1996 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1996 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Finals were two hurling matches played in July 1996. The first game was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick and finished in a draw 0–19 to 1–16 after Tipperary at one stage had a ten-point lead. The replay was played a week later on 14 July at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork, and saw Limerick claim their second first Munster Championship of the decade, winning on a scoreline of 4-7 to 0-16. Overall, this was Limerick's eighteenth Munster Senior Hurling Championship title.[1]

1996 Munster Senior Hurling Final Replay
Event1996 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick Tipperary
4-7 0-16
Date14 July 1996
VenuePáirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Man of the MatchCiarán Carey (Limerick)
Attendance40,000
WeatherSunny

Tipperay had defeated Waterford in the quarter-final by 1-14 to 1-11 and Kerry in the semi-final by 4-19 to 2-11 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Cork by 3-18 to 1-8 in the quarter-final and All-Ireland Champions Clare by 1-13 to 0-15 in the semi-final to reach the final.[2] Both matches were screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.

Match details
Limerick0–19 – 1–16Tipperary
G. Kirby (0–10), T. J. Ryan (0–3), F. Carroll (0–2), M. Galligan (0–1), O. O'Neill (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), Seán O'Neill (0–1). L. Cahill (1–3), M. Cleary (0–4), D. Ryan (0–2), T. Dunne (0–2), J. Leahy (0–2), K. Tucker (0–1). N. Eng;ish (0–1), L. McGrath (0–1).
Attendance: 43,525
Referee: J. O'Leary (Cork)
Limerick4-7 – 0-16Tipperary
O. O'Neill (2–0), F. Carroll (1–1), T. J. Ryan (1–1), D. Quigley (0–2), B. Foley (0–1). C. Carey (0–1), G. Kirby (0–1). Report M. Cleary (0–7), D. Ryan (0–4), N. English (0–3), L. McGrath (0–1), L. Cahill (0–1).
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: J. O'Leary (Cork)
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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. "1996 Munster Championship Results". gainful.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

See also
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