- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1962
Infobox Hurling All-Ireland
year=1962
team=Tipperary
titles=19th
captain=Jimmy Doyle
manager=
munster=Tipperary
leinster=Wexford
ulster=
connacht=
poty=Donie Nealon
matches=
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1962 was the 76th edition ofIreland ’s premierhurling knockout competition. The championship ran from May to September of that year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held atCroke Park ,Dublin on2 September . The match was contested by Tipperary and Wexford, with Tipperary taking the title by 3-10 to 2-11. It was Tipperary’s second All-Ireland title in-a-row.Format
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
* There were no All-Ireland semi-finals.
* The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
* The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
* The Ulster Championship remained suspended due to a lack of competition.
* Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, played in the Munster Championship for the fourth consecutive year.All-Ireland final
Overview
Sunday
2 September was the date of the 1962 All-Ireland senior hurling final between Tipperary and Wexford. It was Tipperary’s third consecutive appearance in the championship decider, however, they lost out to Wexford in1960 but won against Dublin in1961 . Tipp last defeated Wexford in the championship in the1951 All-Ireland final. Both teams were looking for a second All-Ireland title in three years.The game marked a watershed in terms of broadcasting Ireland as it was the first All-Ireland hurling final to be broadcast live on the newly-established television station Telefís Éireann.
Match report
With the pre-match festivities completed the game began at 3:15pm. Much to the horror of their fans, Wexford got off to possibly the worst start ever by a team in the All-Ireland hurling final. Only one minute of play had elapsed when
Theo English sent a sideline cut intoTom Moloughney who made no mistake in crashing the sliothar straight into the net. Wexford were clearly shaken, however, worse was to come with the puck-out. The ultra dependableNick O'Donnell , who usually sent the sliothar three-quarter ways down the field, miss-hit his shot and only sent it a distance of 25 yards. The sliothar fell to the waitingSeán McLoughlin who sent in Tipp’s second goal of the day. Surprisingly, Wexford tightened up after this two-minute onslaught and drew level towards the end of the opening thirty minutes courtesy of a goal byNed Wheeler . Tipp reestablished their early dominance and led by 1-9 to 1-6 at half-time. The second-half of the game was still in its infancy when Wexford captured their second goal of the day. A speculative shot byJimmy O'Brien from 70 yards out went untouched into the net to give Wexford a lift once again. Both sides exchanged scores, however, just inside the last quarter of the game Wexford had taken a two-point lead. Tipp, however, showed their class once again and responded with a goal by Tom Ryan to restore a one-point lead. Wexford managed to draw level shortly afterwards, however, late points byDonie Nealon and Seán McLoughlin gave Tipp the lead again and a second consecutive All-Ireland title with a score line of 3-10 to 2-11.Immediately after the game
Tony Wall , team captain four years earlier, had to stand in for his club-mate Jimmy Doyle who was unable to receive theLiam McCarthy Cup because of his injury.tatistics
footballbox
date=1962-09-02
15:15 BST
team1=Tipperary
score=3-10 – 2-11
team2=Wexford
report=
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Croke Park ,Dublin
attendance=75,039
referee= J. Dowling (Offaly){| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"MATCH RULES
*60 minutes.
*Replay if scores level.
*Three named substitutesReferences
* Corry, Eoghan, "The GAA Book of Lists" (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
* Donegan, Des, "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games" (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
* Sweeney, Éamonn, "Munster Hurling Legends" (The O'Brien Press, 2002).ee also
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