The 1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 7 July 1991 at
Páirc Uí Chaoimh,
Cork. It was contested by
Cork and
Tipperary. The final finished in a draw with a scoreline of 4-10 to 2-16.
Tipperary captained by
Declan Carr and managed by
Bab's Keating won the replay by 4-19 to 4-15 on 21 July in
Semple Stadium after coming back from nine points down, Cork had led by 3-13 to 1-10 with just a quarter of the game remaining.
Aidan Ryan's late goal into the corner of the net sparked a pitch invasion from the Killinan End. Cork has a 2-8 to 1-7 lead at halftime in the replay.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Highlights of both games were shown as part of
The Sunday Game programme on
RTÉ 2 on the Sunday night. The programmes were presented by
Michael Lyster with commentary by
Ger Canning. The replay was described by the Irish Independent in 2014 and 2015 as one of the best games of hurling ever to be played.[7][8]
M. Cleary (1-7), P. Fox (1-5), A. Ryan (1-1), D. Carr (1-1), D. Ryan (0-2), J. Leahy (0-2), Cormac Bonnar (0-1).
J. Fitzgibbon (2-1), T. O'Sullivan (0-6), G. FitzGerald (1-2), K. Hennessy (1-0), J. Cashman (0-3), T. Mulcahy (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1), C. Casey (0-1).