The first 1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final took place on 6 September, 1931 at Croke Park

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, Dublin. It was the 44th All-Ireland final and was contested by Cork and Kilkenny

Kilkenny GAA

The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...

. The match ended in a 1-5 apiece draw. The replay took place at the same venue five weeks later on 11 October, 1931. Once again, the sides finished level with both scoring 2-5. An unprecedented second replay took place on 1 November, 1931. On that occasion the Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 5-8 to 3-4.

First game

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes.
• Replay if scores level.
• Three named substitutes>

Replay

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes.
• Replay if scores level.
• Three named substitutes>

Second replay

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes.
• Replay if scores level.
• Three named substitutes>