Fergal Horgan will be in charge of proceedings in
this years All-Ireland Hurling Final between Waterford and Galway after the GAA
confirmed today that he will be this years referee.
Horgan will become the first Munster referee to
take charge on All-Ireland Final day since Waterford’s Michael Wadding was the
man in the middle when he took charge of the 2010 final between Tipperary and
Kilkenny.
It is the third time that the Knockavilla Kickham’s
Clubman has taken charge of an All-Ireland Final, but his first in the senior
grade. Previous to this years final he was also the man in the middle for the
2014 All-Ireland Minor Final and Intermediate Final twelve months later.
He has taken charge of a number of big games this
year including the Munster Final Clash between Cork and Clare and the
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Club final between Cuala and Ballyhea.
However he will be most remembered for his most
recent inter county game that he refereed as he sent Waterford’s Tadgh de Búrca
off against Wexford in the new Pairc Ui Chaoimh following a consultation with
his linesman.
He is the first Tipperary referee to take control
of the biggest game of hurling of the year since Seamus Roche was the man in
the middle in 2005 when Cork beat Galway 1-21 to 1-16.
Cork’s Colm Lyons is the standby referee and
linesman while Paud O’Dwyer will run the other line. Limerick’s Johnny Murphy
will be the fourth official.
Kilkenny Referee Sean Cleere will be the man in the
middle for the minor game between Galway and Cork.
The Tipperary man’s other experience of being in
Croke Park on All-Ireland Final day was 21 years ago when he played in goal for
the Tipperary Minor team when Tipperary beat Galway 2-14 to 2-12. The captain
of that Tipperary team will William Maher, who was appointed a selector with
the Waterford Senior hurling team in 2013 after Derek McGrath was first
appointed as manager. Previous to this he helped guide Tipperary to win the
All-Ireland Minor Final twelve months earlier.
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