1984-1991: the rivalry reignites Cork–Tipperary hurling rivalry

tipperary captain richard stakelum received cup after 1987 munster final.

in 1987 cork reigning provincial , all-ireland champions , had ended chances of tipperary hurling revival in both 1984 , 1985. because of cork installed favourites win record-breaking 6 consecutive munster title, however, tipperary led 0-11 0-7 @ half-time. second-half goal nicky english, controlled sliotar foot having dropped hurley , calmly sidefooted net, put tipp ahead 7 points. string of points brought cork game, , 3 minutes time kieran kingston goal gave them two-point lead. tipperary rallied , 2 pointed frees pat fox levelled game @ 1-18 apiece.

in spite of surviving scare in thurles, cork still regarded favourites replay. team scored 5 unanswered points in first ten minutes, while nicky english goal cancelled out tomás mulcahy effort. cork had n interval lead of 1-10 1-5. tipperary inspired after restart , came contention succession of points. pat fox point brought 2 teams level, however, cork regained lead twice tipperary levelled twice. @ end of normal time both sides again level , time needed. first period of extra-time saw cork take 1-21 1-20 lead, tipp edged forward 2 more quick points. michael doyle, son of legendary john doyle, came on substitute , had game of life. scored 2 extra-time goals swing momentum in tipp s favour. donie o connell bagged goal give tipp incredible 4-22 1-22 victory.

after highs of 1987, 1988 installment of cork-tipperary damp squib. tipp led 1-12 0-5 @ half-time , bested cork 2-19 1-13.

in 1990 tipperary reigning provincial , all-ireland champions , expected build on success retaining titles. despite strong start gave them lead tipperary lost way , cork won in end. mark foley played game of life, scoring 2-7 play, , helped cork eight-point dethroning of all-ireland champions.

the 1991 munster final between cork , tipperary, ranked among all-time classics, seen game decide not provincial honours destination of all-ireland title well. tipp looked defeated team in stages , fell 3-5 1-7 behind @ break courtesy of 3 goals shared john fitzgibbon , ger fitzgerald. young star john leahy bagged goal tipp, however, fitzgibbon scored fourth goal cork. momentum moved towards tipp after this, however, nicky english had legal equaliser ruled out. pat fox levelled game @ 2-16 4-10 , replay needed.

nicky english s reaction reporter after drawn

1991 munster final.

the replay more exciting draw cork taking nine-point lead @ half-time. @ end of third quarter kevin hennessy goal left rebels 3-13 1-10 in front. star forward nicky english ruled out of game through injury, however, tipp forwards proved effective unit without him. pat fox produced great goal leave 3 points between sides. overhead flick declan carr subsequently levelled sides full-time approached. tipp went 2 points ahead while tomás mulcahy shot on goal cleared , resulted in aidan ryan scoring 1 of all-time great munster final goals tipp. john fitzgibbon answered cork goal, however, momentum tipperary won 4-19 4-15.