Tipperary SHC final: Loughmore Castleiney 2-22 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-22
Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time’ rang out at the final whistle as Loughmore-Castleiney secured their sixth Dan Breen Cup in fending off Nenagh Éire Óg for their first successful Tipperary SHC title defence.
Both sides coughed up freakish goals to long-range frees, but it was Liam McGrath who struck the killer blow in the 48th minute in front of 6,073 fans at Semple Stadium.
The back-to-back winning captain added Man of the Match to his list of honours after a 1-3 tally, while John McGrath scored 1-5 from frees. Given that both cousins were withdrawn due to injuries last weekend, 2-8 was an incredible contribution.
The defeat marked Nenagh
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