For the first time ever, both Waterford's Senior and Minor hurling teams were making their third Munster Final appearance in a row.

It was the first time the two teams had met in a Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh since the 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final.

Tipperary won the game by a margin of 21 points, to claim their third Munster title in four years.

[3][4] It was the largest winning margin in a Munster Final since the 1982 decider between Cork and Waterford, and the first time since 1936 that one team managed to score at least 7 goals.

Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald made three changes to the team that overcame Limerick in the semi-final, with Jerome Maher picked at full-back and making his championship debut.