The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 62nd All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 4 September 1949, between Tipperary and Laois. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3-11 to 0-3.
Laois trailed 1-5 to 0-3 at half time but failed to score again in the second half.
Match details
1 Tony Reddin Lorrha 2 Mickey Byrne Thurles Sarsfields 3 Tony Brennan Clonoulty 4 John Doyle Holycross 5 Pat Stakelum Holycross captain 6 Flor Coffey Boherlahan 7 Tommy Doyle Thurles Sarsfields 8 Seán Kenny Borrisoleigh 9 Phil Shanahan Toomevara 10 Tommy Ryan Thurles Sarsfields 11 Mick Ryan Dicksboro 12 Jimmy Kennedy UCD 13 Jack Ryan Roscrea 14 Sonny Maher Boherlahan 15 Séamus Bannon St. Mary's Nenagh Substitutes: Paddy Kenny Borrisoleigh for Coffey [between 10th and 20 minute] Pat Furlong Knockavilla unused Jim Devitt Cashel King Cormacs unused Ned Gorman Holycross unused Bob Stakelum Holycross unused Jimmy Maher Boherlahan unused1 Timmy Fitzpatrick Kilcotton 2 Liam White Borris-in-Ossory 3 Jackie Bergin Abbeyleix 4 Paddy McCormack Rathdowney 5 Jimmy Murray Errill 6 Tom Byrne Rovers 7 Paddy Ruschitzko Clonad captain 8 Billy Bohane Clonad 9 Joe Styles Clonad 10 Paddy Hogan Rathdowney 11 Harry Gray Faughs 12 Paddy O'Brien Faughs 13 Paddy Lalor Abbeyleix 14 Dinny Ford Clonaslee 15 Paddy Kelly Abbeyleix Substitutes: Billy Dargan Clonad for O'Brien [within the first 5 minutes] Andy Dunne Clonad for Ruschitzko Jack Donovan Clonad unused Dinny Cooke Rovers unused Peter Fitzpatrick Kilcotton unused Arty Ring Abbeyleix unused
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