2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final

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2017 Leinster Senior Hurling final
Event 2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford Galway
Colours of Wexford.svg Colours of Galway.svg
1-170-29
Date2 July 2017
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match Conor Cooney [1]
Referee Colm Lyons ( Colours of Cork.svg Cork) [2] [3]
Attendance60,032
WeatherDry and Sunny
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The 2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final, the deciding game of the 2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, was a hurling match which was played on 2 July 2017 at Croke Park, Dublin. It was contested by Wexford and Galway, the first ever Leinster final between the two counties. [4] [5]

Contents

Galway captained by David Burke won the game on a 0–29 to 1–17 scoreline to secure their second Leinster title, they had a 0–14 to 0–11 lead at half-time. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Due to a clash of colours, Galway wore an all white kit with Wexford wearing yellow jerseys and purple shorts. [12]

Build-Up

Wexford were playing in their first Leinster final since 2008 and were looking for their first win since 2004. Galway were playing in their sixth final with one win in 2012. [13] [14]

The match was shown live on RTÉ Two as part of The Sunday Game Live with commentary from Marty Morrissey and Michael Duignan. The attendance of 60,032 was a record attendance for a Leinster hurling final. [15]

Match details

Final
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1-17 - 0-29 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Diarmuid O’Keeffe 1-1, Conor McDonald 0-6 (0-3f), Lee Chin 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 65), Paul Morris and Matthew O’Hanlon 0-2 each, Willie Devereux, Jack O’Connor and Cathal Dunbar 0-1 each. Report Joe Canning 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65, 0-1 sideline), Conor Cooney 0-8 (0-1f), Joseph Cooney 0-5, Niall Burke 0-2, David Burke, Padraic Mannion, Thomas Monaghan and Shane Maloney 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60, 032
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)

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