The 1996 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Finals were two hurling matches played in July 1996. The first game was played at the
Gaelic Grounds in Limerick and finished in a draw 0–19 to 1–16 after Tipperary at one stage had a ten-point lead. The replay was played a week later on 14 July at
Páirc Uí Chaoimh,
Cork,
County Cork, and saw Limerick claim their second first Munster Championship of the decade, winning on a scoreline of 4–7 to 0–16.
Overall, this was Limerick's eighteenth
Munster Senior Hurling Championship title.[1]
Tipperay had defeated
Waterford in the quarter-final by 1–14 to 1-11 and
Kerry in the semi-final by 4–19 to 2–11 to reach the final, while Limerick had defeated
Cork by 3–18 to 1–8 in the quarter-final and
All-Ireland ChampionsClare by 1–13 to 0–15 in the semi-final to reach the final.[2]
Both matches were screened live by
RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.[citation needed]