2017 Munster Senior Hurling League

Dates	8 January 2016 – 29 January 2017[1]
Teams	5
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Cork (1st title) Stephen McDonnell (captain) Kieran Kingston (manager)
Runners-up	Limerick James Ryan (captain) John Kiely (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	31 (2.82 per match)
Points scored	429 (39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Patrick Horgan (2-27)
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The 2017 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster Hurling League, was the second Munster Senior Hurling League, the annual hurling league competition for county teams from the province of Munster.

Clare came into the season as the defending champions. For the second year in succession Tipperary declined to field a team in the league. The opening round of the league took place on 8 January 2017.

On 29 January 2017, Cork won the league title following a 1–21 to 1–20 defeat of Limerick. It was their first Munster League title.^[2][3]

Format

Five of the six Munster teams compete in the league, with Tipperary opting not to participate.^[4]

Each team plays each other team once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams play each other in the final.^[5][6]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Cork	4	4	0	0	8-94	2-71	+41	8
2	Limerick	4	3	0	1	7-86	8-71	+12	6
3	Clare	4	2	0	2	4-77	6-62	+9	4
4	Waterford	4	1	0	3	9-67	2-83	+5	2
5	Kerry	4	0	0	4	1-64	11-101	−67	0

Round 1

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Cork	1-28 - 0-18	Kerry	Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
	S Kingston 0-9 (0-3 frees), D Fitzgibbon 1-2, M Cahalane 0-4, S Harnedy (0-2 frees), L Meade, M Coleman (0-3 frees), 0-3 each, B Cooper 0-2, L McLoughlin, B Lawton 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 0-9 (0-7 frees), J Conway 0-3, M O’Leary, P O’Connor 0-2 each, M Boyle, J Egan 0-1 each.

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Waterford	1-14 - 0-24	Limerick	Fraher Field, Dungarvan Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	B Nolan 0-6 (0-3f), DJ Foran 1-1, M O’Neill 0-2, S Roche, M O’Brien, G O’Brien, M Kearney, C Roche 0-1 each.	Report	J Fitzgibbon 0-8 (0-6f) A Dempsey 0-7, S Tobin 0-3, D Byrnes (0-2f), G Hegarty 0-2 each, D Hannon, K Hayes 0-1 each.

Round 2

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Limerick	1-19 - 7-22	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 1,625 Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)
	R Lynch 0-11 (0-8f), B Nash 1-0, K O’Brien 0-3, A Dempsey, D Dempsey, D Byrnes, J Ryan & P Browne 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 2-5 (0-3f), S Kingston 2-2, A Cadogan 1-4, L Meade & M O’Halloran 1-0 each, B Cooper 0-3, M Coleman, D Fitzgibbon & R O’Flynn 0-2 each, D Kearney & B Hennessy 0-1 each.

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Kerry	1-15 - 2-24	Clare	Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: J Mullins (Limerick)
	S Nolan 0-7, M Boyle 1-0, J Egan 0-2, J Conway 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1, T Casey 0-1, P Boyle 0-1.	Report	D Reidy 0-10, P Collins 1-3, K Hehir 1-1, C McInerney 0-2, P Duggan 0-2, S Morey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, C Malone 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1.

Round 3

18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3	Clare	0-19 - 2-15	Limerick	O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	D Reidy 0-5 (0-3f); J Conlon 0-4; A Cunningham 0-3; S Golden 0-2; D Fitzgerald, C O’Connell, J McCarthy, C Malone, B O’Gorman 0-1 each,	Report	D Byrnes 0-5 (0-3f); S Tobin 0-3 (0-3f); G Mulcahy, B Nash 1-0 each; J Fitzgibbon, C Lynch 0-2 each; G Hegarty, T Morrissey, P Browne 0-1 each.

18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3	Cork	0-25 - 1-19	Waterford	Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	P Horgan 0-13 (0-9 frees), D Kearney 0-5, R O’Flynn 0-2, D Brosnan, L Meade, D Fitzgibbon, S Kingston, A Cadogan 0-1 each.	Report	Shane Bennett 0-9 (0-8 frees), Stephen Bennett 0-5, E Murphy 1-1, B O’Keeffe, T Devine, B Nolan, C Roche 0-1 each.

Round 4

22 January 2017 14:00 Round 4	Waterford	3-13 – 2-19	Clare	Walsh Park, Waterford Referee: J Larkin (Cork)
	P Hogan 2-0; B Nolan 0-6 (6fs); B O’Keeffe 1-0; DJ Foran, E Murphy 0-2 each; S Roche, S Keating, J Fagan 0-1 each.	Report	C Malone, B O’Gorman 1-1 each; J Conlon, B Duggan (4fs) 0-4 each; A Cunningham 0-3; C O’Donnell 0-2; J McCarthy, S Golden, P Duggan, J Shanahan 0-1 each.

22 January 2017 13:00 Round 4	Limerick	4-28 – 0-16	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
	P Casey (1-9; 0-6f), B Nash (2-3), T Morrissey (1-2), R Lynch (0-6; 5f), C Lynch (0-3), K O’Brien (0-2), S Cahill (0-1), J Ryan (0-1), G Mulcahy (0-1)	Report	S Nolan (0-6; 5f), D Collins (0-4), M Boyle (0-2), J Griffin (0-1), P Boyle (0-1), J Goulding (0-1 sideline), S Murphy (0-1).

Round 5

25 January 2017 19:30 Round 5	Clare	0-15 – 0-19	Cork	O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	C O’Connell 0-6 (5f); B Duggan 0-4 (3f); A Cunningham, S Golden 0-2 each; S Morey 0-1	Report	C Lehane 0-8 (4f); D Kearney 0-3; D Dalton (1f), S O’Keeffe 0-2 each; C Murphy, M O’Halloran, D Brosnan 0-1 each

28 January 2017 12:30 Round 5	Waterford	4-21 – 0-15	Kerry	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	P Mahony 0-14, A Gleeson 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, Stephen Bennett 1-0, M Walsh 1-0, B O'Halloran 0-3, C Gleeson 0-1.		S Nolan 0-7, M Boyle 0-2, D Collins 0-2, P Boyle 0-2, J Egan 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, C Harty 0-1.

Final

29 January 2017 14:00 Final	Limerick	1-20 - 1-21	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 2,372 Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)
	P Casey (0-9, 0-7 frees); D Dempsey (1-3), D Byrnes (0-4, 0-3 frees); G Mulcahy, B Nash, K Hayes, G Hegarty (0-1 each).	Report	P Horgan (0-9, 0-7 frees); A Cadogan (1-2) C Lehane, S Kingston (0-3); D Brosnan, M Coleman, D Kearney, S Harnedy (0-1 each).

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game

Goalkeeping clean sheets

References