2008 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Clare
2-21 0-19
Date13 July 2008
VenueGaelic Grounds, Limerick
Man of the MatchJohn O'Brien (Tipperary)
RefereeJohn Sexton (Cork)
Attendance48,076

The 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Final was a hurling match played on 13 July 2008 in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. It was contested by Tipperary and Clare. Tipperary claimed their first Munster Senior Hurling title since 2001 and 37th title overall as they overcame Clare by a score of 2–21 to 0–19.[1] Goals in either half from Séamus Callinan (1-3) and John O'Brien (1-4) helped the National League champions to an eight-point win.[2] With a first half wides tally of 10, Clare struggled initially in defence and attack and were 1–11 to 0-6 behind at half-time. Aided by Niall Gilligan's 0-8 haul Clare revived their chances by closing the gap to five points but O'Brien's 58th-minute goal sealed the issue. Playing captain Eoin Kelly and team captain Paul Ormonde collected the munster cup after the final whistle.

The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.

By winning the final Tipperary maintained their unbeaten run in 2008 under Liam Sheedy in his first year as manager.

Match details

Tipperary2-21 - 0-19Clare
J O'Brien 1-4
S Calinan 1-3
E Kelly 0-6 (2f)
S McGrath 0-3
L Corbett 0-2
J Woodlock 0-1
P Kerwick 0-1
H Maloney 0-1		 (Report) N Gilligan 0-8 (5f)
M Flaherty 0-3 (3f)
C Lynch 0-3
T Carmody 0-2
J Clancy 0-1
G Quinn 0-1
D McMahon 0-01
Attendance: 48,076
Referee: D.Kirwan (Cork)
Tipperary GAA
Clare GAA
TIPPERARY GAA:
1Brendan Cummins
2Éamonn Buckley   
3Paul Curran
4Conor O'Brien
5Éamonn Corcoran   
6Conor O'Mahoney
7Shane Maher
8James Woodlock
9Shane McGrath
10Pat Kerwick
11Séamus Callinan
12John O'Brien
13Eoin Kelly (c)
14Lar Corbett
15Séamus Butler
Substitutes Used:
16Declan Fanning
17Michéal Webster
18Hugh Maloney
19Benny Dunne
Manager:
Liam Sheedy
CLARE GAA:
1Philip Brennan
2Pat Vaughan
3Frank Lohan
4Gerry O'Grady
5Gerry Quinn
6Conor Plunkett
7Philip Donnellan
8Brian O'Connell (c)
9Colin Lynch
10Tony Carmody
11Diarmuid McMahon   
12Jonathan Clancy
13Tony Griffin  
14Niall Gilligan
15Mark Flaherty
Substitutes Used:
16Declan O'Rourke
17Gary O'Connell
18Fergal Lynch
19Barry Nugent
20M Murphy
Manager:
Mike McNamara

RTÉ Man of the Match:
John O'Brien

References

  1. ↑ "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 2-21 Clare 0-19". RTÉ News. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Tipperary reign supreme in Munster". Irish Times. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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