2023 Munster Senior Hurling League

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]

2023 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates3–22 January 2023
Teams6
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Cork (2nd title)
Seán O'Donoghue (captain)
Pat Ryan (manager)
Runners-up 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) Jason Forde (2-28)
2022 (Previous)(Next) 2024

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 Tipperary21014641+52Advance to final
2 Waterford21014645+12
3 Clare21014753−62
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group A results

3 January 2023 Round 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.ReportJ Forde 1-11 (5fs, 1 ’65); C O’Dwyer 0-2; A Tynan and C Bowe 0-1 each.
8 January 2023 Round 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.ReportP 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 2023 Round 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.ReportS 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 Cork22005642+144Advance to final
2 Limerick21014429+152
3 Kerry20023261−290
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group B results

5 January 2023 Round 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).ReportD 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 2023 Round 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.ReportD 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 2023 Round 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 2023 Final 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).ReportP 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
1Jason FordeTipperary2-2834311.33
2David ReidyLimerick0-181829.00
3Conor LehaneCork0-161635.33
4Pádraig BoyleKerry2-0713113.00
5Stephen BennettWaterford1-0811111.00
Aidan McCarthyClare0-111125.50
7Declan DaltonCork1-071025.00
8Patrick HorganCork1-06924.50
9Gearóid O'ConnorTipperary0-08824.00
Reuben HalloranWaterford0-08824.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Jason FordeTipperary1-1114Waterford
Jason FordeTipperary0-1414Cork
3Pádraig BoyleKerry2-0713Cork
4Conor LehaneCork0-1212Limerick
5Stephen BennettWaterford1-0811Clare
6Declan DaltonCork1-0710Kerry
Aidan McCarthyClare0-1010Waterford
8Patrick HorganCork1-069Tipperary
David ReidyLimerick0-099Kerry
David ReidyLimerick0-099Cork

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