2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Year2019
Date12 May–30 June
Teams5
Defending champions Cork
Winners
Champions Limerick (20th win)
Manager John Kiely
Captain Declan Hannon
Qualify for Munster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
Manager Liam Sheedy
Captain Séamus Callanan
Other
Matches played11
  2018
2020  

The 2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2019 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA. [1]

Contents

Cork were the defending champions, but finished third in the group. Limerick defeated Tipperary in the final.

Teams

The Munster championship was contested by five of the six counties from the Irish province of Munster. The exception was Kerry, traditionally the province's weakest at hurling (but strongest in football).

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Colours of Clare.svg Clare Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis 19,000
Colours of Cork.svg Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,886
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 53,000
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Waterford Walsh Park 11,046

Personnel and colours

TeamColoursCaptain(s)Manager(s)Most recent successMain
Sponsor
All-IrelandProvincialLeague
Clare Colours of Clare.svg Patrick O'Connor Donal Moloney
Gerry O'Connor
2013 1998 2016 Pat O'Donnell
Cork Colours of Cork.svg Séamus Harnedy John Meyler 2005 2018 1998 Chill Insurance
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg Declan Hannon John Kiely 2018 2013 2019 J. P. McManus
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg Séamus Callanan Liam Sheedy 2016 2016 2008 Teneo
Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg Noel Connors Páraic Fanning 1959 2010 2015 TQS Integration

Group table

Key to colours
    Advance to Munster final
    Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts
1 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 44008-1011-80428
2 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 42024-922-71274
3 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 42026-987-8784
4 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 42023-736-89-254
5 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 40042-677-104-520

Waterford did not need to play a relegation-playoff to avoid relegation to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2020, because the winners of the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup were from Leinster (Laois).

Group matches

Round 1

12 May 2019Round 1 Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 0-22 (22)(23) 1-20 Colours of Clare.svg Clare Waterford  
14:00(HT: 0-10 - 1-13)Venue: Walsh Park

Pts: Stephen Bennett 11 (8f, 165), A Gleeson 4, J Barron 2, Gleeson 1, M Kearney 1, Shane Bennett 1, T Ryan 1, M Shanahan 1
Report Gls: J Conlon 1
Pts: P Duggan 8 (7f), T Kelly 5, S Golden 1, S O’Donnell 1, J Conlon 1, P Collins 1, A McCarthy 1, R Taylor 1
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 11,012
TV: RTÉ
12 May 2019Round 1 Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1-24 (27)(34) 2-28 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Cork  
16:00Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Gls: S Harnedy 1
Pts: P Horgan 14 (10f), C Lehane 3, S Kingston 3, S Harnedy 2, T O’Mahony 1, R O’Flynn 1
Report Gls: S Callanan 1, J McGrath 1
Pts: J O’Dwyer 7, N McGrath 4 (1 65'), S Callanan 4, J Forde 5 (3f), B Maher 2, P Maher 1, R Maher 1, M Breen 1, N O’Meara 1, P Maher 1, J McGrath 1
Referee: Seán Cleere (Kilkenny)
Attendance: 30,274
TV: RTÉ

Round 2

19 May 2019Round 2 Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 2-30 (36)(18) 0-18 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Thurles  
14:00Venue: Semple Stadium
Gls: J Forde 1, S Callanan 1
Pts: J Forde 9 (4f), J McGrath 5, M Breen 6, J O'Dwyer 4, N McGrath 2 (1f), R Maher 1, B Heffernan 1, J Morris 1
Report
Pts: P Mahony 9 (7f), T Ryan 3, A Gleeson 2, T de Burca 1, Stephen Bennett 1.
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 22,883
TV: RTÉ
19 May 2019Round 2 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 1-19 (22)(29) 1-26 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Limerick  
16:00Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds
Gls: G Mulcahy 1
Pts: A Gillane 9 (8f), G Mulcahy 4, D Byrnes 2, S Dowling 2 (2f), K Hayes 1, T Morrissey 1
Report Gls: P Horgan 1
Pts: P Horgan 9 (6f), D Kearney 4, S Harnedy 4, A Cadogan 3, D Dalton 2, L Meade 2, D Fitzgibbon 1, C Lehane 1
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 31,274
TV: RTÉ

Round 3

2 June 2019Round 3 Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 0-10 (10)(30) 2-24 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Waterford  
14:00Venue: Walsh Park

Pts: Pauric Mahony 7 (5f), Stephen Bennett 1, J Prendergast 1, Shane Bennett 1.
Report Gls: A Gillane 1, G Hegarty 1
Pts: A Gillane 4 (4f), S Dowling 3 (3f), K Hayes 3, P Casey 2, P O'Loughlin 2, D O'Donovan 2, D Hannon 1, T Morrissey 1, B Murphy 1, D Reidy 1, C Lynch 1, G Hegarty 1.
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
Attendance: 10,874
TV: RTÉ
2 June 2019Round 3 Clare Colours of Clare.svg 0-17 (17)(30) 3-21 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Ennis  
16:00Venue: Cusack Park

Pts: P Duggan 9 (8f), T Kelly 3 (2f), P Collins 1, D Fitzgerald 1, S Golden 1, S McCarthy 1, D Ryan 1
Gls: S Callanan 1, P Maher 1, N McGrath 1
Pts: J McGrath 6, J Forde 6 (6f), S Callanan 3, N McGrath 2, P Maher 2, J O'Dwyer 1, B Maher 1
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
Attendance: 18,216
TV: RTÉ

Round 4

8 June 2019Round 4 Cork Colours of Cork.svg 2-30 (36)(23) 2-17 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Cork  
19:00Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Gls: P Horgan 1, A Cadogan 1.
Pts: P Horgan 10 (0-9 fs), S Harnedy 3, D Fitzgibbon 3, S Kingston 3, A Cadogan 2; M Coleman 2, T O’Mahony 2, D Kearney 1, L Meade 1, B Cooper 1, M Ellis 1, C Lehane 1.
Report Gls: Stephen Bennett 1, Shane Bennett 1.
Pts: Stephen Bennett 8 (0-7 fs); Shane Bennett 2, J Prendergast 2, P Hogan 2, J Barron 1, C Lyons 1, A Gleeson (sideline) 1.
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 26,521
TV: Sky Sports
9 June 2019Round 4 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 1-28 (31)(13) 0-13 Colours of Clare.svg Clare Limerick  
16:00Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds
Gls: A Gillane 1.
Pts: A Gillane 11 (7 frees, 1 '65'), P Casey 4, T Morrissey 3, G Hegarty 2, G Mulcahy 2, D Byrnes 1, D Hannon 1, W O'Donoghue 1, K Hayes 1, D O'Donovan 1, S Dowling 1.
Report
Pts: P Duggan 11 (8 frees, 1 line 'cut'), C Galvin 1, T Kelly 1.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 29,611
TV: RTÉ

Round 5

16 June 2019Round 5 Clare Colours of Clare.svg 2-23 (29)(24) 2-18 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Ennis  
14:00Venue: Cusack Park
Gls: T Kelly 1, S O'Donnell 1.
Pts: P Duggan 12 (9f), C Galvin 3, T Kelly 2, D Ryan 2, C McInerney 2, J Conlon 1, A McCarthy 1.
Report Gls: P Horgan 2.
Pts: P Horgan 9 (8f), A Cadogan 4, D Fitzgibbon 2, D Kearney 1, S Harnedy 1, S Kingston 1.
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 16,856
16 June 2019Round 5 Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 1-22 (25)(21) 0-21 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Thurles  
14:00Venue: Semple Stadium
Gls: S Callanan 1.
Pts: J Forde 9 (4f, 2 sideline), S Callanan 4, P Maher 2, N McGrath (1f) 2, B Maher 1, M Breen 1, J Morris 1, J McGrath 1, J O'Dwyer 1.
Report
Pts: A Gillane 13 (9f, 1 '65), T Morrissey 3, D Byrnes 2 (1 '65), S Dowling 1, G Mulcahy 1, C Lynch 1.
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
Attendance: 39,115
TV: RTÉ

Final

30 June 2019
14:00
Munster Final
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 2-26 (32)(20) 2-14 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
(HT: 1-11 - 1-09)
Gls: P Casey 1, K Hayes 1.
Pts: P Casey 5, T Morrissey 4, A Gillane (3f) 4, G Hegarty 3, D Byrnes (3f) 3, K Hayes 2, G Mulcahy 2, B Nash 1.
Gls: S Callanan 1, J McGrath 1.
Pts: J Forde 6 (3f), R Maher 2, N McGrath (1f) 1, S Callanan 1, D McCormack 1, J O’Dwyer 1, J Morris 1, J Cahill 1.
LIT Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 44,052

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