Football match
| Event | 1996 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 14 July 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ciarán Carey (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
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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.
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. Both matches were screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.
Match
Details
| Limerick | 0–19 – 1–16 | Tipperary |
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| 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). | Full Match | 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). |
| Limerick | 4-7 – 0-16 | Tipperary |
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| 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). |
References
- "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- "1996 Munster Championship Results". gainful.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.