2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Event2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Clare
1–25 1–20
Date9 July 2017
VenueSemple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the MatchAlan Cadogan[1]
RefereeFergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Attendance45,558
WeatherRaining, 28 degrees Celsius, humid.
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The 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was played on 9 July 2017 at Semple Stadium, Thurles. The winner advanced to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, with the loser entering the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Clare and Cork contested the final, It was the first final between the sides since Cork's 1–15 to 0–14 win in 1999.[2][3][4]

Cork, captained by Stephen McDonnell, won the game on a 1–25 to 1–20 scoreline to claim their 53rd Munster title.[5][6][7][8]

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