2017 Munster Senior Hurling League

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.

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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

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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.

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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).

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Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patrick Horgan	Cork	2-27	33	3	11.00
2	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-29	29	4	7.25
3	Shane Kingston	Cork	2-15	21	4	5.25
	Peter Casey	Limerick	1-18	21	2	10.50
5	Ronan Lynch	Limerick	0-17	17	2	8.50
6	Barry Nash	Limerick	4-04	16	4	4.00
7	David Reidy	Clare	0-15	15	4	3.75
8	Pauric Mahony	Waterford	0-14	14	1	14.00
9	Alan Cadogan	Cork	2-07	13	4	3.25
	Billy Nolan	Waterford	0-13	13	3	4.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pauric Mahony	Waterford	0-14	14	Kerry
2	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-13	13	Waterford
3	Barry Nash	Limerick	2-03	12	Kerry
	Peter Casey	Limerick	1-09	12	Kerry
5	Patrick Horgan	Cork	2-05	11	Limerick
	Ronan Lynch	Limerick	0-11	11	Cork
7	David Reidy	Clare	0-10	10	Kerry
8	Shane Kingston	Cork	0-09	9	Kerry
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-09	9	Cork
	Shane Bennett	Waterford	0-09	9	Cork
	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-09	9	Limerick
	Peter Casey	Limerick	0-09	9	Cork

Goalkeeping clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	County	Clean sheets
1	Ian O'Regan	Waterford	2
2	Patrick Collins	Cork	1
	Nickie Quaid	Limerick
	Barry Hennessy	Limerick
	Declan Dalton	Cork
	Andrew Fahey	Limerick