Transformed Tipperary crowned All-Ireland champions after stunning second-half comeback against Cork
All-Ireland SHC final: Tipperary 3-27 Cork 1-18
John McGrath celebrates after scoring his second and Tipperary's third goal in their All-Ireland SHC final win. Photo: Daire Brennan/SportsfileThe reference points jump off the page for Tipperary in trying to map an All-Ireland hurling title that so few could have seen coming.The 18-point loss (4-30 to 1-21) to Cork in their Munster round-robin game in Thurles some 14 months ago, when the home crowd were outnumbered 10-fold by most estimations.
