# 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship is the 137th edition of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Munster. It is contested by five Munster GAA county teams ranked 1–5 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
The competition began on 21 April with the final on 9 June. Limerick, captained by Declan Hannon retained the title for the sixth year in a row after a 1-26 to 1-20 win against Clare in the final.

## Format
### Group stage (10 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship.

### Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

## Teams
### General information

Five counties contested the 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2024 Championship |
| Clare | 1998 | 2013 | Runners-up |
| Cork | 2018 | 2005 | 3rd |
| Limerick | 2023 | 2023 | Champions |
| Tipperary | 2016 | 2019 | 5th |
| Waterford | 2010 | 1959 | 4th |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
| Clare | Brian Lohan | Conor Cleary | Pat O'Donnell |
| Cork | Pat Ryan | Sean O'Donoghue | Sports Direct |
| Limerick | John Kiely | Declan Hannon | JP McManus |
| Tipperary | Liam Cahill | Ronan Maher | Fiserv |
| Waterford | Davy Fitzgerald | Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett | Suir Engineering |

## Group stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Limerick | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-98 | 6-78 | +26 | 6 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 2 | Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-89 | 8-89 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 3 | Cork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11-107 | 9-98 | +15 | 4 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-86 | 6-103 | -8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Tipperary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-90 | 10-102 | –36 | 1 | |

### Munster round 5
## Knockout stage
### Munster Final

* Limerick advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Clare advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Clare | Ennis | Munster | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork | Cork | Munster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 |
| Limerick | Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,023 |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Waterford | Waterford | Munster | Walsh Park | 11,046 |

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorer overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 4-37 | 49 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Aidan McCarthy | Clare | 1-25 | 28 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 2-20 | 26 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Dessie Hutchinson | Waterford | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 4-08 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Alan Connolly | Cork | 4-09 | 21 | 4 | 5 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 2-10 | 16 | Clare |
| 2 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-11 | 14 | Limerick |
| 3 | Aidan McCarthy | Clare | 1-10 | 13 | Limerick |
| 4 | Séamus Flanagan | Limerick | 3-03 | 12 | Cork |
| 4 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-09 | 12 | Tipperary |
| 6 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-08 | 11 | Tipperary |
| 7 | Dessie Hutchinson | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 7 | Aidan McCarthy | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 7 | Alan Connolly | Cork | 3-01 | 10 | Tipperary |

### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 18 points
** Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork (Round 4)
* Most goals in a match: 6
** Cork 3-24 - 3-26 Clare (Round 2)
** Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick (Round 3)
** Clare 4-21 - 2-26 Waterford (Round 4)
* Most points in a match: 54
** Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick (Round 3)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Clare 4-21 - 2-26 Waterford (Round 4)
** Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork (Round 4)
* Most points by one team in a match: 30
** Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork (Round 4)
** Limerick 0-30 - 2-14 Waterford (Round 5)
* Highest aggregate score: 72 points
** Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick (Round 3)
* Lowest aggregate score: 45 points
** Clare 1-18 - 3-15 Limerick (Round 1)

## Miscellaneous

* Limerick become the first ever county to win 6 consecutive Munster titles.
* Clare become the third ever team to lose 3 consecutive Munster titles.