the last time waterford were in an all ireland final was 2017.
the last time waterford were in an all ireland final was 2017.
when was the last time waterford were in an all ireland final?
2017
the intensity of the rivalry has also been stoked outside hurling. the two counties share a border, splitting the village of ferrybank in two. future expansion of county waterford into county kilkenny has been muted which has heightened the rivalry.









































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section::::records.:scorelines.









































bullet::::- biggest championship win:









































bullet::::- for kilkenny: kilkenny 3-30 - 1-13 waterford, 2008 all-ireland final, croke park, 7 september 2008









































bullet::::- for waterford: waterford 3-12 - 1-10 kilkenny, 1959 all-ireland final replay, croke park, 4 october 1959









































bullet::::- highest aggregate:









































bullet::::- waterford 4-23 - 2-22 kilkenny, 2017 all-ireland qualifier, semple stadium, 8 july 2017









































section::::records.:top scorers.
kilkenny–waterford hurling rivalry
in 1957 waterford reached the munster final for the first time in almost a decade. cork provided the opposition on that occasion and were widely tipped to take the title. waterford, however, outplayed ‘the rebels’ and took the title giving morrissey his first munster senior medal. waterford later defeated galway in the all-ireland semi-final, setting up a championship decider with kilkenny. with fifteen minutes left in the game morrissey's side were leading ‘the cats’ by six points, however, kilkenny fought back to win the game by a point on a score line of 4-10 to 3-12. in 1958 waterford were classed as one-season wonders as they were trounced by tipperary in the provincial championship. morrissey's side bounced back in 1959 by reaching the final of the national hurling league. once again, tipp had the upper hand and defeated waterford. in spite of this waterford went on to defeat cork in the provincial final, giving morrissey a second munster medal. this victory allowed waterford to advance to the all-ireland final where kilkenny provided the opposition once again. the game is regarded as one of the all-time classics. waterford led by five points at the break; however, kilkenny came back and led by a goal with time running out. just then waterford's séamus power scored a goal for waterford and the game ended in a draw. the replay four weeks later began badly for morrissey's side, however, waterford came back into the game and outclassed kilkenny. the score line of 3-12 to 1-10 resulted in morrissey collecting his first senior all-ireland medal. waterford surrendered their provincial title the following year and went into declined. in 1963 morrissey's side defeated munster rivals tipperary and the exiles of new york to take the national league title. the 'home final' of the league turned out to be the provincial final, with waterford defeating tipperary in a low-scoring game giving morrissey his third munster title. the subsequent all-ireland final saw waterford square up to kilkenny for the third time in seven years. once again, the game was regarded as a classic with 35 scores being recorded during the sixty minutes of play. waterford trailed at half-time; however, they fought back in the second-half. the brilliance of kilkenny's ollie walsh denied waterford some more goals as eddie keher scored a record 0-14. the final score of 4-17 to 6-8 gave kilkenny the victory and brought an end to waterford's greatest hurling era.
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