2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

Football match

2003 Munster Senior Hurling Final

Event

2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Cork	Waterford

3-16	3-12

Date

29 June 2003

Venue

Semple Stadium

Referee

P. O'Connor (Limerick)

Attendance

52,833

Weather

Sunny

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The 2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on Sunday 29 June at Semple Stadium in Thurles. It was contested by Cork and Waterford. Cork captained by Alan Browne claimed the title beating Waterford on a scoreline of 3-16 to 3-12.^[1]

Waterford was leading by 1-9 to 1-4 at halftime. John Mullane scored three goals in the game for the defending champions, one in the ninth minute of the first half and two in the second half but ended up on the losing side. Paul Flynn was also sent off for Waterford for a second bookable offense deep in injury time.^[2]

29 June
Final

Cork	3-16 - 3-12	Waterford
J. Deane 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. Browne 1-1; B. O'Connor 0-4; J. Gardiner 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); S. O hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-1		J. Mullane 3-1; D. Bennett 0-4; D. Bennett 0-4 (0-2 frees); P. Flynn 0-4 (0-1 free); E. Kelly, E. McGrath and T. Browne 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Report

References

^ "Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
^ "Mullane unable to part Cork's red sea". Irish Independent. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2015.