Michael Verney: How the greatest hurling half of all-time sealed Tipperary's best All-Ireland
Kilkenny's first 35 minutes against Waterford in the 2008 All-Ireland final (2-16 to 0-5) set a high bar with Limerick's opening stanza in the 2021 decider against Cork coming close (3-18 to 1-11), but Tipperary's sensational second-half showing against the Rebels (3-14 to 0-2) yesterday tops the lot and is the greatest half in hurling history.
One of the best things about it is that not even the most ardent Tipp fan saw it coming when Shane Barrett rattled their net with the final puck of the first half to put Cork six up (1-16 to 0-13) and seemingly in complete control with a double-digit victory to follow after the break – it ended up that way alright but amazingly in Tipp's favour.
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