2010 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2010 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 7 June 2010 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Cork and Waterford. The game finished in a draw, with a scoreline of 2-15 each.^[1] The final was replayed the following Saturday night, with Waterford claiming the first Munster Championship of the decade, their ninth overall, beating Cork by three points after extra time.^[2]

2010 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

Event	2010 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford Cork 2-15 2-15
Date	11 July 2010
Venue	Semple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the Match	Declan Prendergast (Waterford)
Referee	J. Ryan (Tipperary)
Attendance	35,375
← 2009 2011 →

Previous Munster Final encounters

Previous to this encounter, the teams had met each other in twelve Munster Hurling Finals, including a replay in 1931. Cork led the rivalry, having won eight finals in comparison to Waterford's three wins. Notable finals include 1982, when Cork beat Waterford by 31 points (Munster Final record) and the previous year's final^{[clarification needed]} when Cork beat Waterford by 4 points, even after a hat trick of goals by Waterford's John Mullane.^[3]

Year	Venue	Cork score	Waterford score	Match report
1903	Tipperary Town	5-16 (31)	1-01 (4)
1929	Fraher Field, Dungarvan	4-06 (18)	2-03 (9)
1931	Clonmel	1-09 (12)	4-00 (12)
1931	Clonmel	5-04 (19)	1-02 (5)
1943	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork	2-13 (19)	3-08 (17)
1948	Semple Stadium, Thurles	3-09 (18)	4-07 (19)
1957	Semple Stadium, Thurles	1-06 (9)	1-11 (14)
1959	Semple Stadium, Thurles	2-09 (15)	3-09 (18)
1966	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick	4-09 (21)	2-09 (15)
1982	Semple Stadium, Thurles	5-31 (46)	3-06 (15)
1983	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork	3-22 (31)	0-12 (12)
2003	Semple Stadium, Thurles	3-16 (25)	3-12 (21)	Irish Examiner[permanent dead link‍]
2004	Semple Stadium, Thurles	1-21 (24)	3-16(25)	Irish Examiner

Drawn match

Summmary

Details

Waterford	2-15 - 2-15	Cork
E. Kelly 1-8 J. Mullane 0-4 T. Browne 1-0 S. O'Sullivan 0-2 K. Moran 0-1	(Report)	B. O'Connor 1-5 A. Ó hAilpín 1-0 J. Gardiner 0-3 C. Naughton 0-2 S. Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1 T. Kenny 0-1 B. Murphy 0-1 N. McCarthy 0-1 M. Cussen 0-1

11 July 2010
Final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 35,375

Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)

Waterford

Cork

Replay

2010 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final replay

Event	2010 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford Cork 1-16 1-13
Date	17 July 2010
Venue	Semple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the Match	Michael Walsh (Waterford)
Referee	Brian Gavin (Offaly)
Attendance	22,763
← 2009 2011 →

Summmary

Details

Waterford	1-16 - 1-13 AET	Cork
E Kelly 0-8, D Shanahan 1-0, J Mullane 0-3, T Browne, R Foley, K Moran, S Walsh, B O'Halloran 0-1 each	(Report)	B O'Connor 1-5, J Gardiner, C Naughton, P O'Sullivan 0-2 each, M Cussen, L McLoughlin 0-1 each

17 July 2010

Final replay

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 22,763

Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)

Waterford

Cork

See also

• Cork and Waterford hurling rivalry