| Event | 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 12 July 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Semple Stadium, Thurles | ||||||
| Referee | Terence Murray (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 56,005 | ||||||
| Weather | Showers | ||||||
The 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 12 July 1987 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Tipperary and Cork. The final finished in a draw with a scoreline of 1-18 each. Tipperary captained by Richard Stakelum and managed by Bab's Keating won the replay by 4-22 to 1-22 after extra time a week later in Killarney to claim their first Munster Senior title since 1971.[1][2]
The first drawn game is notable as the game that Nicky English kicked the ball to the net soccer style after dropping his hurley.[3] In the replay Michael Doyle was the hero coming on as a substitute to score two goals.[4][5] On accepting the cup at the end of the game, captain Richard Stakelum gave his famous the famine is over speech.[6]
Nicky English speaking in 2012 still rates the victory as his greatest victory, saying "The reason it was so special was that a number of us had been on the team for a long time, I was there since 1982. We had already had our disappointments in Munster finals in 1984 and 1985 and that Cork side still had the remnants of the three-in-a-row side and for us to get over Cork was a major thing for us and a major progression really".[7]
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.[citation needed]
Match details
| Tipperary | 1-18 – 1-18 | Cork |
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| P. Fox (0-9), N. English (1-1), D. O'Donnell (0-4), A. Ryan (0-2), R. Stakelum (0-1), J. McGrath (0-1). | Report | J. Fenton (0-12), T. O'Sullivan (0-4), K. Kingston (1-0), K. Hennessy (0-1), T. McCarthy (0-1). |
Replay
| Event | 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 19 July 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney | ||||||
| Referee | Terence Murray (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Dull | ||||||
| Tipperary | 4-22 – 1-22 (AET) | Cork |
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| P. Fox (0-11), M. Doyle (2-0), N. English (1-1), D. O'Connell (1-1), M. McGrath (0-3), A. Ryan (0-3), P. Delaney (0-2), P. Fitzelle (0-1). | Report | J. Fenton (0-13), T. Mulcahy (1-2), T. McCarthy (0-3), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), G. FitzGerald (0-1). |
References
- ^ "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Flashback: 1987 Munster SHC Final replay - Tipperary v Cork". GAA.ie. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "The Making of an All-Ireland". Seamusking.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Hurling -1987 Munster Final Replay - Tipperary v Cork". dvdsales.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Tipperary teams 1980-1989". Premier View. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "1987 Munster final replay". Youtube. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "The Big GAA Interview: Nicky English - Greatness comes twice". Joe.ie. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
External links
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