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Limerick and Tipperary meet in the Munster semi-final this Sunday in a repeat of last year’s decider.
Limerick had far too much for Clare last weekend while Liam Sheedy’s men make their seasonal bow.
It is the sixth Munster semi-final meeting between the teams since 2012 with Tipp having the upper hand in three of the previous five contests.
The pairing has served up some crackers in recent years, most notably last year’s final from a Limerick perspective,
Check out the five most recent championship clashes involving the sides below.
Tipperary 4-23 : 1-16 Limerick (Munster Hurling semi-final)
21 June 2015 in the Gaelic Grounds
After successive Munster semi final defeats to Limerick, Tipperary put the Treaty to the sword in the Gaelic Grounds to advance to the 2015 Munster final.
Limerick had the first three scores of the afternoon but two Seamus Callanan goals had Tipp 2-12 to 0-12 to the good at the short whistle.
Shane Dowling goaled for Limerick shortly after the restart and with 48 on the clock, Limerick had the deficit reduced to a single point.
From here they would only muster another two scores as Tipp blitzed them.
Jason Forde’s goal completed a sequence where Tipperary notched 1-4 on the trot to take the wind out of Limerick’s sails.
Michael Breen’s stoppage time goal put the icing on the cake with Tipp winning out by 16-points.
Tipperary 3-12 : 1-16 Limerick (Munster Hurling semi-final)
19 June 2016 in Semple Stadium
Three goals in the opening 20 minutes would prove the difference as Tipp accounted for Limerick in a second consecutive Munster semi-final.
Michael Breen opened Tipp’s scoring with a goal after five minutes and the midfielder would double his tally minutes later as he reacted quickest to strike past Nickie Quaid.
Limerick regrouped well but Seamus Callanan’s goal on 22 minutes pushed them 3-3 to 0-9 ahead.
At the half, Tipp’s advantage was 3-5 to 0-11.
Tipp were able to keep Limerick at bay throughout the second half, despite their numerical disadvantage with Bubbles O’Dwyer sent off in the first half.
Limerick did get their breakthrough in the second minute of stoppage time with Tom Morrissey grabbing a goal to bring the sides to within two.
But it would prove too little too late for the Treaty men who entered the qualifiers.
Limerick 1-23 : 2-14 Tipperary (Munster Hurling Championship)
20 May 2018 in the Gaelic Grounds
Barry Murphy’s late strike was vital as John Kiely picked up his first win as Limerick manager in the first round of the 2018 Munster championship.
Dan McCormack had the games first goal after 20 minutes as the sides traded the lead throughout the first half hour.
A back and forth first half saw Tipp take a slender 1-10 to 0-12 advantage into the dressing rooms.
By the 50th minute, the Limerick lead was three but this was wiped out by Jason Forde’s well taken goal.
Noel McGrath pulled Tipp in front on 58 minutes but Limerick would hold Tipp to just one more score in the game.
Cian Lynch gave Limerick the lead in the 61st minute with Barry Murphy grabbing the goal five minutes later to push them five clear and seal the win.
Tipperary 1-22 : 0-21 Limerick (Munster Hurling Championship)
16 June 2019 in Semple Stadium
Assured of their place in the knockout stages, a much changed Limerick side fell to a rejuvenated Liam Sheedy and Tipp in the final round of the 2019 Munster championship.
The changes affected Limerick’s rhythm with John Kiely’s side out of sorts in the opening half.
Despite this, Tipp struggled to pull away from the visitors.
Jason Forde did give them a four point advantage after 23 which they retained for a 0-12 to 0-8 lead at the break.
Graeme Mulcahy’s introduction gave Limerick a boost as they got the first scores of the half.
But Seamus Callanan would get his customary goal quickly after to reassert Tipp’s dominance.
Limerick did battle but could not get within three of Tipp as the sides traded scores throughout the second period.
Tipp would go six clear heading into additional time with Limerick grabbin the final two scores of the day.
Results elsewhere meant the sides would meet again a fortnight later in the Munster final at the Gaelic Grounds.
Limerick 2-26 : 2-14 Tipperary (Munster Hurling Final)
30 June 2019 in the Gaelic Grounds
Limerick were in irresistible form in front of a packed Gaelic Grounds to claim a first Munster title since 2013 as they put Tipperary to the sword in the second half.
After the win in Thurles two weeks previously, Tipperary picked up where they left off as Seamus Callanan’s goal midway through the half gave them a 1-6 to 0-4 advantage.
Limerick were level after 25 with Peter Caesey flicking Aaron Gillane’s clever pass past Brian Hogan.
The sides picked off a number of scores each before Limerick pulled two clear, 1-11 to 1-9 at the half time whistle.
Limerick moved four clear to start the half but Tipp were level with 26 to play after John McGrath goaled.
Limerick didn’t seem perturbed by the setback and made light work of Tipperary from here on in.
The gap was three on 54 minutes when Kyle Hayes grabbed Limerick’s second goal of the day to give them daylight at 2-18 to 2-12.
Nickie Quaid would save at point blank range from Callanan as Limerick rattled off six successive scores.
In the end the margin was 12-points as the Limerick faithful once again stormed the Ennis Rd pitch.
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