Three-in-row for Limerick after cracking replay victory over Tipperary

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Limerick emerged winners and in the process created history by winning their third title in a row.

For Tipperary, there is little consolation for having being involved in a second magnificent hurling match in four days but they contributed enormously to a game that will go down in the annals of this particular competition as one of the greatest. The champions had many heroes, particularly in defence where goalkeeper Timmy Houlihan, Damien Reale, Michael Cahill, Eoin Foley and Paudie O’Dwyer stood head and shoulders above the rest.