterford hurling 3-10 12 July 1998 Semple Stadium Thurles Willie Barrett 51,417 Showers 1997 1999 The 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on 12 July 1998 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Waterford. The final finished in a draw, with a scoreline of 1-16 for Clare, 3-10 for Waterford. http://www.gaa.ie/news/flashback-clare-waterford-drawn-1998-munster-final/ Flashback: Clare v Waterford, drawn 1998 Munster Final 30 April 2016 GAA.ie 8 July 2016 Clare, captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane, won the replay a week later on a scoreline of 2-16 to 0-10.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/ Munster Final Winning Teams Munster.gaa.ie 23 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124423/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/ 21 July 2011 dead Both matches were shown live in Ireland as part of The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ Two. https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/flashback-1998-munster-shc-final-clare-v-waterford/ Flashback: 1998 Munster SHC Final - Clare v Waterford 10 June 2020 GAA.ie 11 June 2020 Drawn match Summary In the drawn game on 12 July, Waterford struggled to keep in touch with Clare, who were All-Ireland champions for two of the previous three years. Paul Flynn fired a free to the net with the match entering injury time to level the scores, Waterford had an opportunity to win it from a 100 metre free but Paul Flynn's effort drifted wide.January 2021 Details 12 JulyFinal Clare hurling 1-16 – 3-10 Waterford hurling (Report) J. O'Connor (0-7), A. Markham (1-0), P. J. O'Connell (0-2), E. Taaffe (0-2), A. Daly (0-1), O. Baker (0-1), D. Forde (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1), C. Clancy (0-1). A. Kirwan (2-1), P. Flynn (1-2), T. Browne (0-3), D. Shanahan (0-3), M. White (0-1). Semple Stadium, Thurles 51,417 Willie Barrett (Tipperary) Replay Summary The replay was one of the most controversial games of hurling ever played. Before the sliotar had even been thrown in, Colin Lynch was pulling recklessly across Peter Queally and Tony Browne. A melee ensued two minutes into the game and Lynch punched Browne. Brian Lohan and Michael White were red-carded for also fighting. The rest of the game was played in an extremely bad spirit and Clare emerged the victors by 2–16 to 0–10.http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/07/20/shead.htm Waterford powerless to halt Claremen's relentless march 20 July 1998 Irish Examiner 13 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080309174427/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/07/20/shead.htm 9 March 2008 The Munster Council later suspended Colin Lynch for three months.http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/08/08/shead.htm Council meeting a bit of a shambles 8 August 1998 Irish Examiner 13 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080406073830/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/08/08/shead.htm 6 April 2008 He was a huge loss for the subsequent three-game All-Ireland semi-final saga with Offaly, a marathon run of games which Clare eventually lost, thus surrendering an All-Ireland title which they had been hot favourites to retain.January 2021 Details 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final replay 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Clare hurling 2-16 Waterford hurling 0-10 19 July 1998 Semple Stadium Thurles Willie Barrett 51,731 Dull 1997 1999 19 JulyFinal Replay Clare hurling 2-16 – 0-10 Waterford hurling (Report) N. Gilligan (1-1), S. McMahon (0-4), J. O'Connor (0-4), C. Clancy (1-0), D. Forde (0-2), A. Markham (0-1), F. Hegarty (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1), C. Lynch (0-1), O. Baker (0-1). P. Flynn (0-4), D. Bennett (0-2), K. McGrath (0-1), A. Kirwan (0-1), S. Daly (0-1), P. Queally (0-1). Semple Stadium, Thurles 51,731 Willie Barrett (Tipperary) References Munster Category:Hurling controversies Category:Munster Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:Clare county hurling team matches Category:Waterford county hurling team matches Category:Sport in Thurles Category:July 1998 sports events in Europe Category:Hurling competitions in County Tipperary