In a feast of hurling that saw National League holders Tipperary and
All-Ireland Championship holders Kilkenny tied 3-14 to 2-17 after a thrilling nail biting 70 minutes, Kilkenny collected their 14th National League title after two periods of edge-of-your-seat extra time.
At the final whistle supporters from both sides congregated on the Semple Stadium
pitch to applaud the teams and to relive the moments as the new GAA president Christy Cooney presented Henry Shefflin with the Allianz League Trophy. While it was a great day for the Cats Brian Hogan received a broken collar bone in the first half of the match and will be ruled out of upcoming games for the next few weeks.
The team and scorers for Kilkenny: PJ Ryan; Michael Kavanagh, JJ Delaney, Jackie Tyrrell; Tommy Walsh, Brian Hogan, James Ryall; John Tennyson, Michael Rice; Richie Hogan (1-10, 0-7f ), Henry Shefflin (0-4, 1f, 1 65 ), Eoin Larkin (0-1 ); Eddie Brennan (0-2 ), TJ Reid (0-4, 1 sl ), Aidan Fogarty (1-5 ). Subs: Martin Comerford for Brian Hogan, Michael Grace for Martin Comerford, James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick for Henry Shefflin, Sean Cummins for Michael Kavanagh.
The team and scorers for Tipperary: Brendan Cummins (0-1f ); Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Conor O’Brien, Pádraic Maher, Declan Fanning, Shane Maher; Thomas Stapleton, Shane McGrath (0-2 ); Lar Corbett, Seamus Callanan (1-7, 0-7f ), James Woodlock (1-1 ); Noel McGrath (1-5, 1f ), Michael Webster, John O’Brien (1-1 ). Subs: Brendan Maher for Declan Fanning, Hugh Maloney for Shane Maher, Brian Dunne for Hugh Maloney, Seamus Hennessy for James Woodlock, Diarmuid Fitzgerald for Paddy Stapleton, Patrick Maher for Michael Webster, Eamon Buckley for Pádraic Maher.
