2007 turning point for Tipp

Between 1991 and 2006 Cork held Tipperary in check in senior hurling, with the Premier County forced to play second fiddle when the two sides met.

Since then, however, Tipp have lost to Cork only once in championship hurling, appeared in three All-Ireland finals, winning one, and they’re generally seen as the only side near to Brian Cody’s all-conquering Kilkenny.

The game that changed the dynamic between the Tipperary and Cork was the 2007 All-Ireland qualifier in Thurles.