5 TOP GAMES IN HURLING HISTORY

2014 All-Ireland final (draw) Kilkenny 3-22 Tipperary 1-28

Tipperary missed two penalties and came from four points down to secure a draw, almost snatching a sensational win only for John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer to drag a late free inches wide.

2010 All-Ireland final Tipperary 4-17 Kilkenny 1-18

Kilkenny were unbeaten in 21 Championship games over five seasons, but talisman Henry Shefflin succumbed to a cruciate injury after just 12 minutes and a Lar Corbett hat-trick stopped the Cats’ drive for five.

2013 All-Ireland final replay Clare 5-16 Cork 3-16

The stuff of dreams for 19-year-old Shane O’Donnell as he hit a first half hat-trick in an eight-goal thriller under lights in Croke Park, the Banner taking Liam MacCarthy home for the first time since 1997.

2018 All-Ireland semi-final Limerick 3-32 Cork 2-31

In a hurling summer that kept reaching new heights, these two teams hit a whopping 68 scores with the Treaty finally pulling clear in extra-time.

2004 Munster final Waterford 3-16 Cork 1-21 A game jam-packed with incident, but best remembered for Ken McGrath’s stunning late catch to protect 14-man Waterford’s one-point lead.