The 2019 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, is the fourth Munster Senior Hurling League, an annual hurling league competition for county teams from the province of Munster.[1]
Dates | 14 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 | ||
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Teams | 6 | ||
Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
Champions | Clare (2nd title) Tony Kelly (captain) Donal Moloney and Gerry O'Connor (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Tipperary Barry Hogan (captain) Liam Sheedy (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 7 | ||
Goals scored | 28 (4 per match) | ||
Points scored | 236 (33.71 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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For the first time, all six county teams competed, with Tipperary making their debut.[2][3] They reached the final where they lost to Clare.[4]
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.
Group A
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-34 | 3-31 | +18 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-31 | 4-25 | +12 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-25 | 8-34 | –30 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
14 December 2018 Round 1 | Limerick | 2-17 – 4-14 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
19:30 GMT (UTC±0) | A Gillane 1-7 (6 f), D Reidy 1-3, B O’Connell 0-3, C Ryan 0-3, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-1. | Report | S Callinan 2-7 (1pen gl, 6f), M Kehoe, Patrick Maher 1-1 each, J Forde 0-2, R Maher 0-2, C English, D McCormack 0-1 each. | Attendance: 3,224 Referee: R McGann (Clare) |
20 December 2018 Round 2 | Kerry | 0-11 – 4-14 | Limerick | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
19:30 GMT (UTC±0) | S Conway 0-4 (2f), P Boyle 0-3 (2f), M O'Leary 0-2, J Conway and J Diggins 0-1 each | Report | B Murphy 1-6 (0-4frees), O O'Reilly 1-1, D Reidy 1-0 and G Mulcahy 1-0 each, G Hegarty 0-3 (1 sideline), C Ryan 0-2 (1f), T Morrissey and D Byrnes 0-1 each | Attendance: 799 Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
5 January 2019 Round 3 | Tipperary | 4-20 – 1-14 | Kerry | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh |
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | J Forde 1-5 (0-2f, 0-1 ’65), N McGrath 1-4, M Kehoe 1-3, Patrick Maher 1-0, J Morris 0-3, M Breen 0-1, W Connors 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, C Darcy 0-1, D Maher 0-1. | Report | B Barrett 0-5 (0-4f), S Conway 1-2, M O’Leary 0-3, J Goulding 0-2, N O’Mahony 0-1, P Boyle 0-1. | Attendance: 1,186 Referee: N Wall (Cork) |
Group B
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-40 | 3-37 | +3 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-40 | 3-38 | +5 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-39 | 2-44 | –8 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
29 December 2018 Round 1 | Clare | 1-20 – 0-21 | Cork | Cusack Park, Ennis |
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | N Deasy (0-10) 0-7 f’s, C Guilfoyle (1-0), G Cooney (0-3), D Ryan (0-3), D Conroy (0-2), C Malone , R Taylor (0-1) each. | Report | D Dalton (0-10) 0-7 f’s, 0-2 ‘65’s 1 sideline. M O’Halloran (0-4), J Coughlan (0-4) 1 f, R O’Flynn (0-2), C Murphy (0-1). | Attendance: 1,987 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
2 January 2019 Round 2 | Cork | 1-18 – 1-24 | Waterford | Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow |
19:30 GMT (UTC±0) | D Dalton 0-9 (0-7 frees), C Murphy 0-3, A Walsh 1-0, M O’Halloran 0-2, T O’Mahony, C Joyce, R O’Flynn, W Kearney 0-1 each. | Report | S Bennett 0-13 (0-12 frees), M Kearney 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, J Barron, K Moran, T Ryan 0-2 each, J Prendergast 0-1. | Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick) |
6 January 2019 Round 3 | Waterford | 3-16 – 2-20 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | S Bennett 2-12 (1-10f); T Ryan 1-1; DJ Foran, K Moran, M Kearney 0-1 each. | Report | D Ryan 0-6; N Deasy 0-5 (3f); T Kelly 1-2; C Guilfoyle 1-1; S Golden 0-3; R Taylor, A McCarthy, D Conroy 0-1 each. | Attendance: 3,039 Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary) |
Final
13 January 2019 Final | Tipperary | 1-18 – 4-19 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | S Callanan (0-9, six frees, one 65), J Forde (0-5, one sideline), D McCormack (1-0), A Flynn (0-2), M Kehoe (0-1), N McGrath (0-1). | Report | T Kelly (2-3; 0-1f); C Guilfoyle (1-3), C McInerney (1-2), D Ryan (0-3), N Deasy (0-3, two frees), R Taylor (0-2); S Golden (0-2), M O’Malley (0-1). | Attendance: 4,531 Referee: T Walsh (Waterford) |
League statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 2-25 | 31 | 2 | 15.50 |
2 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
3 | Declan Dalton | Cork | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
4 | Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
5 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 4-05 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
Jason Forde | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
6 | Colin Guilfoyle | Clare | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
7 | Diarmuid Ryan | Clare | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
8 | Mark Kehoe | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
9 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 2-12 | 18 | Clare |
2 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | Limerick |
Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 0-13 | 13 | Cork | |
3 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary |
Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Cork | |
Declan Dalton | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Clare | |
4 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary |
Barry Murphy | Limerick | 1-06 | 9 | Kerry | |
Declan Dalton | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Waterford | |
Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9 | Limerick |
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