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04 Apr 2026

IN PICTURES: Limerick face Cork in 1987 Munster senior hurling semi-final replay

LIMERICK were defeated 3-14 to 0-10 by Cork in the Munster senior hurling semi-final at Semple Stadium in Thurles on June 28, 1987.

The first game had ended in a 3-11 to 3-11 draw just two weeks earlier. However the ‘Rebels’ proved too strong for Limerick in front of 35,000 in the replay and referee J Moore from Waterford.

SCORERS: Cork : J. Fenton (1–8), K. Hennessy (1–2), K. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. McCarthy (0–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1). Limerick: P. Kelly (0–3), D. FitzGerald (0–2), O. O'Connor (0–2), P. McCarthy (0–1), D. Punch (0–1), G. Hegarty (0–1).

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