2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Munster |
| Year | 2023 |
| Trophy | The Mick Mackey Cup[1] |
| Date | April - June 2023 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Defending champions |  Limerick |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Limerick (24th win) |
| Manager | John Kiely |
| Captain | Declan Hannon |
| Qualify for | Munster SHC Final All-Ireland SHC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Clare |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Website | https://munster.gaa.ie/ |
The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA.
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, thus becoming only the 2nd county, after Cork, to win five Munster senior hurling championships in a row.
Teams
[edit]General information
[edit]Five counties contested the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
| County | Last Provincial Title | Last Championship Title | Position in 2022 Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare
|
1998 | 2013 | Runners-up |
 Cork
|
2018 | 2005 | 3rd |
| Limerick
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2022 | 2022 | Champions |
 Tipperary
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2016 | 2019 | 5th |
 Waterford
|
2010 | 1959 | 4th |
Personnel and kits
[edit]
Group stage
[edit]Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clare
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-91 | 10-76 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 2 |  Limerick
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-88 | 2-98 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Tipperary
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-93 | 8-91 | -1 | 4 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Cork
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-94 | 7-90 | +7 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Waterford
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-77 | 3-88 | -17 | 2 |
Round 1
[edit]| 23 April 2023 Round 1 | Waterford | 0-19 - 1-18 | 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 2023 Round 1 | Clare | 3-23 - 5-22 | 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
[edit]| 29 April 2023 Round 2 | Limerick | 2-20 - 1-24 | 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 0-1 | Attendance: 30,460[4] Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork) |
| 30 April 2023 Round 2 | Cork | 0-27 - 0-18 | 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 each | Attendance: 29,104[5] Referee: James Owens (Wexford) |
Round 3
[edit]| 6 May 2023 Round 3 | Cork | 4-19 - 2-25 | 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 2023 Round 3 | Waterford | 0-16 - 2-22 | 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
[edit]| 21 May 2023 Round 4 | Tipperary | 0-25 - 0-25 | 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 each | Attendance: 37,459[6] Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) |
| 21 May 2023 Round 4 | Clare | 2-22 - 3-18 | 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 each | Attendance: 18,659 Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick) |
Round 5
[edit]| 28 May 2023 Round 5 | Tipperary | 0-21 - 1-24 | 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 each | Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow) |
| 28 May 2023 Round 5 | Limerick | 3-25 - 1-30 | 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
[edit]| 11 June 2023 Final | Clare | 1-22 - 1-23 | 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 each | Attendance: 43,756[7] Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway) Man of the Match: Aaron Gillane (Limerick) |
Stadia and locations
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| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare
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Ennis | Munster | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork
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Cork | Munster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 |
| Limerick
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Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,023 |
 Tipperary
|
Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Waterford
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Waterford | Munster | Fraher Field | 15,000 |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Top scorer overall
[edit]| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 2-39 | 45 | 4 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-36 | 39 | 5 | 7.80 |
| 3 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 0-37 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 4 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 2-28 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
| 5 | Aidan McCarthy | 1-27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 | |
| 6 | Gearóid O'Connor | Tipperary | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Séamus Flanagan | Limerick | 4-07 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| Diarmaid Byrnes | 1-16 | |||||
| 9 | Jake Morris | Tipperary | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 |
| 10 | Jason Forde | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
In a single game
[edit]| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-14 | 17 | Limerick |
| 2 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-11 | 14 | Clare |
| 3 | Aidan McCarthy | Clare | 1-13 | 16 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 0-13 | 13 | Limerick |
| Tony Kelly | Clare | Waterford | |||
| 6 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 2-06 | 12 | Clare |
| Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-09 | |||
| 8 | Jake Morris | Tipperary | 2-04 | 10 | |
| Tony Kelly | Clare | Cork | |||
| Gearóid O'Connor | Tipperary | 0-10 | Limerick |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Limerick won their fifth munster championship in a row
- Tipperary ended five match losing streak in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship by beating Clare in the opening round.
- Limerick lost their first Munster Senior Hurling Championship match since 2019 with Clare defeating them in round 2
See also
[edit]- 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
- 2023 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
- 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
- 2023 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
References
[edit]- ^ "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Waterford give 14-man Limerick an almighty fright in Munster opener". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Munster SHC: Tipp prevail following goal laden clash". GAA. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Clare give the summer new life as they hand Limerick their first defeat in four years". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Perfect start for Cork as Ryan's Rebels brush Waterford aside". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Honours even as Tipp and Limerick play out another Munster classic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "LIVE Munster hurling final: Limerick v Clare". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 June 2023.