2023 Munster Senior Hurling League

2023 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates	3–22 January 2023
Teams	6
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Cork (2nd title); Seán O'Donoghue (captain); Pat Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Tipperary; Noel McGrath (captain); Liam Cahill (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	15 (2.14 per match)
Points scored	270 (38.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jason Forde (2-28)
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The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams in January 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3] Cork were the winners, defeating Tipperary in the final.^[4]

Format

The teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team played the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners played in the final.^[5]

Group A

Group A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tipperary	2	1	1	46	41	+5	2	Advance to final
2	Waterford	2	1	1	46	45	+1	2
3	Clare	2	1	1	47	53	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group A results

3 January 2023 Round 1	Waterford	0-21 - 1-15	Tipperary	Mallow GAA Complex
	R Halloran 0-7 (6fs, 1 ’65); C Dunford, S Walsh and P Fitzgerald 0-2 each; C Daly, M Fitzgerald, I Daly, P Leavey, DJ Foran, B Nolan (f), B Power and A Gleeson 0-1 each.	Report	J Forde 1-11 (5fs, 1 ’65); C O’Dwyer 0-2; A Tynan and C Bowe 0-1 each.

8 January 2023 Round 2	Tipperary	2-22 - 0-20	Clare	MacDonagh Park
	G O’Connor 0-8 (6f, 1 65), J Forde 1-3 (1-1 pens), S Ryan 1-1, C Stakelum 0-2, B Hogan (f), E Heffernan, S Kennedy, A Tynan, J Morris, M Kehoe, C O’Dwyer, J Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	P Duggan 0-5 (3f, 1 pen), R Mounsey 0-4, D Conroy, M Rodgers, D Ryan 0-3 each, P Crotty, A McCarthy 0-1 each.	Attendance: 3,000^[6]

15 January 2023 Round 3	Clare	1-24 - 2-18	Waterford	Cusack Park
	A McCarthy 0-10 (6 free, 2 65), M Rodgers 0-4, A Shanagher 1-1, K Smythe 0-2, P Donnellan 0-2, G O’Grady 0-1, D McInerney 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, I Galvin 0-1.	Report	S Bennett 1-8 (1 pen, 6 free), M Kiely 1-3, P Curran 0-1, S McNulty 0-1, R Halloran 0-1, J Barron 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, D Lyons 0-1, K Mahony 0-1.	Attendance: 2,254 Referee: S Stokes (Cork)

Group B

Group B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	2	2	0	56	42	+14	4	Advance to final
2	Limerick	2	1	1	44	29	+15	2
3	Kerry	2	0	2	32	61	−29	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group B results

5 January 2023 Round 1	Kerry	2-17 - 2-30	Cork	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle (2-7, 1-5 frees); J Conway, S Conway, K Carmody (0-2 each); F MacKessy, N Mulcahy, D Goggin, K O’Connor (0-1 each).	Report	D Dalton (1-7, 0-2 frees); S Kingston (0-6, 0-5 frees); S Barrett (1-3, 0-1 free); A Cadogan (0-4); C Lehane, C Beausang (0-3 each); T O’Connell, B Roche, C Walsh, B O’Sullivan (0-1 each).

15 January 2023 Round 2	Cork	0-20 - 1-16	Limerick	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Lehane 0-12 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), C Beausang, B Hayes 0-2 each, L Meade, S Barrett, C Cahalane, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	D Reidy 0-9f, D O’Donovan 1-0, S O’Brien, A O’Connor 0-2 each, O O’Reilly, B Murphy, C O’Grady 0-1 each.	Attendance: 5,128^[7] Referee: J Mullins (Clare)

22 January 2023 Round 3	Kerry	0-09 - 0-25	Limerick	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-5 (0-5 frees), F Mackessy 0-2, E Ross 0-2		D Reidy 0-9 (0-7 frees), C Coughlin 0-4, M Quinlan 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, C O'Grady 0-2, A Costelloe 0-1, R Connolly 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1

Knockout stage

Final

22 January 2023 Final	Tipperary	1-19 - 3-14	Cork	Páirc Uí Rinn
15:00 IWT (UTC±0)	J Forde (0-14, 0-9 frees); S Ryan (1-0); B McGrath, C Stakelum, S Kennedy, C O’Dwyer, C Bowe (0-1 each).	Report	P Horgan (1-6, 0-6 frees); J O’Connor (1-1); B Hayes (1-0); P Collins (0-2 frees), B Roche (0-2 each); S Twomey, R O’Flynn, C Lehane (0-1 each).	Attendance: 4,727^[8] Referee: É Stapleton (Limerick)

League statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jason Forde	Tipperary	2-28	34	3	11.33
2	David Reidy	Limerick	0-18	18	2	9.00
3	Conor Lehane	Cork	0-16	16	3	5.33
4	Pádraig Boyle	Kerry	2-07	13	1	13.00
5	Stephen Bennett	Waterford	1-08	11	1	11.00
5	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	0-11	11	2	5.50
7	Declan Dalton	Cork	1-07	10	2	5.00
8	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1-06	9	2	4.50
9	Gearóid O'Connor	Tipperary	0-08	8	2	4.00
9	Reuben Halloran	Waterford	0-08	8	2	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jason Forde	Tipperary	1-11	14	Waterford
1	Jason Forde	Tipperary	0-14	14	Cork
3	Pádraig Boyle	Kerry	2-07	13	Cork
4	Conor Lehane	Cork	0-12	12	Limerick
5	Stephen Bennett	Waterford	1-08	11	Clare
6	Declan Dalton	Cork	1-07	10	Kerry
6	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	0-10	10	Waterford
8	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1-06	9	Tipperary
	David Reidy	Limerick	0-09	9	Kerry
	David Reidy	Limerick	0-09	9	Cork

References

^ "2023 Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football Draws". December 2, 2022.
^ Lynch, Derrick (December 2, 2022). "Clare Drawn To Face Kerry and Cork In 2023 McGrath Cup". www.clare.fm.
^ "2023 Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football Draws – Cork GAA".
^ "Cork v Tipp: Hurlers fight back to lift Munster Hurling League title at Páirc Uí Rinn". echo live. January 22, 2023.
^ "Munster Hurling League". 2023.
^ "Cahill gets first win of Tipperary reign against Clare". RTE. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Match-winner Hayes offers 'different dimension' to Cork attack, says Ryan". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Late goals from Hayes and O'Connor fire Cork to Munster Hurling League title". the42. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[1] "2023 Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football Draws". December 2, 2022.

[2] Lynch, Derrick (December 2, 2022). "Clare Drawn To Face Kerry and Cork In 2023 McGrath Cup". www.clare.fm.

[3] "2023 Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football Draws – Cork GAA".

[4] "Cork v Tipp: Hurlers fight back to lift Munster Hurling League title at Páirc Uí Rinn". echo live. January 22, 2023.

[5] "Munster Hurling League". 2023.

[6] "Cahill gets first win of Tipperary reign against Clare". RTE. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[7] "Match-winner Hayes offers 'different dimension' to Cork attack, says Ryan". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[2023_Final-8] "Late goals from Hayes and O'Connor fire Cork to Munster Hurling League title". the42. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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