All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1989
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| All-Ireland Champions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Tipperary (23rd win) | |
| Captain | Nicky English | |
| Manager | ||
| Provincial Champions | ||
| Munster | Tipperary | |
| Leinster | Offaly | |
| Ulster | Antrim | |
| Connacht | Not Played | |
| Additional Information | ||
| Matches played | ||
| All-Star Team | See here | |
The All-Ireland Hurling Championship 1989 ran from May to September of that year. The All-Ireland Hurling Final was won by Tipperary who beat Antrim by 4-24 to 3-9.
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[edit] All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster and Leinster championships were played as normal with the winners Tipperary and Offaly going through to the All-Ireland semi-finals along with Galway, the only Connacht team. The Ulster champions Antrim had to beat Kildare in a preliminary game to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals.
The All-Ireland hurling semi-finals were played as a double-header in Croke Park. Antrim caused something of a sensation in the first match by beating Leinster champions Offaly by 4-15 to 1-15, in doing so reaching only their second All-Ireland final and first since 1943.
The second semi-final was between Tipperary and Galway - a rematch of the previous year's final which Galway had won. In a tight tussle Tipperary gained revenge on the Tribesmen by winning 3-13 to 1-9.
[edit] Final
In contrast to the semi-finals, the final itself was a poor affair as stagefright overcame the Antrim team and the match gradually drifted into a non-contest, Tipperary finally winning by an eighteen point margin 4-24 to 3-9. Nicky English scored a remarkable 2-12, the highest score ever by an individual in an All-Ireland final and unlikely ever to be bettered. Bobby Ryan (Borisileigh) received the cup for Tipperary's first All-Ireland hurling title since 1971.
[edit] Results
| July 23 Quarter-Final |
Antrim | 4-14 – 0-7 | Kildare | Dundalk |
| August 6 Semi-Final |
Antrim | 4-15 – 1-15 | Offaly | Croke Park |
| August 6 Semi-Final |
Tipperary | 3-13 – 1-9 | Galway | Croke Park |
| September 1 Final |
Tipperary | 4-24 – 3-9 | Antrim | Croke Park |
| 1989 All-Ireland Champions: TIPPERARY |
[edit] See also
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