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1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date1 September 1968
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeJ. Dowling (Offaly)[1]
Attendance63,461
1967
1969

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 81st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 1 September 1968, between Wexford and Tipperary. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 5-8 to 3-12.[2][3]

Match details

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Wexford5-8 – 3-12Tipperary
J. Berry (2-2), T. Doran (2-1), P. Lynch (1-3)[4], J. O'Brien (0-2). J. Doyle (1-5), M. Keating (1-3)[4], S. McLoughlin (1-1), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Burns (0-1).
Attendance: 63,461
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Wexford
Tipperary

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Raymond (1 January 2021). "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games" (PDF). GAA.ie. p. 28. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final (Video). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024 – via Gaa.ie.
  3. ^ Devlin, Michael (5 July 2018). "Wexford crowned kings 50 years ago". Gaa.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Barry, Stephen (16 April 2020). "TG4 announce 10 All-Ireland Gold games for May". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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Video of the final