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unusual facts about 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final


Davy Glennon

He came on as a substitute in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final against Kilkenny.


1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

This score, which clinched the game for Wexford, was quickly followed by the final score of the game, a point for Wexford by Tom Dixon.

Tim Flood, Nicky Rackard, Martin Codd and Tom Dixon chipped in with further points for Wexford to ensure a 1-6 to 0-5 lead at half-time.

1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Fortunately, Larry Guinan was running forward and he collected the sliothar.

Mick Flannelly, a player from the famous Mount Sion club, goaled to get Waterford’s game back on track.

The commentary was done by Kenneth Wolstenholme who is famous for the words “some people are on the pitch, they think its all over, it is now” at the end of the 1966 World Cup Final.

1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 79th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Five minutes into the second period Joe Millea scored Kilkenny's second goal and the comeback was on.

The 1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 82nd All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Mick Lawler started the Kilkenny revival with a point before Martin Brennan exploited a mistake by Cork goalkeeper Paddy Barry and goaled for Kilkenny on the stroke of half-time.

1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 83rd All-Ireland final and the culmination of the 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Cork's Charlie McCarthy brought the teams back level with two more points, however, this period of parity was short-lived as Kieran Purcell put Kilkenny ahead once again with a point from play after a quarter-of-an-hour.

The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 85th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Five minutes after the restart Kilkenny levelled the scores courtesy of points by Claus Dunne and Liam ‘Chunky’ O’Brien.

Éamonn Morrissey was forced to emigrate to Australia, Jim Treacy was ruled out due to injury, Kieran Purcell couldn’t play because of appendicitis and star forward Eddie Keher couldn’t play because of a broken collar bone.

1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 89th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 90th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 91st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

A Mick Brennan point for Kilkenny leveled the sides once again; however, this was quickly cancelled out by a Seánie O'Leary effort at the canal end of the pitch.

1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Bernie Forde collected and went on a solo-run before kicking the ball past Tommy Quaid and into the Limerick net for the first goal of the day.

It was all Galway at this early stage as Michael Connolly sent in a good cross to the far post from the Hogan Stand side where it was collected by an unchallenged P. J. Molloy.

1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Pat Stakelum, Seán Kenny and Jimmy Finn, Tipperary’s three-in-a-row All-Ireland winning captains of 1949, 1950 and 1951 were the next players to be introduced to the Thurles crowd.

Paddy Barry of Cork’s 1952 team was followed by Wexford’s Nick O'Donnell, who had recently been named on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century as the greatest full-back in the history of the game and was captain of Wexford’s 1955 and 1960 All-Ireland winning teams.

Matt Hassett captained Tipperary to the 1961 All-Ireland title before handing over the captaincy to his Tipp team mate Jimmy Doyle, regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all-time and All-Ireland winning captain of 1962 and 1965.

1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 99th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 104th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Tipperary always had a few points to spare over their rivals after that incident, with Pat Fox finishing off a wonderful championship campaign with an insurance point that gave his team a merited 1-16 to 0-15 victory.

1995 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The Sunday Game which was broadcast that night crossed over to the winners hotel in Dublin with Ger Canning and Marty Morrissey interviewing the winning manager Ger Loughnane and some of the players.

1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Cork, managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990.

2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Eoin Kelly sent over his fifth point of the day when he converted another free before Kevin Broderick registered a fine point for the Galway men.

Both sides recorded an early wide as Tipperary’s Lar Corbett and Galway’s Alan Kerins both failed to hit the target in the opening exchanges.

2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh provide commentary for RTÉ radio with the match being broadcast on both FM and LW.

Radio coverage was also provided by numerous Irish local radio stations, most notably, WLR FM and KCLR 96FM.

Irish satellite sports channel, Setanta Sports will provide coverage on the day for Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States of America.

2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2012 Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is the 82nd edition of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its inception in 1928.

2012 Brownlow Medal

The six players selected in defensive positions in the 2012 All-Australian team combined polled only eight votes.

2012 Munster Senior Football Championship

The winning Cork team received the Cuppy Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The winning Donegal team received the Anglo-Celt Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

British newspaper The Guardian in its editorial section, hailed the 'ancient Irish' game of hurling as a beacon of sporting courage and commitment, Hopefully the Gaelic Athletic Association will do all sports fans everywhere a massive favour and produce DVD copies of this memorable game, where Clare emerged victorious.

Barry Moran

He started in centre field in the 2012 final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Darren Glass

Playing mainly as a full-back, Glass is considered one of the best players in his position in the AFL, having been named in the All-Australian team on four occasions, including as captain of the 2012 team.

Éamonn Ryan

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Enda Varley

He started at Right Corner Forward and scored two points in the 2012 All Ireland Final final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Iarla Tannian

He was named as the Man of the match by The Sunday Game panel in the drawn 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on 9 September.

Jason Doherty

He started at centre forward in the 2012 All Ireland Final final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches is an hour-long documentary which followed the success of the Donegal senior football team that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final under the guidance of Jim McGuinness.

Josh P. Kennedy

Kennedy had his most consistent year earning himself his first All-Australian team selection.

Kevin Keane

He started at right corner back in the 2012 final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Pádraig Kelly

He scored two points in the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final defeat against Kilkenny and won an All Star award in 1993, being picked in the left half back position.

Stephen Griffin

A member of the Donegal panel that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Mayo, he was an unused substitute in the final.

Stephen Milne

Milne finished the 2012 season with 56 goals from 22 games, and was selected in the 2012 All-Australian team, earning this recognition for the second time in his career.


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