The 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 10 July 2011 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. It was contested by Tipperary and Waterford. The match pitted the 2010 All-Ireland Hurling Champions against the 2010 Munster Hurling Champions. For the first time ever, both Waterford's Senior and Minor hurling teams were making their third Munster Final appearance in a row. It was the first time the two teams had met in a Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh since the 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final.
Tipperary won the game by a margin of 21 points, to claim their third Munster title in four years. It was the largest winning margin in a Munster Final since the 1982 decider between Cork and Waterford, and the first time since 1936 that one team managed to score at least 7 goals.
Previous Munster Final encounters Date Venue Tipperary score Waterford score Match report 23 August 1925 Fraher Field, Dungarvan 6-06 (24) 1-02 (5) 6 July 1958 Semple Stadium, Thurles 4-12 (24) 1-05 (8) 5 August 1962 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 5-14 (29) 2-03 (9) 28 July 1963 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 0-08 (8) 0-11 (11) 2 July 1989 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 0-26 (26) 2-08 (14) Irish Times 30 June 2002 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 3-12 (21) 2-23 (29) 12 July 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles 4-14 (26) 2-16 (22) RTE Sport
Team selection Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald made three changes to the team that overcame Limerick in the semi-final, with Jerome Maher picked at full-back and making his championship debut. Tipperary made one change to their team to the team that defeated Clare in the semi-final, with Paddy Stapleton coming into the team in place of David Young at right corner-back.
Match Summary
Details
TIPPERARY:1 Brendan Cummins2 Paddy Stapleton3 Paul Curran 4 Michael Cahill5 John O'Keeffe6 Conor O'Mahony 7 Pádraic Maher8 Gearóid Ryan 9 Shane McGrath10 Séamus Callanan 11 Noel McGrath12 Séamus Callanan 13 Eoin Kelly (c)14 John O'Brien 15 Lar CorbettSubstitutes:16 Darren Gleeson17 Pa Bourke18 Shane Bourke19 Benny Dunne20 Stephen Lillis21 Brendan Maher 22 Paddy Murphy23 Brian O'Meara24 Paddy Stapleton 25 James Woodlock26 David Young Manager: Declan RyanWATERFORD:1 Clinton Hennessy2 Darragh Fives3 Jerome Maher4 Noel Connors5 Tony Browne 6 Michael Walsh7 Kevin Moran8 Stephen Molumphy (c) 9 Richie Foley21 Eoin McGrath 11 Shane O'Sullivan12 Pauric Mahony 13 John Mullane14 Shane Walsh15 Brian O'Sullivan Substitutes:10 Maurice Shanahan16 Adrian Power171819202223242526Manager: Davy FitzGerald
References
External links 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final at Hurling Stats 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final as it happened