Four-time All-Ireland winner Paul Murphy recalls the Leinster final, drawn All-Ireland final and replay between the two sides.
AHEAD OF THE 2012 Leinster hurling final, Kilkenny were poised to collect their 14th provincial title in 15 seasons.
But then Joe Canning shook the net inside a few minutes. David Burke added a second goal for Galway later in the first half. But there was no shaking Galway as they charged to a 10-point victory and announced themselves as All-Ireland contenders. This result would end up being the first of an intriguing three-game saga between the counties in 2012.
While Galway were toasting their success, they immediately put eye on the bigger prize. The county was in its 24th year without receiving a visit from the Liam MacCarthy Cup following heartbreaking defeats in four All-Ireland finals in the interim. “We might have been cagey but it wasn’t comparable to the Leinster final when we were so far off the pace. So, we were forewarned facing Galway.
And so, they were on for Kilkenny v Galway 3.0. Some of the build-up to the replay lingered on comments which Canning submitted to the media during a press event promoting the All-Ireland Under-21 hurling finals. A former Leinster underage rugby player, he was an unknown quantity. His selection came as such a surprise, that a sister of Walsh frantically tried to book a flight home from London the night before the game Standing tall at 6ft ’5, he pocketed 1-3 to confirm the masterstroke of the Kilkenny management team.
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