2014 Waterford Crystal Cup

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2014 Waterford Crystal Cup
Championship Details
Dates12 January - 2 February 2014
Teams10
Sponsor Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal Cup Champions
Winners Tipperary
Captain James Woodlock
Manager Eamon O'Shea
Waterford Crystal Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Clare
Captain Patrick Donnellan
Manager Davy Fitzgerald
Cup Statistics
No. matches played10
Goals total37
Points total
Top scorer

The 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup was the ninth staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The competition began on 12 January 2014 and ended on 7 February 2014.

The Waterford Crystal Cup was an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2006 to 2015 for the top inter-county teams and third-level institutes and universities in the province of Munster in Ireland.

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Clare were the defending champions but lost out to Tipperary by 4-22 to 3-11 in the final. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Clare GAA irish sports club

The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. Clare plays its home games at Cusack Park in Ennis. Clare is the most famous county in Ireland.

The 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup will be the eighth staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place on 8 November 2012. The competition will begin on 20 January 2013 and is scheduled to end on 10 February 2013.

Tipperary GAA Gaelic Athletic Association

The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary inter-county teams.

Teams

A total of ten teams contested the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup.

Fixtures

Preliminary round

12 January

Quarter-finals

19 January

Semi-finals

26 January

2 February

Final

Final
Tipperary 4-22 - 3-11 Clare
S Callanan 0-9 (7fs), D Maher 2-2, M Heffernan 1-1, C Kenny 1-0, J Woodlock, R Gleeson, K Morris 0-2 each, C O’Brien (f), S Bourke, S O’Brien, T Stapleton 0-1 each Report T Kelly 1-2, J Conlon 1-1, C McGrath 1-0, C Ryan (2fs), C O’Connell (2fs) 0-3 each, P Duggan 0-2
Gaelic Grounds
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

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