Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship

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Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iománaíochta na Mumhan Fé-20
Code Hurling
Founded1964;60 years ago (1964)
Region Munster (GAA)
TrophyJ. J. Kenneally Perpetual Memorial Cup
No. of teams5
Title holders Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (22nd title)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Cork & Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (22 titles)
Sponsors O'Neills.com
TV partner(s) TG4

The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Munster. The championship was contested as the Munster Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2018 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2019. It is sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy. [1]

Contents

The final, currently held in May, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during a six-week period, and the results determine which team receives the J. J. Kenneally Perpetual Memorial Cup..

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship. The winners of the Munster Championship, like their counterparts in the Leinster Championship, advance to the All-Ireland Under 20 Hurling Final.

Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Tipperary and Cork are the most successful teams with 22 titles each.

Seven teams have competed since the inception of the Munster Championship in 1964. The title has been won at least once by five teams, all of whom have won the title more than once. Tipperary are the current champions.

History

Creation

The Munster Championship began in 1964 in response to a Congress motion put forward by the Kerry County Board for the introduction of a new championship grade. It was the fifth championship to be created after the senior, junior, minor and intermediate grades.

Beginnings

The inaugural Munster Championship featured Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. Galway and Kerry contested the very first match on Sunday 31 May 1964. Tipperary won the inaugural championship.

Team dominance

Since the beginning the championship has been dominated by Cork and Tipperary. They won all bar one of the available championship titles between 1964 and 1985 and have won a combined total of 39 championship titles. Cork also have the distinction of becoming the first team to win four championships in-a-row between 1968 and 1971. Tipperary equalled this record with their own four-in-a-row between 1978 and 1981 and, after defeat in 1982, came back to win a further three titles in succession between 1983 and 1985.

Waterford were the only team beside Cork and Tipperary to win the championship, with their lone title being claimed in 1974. Limerick broke the Cork-Tipperary dominance in 1986 and 1987 by claiming back-to-back championship titles. Waterford made the breakthrough by claiming championship wins in 1992 and 1994, however, the rest of the decade belonged to Cork and Tipperary once again.

The new century saw further breakthroughs as the Cork-Tipperary hegemony was broken up. Limerick have become the most successful team of the 21st century. After claiming three successive championship titles between 2000 and 2002, they won further titles in 2011, 2015 and 2017. After losing twelve Munster finals between 1972 and 2008, Clare finally claimed their first championship in 2009. They went on to claim three successive championships between 2012 and 2014. Waterford won their fourth championship after a 22-year gap in 2016.

Proposed changes

In 2008 a motion was brought before a special Congress in an effort to combat player burnout. It was proposed to merge the existing under-21 and minor championships to create a new Munster Under-19 Hurling Championship based on the provincial system. [2] This motion was defeated by 115 votes to 58. [3]

A similar motion was later introduced in an effort to lower the age and create a new Munster Under-20 Championship based on the provincial system, however, this motion was also defeated. [4]

Age change

At the GAA Congress on 24 February 2018, the age limit of the championship was changed to twenty, following a successful motion by the Offaly County Board. In contrast to Gaelic football, under-20 hurlers are eligible to play both under-20 and senior hurling for their county. [5]

Current format

Championship

The Munster Championship is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if the sides still remain level a replay is required.

There are five teams in the Munster Championship. An open draw is made in which three of the five teams automatically qualify for the semi-final stage of the competition. Two other teams play in a lone quarter-final with the winner joining the other three teams at the semi-final stage.

Qualification for the All-Ireland Championship

As of the 2018 championship qualification for the All-Ireland Championship has changed due to the introduction of a "back door" for defeated finalists. Both the champions and runners-up qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Teams

2022 championship

The following five teams will compete during the 2022 championship.

TeamPosition
in 2022
First year in
championship
Years in
championship
in 2022
Championship
titles
Last
championship
title
Clare Quarter-finalists 1964 594 2014
Cork Semi-finalists 1964 5921 2021
Limerick Winners 1964 599 2022
Tipperary Runners-up 1964 5921 2019
Waterford Semi-finalists 1964 594 2016

Historic team changes

In spite of contesting the inaugural Munster Championship in 1964, Kerry had always been known as a county that was dominated by Gaelic football. Because of this the inter-county hurling team went into a sharp decline. Kerry's championship appearances were sporadic, while the team also suffered a number of heavy defeats before regrading to the All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship.

Non-Munster team

Due to a lack of meaningful competition in Connacht, Galway competed in the senior, intermediate and minor championships in Munster since 1959. [6] Following the introduction of the under-21 grade, Galway played in the Munster Championship from 1964 until 1969. During that time they contested two finals.

Venues

History

Semple Stadium in Thurles is the home venue of Tipperary. It has hosted more finals than any other stadium. Semple1.jpg
Semple Stadium in Thurles is the home venue of Tipperary. It has hosted more finals than any other stadium.

Munster Championship matches were traditionally played at neutral venues or at a location that was deemed to be halfway between the two participants; however, teams eventually came to home and away agreements depending on the capabilities of their stadiums. Cork and Tipperary, Limerick and Cork and Limerick and Tipperary were the first teams to develop home and away agreements whereby every second meeting between teams was played at the home venue of one of them. All of the current teams have home and away agreements.

Attendances

Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for the Munster Council and for the teams involved. For the 2017 championship, average attendances were 6,138 with a total aggregate attendance figure of 24,554.

Final

The venue for the final also comes under the terms of the individual home and away agreements between the teams involved. Semple Stadium in Thurles has hosted more finals than any other venue. In 1965 the final was held outside the province of Munster for the only time in the history of the championship when Tipperary defeated Galway in Ballinasloe, County Galway. The attendance at the 2018 Munster final was 6,732.

Managers

Managers in the Munster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. The under-20 team manager also works closely with the senior team manager due to an overlap of players on both teams. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1981–present)
ManagerTeamWinsWinning years
Colours of Tipperary.svg Mick MinogueTipperary61981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990
Colours of Cork.svg Bertie Óg Murphy Cork31996, 1997, 1998
Colours of Limerick.svg Dave Keane Limerick32000, 2001, 2002
Colours of Clare.svg Donal Moloney Clare32012, 2013, 2014
Colours of Clare.svg Gerry O'Connor Clare32012, 2013, 2014
Colours of Limerick.svg Phil Bennis Limerick21986, 1987
Colours of Tipperary.svg Séamus Power Tipperary22003, 2004
Colours of Cork.svg Seán O'Gorman Cork22005, 2007
Colours of Cork.svg Pat Ryan Cork22020, 2021
Colours of Cork.svg Joe McGrathCork11988
Colours of Cork.svg Denis Coughlan Cork11991
Colours of Waterford.svg Peter PowerWaterford11992
Colours of Cork.svg Seánie O'Leary Cork11993
Colours of Waterford.svg Jim Greene Waterford11994
Colours of Tipperary.svg Michael Doyle Tipperary11995
Colours of Tipperary.svg Gerry O'BrienTipperary11999
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tom Fogarty Tipperary12006
Colours of Tipperary.svg Declan Carr Tipperary12008
Colours of Clare.svg John Minogue Clare12009
Colours of Tipperary.svg Ken Hogan Tipperary12010
Colours of Limerick.svg Leo O'Connor Limerick12011
Colours of Limerick.svg John Kiely Limerick12015
Colours of Waterford.svg Seán PowerWaterford12016
Colours of Limerick.svg Pat DonnellyLimerick12017
Colours of Cork.svg Denis RingCork12018
Colours of Tipperary.svg Liam Cahill Tipperary12019
Current managers
Nat.NameTeam(s)AppointedTime as manager
Colours of Clare.svg Seán Doyle Clare 14 December 20185 years, 162 days
Colours of Limerick.svg Paul Beary Limerick 11 January 20195 years, 134 days
Colours of Waterford.svg Stephen Gough Waterford 17 February 20195 years, 97 days
Colours of Cork.svg Pat Ryan Cork 1 October 20194 years, 236 days
Colours of Tipperary.svg John Devane Tipperary 6 November 20194 years, 200 days

Trophy and medals

The Corn na Cásca (Easter Cup) was first presented in 1966 to commemorate the golden jubilee of the 1916 Easter Rising. [7] The cup was retired in 2018 when Shane Kingston of Cork was the last person to captain a team to the Munster Under-21 Championship title.

On 23 July 2019, a new cup for Munster Under-20 Championship was presented by the family of the late J. J. Kenneally by members of the Kenneally family to Munster GAA Chairman Liam Lenihan. Known as the J. J. Kenneally Perpetual Memorial Cup, the trophy commemorates the memory of one of Limerick city's most well-known jewellers and businessmen. The Kenneally family have supplied Munster GAA with medals and trophies for many years and they have donated this trophy in memory of J. J. Kenneally, a former president of the St. Patrick's club in Limerick. [8]

At the end of the Munster final, the winning team is presented with the cup. The cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

In accordance with GAA rules, the Munster Council awards up to twenty-four gold medals to the winners of the Munster final.

Sponsorship

Since 2003, the Munster Championship has been sponsored. The sponsor has usually been able to determine the championship's sponsorship name.

PeriodSponsor(s)Name
1964–2002No main sponsorThe Munster Championship
2003–2007 Flag of Ireland.svg Erin FoodsThe Erin Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
2008–2018 Flag of Ireland.svg Bord Gáis Energy The Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship
2019- Flag of Ireland.svg Bord Gáis Energy The Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship

General statistics

Performance by county

CountyWinsRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
1 Tipperary 22151964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019, 20241968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
2 Cork 22141966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2020, 2021, 20231978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2024
3 Limerick 9121986, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2017, 20221966, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2021
4 Clare 4152009, 2012, 2013, 20141972, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2023
Waterford 431974, 1992, 1994, 20161964, 2007, 2009
5 Galway 021965, 1967

Records

Final

Team

  • Most titles: 22:
    • Tipperary (1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2024)
    • Cork (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023)
  • Most consecutive title wins: 4, joint record:
    • Cork (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)
    • Tipperary (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
  • Most appearances in a final: 37:
    • Tipperary (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024)
  • Most appearances without winning: 2:

Individual

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of championship titles, is as follows:

  • 1960s: 3 each for Tipperary (1964-65-67) and Cork (1966-68-69)
  • 1970s: 6 for Cork (1970-71-73-75-76-77)
  • 1980s: 6 for Tipperary (1980-81-83-84-85-89)
  • 1990s: 5 for Cork (1991-93-96-97-98)
  • 2000s: 4 for Tipperary (2003-04-06-08)
  • 2010s: 3 each for Limerick (2011-15-17) and Clare (2012-13-14)
  • 2020s: 3 for Cork (2020-22-23)

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Scoreline records

Munster finals

  • The most one sided Munster finals:

All matches

  • The most one sided semi-finals and first round matches:

Top scorers

Overall

As of the 2018 championship
Pos.NameTeamGoalsPointsTotal
1 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 46072
2 Joe Deane Cork 123066
3 Mark Keane Limerick 35665
4 Eugene O'Neill Tipperary 83054
5 Jason Forde Tipperary 53954

By year

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1964 Michael "Babs" Keating Tipperary 7–1031
1965 Francis Loughnane Tipperary 1–1013
1966 Charlie McCarthy Cork 4-0921
1967 John Flanagan Tipperary 8–1236
1968
1969 Bernie Meade Cork 3–1625
1970Timmy Delaney Tipperary 3-0716
1971 Seánie O'Leary Cork 3–1524
1972Joe Cunningham Tipperary 3–1423
1973Tom Sheehan Cork 5-1732
1974Mossy McNamara Waterford 5-0116
1975David O'Riordan Limerick 6-0018
1976
1977Tom Dunne Limerick 4-1123
1978 Séamus Bourke Tipperary 2-1420
1979Tommy Grogan Tipperary 0-1717
1980Tony McGrath Limerick 4-0214
Pat Power Tipperary 3-0514
Philip Kennedy Tipperary 0-1414
1981 Tony Coyne Cork 2-1521
1982 Tony O'Sullivan Cork 1-1114
1983 Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-2323
1984 Michael Scully Tipperary 0-2626
1985 Michael Scully Tipperary 1-2023
1986Liam Dooley Limerick 2-1622
1987 Gary Kirby Limerick 0-2121
1988 Mike Galligan Limerick 1-1518
1989Dan Quirke Tipperary 4-0416
1990 Liam Sheedy Tipperary 0–1616
1991 Frankie Carroll Limerick 1–3841
1992Pádraig McNamara Clare 0–1717
1993Mike Wallace Limerick 7-0425
1994 Paul Flynn Waterford 3–1726
1995 Tommy Dunne Tipperary 0–2222
1996 Joe Deane Cork 4-0921
1997 Eugene O'Neill Tipperary 5–1833
1998 Joe Deane Cork 6–1836
1999 Paddy O'Brien Tipperary 2–1925
2000 Mark Keane Limerick 1–1619
2001 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2–2733
2002 Mark Keane Limerick 0–2222
2003 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2–1218
2004Tony Scroope Tipperary 4-0921
2005Maurice O'Sullivan Cork 4–1224
2006 Darragh Egan Tipperary 2-0915
2007Mark Gorman Waterford 1–1316
2008Caimin Morey Clare 2–1218
2009 Colin Ryan Clare 3–1625
2010 Conor McGrath Clare 1–1720
2011 Jamie Coughlan Cork 0–1515
2012 John O'Dwyer Tipperary 1–2528
2013 Jason Forde Tipperary 5–2540
2014 Bobby Duggan Clare 0–2626
2015 Patrick Curran Waterford 1–1922
2016 Ronan Lynch Limerick 1–1720
2017 Aaron Gillane Limerick 0–2929
2018 Declan Dalton Cork 0–1515
2019 Jake Morris Tipperary 1–1619
2020Devon Ryan Tipperary 3–1928
2021 Cathal O'Neill Limerick 0–2727

In a single game

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1964Pat McNamara Clare 5-0116
1965Frank Coffey Galway 2-039
Francis Loughnane Tipperary 1-06
1966 Charlie McCarthy Cork 2-039
Justin McCarthy Cork
1967 John Flanagan Tipperary 3-0514
1968
1969 Bernie Meade Cork 2-0915
1970 Paul Byrne Tipperary 3-0211
1971 Seánie O'Leary Cork 1-0912
1972
1973Tom Sheehan Cork 3-0615
1983 Martin McGrath Tipperary 1-0811
1984Val Donnellan Clare 1-0710
1985 Michael Scully Tipperary 1-1013
1986Liam Dooley Limerick 1-0912
1987 Gary Kirby Limerick 0-1010
1988 Leo O'Connor Limerick 1-0710
1989Dan Quirke Tipperary 3-009
1990Seán Daly Waterford 1-0811
1991Seán Daly Waterford 3-0211
Brian Cunningham Cork 0–11
1992 Brian Corcoran Cork 0–1010
1993Mike Wallace Limerick 3-0312
1994 Paul Flynn Waterford 2–1117
1995 Tommy Dunne Tipperary 0–1010
1996 Joe Deane Cork 2-0511
1997 Eugene O'Neill Tipperary 3-0514
1998 Joe Deane Cork 3-0413
Joe Deane Cork 2-07
1999 Ken McGrath Waterford 2-0713
2000 Mark Keane Limerick 1-0912
2001 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-0915
2002 Eoin Kelly Waterford 0-099
2003 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 2-039
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-06
2004Tony Scroope Tipperary 3-0312
2005Alan O'Connor Limerick 1-0710
2006Brendan Barry Cork 2-0410
2007Mark Gorman Waterford 1-0710
2008Caimin Morey Clare 1-0811
2009 Colin Ryan Clare 3-0918
2010 Conor McGrath Clare 1-0811
2011 John O'Dwyer Tipperary 0–1111
2012 Shane Dowling Limerick 1-0811
2013 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-0814
2014 Jason Forde Tipperary 0–1212
2015 Ronan Lynch Limerick 0–1313
Bobby Duggan Clare
2016 Ronan Lynch Limerick 1-0811
2017 Declan Dalton Cork 1–1215
2018 Declan Dalton Cork 0-088
2019 Jake Morris Tipperary 0-1313
2020Devon Ryan Tipperary 2-1016
2021 Cathal O'Neill Limerick 0-1616

In finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1964 Michael "Babs" Keating Tipperary 3-0312
1965Jack Ryan Tipperary 2-006
1966 Charlie McCarthy Cork 1-058
1967 John Flanagan Tipperary 2-0511
1968 Simon Murphy Cork 1-014
Pat Hegarty Cork 1-01
Paddy Ring Cork 1-01
Eddie Morrissey Tipperary 1-01
1969 Bernie Meade Cork 1-058
1970Timmy Delaney Tipperary 2-0410
1971 Seánie O'Leary Cork 1-0912
1972Joe Cunningham Tipperary 2-0410
1973Tom Sheehan Cork 2-0511
1974Paul Moore Waterford 2-006
1975 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 2-017
1976Brendan Gilligan Clare 2-028
1977 Tadhg Murphy Cork 1-025
Danny Buckley Cork
1978Pat Fitzelle (D) Tipperary 0-077
Séamus Burke (R) Tipperary 1-025
Danny Buckley (R) Cork
1979Tommy Grogan Tipperary 0-088
1980Joe Kennedy Tipperary 2-006
Tony Coyne Cork 1-03
1981 Donie O'Connell Tipperary 1-025
1982 Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-055
1983 Martin McGrath Tipperary 0-077
Val Donnellan Clare
1984 Michael Scully Tipperary 0-066
1985 Michael Scully Tipperary 1–1013
1986Liam Dooley (D) Limerick 1-047
Gary Kirby (R) Limerick 0-055
1987 Gary Kirby Limerick 0–1010
1988 Mickey Mullins Cork 0-077
1989Dan Quirke Tipperary 3-009
1990 Liam Sheedy Tipperary 0-099
1991Brian Cunningham Cork 0–1111
1992Noel Dalton Waterford 0-077
1993Mike Wallace Limerick 2-017
John Anthony Moran Limerick 0-07
1994 Paul Flynn Waterford 1-069
1995 Tommy Dunne Tipperary 0–1010
1996 Joe Deane Cork 2-0511
1997 Eugene O'Neill Tipperary 0-069
Mickey O'Connell Cork 0-06
1998 Joe Deane Cork 1-0710
1999 Alan Markham Clare 1-069
Paddy O'Brien Tipperary 0-09
2000 Mark Keane Limerick 1-0912
2001 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-0915
2002 Mark Keane Limerick 0-077
2003 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-069
2004Tony Scroope Tipperary 1-047
2005Maurice O'Sullivan Cork 2-028
2006 Darragh Egan Tipperary 1-047
2007 Cathal Naughton Cork 1-047
2008 Séamus Callanan Tipperary 1-058
2009 Darach Honan Clare 2-028
2010 Conor McGrath Clare 1-0811
2011 Jamie Coughlan Cork 0–1010
2012 John O'Dwyer Tipperary 1-0710
2013 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-0713
2014 Bobby Duggan Clare 0–1010
2015 Ronan Lynch Limerick 0–1313
2016 Patrick Curran Waterford 0-088
2017 Aaron Gillane Limerick 0-066
2018 Declan Dalton Cork 0-077
2019Conor Bowe Tipperary 1-047
2020Andrew Ormond Tipperary 1-036
2021 Cathal O'Neill Limerick 0-1616

Attendance

Finals

YearAtt.
2008 11,287
2009 6,635
2010 11,450
2011 8,536
2012 8,379
2013 8,296
2014 12,995
2015 14,311
2016 8,843
2017 11,744
2018 6,732
2019 9,117
2020 0

Miscellaneous

List of Munster Finals

All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScoreVenueWinning Captain(s)
1964 Tipperary 8–09 Waterford 3–01 Walsh Park Francis Loughnane
1965 Tipperary 4–09 Galway 3–03 Dunlo GAA Grounds Owen Killoran
1966 Cork 5–12 Limerick 2–06 Cork Athletic Grounds Gerald McCarthy
1967 Tipperary 3–09 Galway 3–05 Gaelic Grounds P.J. Ryan
1968 Cork 4–10 Tipperary 1–13 Thurles Sportsfield Pat Hegarty
1969 Cork 3–11 Tipperary 1–05 Cork Athletic Grounds Donal Clifford
1970 Cork 3–11 Tipperary 2–07 Thurles Sportsfield Teddy O'Brien
1971 Cork 5–11 Tipperary 4–09 Cork Athletic Grounds Pat McDonnell
1972 Tipperary 4–10 Clare 3–10 Cusack Park Willie Ryan
1973 Cork 4–11 Limerick 2–07 Charleville GAA Grounds Martin O'Doherty
1974 Waterford 2–05 Clare 1–03 Pat McGrath
1975 Cork 3–12 Limerick 2–06 Gaelic Grounds Frank O'Sullivan
1976 Cork 2–11 Clare 3–06 Gaelic Grounds Tadhg Murphy
1977 Cork 5–09 Limerick 1–08 Kilmallock Tom Lyons
1978 Tipperary 3–08 Cork 2–09 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pat Fitzelle
1979 Tipperary 1–13 Cork 2–07 Semple Stadium Michael Doyle
1980 Tipperary 4–11 Cork 2–09 Páirc Mac Gearailt P. J. Maxwell
1981 Tipperary 1–15 Cork 0–10 Semple Stadium Philip Kennedy
1982 Cork 1–14 Limerick 1–04 FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock Martin McCarthy
1983 Tipperary 2–17 Clare 3–08 Cusack Park Denis Finnerty
1984 Tipperary 0–12 Limerick 1–08 Gaelic Grounds Donal Kealy
1985 Tipperary 1–16 Clare 4–05 Semple Stadium Michael Scully
1986 Limerick 2–10 Clare 0–03 Cusack Park Anthony O'Riordan
1987 Limerick 3–14 Cork 2–09 Bruff Sportsfield Gussie Ryan
1988 Cork 4–12 Limerick 1–07 Clonmult Memorial Park Christy Connery
1989 Tipperary 5–16 Limerick 1–06 Semple Stadium Declan Ryan
1990 Tipperary 2–21 Limerick 1–11 Gaelic Grounds John Leahy
1991 Cork 0–17 Limerick 1–07 FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock Brian Cunningham
1992 Waterford 0–17 Clare 1–12 Semple Stadium Tony Browne
1993 Cork 1–18 Limerick 3–09 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Fergal O'Mahony
1994 Waterford 1–12 Clare 0–12 Páirc Mac Gearailt James O'Connor
1995 Tipperary 1–17 Clare 0–14 Semple Stadium Brian Horgan
1996 Cork 3–16 Clare 2–07 Semple Stadium Seánie McGrath
1997 Cork 1–11 Tipperary 0–13 Semple Stadium, Thurles Dan Murphy
1998 Cork 3–18 Tipperary 1–10 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Dan Murphy
1999 Tipperary 1–18 Clare 1–15 Cusack Park, Ennis William Hickey [9]
2000 Limerick 4–18 Cork 1–06 Gaelic Grounds Donncha Sheehan [10]
2001 Limerick 3–14 Tipperary 2–16 Gaelic Grounds Timmy Houlihan [11]
2002 Limerick 1–20 Tipperary 2–14 Semple Stadium Peter Lawlor [12]
2003 Tipperary 2–14 Cork 0–17 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Eoin Kelly [13]
2004 Tipperary 1–16 Cork 1–13 Semple Stadium Diarmaid FitzGerald [14]
2005 Cork 4–08 Tipperary 0–13 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pat FitzGerald [15]
2006 Tipperary 3–11 Cork 0–13 Semple Stadium David Young [16]
2007 Cork 1–20 Waterford 0–10 Walsh Park Shane O'Neill [17]
2008 Tipperary 1–16 Clare 2–12 Cusack Park Séamus Hennessy [18]
2009 Clare 2–17 Waterford 2–12 Fraher Field Ciarán O'Doherty [19]
2010 Tipperary 1–22 Clare 1–17 Semple Stadium Pádraic Maher [20]
2011 Limerick 4–20 Cork 1–27 Gaelic Grounds Kevin Downes [21]
2012 Clare 1–16 Tipperary 1–14 Cusack Park Conor McGrath [22]
2013 Clare 1–17 Tipperary 2–10 Semple Stadium Paul Flanagan [23]
2014 Clare 1–28 Cork 1–13 Cusack Park Tony Kelly [24]
2015 Limerick 0–22 Clare 0–19 Cusack Park Diarmaid Byrnes [25]
2016 Waterford 2–19 Tipperary 0–15 Walsh Park Adam Farrell & Patrick Curran [26]
2017 Limerick 0–16 Cork 1–11 Gaelic Grounds Tom Morrissey [27]
2018 Cork 2–23 Tipperary 1–13 Pairc Ui Chaoimh Shane Kingston [28]
2019 Tipperary 3–15 Cork 2–17 Semple Stadium Craig Morgan [29]
2020 Cork 1-16 Tipperary 1-14 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Conor O'Callaghan
2021 Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-24 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Cormac O'Brien
2022 Limerick 1-25 Tipperary 2-18 TUS Gaelic Grounds Jimmy Quilty
2023 Cork 1-23 Clare 1-21 TUS Gaelic Grounds Micheál Mullins
2024 Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-21 TUS Gaelic Grounds Ben Currivan

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