Happy All-Ireland quarter-final day to you!
Sinéad Farrell here and you’re very welcome along to Th42′s live coverage of today’s action as Tipperary take on Waterford for a place in the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals.
And of course, the clash of Cork and Dublin will be along later.
Tipperary
1. Barry Hogan (Lorrha-Dorrha)
2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill), 3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), 4. Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Eire Óg)
5. Paddy Cadell (JK Bracken’s), 6. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh), 7. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Alan Flynn (Kildangan), 9. Michael Breen (Ballina)
10. Jason Forde (Silvermines), 11. Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), 12. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
13. Jake Morris (Nenagh Eire Óg), 14. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule), 15. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch).
(Subs listed in graphic below)
— Tipperary GAA (@TipperaryGAA) July 31, 2021
Waterford
1. Shaun O’Brien (De La Salle)
2. Ian Kenny (Ballygunner), 3. Conor Prunty (Abbeyside), 4. Shane McNulty (De La Salle)
5. Calum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower), 6. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart), 7. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart)
8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater), 9. Peter Hogan (Ballygunner)
10. Jack Fagan (De La Salle), 11. Jack Prendergast (Lismore), 12. Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart)
13. Dessie Hutchinson (Ballygunner), 14. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion), 15. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan).
(Subs listed in graphic below)
📣The Waterford Senior Hurling Team to play Tipperary in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final tomorrow has been named⬇️
— Waterford GAA (@WaterfordGAA) July 30, 2021
Best of luck to Liam Cahill, his management team and all of the panel!#deiseabú ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/P1o4K0Ljbd
Not long to go now, let us know in the comment section below how you see this one going?
And if you’re in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, do get in touch and let us know.
Throw-in! Tipperary 0-00 Waterford 0-00
1 min: Tipperary 0-00 Waterford 0-01
Kieran Bennett with the first attempt at the posts but his shot sails wide. Ronan Maher tries his luck from a sideline cut but fails to get the range before Patrick Curran lands an excellent point from distance to put his side in front.
3 mins: Tipperary 0-01 Waterford 0-03
Lovely shot from Jack Fagan to extend Waterford’s lead, sweeping the ball between with an over-the-shoulder shot.
Dessie Hutchinson gets in on the action shortly after to split the posts. Three points, three different scorers for Waterford.
Jason Forde then opens Tipp’s account.
Tipperary 0-01 Waterford 0-05
Jamie Barron with two quickfire points to give Waterford a superb start. They’re leaving Tipperary at sixes and sevens.
Steven Bennett tried to race through for a goal chance but Tipperary backs held him off.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-01 Waterford 0-05 (Seamus Callanan)
7 mins: Tipperary 2-01 Waterford 0-06
Well what about that for a burst? Two goals in as many minutes for Seamus Callanan after Waterford looked to be all over the Premier County in the opening minutes.
Jamie Barron responded with his third point of the afternoon.
Such a frantic pace in these opening stages.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-03 Waterford 1-06 (Austin Gleeson)
12 mins: Tipperary 2-05 Waterford 1-07
Austin Gleeson with a savage strike to grab Waterford’s first goal. He followed it up with a lovely cut from distance before Michael Breen pointed for Tipp at the other end.
The pace of the game is ferocious. Who will be able to sustain it?
15 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-08
Stephen Bennett converts a long-distance free to level proceedings briefly but Forde scores a free of his own to edge Tipperary back in front.
17 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-09
Gleeson feeds the ball to Shane McNulty who drives the ball over from way out the field.
And with that, we go to the first water break.
17 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-09
Away we go again. Fagan tries to pick up another point but his attempt is off target.
20 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-10
Fagan breaks through again and mistake this time as he taps the ball over from close range.
Waterford lead by one point as Noel McGrath long-distance effort goes wide.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 2-10 (Dessie Hutchinson)
23 mins: Tipperary 2-07 Waterford 2-11
Skillful pass to Calum Lyons to set him up for a point from out near the sideline which keeps their noses in front coming into the final 10 minutes of the first-half.
25 mins: Tipperary 2-08 Waterford 2-11
Ronan Maher cuts the gap to three points as play is stopped while Alan Flynn receives some medical attention on the field.
28 mins: Tipperary 2-09 Waterford 2-12
Kieran Bennett pops the ball over off his left side to restore the four-point advantage. But a free is awarded to Tipperary at the other end which Forde converts with ease.
31 mins: Tipperary 2-10 Waterford 2-13
Super score from John O’Dwyer to reduce the deficit once again. Hutchinson responds with a beautiful piece of skill to evade his marker and drill the ball over.
35 mins: Tipperary 2-12 Waterford 2-14
Bubbles O’Dwyer, Forde and Peter Hogan trade points as half-time approaches. The pace of the game is starting to dip a bit and both teams are probably in need of the break.
Two minutes added time to be played.
37 mins: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-14
Ronan Maher leaves just one point between them. There was some confusion among the umpires but they eventually gave the score.
Half-Time: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-14
Lots to pour from that hectic first half. Let’s look at the goals first:
Seamus Callanan
Seamus Callanan gets an early GOAL for @TipperaryGAA v @WaterfordGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/dVXyBNJOU5
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Seamus Callanan II
Seamus Callanan breaks onto the ball to get his second goal of the first half for @TipperaryGAA v @WaterfordGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/VVg5nTCDkv
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Austin Gleeson
Austin Gleeson buries the ball in the net to get @WaterfordGAA's first GOAL v @TipperaryGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/DMghmKcWW7
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Dessie Hutchinson
Lovely finish in the net from Dessie Hutchinson which started from excellent defensive play from Calum Lyons for @WaterfordGAA v @TipperaryGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/jqjA2WKptE
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Second-half: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-14
And we’re off for the second half.
37 mins: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-15
Lively start from Waterford results in a point from Gleeson. Good work from Hutchinson for engineering the attack.
Liam Cahill’s side go two points clear.
40 mins: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-17
Hogan chips in with another crucial score as Waterford hit their third point without reply since the restart.
Tipp have a whiff of a goal chance but Waterford backs clear the danger and get the ball to Stephen Bennett for another point.
43 mins: Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 2-18
Forde gives Tipp their first point of the second half from a free to leave three between them. But some lovely footwork from Kieran Bennett allows him to shoot for the posts and push Waterford’s advantage again.
43 mins: Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 2-18
Some substitutions on both sides. Patrick Curran makes way for Michael Kiely on the Waterford team while Mark Kehoe replaces Jake Morris.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 3-18 (Stephen Bennett, penalty)
48 mins: Tipperary 2-15 Waterford 3-18
Stephen Bennett posts Waterford’s third goal of the afternoon from the penalty spot. The spot shot was awarded after Tipp keeper Brian Hogan was adjudged to have fouled Gleeson who was trying to round him for a goal.
Noel McGrath points at the other end to keep his side in touch.
49 mins: Tipperary 2-16 Waterford 3-19
Stephen Bennett on target again for Waterford. They lead by six coming into the last 20 minutes of normal time.
What can Tipperary do to muster a response?
50 mins: Tipperary 2-16 Waterford 3-21
Michael Kiely puts Dessie Hutchinson racing through on goal. The Ballygunner man unleashes a rocket but it drifts over the bar for a point.
Gleeson follows that up with a sideline cut special before the second water break.
You get the feeling that Waterford are heading out of sight now.
53 mins: Tipperary 2-17 Waterford 3-21
Mark Kehoe tries to cut in along the side and create a goal opportunity for Tipperary. He’s fouled on the way and Forde scores to leave seven between the sides.
MISS! Tipperary 2-18 Waterford 3-22
Agony as Callanan sees his ground strike go by the wrong side of the goal post after Forde found himself in acres of space to create a goal chance.
Waterford work the ball back up to Hogan who makes no mistake in front of the sticks. Ronan Maher also points for Tipperary but they need more to pull Waterford back.
59 mins: Tipperary 2-20 Waterford 3-23
Kehoe is looking lively for Tipp as he slots the ball over. Ronan Maher and substitute John McGrath then combine for a Tipperary point.
61 mins: Tipperary 2-21 Waterford 3-24
Another Forde free makes it a six-point game but Tipperary will probably need a goal to make a game of this.
66 mins: Tipperary 2-23 Waterford 3-25
Breen adds another to cut the difference to five. But just as it looked like Tipperary were building up some momentum, Kiely nabs a point for Waterford at the other end.
Forde converts another free to keep bring back that five-point gap.
68 mins: Tipperary 2-25 Waterford 3-25
Tipperary squander another goal chance as John McGrath sees his effort parried away. Some fine individual work from Kehoe to create the chance and draw the Waterford backs in.
McGrath didn’t quite connect with the shot but they’ve brought it back to three points as Willie Connors after coming on.
69 mins: Tipperary 2-26 Waterford 3-25
Just two between them now!
Forde has been sensational from the frees.
70 mins: Tipperary 2-26 Waterford 3-26
Crucial point for Waterford from the stick of Neil Montgomery.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-27 Waterford 4-27 (Neil Montgomery)
Full-Time: Tipperary 2-27 Waterford 4-28
Tipperary 2-27 Waterford 4-28
What a turnaround and what a result!
From coughing a seven-point lead to winning by seven points, Waterford are full value for their victory which sends them through to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Neil Montgomery’s late goal was the clincher for Liam Cahill’s side as Tipperary just could not get that third goal. Shaun O’Brien pulled off an incredible save in the midst of all that to ensure that this was going to be Waterford’s day.
Incredible stuff. What will the other quarter-final have in store for us this evening?
Here’s that Stephen Bennett penalty
Stephen Bennett slots home a penalty for @WaterfordGAA v @TipperaryGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/OhJ4HVT3iL
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
And here’s Neil Montgomery with goal number 4 for Waterford
Neil Montgomery gets a crucial GOAL for @WaterfordGAA in the final few minutes of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final v @TipperaryGAA #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/yGEbPwkhqJ
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Well that’s all for now, folks. Have a look at Fintan O’Toole’s match report here and that’s not the end of our GAA coverage today.
Emma Duffy will be taking you through the live updates from the Ulster SFC final between Monaghan and Tyrone this afternoon, and Kevin O’Brien will be providing the match report.
We’ll also have the other All-Ireland quarter-final between Cork this evening.
Good luck!
It would be some session.
Interesting they left Thurles off given the large capacity
I’ve never been but heard it’s an awful bootleneck of a place to get to
Wouldn’t say there are a massive number of hotel rooms either.
Having said though i’ve been to Pearse Stadium and Thurles can’t be much worse positioned
@Ciarán: They wouldn’t want to have half empty stadia for the group stages which is what the GAA grounds will be used for with the exception of Croke Park.
100%
Thurles would not have the hotel capacity to accommodate an international game.
Not enough hotel rooms in Thurles for an international game
Casement is as much of a bottleneck to get in and out of.
Pearse stadium is in a city with lots of hotels though, most visitors would be using public transport
Ah u could say the same for Clones. Both are in fairly rural areas with no hotels etc to accommodate larger crowds who will need somewhere to stay
Surprised Cavan not picked.
Seating is terrible. Hard to see the field
@Ciarán: the weak link is MAYO and that will take a lot of selling to the committee
Seemingly not enough hotels around thurles !!!
I agree, it’s hard to believe the stadium with the second biggest capacity, even third if modified to an all seater, is left out of this. It also handles more big crowds on a regular basis than all but Croke Park, is easier to get to than several others with train and motorway links.
That’s a red herring. There’s not much for hotel space in Castlebar, Derry or Kilkenny either. Easy to get to Thurles via train and road (bus) so the hotel issue is nonsense I’d say, no offence.
Can’t understand that one.would be some trip to Tipp
There’s enough in a 20 mile radius plus everyone in Kennedy Park could put up a bunch of them let them make a few Bob lol
Easy get to Castlebar aswel. But it’s a devil to get around the place when a gaa game is on never mind getting busses in for this.
Chreck out balls.ie and it might not be nonsense about hotels ….
Croke park to host a rugby world cup final. Wouldn’t that be a scene.
Noo to forhen games! Make the gaa great again!
It would be the best Rugby World Cup ever !
Think i’ll stick the house up on Airbnb for it and whip out the tent for a few weeks
Better start saving now the tickets ain’t cheap!
amazing – never in a million years did i think a RWC match would be brought to derry. this has to happen
Great for that north west region to see international rugby player there.
Casement could be wiped off that list soon. Quickly becoming a red herring unfortunately.
Could that have an impact on the bid? I’d imagine having a large stadium in the second largest city on the island with a large hotel capacity would be quite crucial to the bid, Ravenhill only holds 18,000.
Casement if finished won’t be 34.5k capacity.
They better improve wheelchair access in a lot of these stadiums
Can’t wait for pairc ui caoimh to open..it’s looking well
Disagree, Pairc Ui Chaoimh is outdated before it’s even built , terribly old fashioned design, one stand is tiny , corners not rounded, terrace not covered, bit of a shambles really
and just when a story is published about irish rail thinking of closing routes that are losing money. the stadia or eagerness of the public to host the tournament won’t be a problem. infrastructure is where we could fall down.
Dont worry we’ll only be three years away from Metro North by 2023
Donncha Ó Ríordáin, the 2011 RWC in NZ was a huge success with almost no rail system and an infrastructure that often consisted of one road in and one road out. Let’s not forget most of the games will be 15,000 to 30,000 hardly any reason to panic and start building motorways. None of the supporters are in a rush to get anywhere.
i’ve never been to nz so wouldn’t know a whole lot about their rail and motor networks. i just know that ours are pathetic. and just because a country like nz hosted a tournament with substandard infrastructure, i don’t think that should be used as an excuse to not put money into transporting people and at least leaving a legacy behind after the tournament.
@Donncha Ó Ríordáin: Insurance, Oil and higher purchase are the daddy. Watch as they invest billions in keeping us on the road.
I was hoping they would tie this announcement in with a redevelopment / new build for Connacht rugby (obviously not a thomond sized building)
Castlebar is significantly bigger than 31,000
Might be restrictions that won’t allow it to be at capacity. Soccer has to be all seated, perhaps the rugby world cup has ruled too about stadia , capacity and other infrastructure
It is all seating, i’d say 38-40,000
It’s all seating but this “seating” on three sides of the pitch comprises of uncovered concrete benches, it’s not exactly on par with a uefa 5 star facility. Other than the new covered stand, it would want a serious upgrade if it is to hold a rugby world cup game.
Without the concrete benches if it held 12,000 I’d be surprised
We’ll tell them to bring cushions with them!
The plan is to keep assign the seating to the entire ground. It’s bee n happening slowly. Injection of cash from this would see it easily finished. That would make the capacity circa. 33,000
Disappointed that the Gaelic Grounds and Semple have been excluded considering their large capacities would mean more tickets for fans etc. Nonetheless, I really hope we get this opportunity. Any news on the France or SA bids?
I believe SA’s own government pulled them out of the running.
It’s something to do with meeting racial quota targets – if they weren’t met the bid wouldn’t be endorsed by the government. I believe it was in doubt, but is back on track now. Don’t quote me on that though.
Yeah the SA govt are back tracking and are now saying the Boks, while not on target, are making serious efforts to meet quotas.
I almost hope not. The rugby bandwagon is getting out of control. It reminds me of the obsession with F1 back in the nineties when Eddie Irvine was threatening for the top spot. Here, (and with the notable exception of Limerick – a true rugby place), everyone seems to think they are part of “the rubby”, when in reality, only those who are privately educated stand much of a chance. They’ll be booing the kicker next. Rugby is in real danger of becoming the new soccer. Going forward.
@Dr Richard DeWitt: What on earth is a “rubby”??
What real fans call it apparently
What a tw@t
@DeWitt, Rugby is one of the most popular sports in the country, due in no small part to the tremendous success of the provinces and the national side. It is here to stay whether you like it or not. As a sport it is loved by many in this country. Landing the world cup would be a huge boost to the economy and no doubt even further grow the game. “Limerick is a true rugby place…”? Ironically enough, a rugby world cup would be a huge boost to the local enomomy in Limerick ( much needed ) and if its true that Limerick is “a true rugby place” then its only fitting the world cup comes to Limerick.
@Dr Richard DeWitt:
‘Is in real danger’ generaly prefixes something bad. Like getting fired or developing diabetes.
@Robert James Behan: How many people loved rugby 20 years ago? You win a bit, everyone is a fan. There are guys I grew up with who thought rugby was for “posh tossers” growing up who now act like they themselves showed promise at under-9. How many people watch F1 now? RTE don’t even show it anymore. It’s a bandwagon, plain and simple.
@Dr Richard DeWitt: Aww someones a bit bitter their sport isnt getting as much attention as they would like. Might want to remove that chip from your shoulder and get over it. What other international sport that we just beat the wrold champions in would you prefer we all obsessed over?
@Dr Richard DeWitt: I think the lack of an F1 team in every parish may have been a factor too
@DeWitt, Must be terrible to be as miserable as you are? Don’t hurt yourself jumping off the band wagon. There is nothing controversial about the rise of rugby. So what if rugby has grown hugely in popularity over the past 20 years? Sport in general is fickle by its very nature. It rises and falls on its own sword. Do you think the football fan base in Ireland didnt massively grow in the late 80s and early 1980s when Ireland were making it to European Championships and World Cups and grinding out results? And what about the huge drop in attendances at football games when the national side wasnt doing so well? Your F1 comment is a red herring. I remember Snooker being a very popular game growing up as a kid. The snooker halls would be packed put when the world championships and other major tournaments were on. It would be well reported and on the TV. Now you would be lucky if there is even a whisper of a snooker tournament in Ireland…… In short your post is pretty redundant.
Ask the Maori coach.. he had only positive things to say about Limerick and their passion for rugby
@Dr Richard DetWit – fixed that for you – one of the t’s was in the wrong place.
Have the GAA officially pledged to upgrade the stadiums mentioned aside of Pairc ui Chaoimh and Casement Park?
@Peter Nagle: might have a job persuading them to put in seating and a roof.
Will we lose the stadiums in the north if brexit goes through??
Not really of it’s a joint bid by the IRFU and GAA, both an all island organisation. Plus the loyalists are not going to turn the money regard of their allegiance.
*turn down the money regardless*.
Wow this is really a small minded statement . Clearly Keelan has no understanding of the passion that the rugby fans in NI have for Irish rugby .
I was referring to hardline Unionist politicians who think there’s some sort of takeover whenever the Republic and the North cooperate together. So don’t be getting your knickers in a twist.
Ok , but I think that you will be waiting a long time to see any objections from any politicians North or South .
I may sound dumb mentioning this, and I apologise if I do, but why not transform Windsor Park to host a rugby match?
@Zacarias.: well it would mean having to get Linfield FC to agree for one while the GAA is already on board. Its capacity is only 18,000 and I suspect the pitch is too short?
Nervous year ahead.
@Trevor Dunne: Bless
Now now Doc don’t be a w@nker
Are we really in a position to host this tournament? Sure, NZ hosted it with perhaps even more inferior infrastructure, but they probably got nowhere near as many fans as we would get due to us being in Europe, where 5 of the 8 or so countries that actually follow the game come from.
We’d probably scrape by hosting it, but there are far more important things to be sorted out in this country.
Eoin Fitzpatrick, when you mention infrastructure, are you talking about high speed trains and motorways? There’s 4 or 5 rest days between your teams games. Fans will zig zag around the country to kill time, visit new places, listen to traditional Irish music and drink Guinness until it comes out their ears.
They might add a bit to the gene pool while they’re at it.
Kerry would want to give Fitzgerald Stadium a good scrub, i was there for first time this year for Munster final, dirtiest stadium iv ever seen, the jacks were the worst iv ever seen , absolutely disgusting which is a pity as Killarney is a great town
Invest in the infrastructure now so it doesn’t become the thing that wrecks the experience!
Well done to the GAA for letting their stadia be used. Very often the national sport in Ireland seems to me to be not GAA or Soccer but – GAA bashing. 8 of the 12 proposed stadium are GAA ones. Anyway good luck to the bid for 2023.
Yeah they’re happy enough f*ckin their foreign sports rule out the window when there’s a chance of making a few bob.
I think that a good many of the proposed venues will never be used. To secure the RWC we will have to trade some of the games to Cardiff, Edinburgh etc to lock down the votes of their unions.
Don’t think so. The Welsh RFU probably dislike the French a bit more than us so we’ll be seen as the lesser of 2 evils. And shur aren’t the Scots our Gaelic cousins.
Dare to dream.
I’d say we are certs .. liam neeson will find the organisers and sort them if not !!!
It’s no surprise that the IRFU has left one of Ireland’s biggest towns in Tallaght out of the picture!
Snobs
I see the Britain wants to host it with Ireland than.