Cork–Waterford hurling rivalry

Cork–Waterford hurling rivalry
Cork–Waterford
First contested 1888
Number of meetings 57
Most recent meeting 17 July 2010
Next meeting TBA
All-time series  (SHC only) 42–3–12 Waterford
Largest victory Cork 13-4 : 0-1 Waterford

The CorkWaterford fixture has, in recent years, become one of the most significant sporting rivalries in hurling. While both teams meet regularly in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, their meetings in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship have also heightened the rivalry.

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Roots

History

Cork are one of the most successful teams in the championship, having captured thirty All-Ireland titles, and together with Tipperary and Kilkenny form hurling's 'Holy Trinity'. Waterford, on the other hand, have had sporadic periods of success throughout championship history resulting in only two All-Ireland titles. After a golden age for the team in the 1950s and 1960s Waterford went into severe decline in subsequent decades.

Although Cork and Waterford met regularly in the provincial championship over the course of the previous one hundred year, it is only in the last decade that their rivalry has reached boiling point. Since 2002 games between these two neighbouring counties have provided great hurling entertainment, while many of their encounters have come to be regarded as the 'game of the championship'.

Statistics

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Cork 30 50 14 94
Waterford 2 9 2 13
Combined 32 59 16 107

Championship meetings since 2002

Date Team A Score Team B Venue Competition
17 July 2010 Waterford 1-16 : 1-13 Cork Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship after extra time
9 July 2010 Waterford 2-15 : 2-15 Cork Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship
5 August 2007 Waterford 2-17 : 0-20 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
29 July 2007 Waterford 3-16 : 3-16 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
15 June 2007 Waterford 5-15 : 3-18 Cork Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship
6 August 2006 Cork 1-16 : 1-15 Waterford Croke Park All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
24 July 2005 Cork 1-18 : 1-13 Waterford Croke Park All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
22 May 2005 Cork 2-17 : 2-15 Waterford Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship
27 June 2004 Waterford 3-16 : 1-21 Cork Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship
29 June 2003 Cork 3-16 : 3-12 Waterford Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship
26 May 2002 Waterford 1-16 : 1-15 Cork Semple Stadium Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Famous moments

  • Waterford 3-16 : 1-21 Cork (June 27, 2004 at Semple Stadium) - Regarded by many as possibly the greatest Munster final of them all, both Cork and Waterford provided the game that had everything. Cork hit top form from the start, after a ground shot from championship debutante Garvan McCarthy bobbled into the net for the opening goal. Both sides had some great battles in the opening thirty-five minutes and there was little separating the sides at the interval. Only three minutes after the restart John Mullane, one of Waterford's star forwards, was red-carded to make it fifteen versus fourteen. Waterford, however, seemed to play better without the extra man and a cheeky goal from Paul Flynn, from an outfield free, produced a fairytale finish for Waterford. A 3-16 to 1-21 score line gave Waterford a first win over Cork in a Munster final in forty-five years.

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