Limerick in control

Limerick 0-13 Tipperary 1-7

Though Tipp were in front with points by Paul O'Mahoney and Gary Morrisson 10 minutes into the game, once Declan White tied up the scores with his second point at 0-2 apiece after the opening quarter, there was only going to be one winner.

Big and strong down the middle of the park, with Tom McLoughlin, Shane Gallagher and Alan Kitson in control, a couple of points from Mark Culhane and John O'Connell powered Limerick into a 0-8 to 0-2 interval lead, though, the standard of football left a lot to be desired.