The 1995 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 9 July 1995 at

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, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by

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and Limerick. Clare claimed their first Munster Championship since

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and fourth ever after beating Limerick on a scoreline of 1–17 to 0–11. Clare were leading the game by 1–5 to 0–7 at half time. With the scores at 0–5 to 0–3 in Clare's favour in the first half, Davy Fitzgerald scored from a penalty five minutes before the break, crashing the ball high into the net at the town end before sprinting back to his goal-line. In 2005 this penalty goal came fifth in the

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poll by the Irish public. Clare were captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane in his first year. Clare had defeated

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in the semi-final by 2–13 to 3–09 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated Tipperary by 0–16 to 0–15 in their semi-final. The match was screened live by

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as part of '' The Sunday Game'' programme with commentary by Ger Canning and analysis by

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Highlights of the Match

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Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

Clare county hurling team matches Limerick county hurling team matches Munster Senior Hurling Championship Finals