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1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final


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title1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
event[1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship](1995-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship)
team1
team1association[[File:Portumna GAA colours.PNG40px]]
team1score1-17
team2
team2association[[File:Limerick colours.PNG40px]]
team2score0-11
date9 July 1995
stadiumSemple Stadium
cityThurles
man_of_the_match1aP. J. O'Connell
refereeJ. McDonnell (Tipperary)
weatherSunny
previous[1994](1994-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final)
next[1996](1996-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final)

The 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 9 July 1995 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Limerick. Clare claimed their first Munster Championship since 1932 and fourth ever, after beating Limerick on a scoreline of 1–17 to 0–11. Clare were leading the game by 1–5 to 0–7 at half-time.

With the scores at 0–5 to 0–3 in Clare's favour in the first half, Davy Fitzgerald scored from a penalty five minutes before the break, crashing the ball high into the net at the town end before sprinting back to his goal-line. In 2005, this penalty goal came fifth in the Top 20 GAA Moments poll by the Irish public.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLkZDAhNn38 Clare were captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane in his first year.

Clare had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 2–13 to 3–09 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Tipperary by 0–16 to 0–15 in their semi-final.

The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme, with commentary by Ger Canning and analysis by Éamonn Cregan.

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  1. "1995 CLARE'S ALL IRELAND WIN". Gaa.ie.
  2. (9 July 2015). "20 years ago today the Clare hurlers won a famous Munster title…but where are they now?". The 42.
  3. "1995 Munster Hurling Championship". Gaainfo.ie.
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