2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2019 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA.[1]

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Year2019
Date12 May–30 June
Teams5
Defending championsCork
Winners
ChampionsLimerick (20th win)
ManagerJohn Kiely
CaptainDeclan Hannon
Qualify forMunster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
ManagerLiam Sheedy
CaptainSéamus Callanan
Other
Matches played11
← 2018
2020 →

Cork were the defending champions, but finished third in the group. Limerick defeated Tipperary in the final.

Teams

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The Munster championship was contested by five of the six counties from the Irish province of Munster. The exception was Kerry, traditionally the province's weakest at hurling (but strongest in football).

Team Location Stadium Capacity
  Clare Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis 19,000
  Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
  Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,886
  Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 53,000
  Waterford Waterford Walsh Park 11,046

Personnel and colours

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Team Colours Captain(s) Manager(s) Most recent success Main
Sponsor
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare   Patrick O'Connor Donal Moloney
Gerry O'Connor
2013 1998 2016 Pat O'Donnell
Cork   Séamus Harnedy John Meyler 2005 2018 1998 Chill Insurance
Limerick   Declan Hannon John Kiely 2018 2013 2019 J. P. McManus
Tipperary   Séamus Callanan Liam Sheedy 2016 2016 2008 Teneo
Waterford   Noel Connors Páraic Fanning 1959 2010 2015 TQS Integration

Group table

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Key to colours
     Advance to Munster final
     Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1   Tipperary 4 4 0 0 8-101 1-80 42 8
2   Limerick 4 2 0 2 4-92 2-71 27 4
3   Cork 4 2 0 2 6-98 7-87 8 4
4   Clare 4 2 0 2 3-73 6-89 -25 4
5   Waterford 4 0 0 4 2-67 7-104 -52 0

Waterford did not need to play a relegation-playoff to avoid relegation to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2020, because the winners of the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup were from Leinster (Laois).

Group matches

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Round 1

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12 May 2019 Round 1 Waterford   0-22 (22) (23) 1-20   Clare Waterford  
14:00 (HT: 0-10 - 1-13) Venue: Walsh Park

Pts: Stephen Bennett 11 (8f, 165), A Gleeson 4, J Barron 2, Gleeson 1, M Kearney 1, Shane Bennett 1, T Ryan 1, M Shanahan 1
Report Gls: J Conlon 1
Pts: P Duggan 8 (7f), T Kelly 5, S Golden 1, S O’Donnell 1, J Conlon 1, P Collins 1, A McCarthy 1, R Taylor 1
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 11,012
TV: RTÉ


12 May 2019 Round 1 Cork   1-24 (27) (34) 2-28   Tipperary Cork  
16:00 Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Gls: S Harnedy 1
Pts: P Horgan 14 (10f), C Lehane 3, S Kingston 3, S Harnedy 2, T O’Mahony 1, R O’Flynn 1
Report Gls: S Callanan 1, J McGrath 1
Pts: J O’Dwyer 7, N McGrath 4 (1 65'), S Callanan 4, J Forde 5 (3f), B Maher 2, P Maher 1, R Maher 1, M Breen 1, N O’Meara 1, P Maher 1, J McGrath 1
Referee: Seán Cleere (Kilkenny)
Attendance: 30,274
TV: RTÉ


Round 2

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19 May 2019 Round 2 Tipperary   2-30 (36) (18) 0-18   Waterford Thurles  
14:00 Venue: Semple Stadium
Gls: J Forde 1, S Callanan 1
Pts: J Forde 9 (4f), J McGrath 5, M Breen 6, J O'Dwyer 4, N McGrath 2 (1f), R Maher 1, B Heffernan 1, J Morris 1
Report
Pts: P Mahony 9 (7f), T Ryan 3, A Gleeson 2, T de Burca 1, Stephen Bennett 1.
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 22,883
TV: RTÉ


19 May 2019 Round 2 Limerick   1-19 (22) (29) 1-26   Cork Limerick  
16:00 Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds
Gls: G Mulcahy 1
Pts: A Gillane 9 (8f), G Mulcahy 4, D Byrnes 2, S Dowling 2 (2f), K Hayes 1, T Morrissey 1
Report Gls: P Horgan 1
Pts: P Horgan 9 (6f), D Kearney 4, S Harnedy 4, A Cadogan 3, D Dalton 2, L Meade 2, D Fitzgibbon 1, C Lehane 1
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 31,274
TV: RTÉ


Round 3

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2 June 2019 Round 3 Waterford   0-10 (10) (30) 2-24   Limerick Waterford  
14:00 Venue: Walsh Park

Pts: Pauric Mahony 7 (5f), Stephen Bennett 1, J Prendergast 1, Shane Bennett 1.
Report Gls: A Gillane 1, G Hegarty 1
Pts: A Gillane 4 (4f), S Dowling 3 (3f), K Hayes 3, P Casey 2, P O'Loughlin 2, D O'Donovan 2, D Hannon 1, T Morrissey 1, B Murphy 1, D Reidy 1, C Lynch 1, G Hegarty 1.
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
Attendance: 10,874
TV: RTÉ


2 June 2019 Round 3 Clare   0-17 (17) (30) 3-21   Tipperary Ennis  
16:00 Venue: Cusack Park

Pts: P Duggan 9 (8f), T Kelly 3 (2f), P Collins 1, D Fitzgerald 1, S Golden 1, S McCarthy 1, D Ryan 1
Gls: S Callanan 1, P Maher 1, N McGrath 1
Pts: J McGrath 6, J Forde 6 (6f), S Callanan 3, N McGrath 2, P Maher 2, J O'Dwyer 1, B Maher 1
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
Attendance: 18,216
TV: RTÉ


Round 4

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8 June 2019 Round 4 Cork   2-30 (36) (23) 2-17   Waterford Cork  
19:00 Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Gls: P Horgan 1, A Cadogan 1.
Pts: P Horgan 10 (0-9 fs), S Harnedy 3, D Fitzgibbon 3, S Kingston 3, A Cadogan 2; M Coleman 2, T O’Mahony 2, D Kearney 1, L Meade 1, B Cooper 1, M Ellis 1, C Lehane 1.
Report Gls: Stephen Bennett 1, Shane Bennett 1.
Pts: Stephen Bennett 8 (0-7 fs); Shane Bennett 2, J Prendergast 2, P Hogan 2, J Barron 1, C Lyons 1, A Gleeson (sideline) 1.
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 26,521
TV: Sky Sports


9 June 2019 Round 4 Limerick   1-28 (31) (13) 0-13   Clare Limerick  
16:00 Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds
Gls: A Gillane 1.
Pts: A Gillane 11 (7 frees, 1 '65'), P Casey 4, T Morrissey 3, G Hegarty 2, G Mulcahy 2, D Byrnes 1, D Hannon 1, W O'Donoghue 1, K Hayes 1, D O'Donovan 1, S Dowling 1.
Report
Pts: P Duggan 11 (8 frees, 1 line 'cut'), C Galvin 1, T Kelly 1.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 29,611
TV: RTÉ


Round 5

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16 June 2019 Round 5 Clare   2-23 (29) (24) 2-18   Cork Ennis  
14:00 Venue: Cusack Park
Gls: T Kelly 1, S O'Donnell 1.
Pts: P Duggan 12 (9f), C Galvin 3, T Kelly 2, D Ryan 2, C McInerney 2, J Conlon 1, A McCarthy 1.
Report Gls: P Horgan 2.
Pts: P Horgan 9 (8f), A Cadogan 4, D Fitzgibbon 2, D Kearney 1, S Harnedy 1, S Kingston 1.
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 16,856


16 June 2019 Round 5 Tipperary   1-22 (25) (21) 0-21   Limerick Thurles  
14:00 Venue: Semple Stadium
Gls: S Callanan 1.
Pts: J Forde 9 (4f, 2 sideline), S Callanan 4, P Maher 2, N McGrath (1f) 2, B Maher 1, M Breen 1, J Morris 1, J McGrath 1, J O'Dwyer 1.
Report
Pts: A Gillane 13 (9f, 1 '65), T Morrissey 3, D Byrnes 2 (1 '65), S Dowling 1, G Mulcahy 1, C Lynch 1.
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
Attendance: 39,115
TV: RTÉ


Final

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30 June 2019
14:00
Munster Final
Limerick   2-26 (32) (20) 2-14   Tipperary
(HT: 1-11 - 1-09)
Gls: P Casey 1, K Hayes 1.
Pts: P Casey 5, T Morrissey 4, A Gillane (3f) 4, G Hegarty 3, D Byrnes (3f) 3, K Hayes 2, G Mulcahy 2, B Nash 1.
Gls: S Callanan 1, J McGrath 1.
Pts: J Forde 6 (3f), R Maher 2, N McGrath (1f) 1, S Callanan 1, D McCormack 1, J O’Dwyer 1, J Morris 1, J Cahill 1.
LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 44,052

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Munster Senior Hurling Championship Details Confirmed". 8 March 2019.