2014 Waterford Crystal Cup

2014 Waterford Crystal Cup

Championship Details
Dates	12 January - 2 February 2014
Teams	10
Sponsor	Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal Cup Champions
Winners	Tipperary
Captain	James Woodlock
Manager	Eamon O'Shea
Waterford Crystal Cup Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Patrick Donnellan
Manager	Davy Fitzgerald
Cup Statistics
No. matches played	10
Goals total	37
Points total
Top scorer

The 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup was the ninth staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The competition began on 12 January 2014 and ended on 7 February 2014.

Clare were the defending champions but lost out to Tipperary by 4-22 to 3-11 in the final.^{[1] [2] [3][4]}

Teams

A total of ten teams contested the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup.

Fixtures

Preliminary round

12 January

• UL 1-11 Waterford 0-10 ^[5]
• Limerick 10-17 IT Tralee 0-9^[6]
• Tipperary 3-20 LIT 0-5 ^[7]

Quarter-finals

19 January

• Kerry 0-8 Tipperary 2-16 ^[8]
• WIT 1-20 UL 2-30 ^[9]
• Clare 1-14 Limerick 0-11 ^[10]
• UCC 3-28 Mary I 2-14 ^[11]

Semi-finals

26 January

• Clare 2-28 UCC 1-4^[12]

2 February

• Tipperary 2-30 UL 0-22^[13]

Final

7 February

19:30

Final

Tipperary	4-22 - 3-11	Clare
S Callanan 0-9 (7fs), D Maher 2-2, M Heffernan 1-1, C Kenny 1-0, J Woodlock, R Gleeson, K Morris 0-2 each, C O’Brien (f), S Bourke, S O’Brien, T Stapleton 0-1 each	Report	T Kelly 1-2, J Conlon 1-1, C McGrath 1-0, C Ryan (2fs), C O’Connell (2fs) 0-3 each, P Duggan 0-2

Gaelic Grounds

Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

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References

1. "Tipperary enjoy 14-point win over Clare in Waterford Crystal Cup final". Tipperary Star. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
2. "Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13". GAA.ie. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
3. "Waterford Crystal final on Saturday". Hogan Stand. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
4. "Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13". thescore.ie. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
5. "Glynn UL ace as Déise fail to fire". Irish Examiner. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
6. "Waterford Crystal Cup: Treaty rout students". Hogan Stand. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
7. "Early days but Tipp ticking along nicely". Irish Examiner. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
8. "Kelly hits 1-8 as Tipp take time". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
9. "Another win in Déise for UL". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
10. "New lads put down marker for Davy". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
11. "UCC's tough schedule enthuses Enright". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
12. "Stroll in the park for Clare as students get a lesson". Irish Examiner. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
13. "Bubbles O'Dwyer hits 1-9 as Tipperary hurlers reach Waterford Crystal Cup final". The Score. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

• Waterford Crystal Cup at Munster GAA
• 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup at Hurling Stats