 Tipp later defeated Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final before lining out against Galway in the championship decider.Galway got a bye into the final without picking up a hurley.Liam Devaney, Donie Nealon and Larry Keane all scored goals for Tipp in the first-half, while Wall sent a seventy-yard free untouched to the Galway net.