2019 Munster Senior Football Championship

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2019 Munster SFC
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Runners-upCork
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The 2019 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2019 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. [1] The fixtures were announced on 12 October 2018. [2]

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Darren Mulhearne notably made his championship debut for Waterford against Clare in the quarter-final at the age of 46, believed to be the oldest player to debut. Two of his opponents in that game, and fellow debutants, had a combined age that was less than that of Mulhearne. He kept a clean sheet, in a one-point loss. Mulhearne was called into the team after Aaron Beresford sustained an injury. Mulhearne had first been part of the Waterford senior team as a 17-year-old schoolboy, but never played. [3] [4] [5]

Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Clare Portumna GAA colours.PNG Saffron and Blue Colm Collins Gary Brennan
Cork Cork colours.PNG Red and white Ronan McCarthy Paul Kerrigan
Kerry Gort GAA colours.png Green and gold Peter Keane Gavin White [6]
Limerick Limerick colours.PNG Green and white Billy Lee Donal O'Sullivan
Tipperary Tipperary colours.PNG Blue and gold Liam Kearns Robbie Kiely
Waterford Waterford colours.PNG White and blue Benji Whelan Paul Whyte

Bracket

Quarter-finals, May 11 Semi-finals, June 1 Final, June 22
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 3-18
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1-10 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0-06
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 3-11 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 3-10
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-19
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-15
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-9 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-12
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-8

Quarter-finals

[7] [8] The 4 non-finalists of the 2018 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals are Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.

Tipperary (2) – Limerick (4) Semple Stadium, Thurles
Clare (2) – Waterford (4) Cusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals

[9] [10] The 2 finalists of the 2018 championship entered this round along with the 2 quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked counties to play in the semi-finals are and Limerick of Division 3.

Cork (2) – Limerick (3) Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
Kerry (1) – Clare (2) Cusack Park, Ennis

Final

[11]

Cork – Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Kerry advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals while Cork advance to the qualifiers.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures". munstergaa.ie. 18 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "2019 GAA All-Ireland Football Championship draw revealed for Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht". GAA . 12 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Roche, Cian (1 May 2019). "'A dream come true': 46-year-old keeper in line to make Championship debut for Waterford". The42.ie .
  4. ↑ "Waterford hand 46-year-old keeper Mulhearne first start". RTÉ. 10 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Rooney, Declan (14 May 2019). "'I might become professional' - The story of the unemployed 46-year-old debutant Waterford goalkeeper". Irish Independent . Independent News & Media.
  6. ↑ "David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020". RTÉ Sport. 20 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Limerick stun Tipperary to claim first senior football win in Munster since 2012". The 42. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Clare failed to score after the 39th minute as they scraped past Waterford". Irish Independent. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "First half blitz seals victory". Irish Independent. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "O'Shea hits 0-5 as Kerry seal Munster decider with unconvincing win over Clare". The 42. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "14-man Kerry survive Cork test to remain Munster football champions". The 42. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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