Davy Fitzgerald Column: Munster Epic Didn’t Deserve to Be Decided on Penalties

Cummins doesn't mince words when asked if shootout was right way to settle final

SATURDAY’S Munster hurling final being decided on penalties made for one of the main topics of debate on The Sunday Game. An instant classic filled with intensity, if not always the greatest of quality, was settled in highly unusual fashion at the Gaelic Grounds. The Sunday GameBrendan Cummins isn’t a general fan of penalty shoot-outs in hurling[/caption] Former captain Decl;an Hannon’s errant strike sent Cork fans into raptures Barry Nash also …

Davy Fitzgerald column: Munster epic didn’t deserve to be decided on penalties

Antrim hurling manager and Clare legend Davy Fitzgerald says Saturday's thriller between Cork and Limerick was "one of the best Munster finals" in years

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Surreal times at Munster final

ACCORDING to the finest of dictionaries, the meaning of surreal is “not seeming real”, which can most certainly be applied to the 138th Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final at the Gaelic Grounds last Saturday. In front of a spellbound attendance of 43,580, Limerick’s quest for an astonishing seventh Munster Senior Hurling Championship win on the trot was undone by Cork. Across normal and extra time in this absorbing final, the teams were le…

Kilkenny boss claims Munster final conclusion was unfair

Kilkenny’s reward for a sixth Leinster hurling title in a row is a likely semi-final with Limerick – but Derek Lyng felt sympathy for the vanquished Munster giants after what he felt was an unfair end to the game. Lyng’s team overcame Galway in Croke Park on Sunday, winning by eight points in front of 37,503 spectators. A largely subdued affair was in complete contrast to the drama that played out in Limerick the night before, when Cork won on p…

'The fact it went to penalties is a bit mad' - Cork's Munster win with a difference

Goalkeeper Patrick Collins reflects on the drama of their penalty shootout success.