Galway senior hurling team season 2017

Galway Senior Hurling Season 2017
2017 Hurling Season
Manager Micheál Donoghue
Captain David Burke
All-Ireland SHC Winners[1]
Leinster SHC Winners[2]
2017 Allianz Senior Hurling League Winners[3]
Top scorer Championship Joe Canning 0-46
Highest SHC attendance 15 (v sylane 3 September)

The 2017 season was Micheál Donoghue's second year as manager of the Galway senior hurling team.[4][5][6]

On 3 September 2017, Galway beat Waterford in the All-Ireland Final where they won their first title since 1988.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

During the championship, Galway only scored two goals, both of which came in the first game against Dublin.[15][16][17]

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  3. ^ "Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final". The 42. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Galway propelled by their sense of destiny". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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  9. ^ "2017 All Ireland Final: as it happened". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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  11. ^ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Analysis: Galway deserving All-Ireland winners as Waterford system buckles under intense heat". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Recap: Galway crowned All-Ireland champions". RTE Sport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  14. ^ "'There was tears in the eyes, it was highly emotional stuff' - Galway's All-Ireland breakthrough". The 42. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Galway's astonishing championship campaign". RTE Sport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. ^ "The key moments that led to Galway's glorious victory". RTE Sport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Points do win matches as Galway celebrate". RTE Sport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.