Cork–Waterford hurling rivalry

The Cork-Waterford rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Waterford, who first played each other in 1888. Since the turn of the century it has come to be regarded as one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games.[1][2] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Waterford's home ground is Walsh Park, however, championship meetings between the two sides have generally been held at neutral venues.

Cork-Waterford
LocaleCounty Cork
County Waterford
TeamsCork
Waterford
First meetingCork 2-8 - 0-0 Water.
1888 Munster semi-final
(22 July 1888)
Latest meetingCork 0-28 - 0-14 Wat.
2014 Munster quarter-final replay
(8 June 2014)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total63
Most player appearancesTony Browne (12)
Top scorerChristy Ring (11-37)
All-time seriesCork 45-12 Waterford
(6 draws)
Largest victoryCork 13-4 - 0-1 Water.
1923 Munster quarter-final
(24 June 1923)

While Cork are the standard bearers in Munster, Waterford have enjoyed success at sporadic intervals. At All-Ireland level Cork are second on the all-time roll of honour with thirty titles, while Waterford have claimed just two All-Ireland titles.

It was the subject of a Laochra Gael episode on 22 April 2010, which covered the games between 2000 and 2007.

History

Early years

The first clash of Cork and Waterford occurred on 22 July 1888 in the inaugural Munster championship. It was Cork's second ever championship game while Waterford were making their very first appearance in the championship. For the first fifty years of the championship Cork held the Indian sign over the near neighbours and regularly dished out thirty and forty point drubbings.

Waterford emerge

In 1938 Waterford and Cork faced each other in the Munster semi-final. The Rebels had been going through a downturn since winning their last All-Ireland in 1931, while Waterford had been steadily improving. On that occasion Waterford recorded their first ever championship victory over Cork with a 5-2 to 1-3 score line.

Cork resumed their dominance over the next four meetings, however, when the sides met in the Munster final in 1948, Waterford edged a thrilling game. A narrow 4-7 to 3-9 victory gave Waterford their second ever championship victory over the Rebels.

The first great rivalry of the 21st century

It used be Cork and Tipp. Kilkenny and Wexford for
years grabbed the headlines. Clare and Limerick
tried valiantly but let's call it straight and blunt.
Nothing compares at the beginning of this century
to Cork and Waterford clashes.

Marty Morrissey.

After an absence of eight years, Cork and Waterford faced off in the championship in a Munster semi-final on 13 June 1999. Waterford, as provincial runners-up the previous year, were installed as favourites against a young and inexperienced Cork team. Mickey O'Connell proved the star for Cork as they recorded a 0-24 to 1-15 victory.

Three years later in 2002 Cork and Waterford clashed in another Munster semi-final. A new-look Waterford, sporting blue shorts for the first time in twenty years, shaded a thrilling game by 1-16 to 1-15. It was their first defeat of the Rebels in 13 years.

John Mullane will wake up this morning feeling as if
he won the Lotto but mislaid the ticket. The Waterford
corner-forward delivered the near-perfect performance
in yesterday's Guinness Munster hurling final at Semple
Stadium but still had to watch through bewildered eyes
afterwards as Cork captain Alan Browne waved the
trophy in joyous celebration of another great Leeside
triumph.

The Irish Independent sums up John Mullane's fate
after the 2003 Munster final.

In 2003 Cork faced Waterford in the Munster final after a winter of discontent on Leeside had seen the hurling panel go on strike for better treatment and conditions. A high-scoring game saw John Mullane top score with 3-1, however, it wasn't enough as Cork triumphed by 3-16 to 3-12.[3]

Twelve months later and Cork and Waterford produced what has been described as one of hurling's greatest games of the modern era. Cork, as reigning champions, had played against a wind in the opening half and built up a 1-14 to 2-8 lead. In the circumstances they looked comfortable, particularly as John Mullane had been dismissed at the start of the second half. But a Paul Flynn free that flew straight to the net changed everything in the second half, and with Flynn adding another five points and Ken McGrath leading the 14-man resistance from centre-back, Waterford prevailed, McGrath's catch at the very end as they protected a one-point lead the game's signature moment.[4]

In 2005 the championship produced two games between Cork and Waterford. A two-point victory for Cork in the Munster semi-final was followed by an All-Ireland quarter-final meeting in Croke Park. A Brian Corcoran drop goal was the highlight of the game as Cork triumphed by 1-18 to 1-13.

After avoiding each other in the provincial series in 2006, the sides subsequently met in the All-Ireland semi-final. On a day when it looked as if Waterford would finally break their semi-final hoodoo and reach their first All-Ireland decider in forty-three years, Cork produced a new forward in the form of Cathal Naughton. Waterford had gone four points ahead when Naughton was sprung from the bench and captured 1-1 inside two minutes. A late Ken McGrath free was batted away by Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack. An almighty scrap for possession ensued with Cork emerging with the ball at the stroke of full-time.[5]

Cork and Waterford clashed on three separate occasions during the 2007 championship. Cork stalwarts Donal Óg Cusack, Diarmuid O'Sullivan and Seán Óg Ó hAilpín were suspended for the Munster semi-final tie which saw Waterford dethrone reigning provincial champions Cork. After a pulsating eight-goal encounter, the Déise emerged as 5-15 to 3-18 winners.[6] Both sides faced each other again in the All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park in front of a record attendance of 72,426 for this fixture. Both sides provided another pulsating chapter to their rivalry with the game still alive deep in time added on. Substitute Eoin McGrath got inside the Cork defence at the Canal End with his side trailing by one point and time ticking away. His shot was saved by Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack, the rebound came out to Paul Flynn who pulled first time only to see it saved on the line by Diarmuid O'Sullivan. Cusack seemed to lie on the ball and was immediately challenged by Flynn. The resultant free saw Eoin Kelly tap to sliotar over the bar to level the game at 3-16 apiece and force a replay.[7] The third game between the two was a tense affair, with Dan Shanahan netting a brace of goals to seal a 2-17 to 0-20 victory.[8]

After nine meetings in six championships, the Cork-Waterford rivalry took a three-year hiatus and resumed with a Munster final clash in 2010. Once again the game was a close affair with veteran Tony Browne scoring a late goal to level the match at 2-15 apiece.[9] The replay created a piece of history as it was the first Munster decider to be played on a Saturday night under floodlights. When the sides finished level at the end of 70 minutes, it became the first Munster final replay to go to extra time since 1987. Dan Shanahan, who was introduced as a substitute for the injured John Mullane, scored the deciding goal in a 1-16 to 1-13 victory.[10]

In 2012 both sides clashed in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Waterford led by three points entering the final stages, however, Cork outscored the Déise by 0-7 to 0-1 in the last five minutes to secure a 1-19 to 0-19 victory.[11]

In their first Munster quarter-final clash in 39 years, Cork faced a scare against Waterford in the opening game of the 2014 championship. Trailing by nine points at one stage, the Rebels fought back to secure a 1-21 apiece draw before winning the replay by 14 points.[12]

In 2015, Waterford won their third hurling league title with a comprehensive ten-point victory over Cork in the first decider between the counties since 1998.[13] They followed this up five weeks later by beating Cork in the semi-final of the Munster championship by five points, their first Championship victory over the Rebels for five years.[14]

Statistics

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Cork 30 50 14 94
Waterford 2 9 2 13
Combined 32 59 16 107

All time results

Championship

Cork win
Waterford win
Drawn game
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
122 July 1888Cork (1)2-8 - 0-0WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC semi-final
217 August 1890Cork (2)w/o - scr.WaterfordYoughalMSHC semi-final
31 May 1898Cork (3)4-6 - 1-6WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC quarter-final
49 October 1904Cork (4)5-16 - 1-1WaterfordTipperaryMSHC final
512 May 1906Cork (5)4-13 - 0-2WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC quarter-final
619 May 1907Cork (6)5-13 - 4-2WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC semi-final
711 July 1909Cork (7)6-16 - 0-3WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC semi-final
821 June 1914Cork (8)4-2 - 1-1WaterfordWalsh ParkMSHC semi-final
96 August 1916Cork (9)8-1 - 3-2WaterfordWalsh ParkMSHC semi-final
1018 May 1919Cork (10)10-1 - 3-0WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC quarter-final
1124 June 1923Cork (11)13-4 - 0-1WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC quarter-final
124 May 1924Cork (12)8-3 - 3-0WaterfordShandon GroundsMSHC quarter-final
1330 May 1926Cork (13)12-3 - 5-2WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC quarter-final
1413 May 1928Cork (14)4-8 - 0-3WaterfordGaelic ParkMSHC semi-final
1511 August 1929Cork (15)4-6 - 2-3WaterfordFraher FieldMSHC final
1616 August 1931Cork4-0 - 1-9WaterfordClonmel GAA GroundMSHC final
1730 August 1931Cork (16)5-4 - 2-1WaterfordClonmel GAA GroundMSHC final replay
1812 June 1932Cork (17)5-6 - 1-5WaterfordFitzGerald ParkMSHC quarter-final
1910 July 1938Waterford (1)5-2 - 1-3CorkFraher FieldMSHC semi-final
2025 June 1939Cork (18)7-4 - 4-3WaterfordFitzGerald ParkMSHC semi-final
211 August 1943Cork (19)2-13 - 3-8WaterfordCork Athletic GroundsMSHC final
2230 June 1946Cork (20)3-9 - 1-6WaterfordClonmel GAA GroundMSHC semi-final
2329 June 1947Cork (21)3-10 - 1-5WaterfordClonmel GAA GroundMSHC semi-final
241 August 1948Waterford (2)4-7 - 3-9CorkThurles SportsfieldMSHC final
2525 June 1950Cork (22)1-4 - 0-5WaterfordThurles SportsfieldMSHC semi-final
2627 June 1954Cork (23)7-8 - 4-5WaterfordThurles SportsfieldMSHC semi-final
2710 June 1956Cork (24)5-9 - 2-12WaterfordFitzGerald ParkMSHC quarter-final
2814 July 1957Waterford (2)1-11 - 1-6CorkThurles SportsfieldMSHC final
2926 July 1959Waterford (3)3-9 - 2-9CorkThurles SportsfieldMSHC final
309 July 1961Cork (25)5-7 - 2-7WaterfordThurles SportsfieldMSHC semi-final
318 July 1962Cork (26)4-10 - 1-16WaterfordThurles SportsfieldMSHC semi-final
3228 June 1964Cork (27)4-10 - 5-6WaterfordThurles SportsfieldMSHC semi-final
334 July 1965Cork2-6 - 2-6WaterfordGaelic GroundsMSHC semi-final
3411 July 1965Cork (28)1-11 - 2-5WaterfordGaelic GroundsMSHC semi-final replay
3524 July 1966Cork (29)4-9 - 2-9WaterfordGaelic GroundsMSHC final
364 June 1967Waterford (5)3-10 - 1-8CorkWalsh ParkMSHC quarter-final
3722 May 1972Cork (30)3-16 - 4-6WaterfordCork Athletic GroundsMSHC quarter-final
3819 May 1974Waterford (6)4-9 - 3-8CorkWalsh ParkMSHC quarter-final
398 June 1975Cork (31)4-15 - 0-6WaterfordWalsh ParkMSHC quarter-final
4019 June 1977Cork (32)4-13 - 3-11WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
4117 June 1978Cork (33)3-17 - 2-8WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
4218 July 1982Cork (34)5-31 - 3-6WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC final
4310 July 1983Cork (35)3-22 - 0-12WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC final
448 June 1986Cork (36)6-13 - 0-9WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
454 June 1989Cork0-18 - 0-18WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
4618 June 1989Waterford (7)5-16 - 4-17CorkSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final replay
473 June 1990Cork (37)4-15 - 1-8WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
482 June 1991Cork (38)2-10 - 0-13WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
4913 June 1999Cork (39)0-24 - 1-15WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
5026 May 2002Waterford (8)1-16 - 1-15CorkSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
5129 June 2003Cork (40)3-16 - 3-12WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC final
5227 June 2004Waterford (9)3-16 - 1-21CorkSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
5322 May 2005Cork (41)2-17 - 2-15WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC quarter-final
5424 July 2005Cork (42)1-18 - 1-13WaterfordCroke ParkAISHC quarter-final
556 August 2006Cork (43)1-16 - 1-15WaterfordCroke ParkAISHC semi-final
5615 June 2007Waterford (10)5-15 - 3-18CorkSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final
5729 July 2007Waterford3-16 - 3-16CorkCroke ParkAISHC quarter-final
585 August 2007Waterford (11)2-17 - 0-20CorkCroke ParkAISHC quarter-final replay
599 July 2010Waterford2-15 - 2-15CorkSemple StadiumMSHC final
6017 July 2010Waterford (12)1-19 - 0-19CorkSemple StadiumMSHC final replay
6129 July 2012Cork (44)1-19 - 0-19WaterfordSemple StadiumAISHC quarter-final
6225 May 2014Cork1-21 - 1-21WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC quarter-final
638 June 2014Cork (45)0-28 - 0-14WaterfordSemple StadiumMSHC quarter-final replay
647 June 2015Waterford (13)3-19 - 1-21CorkSemple StadiumMSHC semi-final

Records

Scorelines

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Score Total Appearances
1 Christy Ring Cork 11-37 70 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962
2 Paul Flynn Waterford 5-44 59 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2007
Ben O'Connor Cork 2-53 59 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2010, 2010
4 Eoin Kelly Waterford 4-43 55 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2010, 2010
5 Joe Deane Cork 2-48 54 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2007
6 Dan Shanahan Waterford 9-12 39 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2010, 2010
7 John Mullane Waterford 4-26 38 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2010, 2010, 2012
8 Charlie McCarthy Waterford 5-22 37 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978

References

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