2020 Munster Senior Hurling League

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2020 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates15 December 2019 – 11 January 2020
Teams6
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick (2nd title)
Cian Lynch (captain)
John Kiely (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Patrick Horgan (captain)
Kieran Kingston (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Points scored274 (39.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Limerick.svg David Reidy (1-29)
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The 2020 Munster Senior Hurling League was the fifth staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Munster Council in 2016. The league began on 15 December 2019 and ended on 11 January 2020.

Contents

Clare were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage. [1]

On 11 January 2020, Limerick won the Munster League after a 1-32 to 0-20 defeat of Cork in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds. [2] This was their second league title overall and their first title since 2018. [3]

Competition format

The six teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the final. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played. [4]

Fixtures and results

Group 1

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Limerick 22005842+164
Clare 21014552–72
Tipperary 20024251–90

Fixtures and results

15 December 2019 Tipperary 1-19 – 2-17 Clare MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
J Forde (0-14 7f 2SC) P Flynn (0-03), T Fox (1-00), M Breen (0-01), M Kehoe (0-01) Report N Deasy (0-07 5f), I Galvin (1-02), P Collins (0-03), S Morey (1-00), D Ryan (0-03), A Fahey (0-01 1f), C McInerney (0-01), A McCarthy (0-01)Attendance: 830
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
20 December 2019 Limerick 2-22 – 1-17 Tipperary LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
A Breen (1-5); D Reidy (0-6, 0-6 frees); S Flanagan (0-3); D Dempsey (1-0); D O’Connell T Morrissey (0-2 each); B Ryan, D Morrissey, P O’Loughlin, D O’Donovan (0-1 each). Report J Forde (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 sc); J McGrath (1-2); P Flynn (0-2); M Breen, M Kehoe, W Connors, J Cahill, C Darcy (0-1 each).Attendance: 1,628
Referee: T (Waterford)
5 January 2020 Clare 1-19 – 1-27 Limerick O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
N Deasy 0-11 (nine frees, one 65’), A Shanagher 1-1, D Ryan 0-2, S O’Halloran 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, C Guilfoyle 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, L Corry 0-1. Report D Reidy 1-12 (nine frees, one 65’), A Breen 0-4, T Morrissey 0-4, R Connolly 0-2, J Considine 0-2, R Hanley 0-1, D O’Donovan 0-1, D O’Connell 0-1.Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Group 2

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Cork 22005027+234
Waterford 21015133+182
Kerry 20022465–410

Fixtures and results

20 December 2019 Cork 1-27 – 0-11 Kerry Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
S Kingston 0-5 (0-1 free), R Walsh 1-2, S Twomey, C O’Leary (0-2 frees), R O’Flynn 0-4 each, M O’Halloran 0-3, B Turnbull, M Coleman (0-1 free) 0-2 each, D Cahalane 0-1. Report S Conway 0-7 (0-4 frees), S Nolan, D Collins, G Dooley, D O’Donoghue 0-1 each.Attendance: 250
Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)
29 December 2019 Waterford 1-13 – 1-17 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Curran 1-6 (0-5 frees), S Bennett 0-2 (0-1 free), S McNulty, K Moran, K Bennett, D Lyons, C Lyons 0-1 each. Report C Lehane 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-1 65), T O’Connell 1-1, J O’Connor 0-3, L Meade, R O’Flynn, A Walsh 0-2 each, M O’Halloran 0-1.Attendance: 2,976
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
5 January 2020 Kerry 1-10 – 4-23 Waterford Austin Stack Park, Tralee
S Conway (1-8, 7f), J Conway and M Leane (0-1 each) Report S Bennett (1-9, 5f, 3 ‘65’s), A Gleeson (0-4, 2f), C Lyons and D Hutchinson (1-1 each), D Lyons (1-0), N Montgomery (0-3), M O’Brien (0-2), K Power, S Ryan and C Dunford (0-1 each)Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Final

11 January 2020Final Limerick 1-32 – 0-20 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)D Reidy 0-11 (0-8 frees); A Gillane 1-2; D Dempsey; G Mulcahy 0-5 each; D Byrnes (0-1 free); B Nash, T Morrissey 0-2 each; C Lynch, D O’Donovan, R Hanley, G Hegarty 0-1 each Report C Lehane 0-5 (0-3 frees); S Twomey, C O’Leary (0-3 frees), S Harnedy 0-3 each; B Turnbull, A Walsh 0-2 each; J O’Connor, P Horgan (free) 0-1 eachAttendance: 5,295
Referee: Kevin Jordan (Tipperary)

League statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 David Reidy Limerick 1-2932310.66
2 Shane Conway Kerry 1-151829.00
Niall Deasy Clare 0-181829.00
3 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-2222211.00
4 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-111427.00
5 Adrian Breen Limerick 1-091234.00
6 Conor Lehane Cork 0-111125.50
7 Patrick Curran Waterford 1-06919.00
8 David Dempsey Limerick 1-05832.66
Tom Morrissey Limerick 0-08832.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 David Reidy Limerick 1-1215 Clare
2 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-1414 Clare
3 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-0912 Kerry
4 Shane Conway Kerry 1-0811 Waterford
Niall Deasy Clare 0-1111 Limerick
David Reidy Limerick 0-1111 Cork
5 Patrick Curran Waterford 1-069 Cork
6 Adrian Breen Limerick 1-058 Tipperary
Jason Forde Tipperary 0-088 Limerick
7 Niall Deasy Clare 0-077 Tipperary
Shane Conway Kerry 0-077 Cork

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