1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 12 July 1987 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Tipperary and Cork. The final finished in a draw with a scoreline of 1-18 each. Tipperary captained by Richard Stakelum and managed by Bab's Keating won the replay by 4-22 to 1-22 after extra time a week later in Killarney to claim their first Munster Senior title since 1971.[1][2]

1987 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Cork
1-18 1-18
Date12 July 1987
VenueSemple Stadium, Thurles
RefereeTerence Murray (Limerick)
Attendance56,005
WeatherShowers

The first drawn game is notable as the game that Nicky English kicked the ball to the net soccer style after dropping his hurley.[3] In the replay Michael Doyle was the hero coming on as a substitute to score two goals.[4][5] On accepting the cup at the end of the game, captain Richard Stakelum gave his famous the famine is over speech.[6]

Nicky English speaking in 2012 still rates the victory as his greatest victory, saying "The reason it was so special was that a number of us had been on the team for a long time, I was there since 1982. We had already had our disappointments in Munster finals in 1984 and 1985 and that Cork side still had the remnants of the three-in-a-row side and for us to get over Cork was a major thing for us and a major progression really".[7]

Highlights of both games were shown as part of The Sunday Game programme on RTÉ 2 on the Sunday night. The programmes were presented by Michael Lyster with commentary by Ger Canning.

Match details
Tipperary1-18 – 1-18Cork
P. Fox (0-9), N. English (1-1), D. O'Donnell (0-4), A. Ryan (0-2), R. Stakelum (0-1), J. McGrath (0-1). Report J. Fenton (0-12), T. O'Sullivan (0-4), K. Kingston (1-0), K. Hennessy (0-1), T. McCarthy (0-1).
Attendance: 56,005
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Replay
1987 Munster Senior Hurling Final Replay
Event1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Cork
4-22 1-22
Date19 July 1987
VenueFitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
RefereeTerence Murray (Limerick)
Attendance45,000
WeatherDull
Tipperary4-22 – 1-22
(AET)		Cork
P. Fox (0-11), M. Doyle (2-0), N. English (1-1), D. O'Connell (1-1), M. McGrath (0-3), A. Ryan (0-3), P. Delaney (0-2), P. Fitzelle (0-1). Report J. Fenton (0-13), T. Mulcahy (1-2), T. McCarthy (0-3), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), G. FitzGerald (0-1).
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)
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References
  1. "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. "Flashback: 1987 Munster SHC Final replay - Tipperary v Cork". GAA.ie. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "The Making of an All-Ireland". Seamusking.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. "Hurling -1987 Munster Final Replay - Tipperary v Cork". dvdsales.ie. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  5. "Tipperary teams 1980-1989". Premier View. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  6. "1987 Munster final replay". Youtube. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  7. "The Big GAA Interview: Nicky English - Greatness comes twice". Joe.ie. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
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