# 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Munster GAA.
The competition began on Sunday, 23 April 2023.
Limerick, who entered the competition as four times defending champions, retained their title after defeating Clare in the final, thus becoming only the 2nd county, after Cork, to win five Munster senior hurling championships in a row.

## Teams
### General information

Five counties contested the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
| County | Last Provincial Title | Last Championship Title | Position in 2022 Championship |
| Clare | 1998 | 2013 | Runners-up |
| Cork | 2018 | 2005 | 3rd |
| Limerick | 2022 | 2022 | Champions |
| Tipperary | 2016 | 2019 | 5th |
| Waterford | 2010 | 1959 | 4th |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
| Clare | Brian Lohan | Tony Kelly | Pat O'Donnell |
| Cork | Pat Ryan | Sean O'Donoghue | Sports Direct |
| Limerick | John Kiely | Declan Hannon | JP McManus |
| Tipperary | Liam Cahill | Noel McGrath | Fiserv |
| Waterford | Davy Fitzgerald | Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett | Cognizant |

## Group stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-91 | 10-76 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 2 | Limerick | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-88 | 2-98 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 3 | Tipperary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-93 | 8-91 | -1 | 4 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Cork | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-94 | 7-90 | +7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-77 | 3-88 | -17 | 2 | |

### Round 5
## Final
## 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 | Fraher Field | 15,000 |

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

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 2-39 | 45 | 4 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-36 | 39 | 5 | 7.80 |
| 3 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 0-37 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 4 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 2-28 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
| 5 | Aidan McCarthy | Clare | 1-27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Gearóid O'Connor | Tipperary | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Séamus Flanagan | Limerick | 4-07 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 7 | Diarmaid Byrnes | Limerick | 1-16 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 9 | Jake Morris | Tipperary | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 |
| 10 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-14 | 17 | Limerick |
| 2 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-11 | 14 | Clare |
| 3 | Aidan McCarthy | Clare | 1-13 | 16 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 0-13 | 13 | Limerick |
| 4 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 0-13 | 13 | Waterford |
| 6 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 2-06 | 12 | Clare |
| 6 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-09 | 12 | Clare |
| 8 | Jake Morris | Tipperary | 2-04 | 10 | Clare |
| 8 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 2-04 | 10 | Cork |
| 8 | Gearóid O'Connor | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Limerick |

## Miscellaneous

* Limerick won their fifth munster championship in a row
* Tipperary ended five match losing streak in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship by beating Clare in the opening round.
* Limerick lost their first Munster Senior Hurling Championship match since 2019 with Clare defeating them in round 2