 The game was effectively over at half time, with Leinster powering to an eventual 2–19 to 1–15 victory.Born in Kilkenny, Tyrrell was educated at the St. Patrick's De La Salle national school and later attended St. Kieran's College.After completing his Leaving Cert he studied at the Cork Institute of Technology before later completing a degree in quantity surveying at the Limerick Institute of Technology.