Clare defeated Tipperary by 5-19 to 1-25 after extra time in the Bord Gais Energy Munster GAA Hurling U21 Championship Semi-Final on Wednesday July 16th at Cusack Park Ennis.
Report: @GaaClare will play @OfficialCorkGAA in the @BGEHurlingU21 Munster final after defeating Tipperary: http://t.co/bErNsFPGlP #GAA
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 16, 2014
Preview: @BGEHurlingU21 Munster U21 Hurling Semi-Final, @GaaClare v @TipperaryGAA , Cusack Park, 7.30pm – http://t.co/79Ktxuzow2 #GAA
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 16, 2014
Team News
Tipperary travel to Cusack Park in Ennis on Wednesday night for the Munster under 21 semi-final the team has been named. The U21H team to play Clare includes six of the team that started against Clare in last years Munster Final defeat. These are Michael Breen, Cathal Barrett, Tomas Hamill, Seamus Kennedy, Jason Forde and Liam McGrath and they will be joined by current Senior Inter County player Ronan Maher along with Colin O Riordan from the current Senior Football squad plus 2012 All Ireland MH captain Bill Maher.
Tipperary (U21H v Clare) – Paul Maher (Moyne Templetuohy); Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill), Michael Breen (Ballina), Tom Fox (Éire Óg Annacarty); Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), John Meagher (Loughmore Castleiney), Tomas Hamill (Moyne Templetuohy), Seamus Kennedy (St. Mary’s Clonmel), Bill Maher (Kilsheelan Kilcash); Colin O Riordan (J K Brackens), Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Dan McCormack (Borris Ileigh); Stephen Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields), Jason Forde (Silvermines – Captain), Sean Maher (Clonoulty Rossmore)
CLARE (U21 v Tipperary): Keith Hogan; Jarlath Colleran, Jack Browne, Seadna Morey; Gearóid O’Connell, Alan O’Neill, Conor Cleary; Tony Kelly, Colm Galvin; Jamie Shanahan, Shane McGrath, Peter Duggan; Bobby Duggan, Aaron Cunningham, David Reidy.
Match Programme
The cover of the souvenir match programme for this game.
Who'll still be standing on Thursday morning will it be @GAAClare or @TipperaryGAA? We've posted a preview here here http://t.co/kVm99Qtufg
— BordGáis U21 Hurling (@BGEHurlingU21) July 15, 2014
When – Wednesday July 16th @ 7:30pm
Where – Cusack Park Ennis
Referee – Cathal McAllister (Cork)
Stand-By Referee – Colm Lyons (Cork)
Linesman – Aidan Barry (Cork)
Sideline Official – James Bermingham (Cork)
Umpires – Dan Looney, Bernard Butler, Richard Moloney, Charlie McAllister
Extra time – (2 periods x 10 minutes only) to be played if sides finish level at the end of 60 minutes
Next Round – the winners play Cork or Waterford in the Munster final on Wednesday, July 30th.
Admission Prices
Adult – €10
Student/OAP with appropriate ID Card – €5
Tickets available online at gaa.tickets.ie and in Centra and SuperValu shops. Pre-purchase to avoid delays on the night.
Under 16s are free
Contact Munster GAA PRO Ger Ryan at pro.munster@gaa.ie for more information
For the Record
| Clare | Tipperary | |
| Management | Donal Moloney, Gerry O’ Connor (Joint Managers), Jimmy Browne, Paul Kinnerk, Barry Fitzpatrick | TJ Connolly (Manager),
Niall Curran, Ken Dunne, Noel Morris. |
| 2013 Championship Performance | Defeated Waterford and Tipperary to win the Munster Final before defeating Galway in the All Ireland semi-final and Antrim in the final by 2-28 to 0-12. | Defeated Limerick and Cork in the Munster championship before losing to Clare in the Munster final by 1-17 to 2-10.
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| Number of Munster Under 21 Hurling titles | 3 | 20 |
| Last Munster Under 21 Hurling Title | 2013 | 2010 |
| Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship Record since 2000 | Played – 22 Won – 11 Lost – 11 Drawn – 0 |
Played – 31 Won – 20 Lost – 9 Drawn – 2 |
| Last meeting in the Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship | August 7th 2013 in Munster final at Semple Stadium Thurles – Clare 1-17 Tipperary 2-10 |
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| What happened 3 years ago?
2011 Munster Minor Hurling Championship Round-up |
Defeated Kerry by 6-24 to 1-8 in the Munster quarter-final.
Defeated Tipperary by 3-13 to 1-13 in the Munster semi-final. Defeated Waterford by 1-20 to 3-9 in the Munster final. Lost to Galway by 1-23 to 1-18 in the All Ireland semi-final. |
Lost to Waterford by 2-16 to 1-13 in the Munster quarter-final.
Defeated Cork by 2-16 to 1-9 in play-off game. Lost to Clare by 3-13 to 1-13 in the Munster semi-final. Lost to Galway by 1-23 to 1-18 in the All Ireland semi-final. |
BORD GAIS ENERGY MUNSTER GAA HURLING UNDER 21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014
Quarter-Final
Wednesday June 4th
@ Páirc na nGael Limerick Clare 2-20 Limerick 1-14
Semi-Finals
Wednesday July 16th
@ Cusack Park Ennis Clare v Tipperary @ 7:30pm
@ Walsh Park Waterford Cork v Waterford @ 7:30pm
Final
Wednesday July 30th
@ TBC Semi-final 1 winner v Semi-final 2 winner @ 7:30pm
Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship Roll Of Honour
Tipperary (20) – 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Cork (18) – 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007
Limerick (6) – 1986, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002 , 2011
Waterford (3) – 1974, 1992, 1994
Clare (3) – 2009, 2012, 2013
Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship – List of Winning Teams
Visit the Munster GAA web site History section to view the complete list of each winning team since the competition began in1964 – http://munster.gaa.ie/history/u21h_teams/
Munster Under 21 Hurling Cup
Corn na Cásca presented by the Munster Council in 1966 to commemorate the jubilee of the 1916 Rising.
All Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship
In the Under 21 Hurling All Ireland Roll of Honour, Cork top the charts along with Kilkenny with 11 titles. Galway have 10 titles followed by Tipperary with 9. Limerick have won 4 All-Ireland titles in this grade. Clare have won 3 titles (all in the last 5 years) while Waterford have 1 title.
Useful Information
Clare are seeking to win 3 Munster and All Ireland titles in a row. Limerick were the last to achieve the Munster and All Ireland 3 in a row double between 2000 and 2002. Tipperary also won 3 in a row Munster and All Ireland titles between 1979 and 81 while Cork achieved the 4 in a row of Munster and All Ireland titles between 1968 and 1971.
Clare have gone on to win the All Ireland title on each of the occasions they have been Munster champions.
Since 2007, 4 of the 5 counties in the Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship have won the title – Cork (2007), Tipperary (2008 and 2010), Clare (2009, 2012 and 2013) and Limerick (2011).
The Munster Under 21 Hurling champions have captured the All-Ireland crown on 7 occasions since 2000 – Limerick (2000, 2001, 2003), Clare (2009, 2012, 2013) and Tipperary (2010). In the other 7 years the Munster championship winners which failed to go on to win the All Ireland title were Tipperary (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008),Cork (2005, 2007) and Limerick (2011).
By Jonathan Cullen Tue 15th Jul
