2014 Waterford Crystal Cup Explained

Championship Details

Dates	12 January - 2 February 2014
Teams	10
Sponsor	Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal Cup Champions
Winners	Tipperary
Captain	James Woodlock
Manager	Eamon O'Shea
Waterford Crystal Cup Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Patrick Donnellan
Manager	Davy Fitzgerald
Cup Statistics
No. matches played	10
Goals total	37
Points total
Top scorer

The 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup was the ninth staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The competition began on 12 January 2014 and ended on 7 February 2014.

Clare were the defending champions but lost out to Tipperary by 4-22 to 3-11 in the final.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Teams

A total of ten teams contested the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup.

Fixtures

Preliminary round

12 January

• UL 1-11 Waterford 0-10 ^[5]
• Limerick 10-17 IT Tralee 0-9^[6]
• Tipperary 3-20 LIT 0-5 ^[7]

Quarter-finals

19 January

• Kerry 0-8 Tipperary 2-16 ^[8]
• WIT 1-20 UL 2-30 ^[9]
• Clare 1-14 Limerick 0-11 ^[10]
• UCC 3-28 Mary I 2-14 ^[11]

Semi-finals

26 January

• Clare 2-28 UCC 1-4^[12]

2 February

• Tipperary 2-30 UL 0-22^[13]

Final

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External links

• Waterford Crystal Cup at Munster GAA
• 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup at Hurling Stats

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tipperary enjoy 14-point win over Clare in Waterford Crystal Cup final. 10 February 2014. Tipperary Star. 11 February 2014.
2. Web site: Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13. 9 February 2013. GAA.ie. 12 February 2013 .
3. News: Waterford Crystal final on Saturday. Hogan Stand. 4 February 2013. 4 February 2013.
4. Web site: Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13 . 9 February 2013 . thescore.ie . 12 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109100235/http://www.thescore.ie/tipperary-v-clare-waterford-crystal-cup-789058-Feb2013/ . 9 January 2014 .
5. Web site: Glynn UL ace as Déise fail to fire. 13 January 2013. Irish Examiner. 13 January 2014.
6. Web site: Waterford Crystal Cup: Treaty rout students. 11 January 2013. Hogan Stand. 13 January 2014.
7. Web site: Early days but Tipp ticking along nicely. 13 January 2013. Irish Examiner. 13 January 2014.
8. Web site: Kelly hits 1-8 as Tipp take time. 20 January 2014. Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014.
9. Web site: Another win in Déise for UL. 20 January 2014. Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014.
10. Web site: New lads put down marker for Davy. 20 January 2014. Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014.
11. Web site: UCC’s tough schedule enthuses Enright. 20 January 2014. Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014.
12. Web site: Stroll in the park for Clare as students get a lesson. 27 January 2014. Irish Examiner. 28 January 2014.
13. Web site: Bubbles O’Dwyer hits 1-9 as Tipperary hurlers reach Waterford Crystal Cup final. 3 February 2014. The Score. 5 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033906/http://www.thescore.ie/tipperary-clare-waterford-crystal-cup-1296118-Feb2014/. 22 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.