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.

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).

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity ClareEnnisCusack Park, Ennis CorkCorkPáirc Uí Chaoimh LimerickLimerickGaelic Grounds TipperaryThurlesSemple Stadium WaterfordWaterfordWalsh Park

Personnel and colours TeamColoursCaptain(s)Manager(s)Most recent successMainSponsorAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueClarePatrick O'ConnorDonal MoloneyGerry O'Connor201319982016Pat O'DonnellCorkSéamus HarnedyJohn Meyler200520181998Chill InsuranceLimerickDeclan HannonJohn Kiely201820132019J. P. McManusTipperarySéamus CallananLiam Sheedy201620162008TeneoWaterfordNoel ConnorsPáraic Fanning195920102015TQS Integration

Group table + Key to colours    Advance to Munster final    Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

{| class="wikitable" !width=20| !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20| !width=20| !width=20| !width=20| !width=35| !width=50| !width=20| !width=20| |- style="background:#ccffcc" |1||align=left| Tipperary ||4||4||0||0||8-101||1-80||42||8 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |2||align=left| Limerick ||4||2||0||2||4-92||2-71||27||4 |- style="background:#FFFFE0" |3||align=left| Cork ||4||2||0||2||6-98||7-87||8||4 |- |4||align=left| Clare ||4||2||0||2||3-73||6-89||-25||4

|5||align=left| 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 Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Final

See also 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2019 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup

References