2012 Waterford Crystal Cup Explained

Cup Details

Dates	22 January - 4 March 2012
Teams	12
Sponsor	Waterford Crystal
Cup Champions
Winners	Tipperary
Captain	Brendan Cummins
Manager	Declan Ryan
Cup Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Pat Donnellan
Manager	Davy Fitzgerald
Cup Statistics
No. matches played	11
Goals total	35 (3.1 per game)
Points total	363 (33.0 per game)
Top scorer

The 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup was the seventh staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 3 November 2011.^[1] The championship began on 22 January 2012 and ended on 4 March 2012.

Waterford were the defending champions, however, Tipperary won the cup following a 1–21 to 2–12 defeat of Clare.^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Hannon	Limerick	1-20	23	2	11.50
Martin O'Neill	Waterford	3-14	23	2	11.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Declan Hannon	Limerick	1-11	14	Clare
2	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	0-13	13	Limerick Institute of Technology
3	Martin O'Neill	Waterford	2-6	12	Clare
Shane Brick	Kerry	0-12	12	Institute of Technology, Tralee
5	Joe Canning	Limerick Institute of Technology	1-8	11	Tipperary
Martin O'Neill	Waterford	1-8	11	University College Cork
7	Daire Keane	Clare	1-6	9	Waterford Institute of Technology
Declan Hannon	Limerick	0-9	9	Clare
9	Éamonn Brosnan	Institute of Technology, Tralee

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 Munster GAA Waterford Crystal Cup & McGrath Cup draws. Munster GAA website. 4 November 2011. 11 November 2012.
2. Web site: Ryan pleased with Tipp’s timely tonic. Irish Examiner. 5 March 2012. 11 November 2012. Michael. Moynihan.