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2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

Field	Value
title	2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
event	2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
team1
team1association	[[File:Waterford colours.PNG	40px]]
team1score	2-23
team2
team2association	[[File:Tipperary colours.PNG	40px]]
team2score	3-12
date	30 June 2002
stadium	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
city	Cork
man_of_the_match1a	Fergal Hartley (Waterford)
referee	Aodán Mac Suibhne
attendance	40,276
weather	Cloudy
previous	[2001](2001-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final)
next	[2003](2003-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final)

The 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on Sunday 30 June 2002 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork,. It was contested by Waterford and Tipperary. Waterford claimed their first Munster Championship since 1963 and their sixth title in total, beating Tipperary on a scoreline of 2–23 to 3–12, an eight-point winning margin.

Waterford, with Justin McCarthy in his first season as manager, had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 1–16 to 1–15 to reach the final, while Tipperary, the reigning All-Ireland Champions and managed by Nicky English, had defeated Clare by 1–18 to 2–13 in the quarter-final and Limerick by 1–20 to 1–13 in the semi-final to reach the final. The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.

Match

Summary

Waterford's top scorers during the game were Paul Flynn and Ken McGrath, who scored one goal and 13 points between them. At half-time Tipperary led by 1–10 to 1-09, but with a strong breeze in the second half in their favour Waterford went on to score 1–14 with Tony Browne scoring a second Waterford goal in the fifty-third minute, as Waterford scored 1-6 without reply in the final twenty minutes to secure an eight-point victory and their first Munster title in 39 years. The winning Waterford captain was Fergal Hartley, who collected the Munster Hurling Cup at the end of the match.

Details

Final K. McGrath 0-7 J. Mullane 0-4 T. Browne 1-0 E. Kelly 0-3 D. Bennett 0-1 E. McGrath 0-1 S. Prendergast 0-1 E. Kelly 1-4 T. Dunne 0-2 L. Corbett 0-1 C. Gleeson 0-1 J. Carroll 0-1 B. O'Meara 0-1

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References

"Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie.
"2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final". gainful.com.
"2002 Munster Championship Results". gaainfo.com.
(19 March 2020). "Flashback: 2002 Munster SHC Final - Waterford v Tipperary". GAA.ie.

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