The 2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 27 June 2004 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Cork and Waterford. Waterford claimed their second Munster Championship of the decade, beating Cork on a scoreline of 3–16 to 1-21, a 1-point winning margin. Overall, this was Waterford's seventh Munster Senior Hurling Championship. The final, which swung both ways numerous times, including numerous goals and a sending off, is considered one of the greatest Munster Hurling Finals of all time. In Ireland, the match was televised live on The Sunday Game on RTÉ Two, with commentary from Ger Canning and Michael Duignan.
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 in the previous year's final when Cork beat Waterford by 4 points even after a hat trick of goals by Waterford's John Mullane.http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/06/30/story335242529.asp
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
Match Details
CORK GAA:1 Dónal Óg Cusack2 Wayne Sherlock3 Diarmuid O'Sullivan 4 Brian Murphy5 John Gardiner6 Ronan Curran7 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín8 Tom Kenny 9 Jerry O'Connor10 Garvan McCarthy 11 Niall McCarthy12 Timmy McCarthy 13 Ben O'Connor14 Brian Corcoran 15 Joe DeaneSubstitutes:16 Paul Morrissey17 Cian O'Connor18 John Browne19 Graham Callinan20 Mickey O'Connell21 Paul Tierney 22 John Anderson 23 Jonathan O'Callaghan24 Kieran Murphy 25 Martin Coleman26 Eamonn Collins 27 Michael ByrneManager: Dónal O'GradyWATERFORD GAA:1 Stephen Brenner2 Eoin Murphy3 James Murray4 Declan Prendergast5 Bryan Phelan6 Ken McGrath (c)7 Tony Browne8 Dave Bennett 9 Eoin McGrath 10 Eoin Kelly11 Dan Shanahan12 Michael Walsh13 John Mullane 14 Seamus Prendergast 15 Paul FlynnSubstitutes:16 Ian O'Regan17 Tom Feeney18 Brian Wall19 Paul O'Brien 20 Jack Kennedy 21 Andy Moloney22 Liam Lawlor23 Shane O'Sullivan 24 David O'Brien25 Sean Ryan26 Ger Quinlan27 Denis Coffey28 John Wall29 Andrew Kirwan30 Wayne HutchinsonManager: Justin McCarthy
Man of the Match: Paul Flynn
Linesmen: Pat Horan (Offaly) Barry Kelly (Westmeath)
Sideline Official Andrew Monaghan (Clare)
See also Cork–Waterford hurling rivalry
References
External links Match Details at Hurlingstats.com