The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 115th

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and the culmination of the

2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship 2002) was the 116th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Clare 2 ...

, a tournament for the top hurling counties. The match was held at

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, on 8 September 2002, between

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and Clare. Kilkenny won on a score line of 2–20 to 0–19. The winning captain for Kilkenny was

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Match details

Summary

D. J. Carey got the opening score, a goal in the third-minute goal, touching into the net after a Henry Shefflin run and lob into the square. Kilkenny were 1–2 to 0–0 up after six minutes of play.

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Match Highlights
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