1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 9 July 1995 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Limerick. Clare claimed their first Munster Championship since 1932 and fourth ever after beating Limerick on a scoreline of 1-17 to 0-11. Clare were leading the game by 1-5 to 0-7 at half time.[1]

1995 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare Limerick
1-17 0-11
Date9 July 1995
VenueSemple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the MatchP. J. O'Connell
RefereeJ. McDonnell (Tipperary)
WeatherSunny

With the scores at 0-5 to 0-3 in Clare's favour in the first half, Davy Fitzgerald scored from a penalty five minutes before the break, crashing the ball high into the net at the town end before sprinting back to his goal-line. In 2005 this penalty goal came fifth in the Top 20 GAA Moments poll by the Irish public.[2] Clare were captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane in his first year.[3]

Clare had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 2-13 to 3-09 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Tipperary by 0-16 to 0-15 in their semi-final.[4]

The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme with commentary by Ger Canning and analysis by Éamonn Cregan.

Clare1-17 – 0-11Limerick
J. O'Connor (0-6), P. J. Connell (0-4), D. FitzGerald (1-0), C. Clancy (0-2), S. McMahon (0-1), F. Tuohy (0-1), F. Hegarty (0-1), S. McNamara (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1). Report G. Kirby (0-6), M. Galligan (0-3), P. Heffernan (0-1), F. Carroll (0-1).
Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary)

References
  1. "1995 CLARE'S ALL IRELAND WIN". Gaa.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "Top 20 GAA Moments". Youtube. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. "20 years ago today the Clare hurlers won a famous Munster title…but where are they now?". The 42. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. "1995 Munster Hurling Championship". Gaainfo.ie. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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