2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

2009 All-Ireland Hurling Final
Event2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny Tipperary
2–22 0–23
Date6 September 2009
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchP.J. Ryan
RefereeDiarmuid Kirwan (Cork)
Attendance82,106
WeatherLight Rain
16 °C (61 °F)[1]
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The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 6 September 2009 in Croke Park, Dublin, between Kilkenny and Tipperary.[2] It was the first time the two teams had met in the All-Ireland final since 1991. Kilkenny's win was their fourth in a row, an accomplishment last matched by Cork between 1941 and 1944.[3]

Kilkenny's victory gave them a record seventh title of the decade and a record 18th consecutive Championship win.[4] Following the match, Kilkenny manager Brian Cody announced details of the release of his autobiography, Cody.[5][6] Kilkenny hurler Henry Shefflin was named as the sport's Opel GPA Player of the Month for August after the win; Shefflin contributed 1–14 of Kilkenny's score in the final.[7] Shefflin was named on The Etihad 125 Dream Team before the final.[8] He also claimed his ninth All Star Award.[9]

Prior to the game, Kilkenny were hailed as already being "the greatest side ever to play the game" by Eamonn Sweeney in the Sunday Independent as the Cork side who had already achieved four consecutive titles over sixty years previously did so against the backdrop of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak which led to fewer games being played.[10] Rock singer Shane MacGowan attended the final to support his team Tipperary.[11]

  1. ^ [1] . Met Éireann, Monthly Weather Bulletin, 24hr Max & Min Temps
  2. ^ "GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship | The Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Flashback: 2009 All-Ireland SHC Final - Kilkenny v Tipperary". GAA.ie. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cats are simply the best was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Release date set for Cody autobiography". Evening Echo. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009. Kilkenny hurling boss Brian Cody will release his autobiography 'Cody' on September 28.
  6. ^ "Cody book set for September release". RTÉ. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Canty and Shefflin take GPA awards". RTÉ. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Shefflin replaces Langton in Etihad 125 'Dream Team". Irish Independent. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kilkenny take six All Stars was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Cody's Cats have record books all figured out". Irish Independent. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  11. ^ Fiona Dillon (5 September 2009). "MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team in final". Evening Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.