2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

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2008 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Clare
2-21 0-19
Date13 July 2008
VenueGaelic Grounds, Limerick
Man of the MatchJohn O'Brien (Tipperary)
RefereeJohn Sexton (Cork)
Attendance48,076
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The 2008 Munster Senior Hurling 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] 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.

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 details[edit]

Tipperary2-21 - 0-19Clare
J O'Brien 1-4
S Calinan 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
Attendance: 48,076
Referee: D.Kirwan (Cork)
Tipperary GAA
Clare GAA
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[edit]

  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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