Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the All-Ireland hurling final. Limerick are chasing a second title in three years, while Waterford are looking to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1959.
It’s an All-Ireland senior decider like no other in an empty stadium 12 days before Christmas. Here’s how the teams are named to start:
Limerick
1. Nicky Quaid (Effin)
2. Sean Finn (Bruff)
3. Dan Morrissey (Ahane)
4. Barry Nash (South Liberties)
5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell)
6. Declan Hannon (Adare) Captain
7. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo/Pallaskenry
8. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)
9. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh)
10. Gearoid Hegarty (St. Patrick’s)
11. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)
12. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)
13. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell)
14. Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon)
15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)
Waterford
1. Stephen O’Keeffe (Ballygunner)
2. Ian Kenny (Ballygunner)
3. Conor Prunty (Abbeyside)
4. Shane McNulty (De La Salle)
5. Calum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower)
6. Tadhg de Búrca (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg)
7. Kevin Moran (De La Salle)
8. Jamie Barron (FourMileWater)
9. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart)
10. Jack Fagan (De La Salle)
11. Neil Montgomery (Abbeyside)
12. Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart)
13. Dessie Hutchinson (Ballygunner)
14. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)
15. Jack Prendergast (Lismore)
It’s time to get your predictions. Who will lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup today?
Poll Results:
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Limerick 0-1 Waterford 0-0
1 min – Limerick are up and running after 43 seconds with a score from Tom Morrissey.
Limerick 0-2 Waterford 0-0
2 min – Seamus Flanagan puts over a superb score for the Treaty.
Limerick 0-2 Waterford 0-1
4 min – Stephen Bennett drops over a free from his own 45m line. Incredible start to his free-taking duties.
Limerick 0-2 Waterford 0-2
6 mins – Dessie Hutchinson is brought down and Bennett doubles his tally from placed balls. At the far end Cian Lynch breaks through the Waterford rearguard but they recover and clear.
Limerick 0-3 Waterford 0-2
8 mins – Tom Morrissey slots over his second of the game, lovely effort.
Limerick 0-4 Waterford 0-2
10 mins – Limerick switch the play and Aaron Gillane’s first involvement is a super score from a really narrow angle.
Limerick 0-5 Waterford 0-2
11 mins – Gillane is fouled and puts over the free himself.
DOUBLE SAVE! Stephen O’Keeffe saves a strike from Kyle Hayes and makes a glorious stop on Cian Lynch’s rebound. Outstanding goalkeeping.
Limerick 0-7 Waterford 0-3
14 mins – Austin Gleeson lands a wonder point from way out the field after a pass from Tadhg de Burca. William O’Donoghue clips over a booming effort in response.
Limerick 0-8 Waterford 0-4
16 mins – Bennett (free) and Declan Hannon trade scores.
Absolutely incredible goalkeeping from @WaterfordGAA's Stephen O'Keeffe as he makes two top class saves to deny Limerick an early goal! pic.twitter.com/XSSJWfJWzZ
— The GAA (@officialgaa) December 13, 2020
De Burca has left the action and Iarlaith Daly replaces him. Huge blow for the Deise.
Limerick 0-9 Waterford 0-4
23 mins – O’Donoghue picks out Gearoid Hegarty, who adds his first score of the day.
Limerick 0-10 Waterford 0-4
25 mins – Kyle Hayes scores his first point of the All-Ireland final after gliding down the flank. Bennett has a goal chance blocked moments later as Waterford press for a goal.
Limerick 0-10 Waterford 0-5
26 mins – Austin Gleeson strokes over a lovely sideline cut.
Limerick 0-11 Waterford 0-7
27 mins – Stephen Bennett nails another free to bring Waterford within three. Tom Morrissey adds his third from play after winning a puck-out.
Limerick 0-12 Waterford 0-7
30 mins – More quality hurling from Limerick results in another Gillane score. His first touch set-up the scoring opportunity there.
Limerick 0-14 Waterford 0-8
33 mins – A lovely ball from Byrnes floats into Gillane as Hegarty makes a run off his shoulder. Gillane dummies a pass and puts it over himself. Darragh O’Donovan then feeds Hegarty for another Limerick point.
Limerick 0-14 Waterford 0-9
34 mins – Bennett tags on another free. Waterford have just two points from play so far.
Limerick 0-14 Waterford 0-10
33 mins – Jack Fagan works hard to win a free and Bennett first over his seventh free of the day.
Limerick 0-15 Waterford 0-8
36 mins – Hutchinson feeds Gleeson who arrives at full pelt and flashes over the bar.
SAVE! Nickie Quaid denies Stephen Bennett after a mazy run from the Deise attacker.
Limerick 0-14 Waterford 0-11 – HT
The first-half scorers:
Both sides are back on the field and we’re about to get back underway.
Some highlights from the first period:
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Half-Time Score:
Limerick: 0-14
Waterford: 0-11 pic.twitter.com/62RKez6zta
SHC Final
— gaaapps (@gaaapps) December 13, 2020
Half time
WATERFORD: 0-11(11)
LIMERICK: 0-14(14)
WATERFORD shots pic.twitter.com/8HVGS4en6p
Limerick 0-15 Waterford 0-11
37 mins – Flanagan finishes off a lovely Limerick move for the first score of the second period.
Limerick 0-16 Waterford 0-11
38 mins – Tom Morrissey finds Gearoid Hegarty for his third of the match.
Limerick 0-17 Waterford 0-11
39 mins – Gillane points his sixth effort of the match.
Limerick 0-18 Waterford 0-12
41 mins – Flanagan scores his third of the match, a fine effort from the sideline. Bennett responds with a free to reduce the gap to six.
Limerick 0-19 Waterford 0-12
42 mins – Hegarty drives forward and pops over. Seven points between the sides now.
Limerick 0-20 Waterford 0-12
43 mins – A move that starts with Sean Finn is worked up for another Hegarty score, with Hannon and Morrissey heavily involved.
Limerick 0-21 Waterford 0-13
45 mins – Dessie Hutchinson catches, turns and fires over. Conor Gleeson replaces Neil Montgomery on the Waterfors side. Then Tom Morrissey shortens his grip and slots between the posts.
Limerick 0-21 Waterford 0-14
45 mins – Kevin Moran with an inspirational point for the Deise.
Limerick 0-22 Waterford 0-15
47 mins – Calum Lyons pulls back a vital effort for Waterford. Gillane responds with a free.
Limerick 0-24 Waterford 0-15
50 mins – Hegarty is one of the leading contenders to be named Hurler of the Year and he fires over another point, shortly followed by one from Gillane.
Limerick 0-25 Waterford 0-16
53 mins – Gillane points another free. We’re into the final quarter now where Limerick have been very dominant so far in the championship. Waterford have a huge battle on their hands to turn this around.
Limerick 0-25 Waterford 0-17
55 mins – Gleeson adds a score for the Deise. Nickie Quaid makes a good save from Bennett moments later.
Limerick 0-26 Waterford 0-17
55 mins – A long diagonal ball into Gillane sees him turn and put over. Nickie Quaid makes a good save from Calum Lyons as Waterford push for a goal.
Limerick 0-26 Waterford 0-19
63 mins – Gleeson has shown real leadership for Waterford and he pulls back a point.
Limerick 0-27 Waterford 0-19
64 mins – Hegarty with another score, his seventh of the day.
Limerick 0-28 Waterford 0-19
66 mins – Pat Ryan powers through for a point. What a sub for Limerick to bring on. Then Byrnes adds another, his first of the game. All three of the half backs have now scored.
Limerick 0-29 Waterford 0-19
71 mins – It’s been an awesome display by Limerick. We’ll have three minutes of stoppage-time.
Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19 – FT
Limerick are the All-Ireland hurling champions.
Ah now…..thats a bit hard on Rory! He cant help where hes born. We can be so smug here in our busted Republic. Try walking the fine line of catholic/protestant….nationalist/unionist……and not stumble at least once. Rory has handled himself with total dignity and he is fully entitled to feel more British than Irish if he wants! Bottom line? Hes the worlds number one golfer and Im proud to be from the same island as him! Rock on Rory!
great event…. be better viewing if on BBC. Sky coverage is a tad ott in my opinion.
Could not agree more
Certainly OTT with the ad breaks!
Still my favourite comp in golf…but
Too much hugging and patting each other on the back and talking sh1te. And that’s the Euro team, they’re worse than the US ever were. G Mc worst of the lot. Rant over.
I’ll keep in touch with this but I have to say that it seems to me that the build up to this year’s event has been very muted. Especially when you compare it to the kind of excitment that surrounded the event in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Perhaps its just that I haven’t been looking for it. Maybe it will build over the weekend assuming its a close match.
No Podge — also it’s never quite as buzzed when it’s on the other side of the Atlantic. Nothing’s gonna compare to 2006 in terms of excitement.
i am a golf lover, however, I am no longer excited about McIlroy, yes he is amazing, but I have become ambivalent after his nationality issue.
Your problem, not his.
I dunno if its cause harrington was left behind or what but i have to say i have no interest in it this year for the first time in twenty years
Watching the Americans cheer when the Europeans hit a bad shot tells us how I’ll mannered and unsportsmanlike they are as a people. It really removes any enjoyment from the Tournament. I have experienced similar behaviour in Chicago before but never at this level.
Ok….cant sleep here!
I would love if Rory played for team Irl in next Olympics…..but if he doesnt and goes with team GB then I will cheer him on, provided hes not playing against team Irl. Just like I cheered for Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis…..and Usain Bolt! But most enduring and enjoyable memory…..our Katie!
European championships and Olympics took away from build up of ryder cup I think. Great event tho, and great coverage on journal.ie, well done guys…
Go U S of A
Yeeeeeow!
Rory already picked GB for the Olympics at Rio. Tiger back to himself after good start to The Ryder Cup. still shouting for Europe though. Day 2 is going to be better.
Don’t know what golf you were watching yesterday but Tiger was brutal, barely hit a fairway, won no points and was easily the worst player on team USA. His team are two points up despite him.
@limofax seven birdies in the afternoon fourball – hardly dire? His team simply ran into the ‘freight train’ that was Colsaerts (sp?) yesterday. What made Colsaerts’ performance (8 birds & 1 eagle I think) was that he did it all whilst carrying Westwood around the course – his back must be broke this morning!
And dropped this morning. Regardless of his birdies yesterday afternoon he still the standout failure for the Yankidy planks.