2024 Munster Senior Hurling League

2024 Munster Senior Hurling League
Tournament details
ProvinceMunster
Date2–14 January 2024
Teams6
Defending championsCork
Other
Matches played5
← 2023

The 2024 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams in January 2024.[1][2] After the postponement of multiple games due to inclement weather, the tournament was unfinished.[3]

Format

The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.[4] The two group winners play in the final.[5]

Results

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Limerick 1 1 0 0 27 22 +5 2 Advance to final
2 Cork 1 1 0 0 27 24 +3 2
3 Clare (E) 2 0 0 2 46 54 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: Munster GAA
(E) Eliminated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford (A) 2 2 0 0 57 44 +13 4 Advance to final
2 Tipperary (E) 2 1 0 1 54 42 +12 2
3 Kerry (E) 2 0 0 2 38 63 −25 0
Source: Munster GAA
(A) Advance to final; (E) Eliminated

Cancellation

The Cork–Limerick game was postponed three times: due to fog on 7 January, a frozen pitch on 17 January and a waterlogged pitch on 21 January.[6] The winning team (or, in the event of a draw, Limerick) would have faced Waterford in the final, but it was decided that it would not be possible to play both games in the week of 22–28 January with the National Hurling League about to start, so the competition was left unfinished.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures confirmed for Munster pre season competitions". RadioKerry.ie.
  2. ^ "2024 Munster GAA Pre-Season Fixtures confirmed - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  3. ^ "Munster Hurling League is scrapped as time runs out in schedule for pre-season competition". Independent.ie. January 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Munster GAA Pre-Season Fixtures confirmed - Cork GAA". December 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Munster Hurling League - Munster GAA". December 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "Limerick-Cork Munster HL tie postponed for a third time". January 21, 2024 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Munster Hurling League cancelled after postponements". January 22, 2024 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)