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

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

Teams

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

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

Key to colours
     Advance to Munster final
     Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Tipperary 44008-1011-80428
2 Limerick 42024-922-71274
3 Cork 42026-987-8784
4 Clare 42023-736-89-254
5 Waterford 40042-677-104-520

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

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Final

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

References

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