Waterford Crystal Cup
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The Waterford Crystal Cup was an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2006 to 2015 for the top inter-county teams and third-level institutes and universities in the province of Munster in Ireland.
Waterford Crystal Cup | |
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Irish | Corn Criostail Phort Láirge |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 2006 |
Abolished | 2015 |
Region | Munster (GAA) |
Last Title holders | Limerick (2nd title) |
First winner | Limerick |
Most titles | Tipperary (4 titles) |
Sponsors | Waterford Crystal |
TV partner(s) | TG4 |
The series of games were played during January and February. The prize for the winning team is a special piece of glassware donated by Waterford Crystal. This cup competition was always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series of games.
The Waterford Crystal Cup was effectively a pre-season tournament. It allowed teams to blood new players and to experiment prior to the opening of the National Hurling League (for county teams) or Fitzgibbon Cup (for third-level teams).