2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
ProvinceMunster
Year2023
TrophyThe Mick Mackey Cup[1]
DateApril - June 2023
Teams5
Defending champions Limerick
Winners
Champions Limerick (24th win)
ManagerJohn Kiely
CaptainDeclan Hannon
Qualify forMunster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up Clare
Other
Matches played11
Websitehttps://munster.gaa.ie/
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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

General information

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 2022 2022 Champions
Tipperary 2016 2019 5th
Waterford 2010 1959 4th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Clare Brian Lohan Tony Kelly Pat O'Donnell
Cork Pat Ryan Sean O'Donoghue Sports Direct
Limerick John Kiely Declan Hannon JP McManus
Tipperary Liam Cahill Noel McGrath Fiserv
Waterford Davy Fitzgerald Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett Cognizant

Group stage

Table

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 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 4 1 0 3 1-77 3-88 -17 2

Round 1

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

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

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

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

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

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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Locations of the 2023 Munster SHC teams
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,023
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Waterford Munster Fraher Field 15,000

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Waterford give 14-man Limerick an almighty fright in Munster opener". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Munster SHC: Tipp prevail following goal laden clash". GAA. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Clare give the summer new life as they hand Limerick their first defeat in four years". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Perfect start for Cork as Ryan's Rebels brush Waterford aside". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Honours even as Tipp and Limerick play out another Munster classic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ^ "LIVE Munster hurling final: Limerick v Clare". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 June 2023.