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 1âÂÂ5 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:
Personnel and kits
Group stage
Table
Munster round 1
Munster round 2
Munster round 3
Munster round 4
Munster round 5
Knockout stage
Munster Final
Stadia and locations
Attendance
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Top scorer overall
In a single game
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.
See also
References