2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Event2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Date30 June 2002
VenuePáirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Man of the MatchFergal Hartley (Waterford)
RefereeAodán Mac Suibhne
Attendance40,276
WeatherCloudy
2001
2003

The 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on Sunday 30 June 2002 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork,. It was contested by Waterford and Tipperary. Waterford claimed their first Munster Championship since 1963 and their sixth title in total, beating Tipperary on a scoreline of 2–23 to 3–12, an eight-point winning margin.[1][2]

Waterford, with Justin McCarthy in his first season as manager, had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 1–16 to 1–15 to reach the final, while Tipperary, the reigning All-Ireland Champions and managed by Nicky English, had defeated Clare by 1–18 to 2–13 in the quarter-final and Limerick by 1–20 to 1–13 in the semi-final to reach the final.[3] The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final". gainful.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. ^ "2002 Munster Championship Results". gaainfo.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.