2012 Waterford Crystal Cup

2012 Walsh Cup
Cup Details
Dates 22 January - 4 March 2012
Teams 12
Sponsor Waterford Crystal
Cup Champions
Winners Tipperary
Captain Brendan Cummins
Manager Declan Ryan
Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Clare
Captain Pat Donnellan
Manager Davy Fitzgerald
Cup Statistics
No. matches played 11
Goals total 35 (3.1 per game)
Points total 363 (33.0 per game)
Top scorer

The 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup was the seventh staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 3 November 2011.[1] The championship began on 22 January 2012 and ended on 4 March 2012.

Waterford were the defending champions, however, Tipperary won the cup following a 1–21 to 2–12 defeat of Clare.[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Tipperary2-24 - 1-16Limerick Institute of Technology
P Bourke 0-13 (12f); J O’Neill 1-1; S McGrath 0-3; T Hammersley 1-0; B Maher, A Ryan, B O’Meara 0-2 each; D Collins 0-1. Report J Canning 1-8 (0-6f); P Browne, S O’Brien 0-2 each; C McInerney 0-2f; E Ryan, C Madden 0-1 each.
Silvermines GAA Grounds, Dolla
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)
Preliminary round
Kerry1-20 - 1-15Institute of Technology, Tralee
S Brick 0-12 (8fs, 1 65), D O’Connell 1-4 (2fs), J Egan 0-2, M Boyle, S Nolan 0-1 each. Report E Brosnan 1-5 (4fs), M Deegan 0-3 (2fs), M Lynch 0-2, T Morley, B O’Grady, F Kennedy, G O’Doherty, D O’Halloran 0-1 each.
Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)
Preliminary round
Clare3-25 - 0-5Waterford Institute of Technology
D Keane 1-6; C Ryan 0-7 (0-3f); A Cunningham 1-4 (0-2f); E Hayes 1-0; N O’Connell 0-3; P Donnellan 0-2; J Clancy 0-2, C Cooney 0-1. Report D Murphy 0-2 (0-2f); J Dillon, K Hammersley (f), C O’Meara (f), 0-1 each.
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Cork5-18 - 1-14Kerry
P Horgan 1-3 (0-2f), B Corry 2-0, E Murphy 1-2, C McCarthy 0-5 (0-2 ’65), R Clifford 1-1, L O’Farrell, C Naughton 0-3 each, D Sweetnam 0-1. Report S Brick 0-6 (0-6f), A Boyle 1-0, S Nolan, D Dineen, J Egan 0-2 each, M Boyle, A Royle 0-1 each.
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Quarter-final
Tipperary2-11 - 0-12University of Limerick
P Bourke 1-3 (1-2f), B O’Meara 1-0, E Kelly 0-3, A Ryan, J O’Neill, G Ryan, J O’Brien, J Woodlock 0-1 each. Report C McGrath 0-7 (6fs), P Kelly 0-2, L Ryan (f), M Heffernan, P Walsh 0-1 each.
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
Quarter-final
Clare0-18 - 1-15
(AET)		Limerick
N O’Connell 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1 65); A Cunningham 0-6 (0-6f); P Donnellan 0-2; E Hayes, J Clancy, J Conlon, 0-1 each. Report D Hannon 1-11 (1-0p, 0-5f, 0-2 65s); C Allis 0-2; W McNamara 0-2.
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Quarter-final
Waterford3-19 - 1-19University College Cork
M. O’Neill (1-8, 0-7 frees); M. Walsh (1-3); M. Shanahan (1-0); S. O’Sullivan(0-2); S. Prendergast, S. Walsh, D. Twomey, S. Molumphy, J. Nagle, P. O’Brien(0-1) each. Report B. Hartnett(1-2); P. O’Mahony (0-5, 0-4 frees); B. O’Sullivan (0-3); W. Griffin(0-3, frees); S. Bourke (0-2); P. Haughney, E. O’Sullivan, D. McCormack, S. Corry (0-1) each.
WIT Sportsgrounds, Waterford
Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
Quarter-final replay
Limerick1-15- 2-13Clare
D Hannon 0-9 (0-4f, 0-2 65s); B Gavin 1-0; M Ryan 0-2; D Moloney, G Mulcahy, M Carmody, D O’Grady, 0-1 each. Report P Hickey 0-6 (0-5f, 0-1 65); T Carmody 1-1; R Horan 1-0; J Conlon 0-2; B Donnellan 0-2; C Galvin, J McInerney (f), 0-1 each.
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Tipperary0-26 - 1-19
(AET)		Cork
B O’Meara 0-5; E Kelly 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 65); A Ryan 0-3; J O’Brien 0-3; P Bourke 0-3 (0-2f); J Woodlock 0-2; S Curran 0-2; G Ryan 0-2; C O’Mahony, J Ryan, 0-1 each. Report M O’Sullivan 1-0; C Naughton 0-3; P Cronin 0-3; B Corry 0-3; J Coughlan 0-3 (0-2f); R Cashman 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 65); L O’Farrell 0-2; R Clifford, N McCarthy, 0-1 each.
Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
Semi-final
Waterford4-9 - 3-17Clare
M O’Neill (2-6, 0-6 frees); S Prendergast (2-0); S Wash (0-2); M Shanahan (0-1,f). Report C Ryan (0-6, 0-5 frees); A Cunningham (1-2); C Galvin (1-1); D Keane (1-1); P O’Connor (0-2); T Carmody, P Donnellan, F Lynch, P Kelly, J Conlon (0-1) each.
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

Final
Clare2-12 - 1-21Tipperary
D Keane 1-1, C Ryan 0-4fs, A Cunningham 1-0, P Donnellan, N O’Connell (3fs) 0-3 each, C Morey 0-1. Report J Woodlock 0-5, N McGrath (2fs) 0-4, B O’Meara 1-0, C O’Mahony (2fs, 1 65), J O’Neill 0-3 each, G Ryan, E Kelly 0-2 each, T Hammersley, A Ryan 0-1 each.
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Declan Hannon Limerick 1-20 23 2 11.50
Martin O'Neill Waterford 3-14 23 2 11.50

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Declan Hannon Limerick 1-11 14 Clare
2 Pa Bourke Tipperary 0-13 13 Limerick Institute of Technology
3 Martin O'Neill Waterford 2-6 12 Clare
Shane Brick Kerry 0-12 12 Institute of Technology, Tralee
5 Joe Canning Limerick Institute of Technology 1-8 11 Tipperary
Martin O'Neill Waterford 1-8 11 University College Cork
7 Daire Keane Clare 1-6 9 Waterford Institute of Technology
Declan Hannon Limerick 0-9 9 Clare
9 Éamonn Brosnan Institute of Technology, Tralee|} 1-5 8 Kerry

References

  1. ^ "2012 Munster GAA Waterford Crystal Cup & McGrath Cup draws". Munster GAA website. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. ^ Moynihan, Michael (5 March 2012). "Ryan pleased with Tipp's timely tonic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 November 2012.