# 2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 27 June 2004 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Cork and Waterford. Waterford claimed their second Munster Championship of the decade, beating Cork on a scoreline of 3–16 to 1-21, a 1-point winning margin. Overall, this was Waterford's seventh Munster Senior Hurling Championship. The final, which swung both ways numerous times, including numerous goals and a sending off, is considered one of the greatest Munster Hurling Finals of all time. In Ireland, the match was televised live on The Sunday Game on RTÉ Two, with commentary from Ger Canning and Michael Duignan.

## Previous Munster Final encounters

Previous to this encounter, the teams had met each other in twelve Munster Hurling Finals, including a replay in 1931. Cork led the rivalry, having won eight finals in comparison to Waterford's three wins. Notable finals include 1982 when Cork beat Waterford by 31 points (Munster Final record) and in the previous year's final when Cork beat Waterford by 4 points even after a hat trick of goals by Waterford's John Mullane.
| Year | Venue | Cork score | Waterford score | Match report |
| 1903 | Tipperary Town | 5-16 (31) | 1-01 (4) | |
| 1929 | Fraher Field, Dungarvan | 4-06 (18) | 2-03 (9) | |
| 1931 | Clonmel | 1-09 (12) | 4-00 (12) | |
| 1931 | Clonmel | 5-04 (19) | 1-02 (5) | |
| 1943 | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork | 2-13 (19) | 3-08 (17) | |
| 1948 | Semple Stadium, Thurles | 3-09 (18) | 4-07 (19) | |
| 1957 | Semple Stadium, Thurles | 1-06 (9) | 1-11 (14) | |
| 1959 | Semple Stadium, Thurles | 2-09 (15) | 3-09 (18) | |
| 1966 | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick | 4-09 (21) | 2-09 (15) | |
| 1982 | Semple Stadium, Thurles | 5-31 (46) | 3-06 (15) | |
| 1983 | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork | 3-22 (31) | 0-12 (12) | |
| 2003 | Semple Stadium, Thurles | 3-16 (25) | 3-12 (21) | Irish Examiner |

## Match
### Details

| Cork | Waterford |
CORK GAA: :
| 1 | Dónal Óg Cusack |
| 2 | Wayne Sherlock |
| 3 | Diarmuid O'Sullivan | 35' |
| 4 | Brian Murphy |
| 5 | John Gardiner |
| 6 | Ronan Curran |
| 7 | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín |
| 8 | Tom Kenny | 46' |
| 9 | Jerry O'Connor |
| 10 | Garvan McCarthy | 56' |
| 11 | Niall McCarthy |
| 12 | Timmy McCarthy | 69' |
| 13 | Ben O'Connor |
| 14 | Brian Corcoran | 35' |
| 15 | Joe Deane |
| Substitutes: |||
| 16 | Paul Morrissey |
| 17 | Cian O'Connor |
| 18 | John Browne |
| 19 | Graham Callinan |
| 20 | Mickey O'Connell |
| 21 | Paul Tierney | 46' |
| 22 | John Anderson |
| 23 | Jonathan O'Callaghan |
| 24 | Kieran Murphy | 35' |
| 25 | Martin Coleman |
| 26 | Eamonn Collins | 56' |
| 27 | Michael Byrne |
| Manager: |||
| Dónal O'Grady ||||
WATERFORD GAA: :
| 1 | Stephen Brenner |
| 2 | Eoin Murphy |
| 3 | James Murray |
| 4 | Declan Prendergast |
| 5 | Bryan Phelan |
| 6 | Ken McGrath (c) |
| 7 | Tony Browne |
| 8 | Dave Bennett | | 50' |
| 9 | Eoin McGrath | | 66' |
| 10 | Eoin Kelly |
| 11 | Dan Shanahan |
| 12 | Michael Walsh |
| 13 | John Mullane | 38' |
| 14 | Seamus Prendergast |
| 15 | Paul Flynn |
| Substitutes: |||
| 16 | Ian O'Regan |
| 17 | Tom Feeney |
| 18 | Brian Wall |
| 19 | Paul O'Brien | | 50' | 70' |
| 20 | Jack Kennedy | | 70' |
| 21 | Andy Moloney |
| 22 | Liam Lawlor |
| 23 | Shane O'Sullivan | | 66' |
| 24 | David O'Brien |
| 25 | Sean Ryan |
| 26 | Ger Quinlan |
| 27 | Denis Coffey |
| 28 | John Wall |
| 29 | Andrew Kirwan |
| 30 | Wayne Hutchinson |
| Manager: |||
| Justin McCarthy ||||
* Man of the Match:
* Paul Flynn
* Linesmen:
* Pat Horan (Offaly)
* Barry Kelly (Westmeath)
* Sideline Official
* Andrew Monaghan (Clare)