2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Event2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Waterford
5-19 0-13
Date10 July 2016
VenueGaelic Grounds, Limerick
Man of the MatchJohn McGrath[1]
RefereeBrian Gavin (Offaly)
Attendance26,508
WeatherWind and rain
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The 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played on 10 July 2016 at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. The winners would advance to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, with the loser going into the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Tipperary and Waterford contested the final.[2][3]

Tipperary won the game on a 5-19 to 0-13 scoreline to claim their 42nd Munster title, the 21-point margin was identical to the difference between Tipperary and Waterford in the 2011 Munster final.[4]

John McGrath scored 3-2 in the match for Tipperary and was named as the man of the match.[5][6][7][8]

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  6. ^ "Cyril Farrell: It was just like watching Cats in their pomp". Irish Independent. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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