2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
| Event | 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 9 September 2012 (first game) 30 September 2012 (replay) |
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match |
Iarla Tannian (first game) Walter Walsh (second game) |
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| Referee |
Barry Kelly (Westmeath) (first game) James McGrath (Westmeath) (replay) |
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| Attendance |
81,932 (first game) 82,274 (Second game) |
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| Weather | Sunny (first game) 20 °C (68 °F) Cloudy (replay) 16 °C (61 °F) |
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Iarla Tannian (first game)
81,932 (first game)
The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played on 9 September 2012 at Croke Park, Dublin. The final was contested by first-time Leinster Champions Galway and Kilkenny, the defeated Leinster finalists and defending All-Ireland champions.
This was Galway's first appearance at this stage since 2005, when they lost to Cork. The match ended level, the first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at the end of which the teams finished level since 1959. Kilkenny won the replay, with Henry Shefflin becoming the first Gaelic athlete to win nine All-Ireland Senior Championship medals on the field of play.
The first final was played on 9 September 2012. Kilkenny were the defending champions after defeating Tipperary by four points, 2–17 to 1–16, in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. However, Galway unexpectedly beat Kilkenny in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final on 8 July 2012, the shock of the year. Kilkenny recovered and qualified for the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final via the back door, inflicting upon Tipperary their heaviest defeat in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since 1897 along the way. The final was a rematch of the 2012 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final against Galway. This was the fifth All-Ireland final clash between the two counties and the first since 1993 with Kilkenny winning three of the previous four. Galway's only win against Kilkenny came in 1987 when they won by six points.
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