1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford Tipperary 5-8 3-12
Date	1 September 1968
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Mick Roche (refused the prize) [1]
Referee	J. Dowling (Offaly) [2]
Attendance	63,461
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The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 81st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1968 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 1 September 1968, between Wexford and Tipperary. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 5-8 to 3-12. ^{[3] [4]}

Match details

1968-09-01
15:15 UTC+1

Wexford	5-8 – 3-12	Tipperary
J. Berry (2-2), T. Doran (2-1), P. Lynch (1-3), [5] J. O'Brien (0-2).		J. Doyle (1-5), M. Keating (1-3), [5] S. McLoughlin (1-1), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Burns (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 63,461

Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Wexford

Tipperary

References

1. "Death of Tipperary hurling legend Mick Roche from Carrick Davins". 7 December 2016. He was named Man of the Match in 1968 game but declined to accept the award.
2. The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (PDF). Dublin: DBA Publications Ltd. 2021. p. 28. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final (Video). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024– via Gaa.ie.
4. Devlin, Michael (5 July 2018). "Wexford crowned kings 50 years ago". Gaa.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
5. Barry, Stephen (16 April 2020). "TG4 announce 10 All-Ireland Gold games for May". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

External links

• Video of the final