2020 Munster Senior Hurling League

2020 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates15 December 2019 – 11 January 2020
Teams6
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Limerick (2nd title)
Cian Lynch (captain)
John Kiely (manager)
Runners-up Cork
Patrick Horgan (captain)
Kieran Kingston (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Points scored274 (39.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) David Reidy (1-29)
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The 2020 Munster Senior Hurling League was the fifth staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Munster Council in 2016. The league began on 15 December 2019 and ended on 11 January 2020.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.[1]

On 11 January 2020, Limerick won the Munster League after a 1-32 to 0-20 defeat of Cork in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds.[2] This was their second league title overall and their first title since 2018.[3]

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. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.[4]

Fixtures and results

Group 1

Table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Limerick 2 2 0 0 58 42 +16 4
Clare 2 1 0 1 45 52 –7 2
Tipperary 2 0 0 2 42 51 –9 0

Fixtures and results

15 December 2019 Tipperary 1-19 – 2-17 Clare MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
J Forde (0-14 7f 2SC) P Flynn (0-03), T Fox (1-00), M Breen (0-01), M Kehoe (0-01) Report N Deasy (0-07 5f), I Galvin (1-02), P Collins (0-03), S Morey (1-00), D Ryan (0-03), A Fahey (0-01 1f), C McInerney (0-01), A McCarthy (0-01) Attendance: 830
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
20 December 2019 Limerick 2-22 – 1-17 Tipperary LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
A Breen (1-5); D Reidy (0-6, 0-6 frees); S Flanagan (0-3); D Dempsey (1-0); D O’Connell T Morrissey (0-2 each); B Ryan, D Morrissey, P O’Loughlin, D O’Donovan (0-1 each). Report J Forde (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 sc); J McGrath (1-2); P Flynn (0-2); M Breen, M Kehoe, W Connors, J Cahill, C Darcy (0-1 each). Attendance: 1,628
Referee: T (Waterford)
5 January 2020 Clare 1-19 – 1-27 Limerick O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
N Deasy 0-11 (nine frees, one 65’), A Shanagher 1-1, D Ryan 0-2, S O’Halloran 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, C Guilfoyle 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, L Corry 0-1. Report D Reidy 1-12 (nine frees, one 65’), A Breen 0-4, T Morrissey 0-4, R Connolly 0-2, J Considine 0-2, R Hanley 0-1, D O’Donovan 0-1, D O’Connell 0-1. Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Group 2

Table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Cork 2 2 0 0 50 27 +23 4
Waterford 2 1 0 1 51 33 +18 2
Kerry 2 0 0 2 24 65 –41 0

Fixtures and results

20 December 2019 Cork 1-27 – 0-11 Kerry Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
S Kingston 0-5 (0-1 free), R Walsh 1-2, S Twomey, C O’Leary (0-2 frees), R O’Flynn 0-4 each, M O’Halloran 0-3, B Turnbull, M Coleman (0-1 free) 0-2 each, D Cahalane 0-1. Report S Conway 0-7 (0-4 frees), S Nolan, D Collins, G Dooley, D O’Donoghue 0-1 each. Attendance: 250
Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)
29 December 2019 Waterford 1-13 – 1-17 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Curran 1-6 (0-5 frees), S Bennett 0-2 (0-1 free), S McNulty, K Moran, K Bennett, D Lyons, C Lyons 0-1 each. Report C Lehane 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-1 65), T O’Connell 1-1, J O’Connor 0-3, L Meade, R O’Flynn, A Walsh 0-2 each, M O’Halloran 0-1. Attendance: 2,976
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
5 January 2020 Kerry 1-10 – 4-23 Waterford Austin Stack Park, Tralee
S Conway (1-8, 7f), J Conway and M Leane (0-1 each) Report S Bennett (1-9, 5f, 3 ‘65’s), A Gleeson (0-4, 2f), C Lyons and D Hutchinson (1-1 each), D Lyons (1-0), N Montgomery (0-3), M O’Brien (0-2), K Power, S Ryan and C Dunford (0-1 each) Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Final

11 January 2020 Final Limerick 1-32 – 0-20 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30 GMT (UTC±0) D Reidy 0-11 (0-8 frees); A Gillane 1-2; D Dempsey; G Mulcahy 0-5 each; D Byrnes (0-1 free); B Nash, T Morrissey 0-2 each; C Lynch, D O’Donovan, R Hanley, G Hegarty 0-1 each Report C Lehane 0-5 (0-3 frees); S Twomey, C O’Leary (0-3 frees), S Harnedy 0-3 each; B Turnbull, A Walsh 0-2 each; J O’Connor, P Horgan (free) 0-1 each Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Kevin Jordan (Tipperary)

League statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 David Reidy Limerick 1-29 32 3 10.66
2 Shane Conway Kerry 1-15 18 2 9.00
Niall Deasy Clare 0-18 18 2 9.00
3 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-22 22 2 11.00
4 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-11 14 2 7.00
5 Adrian Breen Limerick 1-09 12 3 4.00
6 Conor Lehane Cork 0-11 11 2 5.50
7 Patrick Curran Waterford 1-06 9 1 9.00
8 David Dempsey Limerick 1-05 8 3 2.66
Tom Morrissey Limerick 0-08 8 3 2.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 David Reidy Limerick 1-12 15 Clare
2 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-14 14 Clare
3 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-09 12 Kerry
4 Shane Conway Kerry 1-08 11 Waterford
Niall Deasy Clare 0-11 11 Limerick
David Reidy Limerick 0-11 11 Cork
5 Patrick Curran Waterford 1-06 9 Cork
6 Adrian Breen Limerick 1-05 8 Tipperary
Jason Forde Tipperary 0-08 8 Limerick
7 Niall Deasy Clare 0-07 7 Tipperary
Shane Conway Kerry 0-07 7 Cork

References

  1. ^ Brennan, Eoin (13 January 2019). "Tony Kelly stars as four-star Clare too strong for Premier in league decider". The 42. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ Moynihan, Michael (11 January 2020). "Limerick easily overcome understrength Cork". Breaking News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Limerick 1-32 Cork 0-20". Munster GAA. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Fixture details confirmed for Limerick and Cork hurling and football finals". www.limerickleader.ie.