TEN GAMES, TEN wins.
That’s Waterford’s all-time senior hurling championship record against fellow All-Ireland finalists Galway, as the counties prepare to lock horns in a 3 September decider for the very first time.
Incredibly, Galway have never beaten the Déise in a senior championship fixture – but fans of the Tribesmen know that there’s no better time to end that run.
They first locked horns in a 1938 All-Ireland semi-final and it’s been a tale of woe for Galway against Waterford ever since.
Along the way, there were three Munster championship meetings, as Galway endured a generally forgettable 11-year spell in the southern province.
The most recent clash between them took place in 2011, when a Waterford team managed by Davy Fitzgerald managed to bounce back from a 21-point Munster final mauling against Tipp to dump Galway out.
The much-anticipated 11th senior hurling championship fixture between Galway and Waterford next month promises to be a game to savour.
History is very much on Waterford’s side – but Galway will hope to end that barren run and land the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1988.
Galway v Waterford SHC all-time results:
- 1938 All-Ireland SHC semi-final Result: 4-8 3-1
- 1948 All-Ireland SHC semi-final Result: 3-7 1-6
- 1957 All-Ireland SHC semi-final Result: 4-12 1-11
- 1959 Munster SHC quarter-final Result: 7-11 0-8
- 1960 Munster SHC quarter-final Result: 9-8 4-8
- 1966 Munster SHC semi-final Result: 2-16 1-9
- 1998 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final Result: 1-20 1-10
- 2006 All-Ireland SHC qualifier Result: 1-25 2-20
- 2009 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final Result: 1-16 0-18
- 2011 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final Result: 2-23 2-13
(Results via hurlingfacts.com)
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This stinks of “Jobs for the Boys” to b honest. Has Micko done much at underage/schools/club level (genuine question)?
Denis.List’s his experience right there in the article. Leinster have made a similar appointment with Cullen next season
And Cullen will be working with the Senior squad, Micko is looking after the A side.
Micko hopefully can pass on his great technical knowledge especially lineout work. As you say thou the back’s coach appointment is the crucial one
With POC still in situ ,it’s really hard to see what MOD could possibly bring after a stint coaching at schools level. This smacks of a very Munster job for one of the boys
Not a fan of players that r just retired nd then fall in coaching same players….can cloud decisions., for example is mick goin to recommend a player that he was great friends with to be dropped if his form is poor….???
He is retired 2 seasons at this stage. A big turnover of the player’s at munster since then.
He is retired 2 seasons at this stage. A big turnover of the player’s at munster since then.
Yea retired two years but not too many guys he wouldnt have trained or played with.It could be a great appointment but personally I wouldnt agree.
The impressive Rob Penney was shafted by the Munster Rugby board in order to make way for their good old boy, Anthony Foley, to become head coach; who in turn is intent on employing his good old boys instead of seeking the direct input of those with an enlightened, outside perspective. Group-think will now prevail.
Munster will be the big loser because Foley won’t have the same progressive-minded outlook and plan that Penney has. Munster will regress into their shell under Anthony Foley, and the slack will be compensated for by utter blarney from Foley and the media.
As a Leinster fan I hope your wrong.
If insider knowledge points to foley knowing something that mod can bring then there’s nothing wrong with appointing the right man for the job. If he’s giving his old pal a leg up it will fall apart along with his own career.
I don’t believe Anthony foley wants to throw away his carreer to give his mate a job.
Penney wasnt shafted.
Micko is looking after the a’s. Not first team. Might have little to do with the seniors.
Must be a pisser for Penny to see next years coaching ticket been lined up , could this be announced by Munster after Pennys gone ..
They let the cat out of the bag early enough this year bout him moving. Why should nexus years coaching ticket be any different? I’m sure he doesn’t hold a grudge.
Hope I’m wrong but has a ” jobs for the boys” ring to it
Micko being linked to the A squad hints fairly strongly that Ian costello could be the backs coach for the seniors.
this time last year there was howls about the fact that not one province had a native head-coach, now there’s howls when a native is appointed head coach & opts to select another native to be part of his coaching team?
Micko was known as a top-notch lineout analyst in his playing days, he had a very large part to play in the strength of the munster lineout in the past as he analysed the opposition lineouts & ran those patterns in training.