2019 Munster Senior Hurling League

2019 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates14 December 2018 – 13 January 2019
Teams6
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
ChampionsClare (2nd title)
Tony Kelly (captain)
Donal Moloney and Gerry O'Connor (manager)
Runners-upTipperary
Barry Hogan (captain)
Liam Sheedy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored28 (4 per match)
Points scored236 (33.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Stephen Bennett (2-25)
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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]

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
1 Tipperary 2 2 0 0 8-34 3-31 +18 4
2 Limerick 2 1 0 1 6-31 4-25 +12 2
3 Kerry 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
1 Clare 2 2 0 0 3-40 3-37 +3 4
2 Waterford 2 1 0 1 4-40 3-38 +5 2
3 Cork 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
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
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

References

  1. ^ "County stars show their class to set up feast from the East". 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ Design, OConnor Web (14 November 2018). "Limerick v Tipperary clash confirmed for next month - Limerick GAA". limerickgaa.ie.
  3. ^ Keane, Paul (14 November 2018). "Third McGrath brother among Liam Sheedy call-ups for Tipperary" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Tony Kelly notches 2-3 as Clare land the first silverware of the 2019 hurling season".