1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 109th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
, an inter-county hurling
tournament for the top teams in Ireland
. The match was held at Croke Park
, Dublin, on 1 September, 1996, between Wexford
and Limerick
. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 1-13 to 0-14.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1996
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1996 was the 110th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition...
, an inter-county hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
tournament for the top teams in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The match was held 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, on 1 September, 1996, between Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
and Limerick
Limerick GAA
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...
. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 1-13 to 0-14.