2010 All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork claim victory over Down...

Cork 0-16 Down 0-15

Cork are All-Ireland Senior Football Champions after defeating Down by a single point.

Down's Dan Gordon received a yellow card on the 44th minute.

Graham Canty came on for Cork to a tremendous applause, in the 42nd minute.

Half-Time: Cork 0-05 Down 0-08

Cork take on Down in this year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park [123rd All-Ireland SFC]. The winners will be the first county other than Kerry and Tyrone, to get their name on the Sam Maguire Cup since Armagh's breakthrough success in 2002. Cork head into the game as favourites.

Down have won all five All-Ireland deciders they have appeared in and victory today would draw them level with Cork in the winners table.

The Rebels’ captain Graham Canty faced a late fitness test on Sunday morning, with doubts persisting over his participation due to the hamstring injury he suffered against Roscommon, earlier this year. It has now been confirmed that he will not start for Cork.

Down's Ambrose Rogers hasn't been named in Down's starting line-up for the final. The captain has failed to recover from the cruciate knee ligament injury which ruled him out of the thrilling semi-final win over Kildare.

Cork XV: Alan Quirke, Eoin Cadogan, Michael Shields, Ray Carey, Noel O'Leary, John Miskella, Paudie Kissane, Alan O'Connor, Aidan Walsh, Ciaran Shehan, Pearse O'Neill, Patrick Kelly, Daniel Goulding, Donncha O'Connor, Paul Kerrigan.

Down XV: Brendan McVeigh; Daniel McCartan, Dan Gordon, Damian Rafferty; Declan Rooney, Kevin McKernan, Conor Garvey; Peter Fitzpatrick, Kalum King; Daniel Hughes, Mark Poland, Paul McComiskey; Brendan Coulter, John Clarke, Martin Clarke.

Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Attendance: 81,604


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2010 All-Ireland SHC Final: Tipperary win and Kilkenny denied 5-in-row...

Kilkenny 1-18 Tipperary 4-17

Tipperary get an impressive win over Kilkenny in the 2010 Senior Hurling Championship Final. Kilkenny are denied their historic five-in-a-row.

Match Points:
Lar Corbett got another goal in the dying seconds of the match (third goal for him on the day).

Noel McGrath got another goal for Tipp on the 43rd minute.

Lar Corbett scored his second goal for Tipp in the 41st minute.

Half-Time: Kilkenny 1-09 Tipperary 1-10

Shefflin did not last long in the match. He can't continue due to injury and Michael Rice comes into the match. Shefflin got a warm reception from the crowd as he left the pitch. It's no surprise that he hasn't lasted after such a serious injury.

Tipp's Lar Corbett scored a goal in the 10th minute.

Kilkenny take on Tipperary in the 2010 Senior Hurling Championship Final. The Cats are going for an unprecendented 5-in-a-row.

Looking at the bookmaker's odds, Kilkenny are 2/5 to lift the Liam McCarthy cup once again. Tipp are 9/4, with the draw 12/1.

Henry Shefflin will start for Kilkenny, despite suffering a cruciate ligament injury only a few weeks ago.

Kilkenny XV: PJ Ryan, John Dalton, Noel Hickey, Jackie Tyrrell, Tommy Walsh, John Tennyson, J.J. Delaney, James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick, Michael Fennelly, TJ Reid, Henry Shefflin, Eoin Larkin, Eddie Brennan, Richard Power, Aidan Fogarty.

Tippeary XV: Brendan Cummins, Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Michael Cahill, Declan Fanning, Conor O'Mahony, Padraic Maher, Brendan Maher, Shane McGrath, Gearóid Ryan, Patrick Maher, John O'Brien, Noel McGrath, Eoin Kelly, Lar Corbett.

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Referee: Michael Wadding (Waterford)

Attendance: 81,756


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2010 All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final: Down get win over Kildare....

Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14

Down are into the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Cork after defeating Kildare by two points at Croke Park.

Kildare's Eamonn Callaghan beat three Down defenders and rounded the goalie, hammering high into the roof of the net in the 58th minute.

Hughie Lynch foulded Down's Danny Hughes in the 55th minute and Lynch was yellow carded.

Eoin O'Flaherty picked up a yellow card for Kildare in the 38th minute.

Half-Time: Down 1-09 Kildare 0-07

A yellow card for Down's Declan Rooney for a clumsy challenge on the 35th minute.

Benny Coulter got a goal for Down in the 12th minute.

Hughie Lynch replaces Dermot Earley in midfield for Kildare before the start of the match.

Attendance: 62,192

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final: Cork get an amazing victory over Dublin....

Cork 1-15 Dublin 1-14

Cork came from behind in the last few minutes of the match to beat Dublin in this All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final.

Cork will now meet the winners of the Down/Kildare SFC semi-final (to be played next Sunday).

Match Notes:
Ross McConnell got a second yellow card in the 67th minute and is sent off.

Dublin's Ross McConnell fouls to give Cork a penalty. Donnacha O'Connor stepped up and struck the ball off the post and into the net.

Half-Time: Cork 0-07 Dublin 1-08

Dublin's Bernard Brogan got the first score of the match within the first minute, with a brilliantly taken goal.

There are doubts over the fitness of Cork's Graham Canty, but it has been confirmed that he will start.

Cork XV: Alan Quirke, Ray Carey, Michael Shields, John Miskella, Noel O'Leary, Graham Canty, Paudie Kissane, Alan O'Connor, Aidan Walsh, Paul Kerrigan, Pearse O'Neill, Patrick Kelly, Daniel Goulding, Ciaran Sheehan, Donncha O'Connor.

Dublin XV: Stephen Cluxton, Michael Fitzsimons, Rory O'Carroll, Philly McMahon, Kevin Nolan, Ger Brennan, Cian O'Sullivan, Ross McConnell, Michael Darragh MaCauley, Niall Corkery, Alan Brogan, Bryan Cullen, David Henry, Eoghan O'Gara, Bernard Brogan.

Referee: Maurice Deegan

Attendance: 82, 233

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final: Cork v Dublin...

Cork take on Dublin in the first of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals at Croke Park on Sunday August 22 at 3:30 PM.

Cork XV: Alan Quirke, Ray Carey, Michael Shields, John Miskella, Noel O'Leary, Graham Canty, Paudie Kissane, Alan O'Connor, Aidan Walsh, Paul Kerrigan, Pearse O'Neill, Patrick Kelly, Daniel Goulding, Ciaran Sheehan, Donncha O'Connor.

Dublin XV: Stephen Cluxton, Michael Fitzsimons, Rory O'Carroll, Philly McMahon, Kevin Nolan, Ger Brennan, Cian O'Sullivan, Ross McConnell, Michael Darragh Macauley, Niall Corkery, Alan Broganm, Bryan Cullen, David Henry, Eoghan O'Gara, Bernard Brogan

Referee: Maurice Deegan
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2010 All-Ireland SHC Semi-Final: Tipperary defeat Waterford...

Tipperary 3-19 Waterford 1-18

Tipperary set up a repeat of last year's All-Ireland Hurling final with a comfortable seven-point win over Waterford in Croke Park.
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2010 All-Ireland SHC Semi-Final: Kilkenny easily defeat Cork...

Kilkenny 3-22 Cork 0-19

Kilkenny cruised into the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final with a 12 point win over Cork. The Cats' semi-final victory keep alive their chances of an unprecedented five-in-a-row.
 
Kilkenny XV: PJ Ryan, J Dalton, N Hickey, J Tyrrell, T Walsh (0-01), B Hogan, JJ Delaney, J Fitzpatrick (0-02), M Fennelly (0-02), TJ Reid (0-01), H Shefflin (0-02, 1f), E Larkin (0-01), E Brennan (1-01), R Power (1-08, 0-06f), A Fogarty (1-02).

Subs: J Ryall for Hogan, M Comerford (0-02) for Shefflin, M Rice for Brennan, J Mulhall for Reid, D Lyng for Fitzpatrick

Cork XV: D Óg Cusack, S Murphy, E Cadogan, B Murphy, J Gardiner (0-02), R Curran, S Óg Ó hAilpín (0-01), T Kenny, C Naughton (0-01), C McCarthy, K Murphy, N McCarthy (0-01), P Horgan (0-06, 0-01f, 0-01pen), A Ó hAilpín, B O'Connor (0-07, 6f).

Subs: W Egan for C McCarthy, P O'Sullivan for A Ó hAilpín, J O'Connor (0-01) for Murphy, M Cussen for Naughton, G Callanan for Kenny

Referee: B Gavin (Offaly).

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Kildare triumph over Meath...

Kildare 2-17 Meath 1-12

Kildare defeat Meath.

Kildare's Dermot Earley had to go off after just three minutes with an injury.

Meath got a penalty in the 14th minute and Cian Ward scored a goal from the conversion.

Half -Time: Kildare 2-05 Meath 1-09

Meath XV: Brendan Murphy, Chris O'Connor, Kevin Reilly, Eoghan Harrington, Anthony Moyles, Gary O'Brien, Caoimhín King, Nigel Crawford, Brian Meade, Seamus Kenny, Joe Sheridan, Graham Reilly, Cian Ward, Shane O'Rourke, Stephen Bray

Kildare XV: Shane McCormack, Peter Kelly, Hugh McGrillen, Aindriú MacLochlainn, Morgan O'Flaherty, Emmet Bolton, Brian Flanagan, Daryl Flynn, Dermot Earley, James Kavanagh, Padraig O'Neill, Eoghan O'Flaherty, John Doyle, Alan Smith, Eamonn Callaghan

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Cork defeat Roscommon...

Cork 1-16 Roscommon 0-10

Cork defeated Roscommon in this Senior Football Championship quarter-final, to book a semi-final spot against Dublin.

Cork XV: Alan Quirke, Ray Carey, Michael Shields, Jamie O'Sullivan, Noel O'Leary, Graham Canty, Paudie Kissane, Derek Kavanagh, Aidan Walsh, Paul Kerrigan, Pearse O'Neill, Paddy Kelly, Daniel Goulding, Ciaran Sheehan, Colm O'Neill.


Roscommon XV: Geoffrey Claffey, Seán McDermott, Peter Domican, Stephen Ormsby, Seán Purcell, Cathal Dineen, David Casey, Michael Finneran, Karol Mannion, David Keenan, David O'Gara, Cathal Gregg, John Rogers, Donal Shine, Ger Heneghan

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Dublin defeat Tyrone...

Tyrone 0-13 Dublin 1-15

Dublin get a sensational victory over Tyrone in this Senior Football Championship quarter-final at Croke Park.

Half-Time: Tyrone 0-07 Dublin 0-07

Tyrone XV: Pascal McConnell; Cathal McCarron, Justin McMahon, Ryan McMenamin; Davy Harte, Conor Gormley, Philip Jordan; Colm Cavanagh, Kevin Hughes; Brian Dooher, Brian McGuigan, Joe McMahon; Martin Penrose, Seán Cavanagh, Owen Mulligan

Dublin XV: Stephen Cluxton; Michael Fitzsimons, Rory O'Carroll, Philip McMahon; Kevin Nolan, Gerard Brennan, Barry Cahill; Michael Dara McAuley, Ross McConnell; Bryan Cullen, Alan Brogan, Niall Corkery; David Henry, Eoghan O'Gara, Bernard Brogan

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