1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final explained

1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Event:1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Team1score:1-16
Team2score:3-10
Date:12 July 1998
Stadium:Semple Stadium
City:Thurles
Referee:Willie Barrett
Attendance:51,417
Weather:Showers
Previous:1997
Next:1999

The 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on 12 July 1998 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Waterford.

The final finished in a draw, with a scoreline of 1-16 for Clare, 3-10 for Waterford.[1] Clare, captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane, won the replay a week later on a scoreline of 2-16 to 0-10.[2] Both matches were shown live in Ireland as part of The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ Two.[3]

Drawn match

Summary

In the drawn game on 12 July, Waterford struggled to keep in touch with Clare, who were All-Ireland champions for two of the previous three years. Paul Flynn fired a free to the net with the match entering injury time to level the scores, Waterford had an opportunity to win it from a 100 metre free but Paul Flynn's effort drifted wide.

Details

Replay

Summary

The replay was one of the most controversial games of hurling ever played. Before the sliotar had even been thrown in, Colin Lynch was pulling recklessly across Peter Queally and Tony Browne. A melee ensued two minutes into the game and Lynch punched Browne. Brian Lohan and Michael White were red-carded for also fighting. The rest of the game was played in an extremely bad spirit and Clare emerged the victors by 2–16 to 0–10.[4] The Munster Council later suspended Colin Lynch for three months.[5] He was a huge loss for the subsequent three-game All-Ireland semi-final saga with Offaly, a marathon run of games which Clare eventually lost, thus surrendering an All-Ireland title which they had been hot favourites to retain.

Details

1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final replay
Event:1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Team1score:2-16
Team2score:0-10
Date:19 July 1998
Stadium:Semple Stadium
City:Thurles
Referee:Willie Barrett
Attendance:51,731
Weather:Dull
Previous:1997
Next:1999

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flashback: Clare v Waterford, drawn 1998 Munster Final. 30 April 2016. GAA.ie. 8 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Munster Final Winning Teams. Munster.gaa.ie. 23 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124423/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. 21 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Flashback: 1998 Munster SHC Final - Clare v Waterford. 10 June 2020. GAA.ie. 11 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Waterford powerless to halt Claremen's relentless march . 20 July 1998 . . 13 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080309174427/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/07/20/shead.htm . 9 March 2008 .
  5. Web site: Council meeting a bit of a shambles . 8 August 1998 . . 13 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080406073830/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/08/08/shead.htm . 6 April 2008 .