2017 Munster Senior Hurling League

2017 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates8 January 2016 – 29 January 2017[1]
Teams5
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
ChampionsCork (1st title)
Stephen McDonnell (captain)
Kieran Kingston (manager)
Runners-upLimerick
James Ryan (captain)
John Kiely (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored31 (2.82 per match)
Points scored429 (39 per match)
Top scorer(s) Patrick Horgan (2-27)
← 2016 (Previous) (Next) 2018 →

The 2017 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster Hurling League, was the second Munster Senior Hurling League, the annual hurling league competition for county teams from the province of Munster.

Clare came into the season as the defending champions. For the second year in succession Tipperary declined to field a team in the league. The opening round of the league took place on 8 January 2017.

On 29 January 2017, Cork won the league title following a 1–21 to 1–20 defeat of Limerick. It was their first Munster League title.[2][3]

Format

Five of the six Munster teams compete in the league, with Tipperary opting not to participate.[4]

Each team plays each other team once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams play each other in the final.[5][6]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Cork 4 4 0 0 8-94 2-71 +41 8
2 Limerick 4 3 0 1 7-86 8-71 +12 6
3 Clare 4 2 0 2 4-77 6-62 +9 4
4 Waterford 4 1 0 3 9-67 2-83 +5 2
5 Kerry 4 0 0 4 1-64 11-101 −67 0

Round 1

8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1 		Cork 1-28 - 0-18 Kerry Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
S Kingston 0-9 (0-3 frees), D Fitzgibbon 1-2, M Cahalane 0-4, S Harnedy (0-2 frees), L Meade, M Coleman (0-3 frees), 0-3 each, B Cooper 0-2, L McLoughlin, B Lawton 0-1 each. Report S Nolan 0-9 (0-7 frees), J Conway 0-3, M O’Leary, P O’Connor 0-2 each, M Boyle, J Egan 0-1 each.
8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1 		Waterford 1-14 - 0-24 Limerick Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
B Nolan 0-6 (0-3f), DJ Foran 1-1, M O’Neill 0-2, S Roche, M O’Brien, G O’Brien, M Kearney, C Roche 0-1 each. Report J Fitzgibbon 0-8 (0-6f) A Dempsey 0-7, S Tobin 0-3, D Byrnes (0-2f), G Hegarty 0-2 each, D Hannon, K Hayes 0-1 each.

Round 2

15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2 		Limerick 1-19 - 7-22 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)
R Lynch 0-11 (0-8f), B Nash 1-0, K O’Brien 0-3, A Dempsey, D Dempsey, D Byrnes, J Ryan & P Browne 0-1 each. Report P Horgan 2-5 (0-3f), S Kingston 2-2, A Cadogan 1-4, L Meade & M O’Halloran 1-0 each, B Cooper 0-3, M Coleman, D Fitzgibbon & R O’Flynn 0-2 each, D Kearney & B Hennessy 0-1 each.
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2 		Kerry 1-15 - 2-24 Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: J Mullins (Limerick)
S Nolan 0-7, M Boyle 1-0, J Egan 0-2, J Conway 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1, T Casey 0-1, P Boyle 0-1. Report D Reidy 0-10, P Collins 1-3, K Hehir 1-1, C McInerney 0-2, P Duggan 0-2, S Morey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, C Malone 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1.

Round 3

18 January 2017
19:30
Round 3 		Clare 0-19 - 2-15 Limerick O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
D Reidy 0-5 (0-3f); J Conlon 0-4; A Cunningham 0-3; S Golden 0-2; D Fitzgerald, C O’Connell, J McCarthy, C Malone, B O’Gorman 0-1 each, Report D Byrnes 0-5 (0-3f); S Tobin 0-3 (0-3f); G Mulcahy, B Nash 1-0 each; J Fitzgibbon, C Lynch 0-2 each; G Hegarty, T Morrissey, P Browne 0-1 each.
18 January 2017
19:30
Round 3 		Cork 0-25 - 1-19 Waterford Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
P Horgan 0-13 (0-9 frees), D Kearney 0-5, R O’Flynn 0-2, D Brosnan, L Meade, D Fitzgibbon, S Kingston, A Cadogan 0-1 each. Report Shane Bennett 0-9 (0-8 frees), Stephen Bennett 0-5, E Murphy 1-1, B O’Keeffe, T Devine, B Nolan, C Roche 0-1 each.

Round 4

22 January 2017
14:00
Round 4 		Waterford 3-13 – 2-19 Clare Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: J Larkin (Cork)
P Hogan 2-0; B Nolan 0-6 (6fs); B O’Keeffe 1-0; DJ Foran, E Murphy 0-2 each; S Roche, S Keating, J Fagan 0-1 each. Report C Malone, B O’Gorman 1-1 each; J Conlon, B Duggan (4fs) 0-4 each; A Cunningham 0-3; C O’Donnell 0-2; J McCarthy, S Golden, P Duggan, J Shanahan 0-1 each.
22 January 2017
13:00
Round 4 		Limerick 4-28 – 0-16 Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
P Casey (1-9; 0-6f), B Nash (2-3), T Morrissey (1-2), R Lynch (0-6; 5f), C Lynch (0-3), K O’Brien (0-2), S Cahill (0-1), J Ryan (0-1), G Mulcahy (0-1) Report S Nolan (0-6; 5f), D Collins (0-4), M Boyle (0-2), J Griffin (0-1), P Boyle (0-1), J Goulding (0-1 sideline), S Murphy (0-1).

Round 5

25 January 2017
19:30
Round 5 		Clare 0-15 – 0-19 Cork O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
C O’Connell 0-6 (5f); B Duggan 0-4 (3f); A Cunningham, S Golden 0-2 each; S Morey 0-1 Report C Lehane 0-8 (4f); D Kearney 0-3; D Dalton (1f), S O’Keeffe 0-2 each; C Murphy, M O’Halloran, D Brosnan 0-1 each
28 January 2017
12:30
Round 5 		Waterford 4-21 – 0-15 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Mahony 0-14, A Gleeson 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, Stephen Bennett 1-0, M Walsh 1-0, B O'Halloran 0-3, C Gleeson 0-1. S Nolan 0-7, M Boyle 0-2, D Collins 0-2, P Boyle 0-2, J Egan 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, C Harty 0-1.

Final

29 January 2017
14:00
Final 		Limerick 1-20 - 1-21 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)
P Casey (0-9, 0-7 frees); D Dempsey (1-3), D Byrnes (0-4, 0-3 frees); G Mulcahy, B Nash, K Hayes, G Hegarty (0-1 each). Report P Horgan (0-9, 0-7 frees); A Cadogan (1-2) C Lehane, S Kingston (0-3); D Brosnan, M Coleman, D Kearney, S Harnedy (0-1 each).

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-27 33 3 11.00
2 Shane Nolan Kerry 0-29 29 4 7.25
3 Shane Kingston Cork 2-15 21 4 5.25
Peter Casey Limerick 1-18 21 2 10.50
5 Ronan Lynch Limerick 0-17 17 2 8.50
6 Barry Nash Limerick 4-04 16 4 4.00
7 David Reidy Clare 0-15 15 4 3.75
8 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0-14 14 1 14.00
9 Alan Cadogan Cork 2-07 13 4 3.25
Billy Nolan Waterford 0-13 13 3 4.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0-14 14 Kerry
2 Patrick Horgan Cork 0-13 13 Waterford
3 Barry Nash Limerick 2-03 12 Kerry
Peter Casey Limerick 1-09 12 Kerry
5 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-05 11 Limerick
Ronan Lynch Limerick 0-11 11 Cork
7 David Reidy Clare 0-10 10 Kerry
8 Shane Kingston Cork 0-09 9 Kerry
Shane Nolan Kerry 0-09 9 Cork
Shane Bennett Waterford 0-09 9 Cork
Patrick Horgan Cork 0-09 9 Limerick
Peter Casey Limerick 0-09 9 Cork
Goalkeeping clean sheets
Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets
1 Ian O'Regan Waterford 2
2 Patrick Collins Cork 1
Nickie Quaid Limerick
Barry Hennessy Limerick
Declan Dalton Cork
Andrew Fahey Limerick

References

  1. ^ "Munster Hurling League". munster.gaa.ie. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Cadogan hits last-gasp goal as Cork claim Munster hurling league title against Limerick". The 42. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cadogan the hero as Cork edge Limerick in Munster League decider". RTE Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ Cahill, Jackie (24 November 2016). "Tipperary withdraw from Munster League as search for S&C coach continues". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Munster Hurling League Final – Cork 1-21 Limerick 1-20". Munster GAA. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Injury time Cork goal denies Limerick in Munster Hurling League final". Limerick Leader. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.