2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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| Event | 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 September 2014(first game) 27 September 2014 (replay) |
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match |
Richie Hogan(first game) Kieran Joyce (replay) |
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| Referee |
Barry Kelly(first game) Brian Gavin (replay) |
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| Attendance |
82,179 (first game) |
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| Weather | Sunny (first game) 16 °C (61 °F) Mostly sunny (replay) 19 °C (66 °F) |
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82,179 (first game)
81,753 (replay)
The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played on 7 September 2014 at Croke Park, Dublin. The final ended - for the third year in a row - in a draw. The replay was held on 27 September 2014.
The final was the seventh national final, between League and Championship, out of a possible 12, that Kilkenny and Tipperary have met in since 2009.
The final was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ One as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Cyril Farrell, Tomás Mulcahy and Ger Loughnane. Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Michael Duignan. The game was also shown live on Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.
The first match finished in a draw for the third year in a row after no draws since the 1959 final. The final has been described by many as the greatest final in history and also the greatest hurling match in history.
Tipperary had a free from 97 metres out in injury time with the scores level. John O'Dwyer took the free which was hit just wide to the right and required confirmation from Hawk-eye that it was wide.
The replay was held on 27 September and was won by Kilkenny (who avenged their 2010 defeat to Tipperary) on a 2-17 to 2-14 scoreline. It was their 35th All-Ireland title and the 10th senior All-Ireland of Brian Cody’s managerial career the 10th All-Ireland of Henry Shefflin’s playing career.
It was the sixth successive year that the counties have played each other in the championship, with Kilkenny winning 4 times. Kilkenny go into the final having won 34 All Ireland titles, 9 titles in the last 13 years (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012), with Tipperary on 26 titles, 2 titles over the same period (2001 and 2010). The teams have played each other 24 times in the championship, the first time being in 1887, with Kilkenny winning 11 times and Tipperary winning on 13 occasions.
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