2020 Munster Senior Hurling League
| Dates | 15 December 2019 – 11 January 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
| Champions |  Limerick (2nd title)Cian Lynch (captain) John Kiely (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  CorkPatrick Horgan (captain) Kieran Kingston (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 17 (2.43 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 274 (39.14 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | David Reidy (1-29) | ||
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The 2020 Munster Senior Hurling League was the fifth staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Munster Council in 2016. The league began on 15 December 2019 and ended on 11 January 2020.
Clare were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.[1]
On 11 January 2020, Limerick won the Munster League after a 1-32 to 0-20 defeat of Cork in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds.[2] This was their second league title overall and their first title since 2018.[3]
Competition format
The six teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the final. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.[4]
Fixtures and results
Group 1
Table
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Limerick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 4 |
| Clare | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 52 | –7 | 2 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 51 | –9 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
| 15 December 2019 | Tipperary | 1-19 – 2-17 | Clare | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh |
| J Forde (0-14 7f 2SC) P Flynn (0-03), T Fox (1-00), M Breen (0-01), M Kehoe (0-01) | Report | N Deasy (0-07 5f), I Galvin (1-02), P Collins (0-03), S Morey (1-00), D Ryan (0-03), A Fahey (0-01 1f), C McInerney (0-01), A McCarthy (0-01) | Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork) |
| 20 December 2019 | Limerick | 2-22 – 1-17 | Tipperary | LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| A Breen (1-5); D Reidy (0-6, 0-6 frees); S Flanagan (0-3); D Dempsey (1-0); D O’Connell T Morrissey (0-2 each); B Ryan, D Morrissey, P O’Loughlin, D O’Donovan (0-1 each). | Report | J Forde (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 sc); J McGrath (1-2); P Flynn (0-2); M Breen, M Kehoe, W Connors, J Cahill, C Darcy (0-1 each). | Attendance: 1,628 Referee: T (Waterford) |
| 5 January 2020 | Clare | 1-19 – 1-27 | Limerick | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| N Deasy 0-11 (nine frees, one 65’), A Shanagher 1-1, D Ryan 0-2, S O’Halloran 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, C Guilfoyle 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, L Corry 0-1. | Report | D Reidy 1-12 (nine frees, one 65’), A Breen 0-4, T Morrissey 0-4, R Connolly 0-2, J Considine 0-2, R Hanley 0-1, D O’Donovan 0-1, D O’Connell 0-1. | Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary) |
Group 2
Table
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 4 |
| Waterford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 2 |
| Kerry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 65 | –41 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
| 20 December 2019 | Cork | 1-27 – 0-11 | Kerry | Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow |
| S Kingston 0-5 (0-1 free), R Walsh 1-2, S Twomey, C O’Leary (0-2 frees), R O’Flynn 0-4 each, M O’Halloran 0-3, B Turnbull, M Coleman (0-1 free) 0-2 each, D Cahalane 0-1. | Report | S Conway 0-7 (0-4 frees), S Nolan, D Collins, G Dooley, D O’Donoghue 0-1 each. | Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick) |
| 29 December 2019 | Waterford | 1-13 – 1-17 | Cork | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| P Curran 1-6 (0-5 frees), S Bennett 0-2 (0-1 free), S McNulty, K Moran, K Bennett, D Lyons, C Lyons 0-1 each. | Report | C Lehane 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-1 65), T O’Connell 1-1, J O’Connor 0-3, L Meade, R O’Flynn, A Walsh 0-2 each, M O’Halloran 0-1. | Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary) |
| 5 January 2020 | Kerry | 1-10 – 4-23 | Waterford | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| S Conway (1-8, 7f), J Conway and M Leane (0-1 each) | Report | S Bennett (1-9, 5f, 3 ‘65’s), A Gleeson (0-4, 2f), C Lyons and D Hutchinson (1-1 each), D Lyons (1-0), N Montgomery (0-3), M O’Brien (0-2), K Power, S Ryan and C Dunford (0-1 each) | Referee: R McGann (Clare) |
Final
| 11 January 2020 Final | Limerick | 1-32 – 0-20 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 19:30 GMT (UTC±0) | D Reidy 0-11 (0-8 frees); A Gillane 1-2; D Dempsey; G Mulcahy 0-5 each; D Byrnes (0-1 free); B Nash, T Morrissey 0-2 each; C Lynch, D O’Donovan, R Hanley, G Hegarty 0-1 each | Report | C Lehane 0-5 (0-3 frees); S Twomey, C O’Leary (0-3 frees), S Harnedy 0-3 each; B Turnbull, A Walsh 0-2 each; J O’Connor, P Horgan (free) 0-1 each | Referee: Kevin Jordan (Tipperary) |
League statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Reidy | Limerick | 1-29 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 2 | Shane Conway | Kerry | 1-15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| 3 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 0-22 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Adrian Breen | Limerick | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Conor Lehane | Cork | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-06 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 8 | David Dempsey | Limerick | 1-05 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
| Tom Morrissey | Limerick | 0-08 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Reidy | Limerick | 1-12 | 15 | Clare |
| 2 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 0-14 | 14 | Clare |
| 3 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 1-09 | 12 | Kerry |
| 4 | Shane Conway | Kerry | 1-08 | 11 | Waterford |
| Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-11 | 11 | Limerick | |
| David Reidy | Limerick | 0-11 | 11 | Cork | |
| 5 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-06 | 9 | Cork |
| 6 | Adrian Breen | Limerick | 1-05 | 8 | Tipperary |
| Jason Forde | Tipperary | 0-08 | 8 | Limerick | |
| 7 | Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
| Shane Conway | Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | Cork |
References
- ^ Brennan, Eoin (13 January 2019). "Tony Kelly stars as four-star Clare too strong for Premier in league decider". The 42. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (11 January 2020). "Limerick easily overcome understrength Cork". Breaking News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Limerick 1-32 Cork 0-20". Munster GAA. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Fixture details confirmed for Limerick and Cork hurling and football finals". www.limerickleader.ie.