2006 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 2006 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on Sunday 25 June 2006 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary,. It was contested by Cork and Tipperary. Cork captained by Pat Mulcahy claimed the title beating Tipperary on a scoreline of 2-14 to 1-14.[1][2] The match was shown live in Ireland as part of the Sunday Game live on RTÉ Two.

2006 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event2006 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Tipperary
2-14 1-14
Date25 June 2006
VenueSemple Stadium, Thurles
RefereeD Murphy (Wexford)
Attendance53,286

Tipperary forward Lar Corbett got the opening goal of the game when he shot low to beat Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack in the fourth minute. Cusack went on to make two saves in the first half as the teams were level at half time.

Match details
Final
Cork2-14 - 1-14Tipperary
J. Deane 0-8 (0-5 frees); B. O’Connor and B. Corcoran 1-1 each; J. Gardiner 0-2 (0-1 free); J. O’Connor and K. Murphy 0-1 each. Report E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees, 0-2 (‘65’s); L. Corbett 1-1; J. O’Brien and J. Carroll 0-2 each; P. Kelly and B. Dunne 0-1 each.
Attendance: 53,286
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

References
  1. "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. "2005 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final". gainful.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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