2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship is the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Year2023
TrophyThe Mick Mackey Cup[1]
DateApril - June 2023
Teams5
Defending champions Limerick
Qualify forMunster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Other
Matches played11
Websitehttps://munster.gaa.ie/

Limerick entered the competition as four times defending champions.

The competition began on Sunday, April 23, 2023.

Teams

General Information

Five counties will compete in the 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 Cork 2 1 1 0 4-46 2-43 +9 3 Advance to Munster Final
2 Tipperary 2 1 1 0 7-47 7-42 +5 3
3 Clare 2 1 0 1 4-47 7-42 -4 2 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Limerick 2 1 0 1 3-38 1-43 +1 2
5 Waterford 2 0 0 2 0-37 1-46 -11 0

Round 1
23 April 2023 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 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 s/l), 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 Limerick 2-20 - 1-24 Clare TUS Gaelic Grounds
Report Attendance: 30,460[4]
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
30 April 2023 Cork 0-27 - 0-18 Waterford Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Report 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 Tipperary v Limerick Semple Stadium
21 May 2023 Clare v Cork Cusack Park

Round 5
28 May 2023 Tipperary v Waterford Semple Stadium
28 May 2023 Limerick v Cork TUS Gaelic Grounds

Munster Final

Final
11 June 2023 1st v 2nd TBC

The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals

Stadia and locations
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 scorer overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-13 16 1 16.00
2 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-06 12 1 12.00
Stephen Bennett Waterford 0-12 12 1 12.00
4 Jake Morris Tipperary 2-04 10 1 10.00

In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-13 16 1 16.00
2 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-06 12 1 12.00
Stephen Bennett Waterford 0-12 12 1 12.00
4 Jake Morris Tipperary 2-04 10 1 10.00

Scoring events
  • Widest winning margin: 9 points
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Most points in a match: 45
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most points by one team in a match: 25
  • Highest aggregate score: 69 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 40 points

Miscellaneous
  • Tipperary ended five match losing streak munster championship by beating Clare in the opening round.
  • Limerick lost their first munster match since 2019 with Clare defeating them in round 2.

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.
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