2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
ProvinceMunster
Year2023
TrophyThe Mick Mackey Cup [1]
DateApril - June 2023
Teams5
Defending champions Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
Winners
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick (24th win)
Manager John Kiely
Captain Declan Hannon
Qualify for Munster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Clare.svg Clare
Other
Matches played11
Website https://munster.gaa.ie/
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA.

Contents

The competition began on Sunday, 23 April 2023.

Limerick, who entered the competition as four times defending champions, retained their title after defeating Clare in the final.

Teams

General information

Five counties contested the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:

County Last Provincial TitleLast Championship TitlePosition in 2022 Championship
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1998 2013 Runners-up
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2018 2005 3rd
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 2022 2022 Champions
Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary 2016 2019 5th
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2010 1959 4th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Colours of Clare.svg Clare Brian Lohan Tony Kelly Pat O'Donnell
Colours-of-Cork.png Cork Pat Ryan Sean O'Donoghue Sports Direct
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick John Kiely Declan Hannon JP McManus
Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary Liam Cahill Noel McGrath Fiserv
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Davy Fitzgerald Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett Cognizant

Group stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 43018-9110-76+96Advance to Munster Final
2 Colours-of-Limerick.png Limerick 42116-882-98+25
3 Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary 41217-938-91-14Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 41128-947-90+73
5 Colours-of-Waterford.png Waterford 41031-773-88-172

Round 1

23 April 2023Round 1 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-19 - 1-18 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Semple Stadium
Stephen Bennett 0-13 (10fs), Austin Gleeson, Dessie Hutchinson 0-2 each, Jamie Barron, Conor Gleeson 0-1 each. Report Aaron Gillane 0-7 (5fs), Seamus Flanagan 1-1, Diarmuid Byrnes 0-3 (0-2 frees), Peter Casey and Tom Morrissey 0-2 each, Barry Nash, Gearoid Hegarty, 0-1.Attendance: 20,267 [2]
23 April 2023Round 1 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 3-23 - 5-22 Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary Cusack Park
Aidan McCarthy 1-13 (7fs, 2’65), Mark Rodgers 2-0), Ryan Taylor, Ian Galvin, Shane Meehan 0-2 each, Diarmuid Ryan, Tony Kelly, John Conlon, Robin Mounsey 0-1 each. Report Jason Forde 2-6 (1-0 Pen, 5fs, 1-1 sideline), Jake Morris 2-4, Sean Ryan 1-1, Noel McGrath 0-3, Gearoid O’Connor 0-2, Brian McGrath, Alan Tynan, John McGrath, Mark Kehoe, Seamus Kennedy, Conor Bowe 0-1 each.Attendance: 17,971 [3]

Round 2

29 April 2023Round 2 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 2-20 - 1-24 Colours of Clare.svg Clare TUS Gaelic Grounds
Aaron Gillane 0-7 (6fs), Seamus Flanagan 2-1, Diarmuid Byrnes 0-5 (5fs), Tom Morrissey 0-4 (1f), Cathal O'Neill 0-2, Cian Lynch 0-1 Report Aidan McCarthy 0-7 (4fs, 1 65'), Tony Kelly 0-4, Peter Duggan 1-1, Mark Rodgers 0-3 (1 sideline), David McInerney, David Fitzgerald, Shane O'Donnell, Aron Shanagher 0-2 each, Ryan Taylor 0-1Attendance: 30,460 [4]
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
30 April 2023Round 2 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-27 - 0-18 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Patrick Horgan 0-8 (6fs), Darragh Fitzgibbon 0-4, Declan Dalton (2f), Seamus Harnedy 0-3 each, Robert Downey, Conor Lehane, Robbie O'Flynn 0-2 each, Brian Roche, Shane Barrett, Luke Meade 0-1 each Report Stephen Bennett 0-9 (7fs, 1 65'), Callum Lyons, Padraig Fitzgerald 0-2 each, Jamie Barron, Neil Montgomery, Dessie Hutchinson, Austin Gleeson, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-1 eachAttendance: 29,104 [5]
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Round 3

6 May 2023Round 3 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 4-19 - 2-25 Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary Cork
Patrick Horgan 0-8 (5f, 2 65); Declan Dalton 1-2 (0-2f); Darragh Fitzgibbon 1-1; Robbie O'Flynn, Brian Hayes 1-0 each; Séamus Harnedy, Shane Kingston 0-3 each; Conor Lehane, Tim O’Mahony 0-1 each. Report Mark Kehoe 1-4; Gearóid O’Connor 1-3 (0-3f); Alan Tynan, Jason Forde (3f) 0-4 each; Séamus Kennedy, Jake Morris 0-3 each; Conor Stakelum, Noel McGrath, Seán Ryan, Séamus Callanan 0-1 each.Stadium: Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Attendance: 36,765
Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow).
13 May 2023Round 3 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-16 - 2-22 Colours of Clare.svg Clare Thurles
S Bennett 0-7 (7fs); A Gleeson 0-3 (2fs); D Hutchinson, P Curran 0-2 each; J Barron, P Hogan 0-1 each. Report T Kelly 0-13 (8fs, 1 65); I Galvin, C Malone 1-1 each; D Ryan, S O’Donnell 0-2 each; R Taylor, S Meehan, R Mounsey 0-1 each.Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 14,320
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow).

Round 4

21 May 2023Round 4 Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary 0-25 - 0-25 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Semple Stadium
Gearoid O’Connor 0-10 (9fs), Jake Morris 0-4, Mark Kehoe 0-3, Conor Bowe 0-3, Noel McGrath 0-2, Seamus Callanan, Rhys Shelly, John McGrath 0-1 each Report Aaron Gillane 0-6 (3fs) Cathal O’Neill 0-5, Diarmuid Byrnes 0-4 (3fs), Tom Morrissey 0-4, Seamus Flanagan, Graeme Mulcahy 0-2 each, Peter Casey, Declan Hannon 0-1 eachAttendance: 37,459 [6]
Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin)
21 May 2023Round 4 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 2-22 - 3-18 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Cusack Park
Tony Kelly 2-4 (1-0 pen), Aidan McCarthy (2f), David Fitzgerald, Diarmuid Ryan ,0-3 each, Ryan Taylor, Shane O’Donnell, David McInerney 0-2 each, Peter Duggan, Mark Rodgers, Seadna Morey 0-1 each Report Patrick Horgan 1-9 (6fs), Declan Dalton 1-1 (1f), Conor Cahalane 1-0, Seamus Harnedy, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Brian Roche 0-2 each, Damien Cahalane, Shane Kingston 0-1 eachAttendance: 18,659
Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

Round 5

28 May 2023Round 5 Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary 0-21 - 1-24 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Semple Stadium
Noel McGrath 0-7 (7f), Gearoid O'Connor 0-4 (3f), Seamus Callanan 0-3, Ronan Maher 0-2, Brian McGrath, Alan Tynan, Mark Kehoe, Conor Bowe, Seamus Kennedy 0-1 each Report Stephen Bennett 0-8 (7f), Dessie Hutchinson 1-4, Jack Fagan 0-4, Neil Montgomery, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-2 each, Billy Nolan, Darragh Lyons, Peter Hogan, Patrick Curran 0-1 eachReferee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
28 May 2023Round 5 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 3-25 - 1-30 Colours of Cork.svg Cork TUS Gaelic Grounds
Diarmaid Byrnes 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1 65'), Seamus Flanagan 1-3, Aaron Gillane 0-5 (2f), Cathal O'Neill 1-0, Gearoid Hegarty, Darragh O’Donovan 0-3 each, Tom Morrissey 0-2, Peter Casey, William O’Donoghue, Kyle Hayes, Declan Hannon, Barry Nash 0-1 each Report Patrick Horgan 1-14 (11f), Darragh Fitzgibbon, Seamus Harnedy 0-4 each, Declan Dalton 0-3 (2f), Shane Kingston 0-2, Tim O’Mahony, Luke Meade, Rob Downey 0-1 each.Attendance: 40,847
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Final

11 June 2023 Final Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1-22 - 1-23 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick TUS Gaelic Grounds
Tony Kelly 0-6 (0-2 frees); Mark Rodgers 1-2; Aidan McCarthy 0-4 (0-3 frees); Shane O’Donnell, David Fitzgerald, Ian Galvin 0-2 each; Cathal Malone, Diarmuid Ryan, Ryan Taylor, Aron Shanagher 0-1 each Report Aaron Gillane 1-11 (0-8 frees); Tom Morrissey, David Reidy 0-3 each; Cathal O’Neill 0-2; Darragh O’Donovan, Gearoid Hegarty, Kyle Hayes, Adam English 0-1 eachAttendance: 43,756 [7]
Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
Man of the Match: Aaron Gillane (Limerick)

Stadia and locations

Island of Ireland location map.svg
Locations of the 2023 Munster SHC teams
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Colours of Clare.svg Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Colours of Cork.svg Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,023
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Waterford Munster Fraher Field 15,000

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-3945411.25
2 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1-363957.80
3 Stephen Bennett Waterford 0-373749.25
4 Tony Kelly Clare 2-283456.80
5 Aidan McCarthy 1-273047.50
6 Gearóid O'Connor Tipperary 1-192245.50
7 Séamus Flanagan Limerick 4-071953.80
Diarmaid Byrnes 1-16
9 Jake Morris Tipperary 2-111735.67
10 Jason Forde 2-101628.00

In a single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-1417 Limerick
2 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1-1114 Clare
3 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-1316 Tipperary
4 Stephen Bennett Waterford 0-1313 Limerick
Tony Kelly Clare Waterford
6 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-0612 Clare
Patrick Horgan Cork 1-09
8 Jake Morris Tipperary 2-0410
Tony Kelly Clare Cork
Gearóid O'Connor Tipperary 0-10 Limerick

Miscellaneous

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