2017 Munster Senior Hurling League

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2017 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates8 January 2016 – 29 January 2017 [1]
Teams5
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Cork (1st title)
Stephen McDonnell (captain)
Kieran Kingston (manager)
Runners-up Limerick
James Ryan (captain)
John Kiely (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored31 (2.82 per match)
Points scored429 (39 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cork.svg Patrick Horgan (2-27)
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The 2017 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster Hurling League, was the second Munster Senior Hurling League, the annual hurling league competition for county teams from the province of Munster.

Contents

Clare came into the season as the defending champions. For the second year in succession Tipperary declined to field a team in the league. The opening round of the league took place on 8 January 2017.

On 29 January 2017, Cork won the league title following a 1–21 to 1–20 defeat of Limerick. It was their first Munster League title. [2] [3]

Format

Five of the six Munster teams compete in the league, with Tipperary opting not to participate. [4]

Each team plays each other team once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams play each other in the final. [5] [6]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts
1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 44008-942-71+418
2 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 43017-868-71+126
3 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 42024-776-62+94
4 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 41039-672-83+52
5 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 40041-6411-101−670

Round 1

8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1-28 - 0-18 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
S Kingston 0-9 (0-3 frees), D Fitzgibbon 1-2, M Cahalane 0-4, S Harnedy (0-2 frees), L Meade, M Coleman (0-3 frees), 0-3 each, B Cooper 0-2, L McLoughlin, B Lawton 0-1 each. Report S Nolan 0-9 (0-7 frees), J Conway 0-3, M O’Leary, P O’Connor 0-2 each, M Boyle, J Egan 0-1 each.
8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 1-14 - 0-24 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
B Nolan 0-6 (0-3f), DJ Foran 1-1, M O’Neill 0-2, S Roche, M O’Brien, G O’Brien, M Kearney, C Roche 0-1 each. Report J Fitzgibbon 0-8 (0-6f) A Dempsey 0-7, S Tobin 0-3, D Byrnes (0-2f), G Hegarty 0-2 each, D Hannon, K Hayes 0-1 each.

Round 2

15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 1-19 - 7-22 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)
R Lynch 0-11 (0-8f), B Nash 1-0, K O’Brien 0-3, A Dempsey, D Dempsey, D Byrnes, J Ryan & P Browne 0-1 each. Report P Horgan 2-5 (0-3f), S Kingston 2-2, A Cadogan 1-4, L Meade & M O’Halloran 1-0 each, B Cooper 0-3, M Coleman, D Fitzgibbon & R O’Flynn 0-2 each, D Kearney & B Hennessy 0-1 each.
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-15 - 2-24 Clare Colours of Clare.svg Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: J Mullins (Limerick)
S Nolan 0-7, M Boyle 1-0, J Egan 0-2, J Conway 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1, T Casey 0-1, P Boyle 0-1. Report D Reidy 0-10, P Collins 1-3, K Hehir 1-1, C McInerney 0-2, P Duggan 0-2, S Morey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, C Malone 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1.

Round 3

18 January 2017
19:30
Round 3		 Clare Colours of Clare.svg 0-19 - 2-15 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
D Reidy 0-5 (0-3f); J Conlon 0-4; A Cunningham 0-3; S Golden 0-2; D Fitzgerald, C O’Connell, J McCarthy, C Malone, B O’Gorman 0-1 each, Report D Byrnes 0-5 (0-3f); S Tobin 0-3 (0-3f); G Mulcahy, B Nash 1-0 each; J Fitzgibbon, C Lynch 0-2 each; G Hegarty, T Morrissey, P Browne 0-1 each.
18 January 2017
19:30
Round 3		 Cork Colours of Cork.svg 0-25 - 1-19 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
P Horgan 0-13 (0-9 frees), D Kearney 0-5, R O’Flynn 0-2, D Brosnan, L Meade, D Fitzgibbon, S Kingston, A Cadogan 0-1 each. Report Shane Bennett 0-9 (0-8 frees), Stephen Bennett 0-5, E Murphy 1-1, B O’Keeffe, T Devine, B Nolan, C Roche 0-1 each.

Round 4

22 January 2017
14:00
Round 4		 Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 3-13 – 2-19 Colours of Clare.svg Clare Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: J Larkin (Cork)
P Hogan 2-0; B Nolan 0-6 (6fs); B O’Keeffe 1-0; DJ Foran, E Murphy 0-2 each; S Roche, S Keating, J Fagan 0-1 each. Report C Malone, B O’Gorman 1-1 each; J Conlon, B Duggan (4fs) 0-4 each; A Cunningham 0-3; C O’Donnell 0-2; J McCarthy, S Golden, P Duggan, J Shanahan 0-1 each.
22 January 2017
13:00
Round 4		 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 4-28 – 0-16 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
P Casey (1-9; 0-6f), B Nash (2-3), T Morrissey (1-2), R Lynch (0-6; 5f), C Lynch (0-3), K O’Brien (0-2), S Cahill (0-1), J Ryan (0-1), G Mulcahy (0-1) Report S Nolan (0-6; 5f), D Collins (0-4), M Boyle (0-2), J Griffin (0-1), P Boyle (0-1), J Goulding (0-1 sideline), S Murphy (0-1).

Round 5

25 January 2017
19:30
Round 5		 Clare Colours of Clare.svg 0-15 – 0-19 Colours of Cork.svg Cork O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
C O’Connell 0-6 (5f); B Duggan 0-4 (3f); A Cunningham, S Golden 0-2 each; S Morey 0-1 Report C Lehane 0-8 (4f); D Kearney 0-3; D Dalton (1f), S O’Keeffe 0-2 each; C Murphy, M O’Halloran, D Brosnan 0-1 each
28 January 2017
12:30
Round 5		 Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 4-21 – 0-15 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Mahony 0-14, A Gleeson 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, Stephen Bennett 1-0, M Walsh 1-0, B O'Halloran 0-3, C Gleeson 0-1.S Nolan 0-7, M Boyle 0-2, D Collins 0-2, P Boyle 0-2, J Egan 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, C Harty 0-1.

Final

29 January 2017
14:00
Final		 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 1-20 - 1-21 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)
P Casey (0-9, 0-7 frees); D Dempsey (1-3), D Byrnes (0-4, 0-3 frees); G Mulcahy, B Nash, K Hayes, G Hegarty (0-1 each). Report P Horgan (0-9, 0-7 frees); A Cadogan (1-2) C Lehane, S Kingston (0-3); D Brosnan, M Coleman, D Kearney, S Harnedy (0-1 each).

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-2733311.00
2 Shane Nolan Kerry 0-292947.25
3 Shane Kingston Cork 2-152145.25
Peter Casey Limerick 1-1821210.50
5 Ronan Lynch Limerick 0-171728.50
6 Barry Nash Limerick 4-041644.00
7 David Reidy Clare 0-151543.75
8 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0-1414114.00
9 Alan Cadogan Cork 2-071343.25
Billy Nolan Waterford 0-131334.33
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0-1414 Kerry
2 Patrick Horgan Cork 0-1313 Waterford
3 Barry Nash Limerick 2-0312 Kerry
Peter Casey Limerick 1-0912 Kerry
5 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-0511 Limerick
Ronan Lynch Limerick 0-1111 Cork
7 David Reidy Clare 0-1010 Kerry
8 Shane Kingston Cork 0-099 Kerry
Shane Nolan Kerry 0-099 Cork
Shane Bennett Waterford 0-099 Cork
Patrick Horgan Cork 0-099 Limerick
Peter Casey Limerick 0-099 Cork
Goalkeeping clean sheets
RankGoalkeeperCountyClean sheets
1Ian O'Regan Waterford 2
2 Patrick Collins Cork 1
Nickie Quaid Limerick
Barry Hennessy Limerick
Declan Dalton Cork
Andrew Fahey Limerick

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