2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Year	2022
Trophy	The Mick Mackey Cup
Date	17 April – 5 June 2022
Teams	5
Defending champions	Limerick
Winners
Champions	Limerick (23rd win)
Manager	John Kiely
Captain	Declan Hannon
Qualify for	Munster SHC Final; All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Tony Kelly
Other
Matches played	11
Website	https://munster.gaa.ie/
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2022 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA.^[2] Limerick entered the competition as defending champions and won their 4th Munster Championship title in succession.^[3]

Group stage[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification Notes
1	Clare	4	3	1	0	6-104	7-79	+22	7	Advance to Munster SHC Final
2	Limerick	4	3	1	0	6-97	3-85	+21	7	Advance to Munster SHC Final
3	Cork	4	2	0	2	8-89	4-96	+5	4	Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4	Waterford	4	1	0	3	7-76	7-103	-27	2
5	Tipperary	4	0	0	4	5-83	11-96	-31	0

Munster round 1[edit]

17 April 2022 Round 1	Waterford	2-24 – 2-20	Tipperary	Waterford
14:00		(HT: 0-12 - 1-11)		Venue: Walsh Park
	Gls: D Hutchinson 1, M Kiely 1. Pts: Stephen Bennett 10 (fs), P Curran 4, D Hutchinson 3, S McNulty 2, J Barron 2, A Gleeson 2, J Prendergast 1.	Report	Gls: M Kehoe 2 Pts: N McGrath 6 (2f), J Forde 4 (fs), M Breen 2, D McCormack 2, J Morris 2, B Heffernan 1, C Stakelum 1, C Bowe 1, Brian Hogan 1 (f).	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) Attendance: 10,982 TV: RTÉ2

17 April 2022 Round 1	Cork	1-17 – 2-25	Limerick	Cork
16:00		(HT: 1-08 - 2-09)		Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Gls: S Kingston 1 Pts: P Horgan 9 (8f), R O'Flynn 2, S Barrett 2, C Lehane 2, D Fitzgibbon, T O'Mahony 1	Report	Gls: K Hayes 1, A Gillane 1 Pts: D Byrnes 6 (4f), A Gillane 4 (2f), G Hegarty 3, C Lynch 2, B Nash 2, C O'Neill 2, T Morrissey 1, D Morrissey 1, D Hannon 1, P Ryan 1, D Reidy 1	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) TV: RTÉ2

Munster round 2[edit]

23 April 2022 Round 2	Limerick	0-30 – 2-21	Waterford	Limerick
19:00		(HT: 0-14 - 0-13)		Venue: TUS Gaelic Grounds
	Pts: A Gillane 13 (7 fs); D Byrnes 6 (5fs); C O’Neill 3, G Hegarty 2, D O’Donovan 2, T Morrissey 2; P Ryan 1, D Reidy 1.	Report	Gls: Stephen Bennett 1, J Prendergast 1. Pts: Stephen Bennett 7 (6 fs, 1 65); A Gleeson 5 (3fs, 1 sl); D Hutchison 5; C Lyons 3, P Curran 1.	Referee: S Stack (Dublin) Attendance: 27,488 TV: Sky Sports

24 April 2022 Round 2	Tipperary	2-16 – 3-21	Clare	Thurles
14:00		(HT: 0-07 - 3-11)		Venue: Semple Stadium
	Gls: G Browne 1, B Heffernan 1. Pts: J Forde 7 (4f, 2 65s, 1 sl); G Browne 3; R Maher 2 (1f); C Barrett 1, N McGrath 1, M Breen 1, M Kehoe 1.	Report	Gls: T Kelly 1 (pen), I Galvin 1, P Duggan 1. Pts: T Kelly 7 (5f); I Galvin 2, P Duggan 2; R Mounsey 2, R Taylor 2, S O’Donnell 2; D Fitzgerald 1, R Hayes 1, D Ryan 1, D McInerney 1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford) Attendance: 17,260 TV: RTÉ2

Munster round 3[edit]

1 May 2022 Round 3	Cork	2-20 – 0-28	Clare	Thurles
14:00		(HT: 0-11 - 0-17)		Venue: Semple Stadium
	Gls: A Connolly 1, D Fitzgibbon 1. Pts: P Horgan 10 (6fs 1 65), R O'Flynn 3, S Harnedy 2, S Kingston 2, A Connolly 1, T O'Mahony 1, C Lehane 1.	Report	Pts: T Kelly 10 (4fs 2 65s), D Fitzgerald 3, P Duggan 3, R Taylor 3, S O'Donnell 2, C Malone 2, I Galvin 2, D Ryan 1, D McInerney 1, R Mounsey 1.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) Attendance: 20,834

8 May 2022 Round 3	Limerick	3-21 – 0-23	Tipperary	Limerick
14:00		(HT: 1-09 - 0-14)		Venue: TUS Gaelic Grounds
	Gls: A Gillane 2, C Boylan 1. Pts: A Gillane 5 (4f), D Byrnes 3 (2f), T Morrissey 3, D O’Donovan 2, C O’Neill 2, B Nash 1, D Hannon 1, G Hegarty 1, G Mulcahy 1, S Flanagan 1, D Reidy 1.	Report	Pts: N McGrath 13 (9f, 2 ’65, 1 sideline), G Browne 3, J Morris 3, B Heffernan 1, A Flynn 1, M Kehoe 1, R Byrne 1.	Referee: L Gordon (Galway) Attendance: 27,111

Munster round 4[edit]

15 May 2022 Round 4	Waterford	1-19 – 2-22	Cork	Waterford
14:00				Venue: Walsh Park
	Gls: M Kiely Pts: Stephen Bennett 7 (6f), A Gleeson 4 (1f), P Curran 3 (1f), N Montgomery 2, J Prendergast 1, P Hogan 1, Shane Bennett 1,	Report	Gls: A Connolly 2 Pts: C Lehane 5 (2f), S Harnedy 5, P Horgan 4 (4f), M Coleman 2, D Fitzgibbon 2, P Collins 1, L Meade 1, A Connolly 1, S Kingdton 1	Referee: James Owens (Wexford) Attendance: 10,986^[4] TV: RTÉ2

15 May 2022 Round 4	Clare	0-24 – 1-21	Limerick	Ennis
16:00		(HT: 0-15 - 1-12)		Venue: Cusack Park
	Pts: T Kelly 16 (10f) (1 65), D Fitzgerald 2, R Taylor 2, D Ryan 2, D McInerney, S Meehan	Report	Gls: K Hayes Pts: D Byrnes 9 (7f) (1 65), G Hegarty 4, D Reidy 4 (4f), S Flanagan 1, T Morrissey 1, O O'Reilly 1, D O'Donovan 1	Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork) Attendance: 18,129^[5] TV: RTÉ2

Munster round 5[edit]

22 May 2022 Round 5	Tipperary	1-24 – 3-30	Cork	Thurles
16:00				Venue: Semple Stadium
	Gls: J Morris 1 Pts: N McGrath 13 (12f), J Forde 5, J Morris 2, C Stakelum 1, D Quirke 1, R Maher 1 (1f), P Maher 1(1f)		Gls: T O'Mahony 1, A Connolly, D Fitzgibbon 1 Pts: C Lehane 8 (1f), P Horgan 5 (3f) 1 65), S Kingston 4, R O'Flynn 3, M Coleman 3 (1f), S Harnedy 3, J O'Connor 2, A Connolly 1, T O'Mahony 1	Referee: S Stack (Dublin) Attendance: 27,131^[6] TV: RTÉ2

22 May 2022 Round 5	Clare	3-31 – 2-22	Waterford	Ennis
16:00				Venue: Cusack Park
	Gls: D Fitzgerald 2, D Reidy Pts: P Duggan 9 (5f), (2 65), S O'Donnell 5, C Malone 4, D Fitzgerald 3, D Reidy 2, D McInerney 2, R Mounsey 2, S Golden 1, I Galvin 1, R Taylor 1, S Meehan 1		Gls: D Hutchison 1, P Curran 1 Pts: D Hutchinson 6, P Curran 5 (4f), S Bennett 5 (3f), C Lyons 2 (1f), P Hogan 1, A Gleeson 1, P Mahony 1, K Bennett 1	Referee: P O’Dwyer (Carlow) Attendance: 16,144^[7] TV: RTÉ One

Munster Final[edit]

5 June 2022 Final	Clare	0-29 – 1-29 (a.e.t.)	Limerick	Thurles
16:00		(HT: 0-14 - 1-11) (FT: 0-24 - 1-21)		Venue: Semple Stadium
	Pts: T Kelly 13 (5f) (1 sideline), D Fitzgerald 5, P Duggan 4 (3f) (1 sideline), R Taylor 3, M Rogers 2 (1f), I Galvin 1, S Meehan 1		Gls: G Hegarty 1 Pts: A Gillane 10 (7f), S Flanagan 8, T Morrisey 3, C O'Neil 2, D Byrnes 1, D O'Donovan 1, D Hannon 1, C Boylan 1, D Reidy 1, W. Donoghue 1	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) Attendance: 43,112 TV: RTÉ

Limerick advance to the All-Ireland Semi-finals and Clare advance to the All-Ireland Quarter-finals.

References[edit]

^ "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Munster Senior Hurling Championship Details Confirmed". 8 March 2019.
^ "Limerick emerge victorious after extra-time in Munster final thriller with Clare". the42. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Alan Connolly and Seamus Harnedy on-song as Cork get back on track in Waterford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Munster SHC: Limerick and Clare share the spoils". GAA. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Ruthless Rebels extend their summer with statement win in Thurles". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "Clare can afford to ring changes as they take care of business against Waterford". the42. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[Mick_Mackey_Cup-1] "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[2] "Munster Senior Hurling Championship Details Confirmed". 8 March 2019.

[LIM_CLA_22_Mun_Final-3] "Limerick emerge victorious after extra-time in Munster final thriller with Clare". the42. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[WAT_COR_22-4] "Alan Connolly and Seamus Harnedy on-song as Cork get back on track in Waterford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[LIM_CLA_2022-5] "Munster SHC: Limerick and Clare share the spoils". GAA. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[TIP_COR_22-6] "Ruthless Rebels extend their summer with statement win in Thurles". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[CLA_WAT_22-7] "Clare can afford to ring changes as they take care of business against Waterford". the42. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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