2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Event	2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Date	13 July 2008
Venue	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Man of the Match	John O'Brien (Tipperary)
Referee	John Sexton (Cork)
Attendance	48,076
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The 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 13 July 2008 in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. It was contested by Tipperary and Clare. Tipperary claimed their first Munster Senior Hurling title since 2001 and 37th title overall, as they overcame Clare by a score of 2–21 to 0–19.^[1]

The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.

By winning the final Tipperary maintained their unbeaten run in 2008, under Liam Sheedy in his first year as manager.

Match

Summmary

Goals in either half from Séamus Callinan (1-3) and John O'Brien (1-4) helped the National League champions to an eight-point win.^[2]

With a first-half wides tally of 10, Clare struggled initially in defence and attack and were 1–11 to 0-6 behind at half-time. Aided by Niall Gilligan's 0-8 haul, Clare revived their chances by closing the gap to five points, but O'Brien's 58th-minute goal sealed the issue.

Playing captain Eoin Kelly and team captain Paul Ormonde collected the Munster Cup after the final whistle.

Details

13 July 2008

Tipperary	2-21 - 0-19	Clare
J O'Brien 1-4 S Callanan 1-3 E Kelly 0-6 (2f) S McGrath 0-3 L Corbett 0-2 J Woodlock 0-1 P Kerwick 0-1 H Maloney 0-1	(Report)	N Gilligan 0-8 (5f) M Flaherty 0-3 (3f) C Lynch 0-3 T Carmody 0-2 J Clancy 0-1 G Quinn 0-1 D McMahon 0-01

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 48,076

Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)

Tipperary

Clare


TIPPERARY GAA:
1	Brendan Cummins
2	Éamonn Buckley
3	Paul Curran
4	Conor O'Brien
5	Éamonn Corcoran
6	Conor O'Mahoney
7	Shane Maher
8	James Woodlock
9	Shane McGrath
10	Pat Kerwick
11	Séamus Callinan
12	John O'Brien
13	Eoin Kelly (c)
14	Lar Corbett
15	Séamus Butler
Substitutes Used:
16	Declan Fanning
17	Michéal Webster
18	Hugh Maloney
19	Benny Dunne
Manager:
Liam Sheedy


CLARE GAA:
1	Philip Brennan
2	Pat Vaughan
3	Frank Lohan
4	Gerry O'Grady
5	Gerry Quinn
6	Conor Plunkett
7	Philip Donnellan
8	Brian O'Connell (c)
9	Colin Lynch
10	Tony Carmody
11	Diarmuid McMahon
12	Jonathan Clancy
13	Tony Griffin
14	Niall Gilligan
15	Mark Flaherty
Substitutes Used:
16	Declan O'Rourke
17	Gary O'Connell
18	Fergal Lynch
19	Barry Nugent
20	M Murphy
Manager:
Mike McNamara

RTÉ Man of the Match:
John O'Brien

References

^ "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 2-21 Clare 0-19". RTÉ News. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
^ "Tipperary reign supreme in Munster". Irish Times. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

External links

RTÉ Match Report

[1] "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 2-21 Clare 0-19". RTÉ News. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2009.

[2] "Tipperary reign supreme in Munster". Irish Times. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

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