1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Football match
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The 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 12 July 1987 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Tipperary and Cork. The final finished in a draw, with a scoreline of 1-18 each. Tipperary, captained by Richard Stakelum and managed by Babs Keating, won the replay by 4–22 to 1–22 (after extra-time) a week later in Killarney, to claim their first Munster Senior title since 1971.[1][2]
| Event | 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 12 July 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Semple Stadium, Thurles | ||||||
| Referee | Terence Murray (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 56,005 | ||||||
| Weather | Showers | ||||||
Highlights of both games were shown as part of The Sunday Game programme on RTÉ 2 on the Sunday night. The programmes were presented by Michael Lyster, with commentary by Ger Canning.[citation needed]
Drawn match
Summary
The first drawn game is notable as the game that Nicky English kicked the ball to the net soccer style after dropping his hurley.[3]
Details
Replay
Summary
In the replay Michael Doyle was the hero, coming on as a substitute to score two goals.[4][5] On accepting the cup at the end of the game, captain Richard Stakelum gave his famous the famine is over speech.[6]
Nicky English, speaking in 2012, still rated the victory as his greatest, saying "The reason it was so special was that a number of us had been on the team for a long time, I was there since 1982. We had already had our disappointments in Munster finals in 1984 and 1985 and that Cork side still had the remnants of the three-in-a-row side and for us to get over Cork was a major thing for us and a major progression really".[7]
Details
| Event | 1987 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 19 July 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney | ||||||
| Referee | Terence Murray (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Dull | ||||||