2023 Munster Senior Hurling League

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2023 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates3–22 January 2023
Teams6
Sponsor Co-Op Superstores
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Cork (2nd title)
Seán O'Donoghue (captain)
Pat Ryan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
Noel McGrath (captain)
Liam Cahill (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored15 (2.14 per match)
Points scored270 (38.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Tipperary.svg Jason Forde (2-28)
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The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams in January 2023. [1] [2] [3] Cork were the winners, defeating Tipperary in the final. [4]

Contents

Format

The teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team played the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners played in the final. [5]

Group A

Group A table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 21014641+52Advance to final
2 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 21014645+12
3 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 21014753−62
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group A results

3 January 2023Round 1 Waterford 0-21 - 1-15 Tipperary Mallow GAA Complex
R Halloran 0-7 (6fs, 1 ’65); C Dunford, S Walsh and P Fitzgerald 0-2 each; C Daly, M Fitzgerald, I Daly, P Leavey, DJ Foran, B Nolan (f), B Power and A Gleeson 0-1 each. Report J Forde 1-11 (5fs, 1 ’65); C O’Dwyer 0-2; A Tynan and C Bowe 0-1 each.
8 January 2023Round 2 Tipperary 2-22 - 0-20 Clare MacDonagh Park
G O’Connor 0-8 (6f, 1 65), J Forde 1-3 (1-1 pens), S Ryan 1-1, C Stakelum 0-2, B Hogan (f), E Heffernan, S Kennedy, A Tynan, J Morris, M Kehoe, C O’Dwyer, J Ryan 0-1 each. Report P Duggan 0-5 (3f, 1 pen), R Mounsey 0-4, D Conroy, M Rodgers, D Ryan 0-3 each, P Crotty, A McCarthy 0-1 each.Attendance: 3,000 [6]
15 January 2023Round 3 Clare 1-24 - 2-18 Waterford Cusack Park
A McCarthy 0-10 (6 free, 2 65), M Rodgers 0-4, A Shanagher 1-1, K Smythe 0-2, P Donnellan 0-2, G O’Grady 0-1, D McInerney 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, I Galvin 0-1. Report S Bennett 1-8 (1 pen, 6 free), M Kiely 1-3, P Curran 0-1, S McNulty 0-1, R Halloran 0-1, J Barron 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, D Lyons 0-1, K Mahony 0-1.Attendance: 2,254
Referee: S Stokes (Cork)

Group B

Group B table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 22005642+144Advance to final
2 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 21014429+152
3 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 20023261−290
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group B results

5 January 2023Round 1 Kerry 2-17 - 2-30 Cork Austin Stack Park
P Boyle (2-7, 1-5 frees); J Conway, S Conway, K Carmody (0-2 each); F MacKessy, N Mulcahy, D Goggin, K O’Connor (0-1 each). Report D Dalton (1-7, 0-2 frees); S Kingston (0-6, 0-5 frees); S Barrett (1-3, 0-1 free); A Cadogan (0-4); C Lehane, C Beausang (0-3 each); T O’Connell, B Roche, C Walsh, B O’Sullivan (0-1 each).
15 January 2023Round 2 Cork 0-20 - 1-16 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn
C Lehane 0-12 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), C Beausang, B Hayes 0-2 each, L Meade, S Barrett, C Cahalane, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report D Reidy 0-9f, D O’Donovan 1-0, S O’Brien, A O’Connor 0-2 each, O O’Reilly, B Murphy, C O’Grady 0-1 each.Attendance: 5,128 [7]
Referee: J Mullins (Clare)
22 January 2023Round 3 Kerry 0-09 - 0-25 Limerick Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-5 (0-5 frees), F Mackessy 0-2, E Ross 0-2D Reidy 0-9 (0-7 frees), C Coughlin 0-4, M Quinlan 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, C O'Grady 0-2, A Costelloe 0-1, R Connolly 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1

Knockout stage

Final

22 January 2023Final Tipperary 1-19 - 3-14 Cork Páirc Uí Rinn
15:00 IWT (UTC±0)J Forde (0-14, 0-9 frees); S Ryan (1-0); B McGrath, C Stakelum, S Kennedy, C O’Dwyer, C Bowe (0-1 each). Report P Horgan (1-6, 0-6 frees); J O’Connor (1-1); B Hayes (1-0); P Collins (0-2 frees), B Roche (0-2 each); S Twomey, R O’Flynn, C Lehane (0-1 each).Attendance: 4,727 [8]
Referee: É Stapleton (Limerick)

League statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-2834311.33
2 David Reidy Limerick 0-181829.00
3 Conor Lehane Cork 0-161635.33
4 Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-0713113.00
5 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-0811111.00
Aidan McCarthy Clare 0-111125.50
7 Declan Dalton Cork 1-071025.00
8 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-06924.50
9 Gearóid O'Connor Tipperary 0-08824.00
Reuben Halloran Waterford 0-08824.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jason Forde Tipperary 1-1114 Waterford
Jason Forde Tipperary 0-1414 Cork
3 Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-0713 Cork
4 Conor Lehane Cork 0-1212 Limerick
5 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-0811 Clare
6 Declan Dalton Cork 1-0710 Kerry
Aidan McCarthy Clare 0-1010 Waterford
8 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-069 Tipperary
David Reidy Limerick 0-099 Kerry
David Reidy Limerick 0-099 Cork

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