1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
Introduction The '''1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final''' was the 111th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1998 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 13 September 1998, between Offaly and Kilkenny. It was the first all-Leinster All-Ireland final with victory going to Offaly managed by Michael Bond on a score line of 2-16 to 1-13.It was the first time that a defeated team from the earlier rounds of the championship had come through to win the All-Ireland final. '''OFFALY:''' GK '''1'''  Stephen ByrneRCB '''2'''  Simon WhelahanFB '''3'''  Kevin KinahanLCB '''4'''  Martin HanamyRWB '''5'''  Brian WhelahanCB '''6'''  Hubert Rigney (c)LWB '''7'''  Kevin MartinMD '''8'''  Johnny PilkingtonMD '''9'''  Johnny DooleyRWF '''10''' Michael DuignanCF '''11''' John TroyLWF '''12''' Gary HanniffyRCF '''13''' Billy DooleyFF '''14''' Joe ErrityLCF '''15''' Joe Dooley'''Substitutes:''' '''16''' Paudie Mulhaire '''17''' Darren Hanniffy '''18''' John Ryan'''KILKENNY:''' GK '''1'''  Joe DermodyRCB '''2'''  Tom Hickey (c)FB '''3'''  Pat O'NeillLCB '''4'''  Willie O'ConnorRWB '''5'''  Michael KavanaghCB '''6'''  Canice BrennanLWB '''7'''  Liam KeoghanMD '''8'''  Phil LarkinMD '''9'''  Peter BarryRWF '''10''' D. J. CareyCF '''11''' Andy ComerfordLWF '''12''' Brian McEvoy RCF '''13''' Ken O'SheaFF '''14''' P. J. DelaneyLCF '''15''' Charlie Carter'''Substitutes:''' '''16'''  Sean Ryan '''17''' Niall Moloney '''18''' John Costelloe
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