Waterford Crystal Cup

The Waterford Crystal Cup was an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2006 to 2015 for the top inter-county teams and third-level institutes and universities in the province of Munster in Ireland.

Waterford Crystal Cup
IrishCorn Criostail Phort Láirge
CodeHurling
Founded2006
Abolished2015
RegionMunster (GAA)
Last Title holdersLimerick (2nd title)
First winnerLimerick
Most titlesTipperary (4 titles)
SponsorsWaterford Crystal
TV partner(s)TG4

The series of games were played during January and February. The prize for the winning team is a special piece of glassware donated by Waterford Crystal. This cup competition was always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series of games.

The Waterford Crystal Cup was effectively a pre-season tournament. It allowed teams to blood new players and to experiment prior to the opening of the National Hurling League (for county teams) or Fitzgibbon Cup (for third-level teams).

History

The Waterford Crystal Cup was played for the first time in 2006. It replaced the informal Waterford Crystal South-East Hurling League which had been running since 1996 and was the brainchild of the Waterford County Board.

In 2016 it was replaced by the Munster Senior Hurling League, which only admits county teams.

Format

The Waterford Crystal Cup is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random - there are no seeds.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn a period of extra-time is played, however, if both sides are still level at the end a second replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Roll of honour
Team Wins Years won
Tipperary 4 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014
Limerick 2 2006, 2015
Clare 2 2009, 2013
Waterford 2 2010, 2011

List of finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Winning captain Venue
2006 Limerick 1-19 Waterford Institute of Technology 3-10 T. J Ryan Gaelic Grounds [1]
2007 Tipperary 1-17 Cork 2-11 Brendan Cummins Páirc Uí Chaoimh [2]
2008 Tipperary 3-13 Waterford 0-13 Eoin Kelly Páirc Shíleáin [3]
2009 Clare 1-12 Tipperary 1-7 Gerry O'Grady Páirc Uí Stuairt [4]
2010 Waterford 1-9 University College Cork 0-11 Declan Prendergast Fraher Field [5]
2011 Waterford 0-21 Cork 0-16 Stephen Molumphy Páirc Uí Rinn [6]
2012 Tipperary 1-21 Clare 2-12 Brendan Cummins O'Garney Park [7]
2013 Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13 Patrick Donnellan Semple Stadium [8]
2014 Tipperary 4-22 Clare 3-11 James Woodlock Gaelic Grounds [9]
2015 Limerick 3-20 Cork 1-16 Donal O'Grady Mallow [10]
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References
  1. "Clear win for Limerick in Crystal hurling final". RTÉ Sport. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. "Tipperary claim first Waterford Crystal Cup". RTÉ Sport. 4 February 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. "Tipperary 3-13 Waterford 0-13". RTÉ Sport. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. "Clare beat Tipp to win Waterford Crystal Cup". Belfast Telegraph. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  5. "Déise claim first ever Waterford Crystal Cup". breaking news.ie. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  6. "2011 Waterford Crystal Cup Final". Munster GAA. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  7. "Tipp win Waterford Crystal Cup". Irish Examiner. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. "Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13". GAA.ie. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  9. "Waterford Crystal Cup: triumphant Tipp lay down a marker". Hogan Stand. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  10. "Success for Limerick Hurlers in Waterford Crystal Cup action". Irish Examiner. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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