2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Clare Cork
0-25
5-16		 3-16
3-16
Date8 September 2013 (first game)
28 September 2013 (replay)
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchConor Ryan (first game)
Shane O'Donnell (replay)
RefereeBrian Gavin (Offaly) (first game)
James McGrath (Westmeath) (replay)
Attendance81,651 (first game)
82,276 (replay)
WeatherPartly Cloudy (first game)
14 °C (57 °F)[1]
Mostly Cloudy (replay)
17 °C (63 °F)[1]
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The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played on 8 September 2013 at Croke Park, Dublin. For the second straight year, the final ended in a draw, requiring a replay that was held on 28 September 2013 at Croke Park.[2][3]

In the replay Clare beat Cork 5–16 to 3–16 to claim their fourth All Ireland title.[4][5][6] The replay has been described by some as one of the greatest finals of all time.[7][8][9][10][11]

The game between Cork and Clare was an all Munster All-Ireland for the second time ever, the first having been in 1997 between Clare and Tipperary.[12][13][14]

The drawn final was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Cyril Farrell, Liam Sheedy, and Eddie Brennan and pre-match comments from Tomás Mulcahy and Ger Loughnane. Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Michael Duignan. The replay was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ2 as part of The Saturday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Cyril Farrell, Liam Sheedy, and Eddie Brennan. Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Michael Duignan.

The drawn match was preceded by the Galway against Waterford minor hurling final which started at 1.15pm and was won by Waterford, their first minor title in 65 years.[15]

A peak Irish television audience of 1.3 million people watched RTÉ's coverage of the drawn final with an average audience of 885,000 viewers, a 64% share of the available television audience.[16]

  1. ^ a b Met Eireann: Monthly Summaries - September 2013
  2. ^ "All-Ireland hurling final replay to throw in a 5pm on Saturday 28 September". RTÉ Sport. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Small fish and teenage hat-tricks - Clare and Cork's double dose of drama in 2013". RTE Sport. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Clare claim a game borrowed from the gods". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Clare bridge 16-year gap after Shane O'Donnell becomes hat-trick hero". Irish Independent. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ^ "O'Donnell's dream day fires Clare to victory". The Score. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Cyril Farrell: Shrewd Davy has all the materials to build a dynasty". Irish Independent. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Clare brought an Uzi with them and emptied the clip". Irish Independent. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Hurling's top 10 - the best games of the modern era". Irish Independent. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  10. ^ "They'll party like it's 1995, but Clare are already looking forward". Irish Examiner. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Clare 5-16 Cork 3-16". Munster GAA. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Barry-Murphy leads Cork back to biggest stage". Irish Independent. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Clare 1-22 Limerick 0-18". Munster GAA. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  14. ^ "All Ireland hurling final replay to be held at 5pm on Saturday 28 September". Irish Independent. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Waterford 1-21 Galway 0-16". RTÉ Sport. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  16. ^ "All-Ireland hurling final replay to throw in a 5pm on Saturday 28 September". RTÉ Sport. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.