| Event | 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 1 July 2001 | ||||||
| Venue | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Tommy Dunne ( Tipperary) | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Horan | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,500 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 1 July 2001 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork. It was contested by Tipperary and Limerick. Tipperary claimed their first Munster Championship of the decade, beating Limerick on a scoreline of 2–16 to 1–17, a 2-point winning margin. [1] Overall, this was Tipperary's thirty sixth Munster Senior Hurling Championship title. [2] Tipperay had defeated Clare in the semi-final by 0–15 to 0–14 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Cork by 1–16 to 1–15 in the quarter-final and Waterford by 4–11 to 2–14 in the semi-final to reach the final. [3] The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.[ citation needed]
Match details
| Tipperary | 2-16 – 1-17 | Limerick |
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| D. Ryan (1-1), L. Corbett (1-1), M. O'Leary (0-3), B. O'Meara (0-2), E. Enright (0-2), T. Dunne (0-2), E. Kelly (0-2), P. Kelly (0-1), E. O'Neill (0-1), J. O'Brien (0-1). | Report | S. O'Connor (1-3), P. O'Grady (0-5), M. Foley (0-2), C. Carey (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1), J. Foley (0-1), O. Moran (0-1), J. Butler (0-1), B. Begley (0-1), B. Foley (0-1). |
References
- ^ "Tipperary Teams 2000-2010". Premierview.ie. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "2001 Munster Championship Results". gainful.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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