1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

1995 Munster Senior Hurling Final

Event	1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare Limerick 1-17 0-11
Date	9 July 1995
Venue	Semple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the Match	P. J. O'Connell
Referee	J. McDonnell (Tipperary)
Weather	Sunny
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The 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 9 July 1995 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Limerick. Clare claimed their first Munster Championship since 1932 and fourth ever after beating Limerick on a scoreline of 1–17 to 0–11. Clare were leading the game by 1–5 to 0–7 at half time.^[1]

With the scores at 0–5 to 0–3 in Clare's favour in the first half, Davy Fitzgerald scored from a penalty five minutes before the break, crashing the ball high into the net at the town end before sprinting back to his goal-line. In 2005 this penalty goal came fifth in the Top 20 GAA Moments poll by the Irish public.^[2] Clare were captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane in his first year.^[3]

Clare had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 2–13 to 3–09 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Tipperary by 0–16 to 0–15 in their semi-final.^[4]

The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme with commentary by Ger Canning and analysis by Éamonn Cregan.

References

External links

• Highlights of the Match
• Match Programme Cover