2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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]

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Tournament details
Year	2022
Trophy	The Mick Mackey Cup^[1]
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 →

Group stage

Table

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
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

  Waterford v   Tipperary

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

  Cork v   Limerick

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

  Limerick v   Waterford

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

  Tipperary v   Clare

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

  Cork v   Clare

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

  Limerick v   Tipperary

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

  Waterford v   Cork

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

  Clare v   Limerick

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

  Tipperary v   Cork

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

  Clare v   Waterford

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

  Clare v   Limerick

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.

See also

• 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

References

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.
3. "Limerick emerge victorious after extra-time in Munster final thriller with Clare". the42. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
4. "Alan Connolly and Seamus Harnedy on-song as Cork get back on track in Waterford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
5. "Munster SHC: Limerick and Clare share the spoils". GAA. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
6. "Ruthless Rebels extend their summer with statement win in Thurles". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
7. "Clare can afford to ring changes as they take care of business against Waterford". the42. Retrieved 22 May 2022.