| Event | 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 9 July 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Semple Stadium, Thurles | ||||||
| Man of the Match | P. J. O'Connell | ||||||
| Referee | J. McDonnell (Tipperary) | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
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.
- ^ "1995 CLARE'S ALL IRELAND WIN". Gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Top 20 GAA Moments". Youtube. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "20 years ago today the Clare hurlers won a famous Munster title…but where are they now?". The 42. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "1995 Munster Hurling Championship". Gaainfo.ie. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.