Kerry–Tipperary Gaelic football rivalry

Kerry-Tipperary
Locale County Kerry
County Tipperary
Teams Kerry
Tipperary
First meeting Kerry 0-4 - 0-2 Tipperary
1894 Munster semi-final
(19 August 1894)
Latest meeting Kerry 2-14 - 2-8 Tipperary
2015 Munster semi-final
(14 June 2015)
Statistics
Meetings total 66
Most wins Kerry (57)
All-time series Kerry 57-4-5 Tipperary

The Kerry-Tipperary rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Kerry and Tipperary, who first played each other in 1894. It is a rivalry that has existed since the very early provincial championships, however, Kerry have dominated throughout.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Tipperary's home ground is Semple Stadium.

While Kerry are the standard bearers in Munster and Tipperary are ranked in third position on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 41 championship titles between them to date.

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References

  1. Fogarty, John (10 June 2015). "Top five times Tipperary came close to beating Kerry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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