- Munster Minor Hurling Championship
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Munster Minor Hurling Championship Founded 1928 Region Munster (GAA) Number of teams 5 Current champions Clare (4th time) Website Official website The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship.
The series of games are played during the summer months with the Munster final currently being played on the second Sunday in July. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is an unnamed cup that was first presented in 1946 by TWA. The championship had always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they are eliminated from the series; however, in recent years the championship has expanded to include a first-round losers’ group.
The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship. The winners of the Munster final, like their counterparts in the Leinster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Munster final enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final stage.
Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Two of the most successful teams in minor hurling, namely Cork and Tipperary, play their provincial hurling in the Munster Championship. Between them, these teams have won the provincial title on 68 occasions during its history while they have also claimed 36 All-Ireland titles.
The title has been won at least once by five of the six Munster counties, all of which have won the title more than once. Kerry hold the distinction of never having won the provincial title. The all-time record-holders are Clare, who have won the competition 3 times.
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Format
The Munster Minor Championship was always played as a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random – there were no seeds. In recent years the knockout element of the championship has been diminished with the introduction of a ‘back-door system’ for the first-round losers.
Each championship match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a replay. Drawn replays are now settled with extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a second replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
The current format works as follows. An open draw is made with four of the five teams paired against each other in two lone quarter-finals. The fifth team is given a buy into one of the semi-finals. The winners of the two quarter-finals advance to the semi-final stages and are paired on opposite sides. The losers of the two quarter-finals play each other in a single play-off game, the loser of which is eliminated from the championship with the winner advancing to join the other three teams in the semi-finals. The competition operates as a straight knockout from this point on.
The Munster Minor Championship has wider implications for the GAA All-Ireland Hurling Minor Championship. The winners of the Munster final automatically qualify for the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland series of games while the runners-up qualify for the quarter-final stages.
Since 2010 all six counties of Munster – Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Kerry – participate in the championship. Kerry had not participated in the Munster Minor Championship since 2006 but after some underage rebuilding they re-entered in 2010.
Trophies
At the end of the Munster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The untitled cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.
The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.
The present trophy was first presented in 1946 when it was donated by Trans World Airlines at Shannon Airport.
General statistics
Performance by county
County Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up 1 Tipperary 36 22 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 1929, 1936, 1941, 1948, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 2 Cork 32 12 1928, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 1930, 1933, 1935, 1946, 1961, 1962, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 3 Limerick 5 19 1940, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1984 1937, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2005 4 Waterford 4 12 1929, 1948, 1992, 2009 1928, 1931, 1934, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1968, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2011 5 Clare 4 11 1981, 1989, 2010, 2011 1932, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1990, 1997, 1999 6 Kerry 0 1 1938 Biggest Munster final wins
- The most one sided Munster finals:
- 33 points – 1950: Tipperary 12–3 (39) – (6) 2–0 Clare
- 32 points – 1952: Tipperary 10–7 (37) – (5) 1–2 Clare
- 32 points – 1945: Tipperary 8–10 (34) – (2) 0–2 Clare
- 31 points – 1938: Cork 9–4 (31) – (0) 0–0 Kerry
- 25 points – 1939: Cork 8–3 (27) – (2) 0–2 Clare
- 24 points – 1956: Tipperary 10–10 (40) – (16) 4–4 Waterford
- 24 points – 1955: Tipperary 8–11 (35) – (11) 2–5 Waterford
- 24 points – 1929: Waterford 7–5 (26) – (2) 0–2 Tipperary
- 23 points – 1961: Tipperary 7–11 (32) – (9) 1–9 Cork
- 23 points – 1940: Limerick 8–3 (27) – (4) 0–4 Clare
Miscellaneous
- Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary holds the record of being the only player to win four consecutive Munster minor winners’ medals. This victories came in 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957.
- Cork hold the record for the longest streak of success. For seven championship season between 1966 and 1972 the county failed to lose a game and won seven Munster titles in-a-row.
- Tipperary hold the record for the most consecutive appearances in Munster finals. They played in nine-in-a-row between 1980 and 1988, not including a replay in 1986, with success coming on four of those occasions.
- Clare lost eight Munster finals before they won their first in 1981.
- Four counties have completed the minor and senior double in the same year:
- Cork in 1928, 1939, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2006
- Tipperary in 1930, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2001
- Limerick in 1940
- Waterford in 1948
- Cork is the only county to have completed the minor, under-21 and senior treble in the same year. These feats were achieved in 1966, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1977 and 2005.
- Cork is the only county to have completed the minor, under-21, intermediate and senior 'grand slam' in the same year. This was achieved in 2005.
- Five players have captained their counties to Munster titles in both the minor and senior grades:
- Seán Condon captained Cork to the minor title in 1941 and the senior title in 1944.
- Pat Stakelum captained Tipperary to the minor title in 1945 and the senior title in 1949.
- Tony Wall captained Tipperary to the minor title in 1952 and the senior titles in 1958 and 1960.
- Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary captained Tipperary to the minor title in 1957 and the senior titles in 1962 and 1965.
- Michael O'Meara captained Tipperary to the minor title in 1987 and the senior title in 1993.
- Three players have captained their counties to Munster titles in both the minor and under-21 grades:
- Anthony O'Riordan captained Limerick to the minor title in 1984 and the under-21 title in 1986.
- Diarmaid FitzGerald captained Tipperary to the minor title in 2001 and the under-21 title in 2004.
- Shane O'Neill captained Cork to the minor title in 2004 and the under-21 title in 2007.
List of Munster Finals
All-Ireland champions All-Ireland runners-up Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue Winning Captain 1928 Cork 3–4 (13) Waterford 3–2 (11) Gaelic Grounds Chris Duggan 1929 Waterford 7–5 (26) Tipperary 0–2 (2) Fraher Field Paddy Donnelly 1930 Tipperary 4–3 (15) Cork 3–0 (9) Jack Russell 1931 Tipperary 6–5 (23) Waterford 6–3 (21) Clonmel William O'Neill 1932 Tipperary 7–8 (29) Clare 3–0 (9) Thurles Sportsfield Denis O'Gorman 1933 Tipperary 3–1 (10) Cork 2–2 (8) Cork Athletic Grounds Joe Fletcher 1934 Tipperary 3–6 (15) Waterford 0–5 (5) Cork Athletic Grounds Phil Dwyer 1935 Tipperary 4–3 (15) Tipperary 2–1 (7) Con Maher 1936 Cork 6–5 (23) Tipperary 1–4 (7) 1937 Cork 8–4 (28) Limerick 3–2 (11) Mick Goggin 1938 Cork 9–3 (30) Kerry 0–0 (0) Kevin McGrath 1939 Cork 8–3 (27) Clare 0–2 (2) Thurles Sportsfield Teddy Barry 1940 Limerick 8–3 (27) Clare 0–4 (4) Thurles Sportsfield Paddy McCarthy 1941 Cork 4–6 (18) Tipperary 3–3 (12) Gaelic Grounds Seán Condon 1942–44 No championship 1945 Tipperary 8–10 (34) Clare 0–2 (2) Pat Stakelum 1946 Tipperary 5–6 (21) Cork 4–2 (14) Thurles Sportsfield Paddy Kenny 1947 Tipperary 2–4 (10) Waterford 1–2 (5) Thurles Sportsfield Paddy Kenny 1948 Waterford 3–6 (15) Tipperary 0–3 (3) Thurles Sportsfield Mick Flannelly 1949 Tipperary 5–6 (21) Clare 5–5 (20) Cork Athletic Grounds John O'Grady 1950 Tipperary 12–3 (39) Clare 2–0 (6) FitzGerald Stadium Gerry Doyle 1951 Cork 5–11 (26) Limerick 1–3 (6) Gaelic Grounds Johnny Clifford 1952 Tipperary 10–7 (37) Clare 1–2 (5) Gaelic Grounds Tony Wall 1953 Tipperary 3–11 (20) Limerick 3–3 (12) Gaelic Grounds Billy Quinn 1954 Tipperary 3–5 (15) Limerick 2–3 (9) Gaelic Grounds Larry Quinn 1955 Tipperary 8–11 (35) Waterford 2–5 (11) Gaelic Grounds Ray Reidy 1956 Tipperary 10–10 (40) Waterford 4–4 (16) Thurles Sportsfield Pat Ryan 1957 Tipperary 3–8 (17) Limerick 1–4 (7) Thurles Sportsfield Jimmy Doyle 1958 Limerick 8–9 (33) Waterford 2–5 (11) Thurles Sportsfield Paddy Cobbe 1959 Tipperary 5–8 (23) Limerick 1–4 (7) Thurles Sportsfield Larry Kiely 1960 Tipperary 6–7 (25) Cork 4–3 (15) Thurles Sportsfield John O'Donoghue 1961 Tipperary 7–11 (32) Cork 1–6 (9) Gaelic Grounds Noel Hogan 1962 Tipperary 4–11 (23) Cork 4–1 (13) Gaelic Grounds Michael 'Babs' Keating 1963 Limerick 4–12 (24) Tipperary 5–4 (19) Gaelic Grounds Éamonn Cregan 1964 Cork 2–14 (20) Tipperary 2–9 (15) Gaelic Grounds Kevin Cummins 1965 Limerick 5–5 (20) Tipperary 3–9 (18) Gaelic Grounds Michael O'Flaherty 1966 Cork 6–7 (25) Galway 2–8 (14) Gaelic Grounds 1967 Cork 4–10 (22) Limerick 0–3 (3) Gaelic Grounds Pat Moylan 1968 Cork 7–8 (29) Waterford 4–2 (14) Gaelic Grounds Denis McCarthy 1969 Cork 1–12 (15) Tipperary 2–4 (10) Gaelic Grounds Seán Collins 1970 Cork 3–8 (17) Tipperary 4–4 (16) Gaelic Grounds Pat Kavanagh 1971 Cork 6–13 (31) Clare 3–5 (14) FitzGerald Stadium Séamus Coughlan 1972 Cork 4–11 (23) Limerick 0–3 (3) Semple Stadium 1973 Tipperary 5–12 (27) Limerick 5–4 (19) Semple Stadium Michael McCormack 1974 Cork 3–7 (16)
2–11 (17)Tipperary 2–10 (16)
2–7 (13)Semple Stadium
.Billy Geaney 1975 Cork 3–16 (25) Tipperary 1–7 (10) Gaelic Grounds Tom Cashman 1976 Tipperary 5–10 (25) Limerick 5–6 (21) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Joe Hogan 1977 Cork 2-08 (14) Limerick 2-07 (13) Semple Stadium S. Hayes 1978 Cork 1–14 (17) Tipperary 3–6 (15) Semple Stadium Pat Murphy 1979 Cork 3–17 (26) Limerick 4–4 (16) Semple Stadium Christy Coughlan 1980 Tipperary 1–17 (20) Limerick 1–4 (7) Semple Stadium Jim Maher 1981 Clare 3–13 (22) Tipperary 3–11 (20) Semple Stadium John Lynch 1982 Tipperary 1–10 (13) Limerick 1–7 (10) Semple Stadium John Kennedy 1983 Tipperary 3–15 (24) Limerick 2–8 (14) Semple Stadium P.J. Lanigan 1984 Limerick 3–6 (15) Tipperary 2–7 (13) Semple Stadium Anthony O'Riordan 1985 Cork 1–13 (16) Tipperary 1–8 (11) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Michael O'Mahony 1986
(R)Cork 3–10 (19)
2–11 (16)Tipperary 2–13 (19)
1–11 (14)FitzGerald Stadium
.Kieran Keane 1987 Tipperary 2–11 (17) Cork 1–9 (12) Semple Stadium Michael O'Meara 1988 Cork 5-07 (22) Limerick 1-02 (5) Gaelic Grounds K. O'Brien 1989 Clare 2–13 (19) Limerick 2–12 (18) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pat Lee 1990 Cork 1-09 (12) Clare 0-09 (9) Semple Stadium Peter Smith 1991 Tipperary 4-07 (19) Limerick 1-05 (8) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Adrian Hogan 1992
(R)Waterford 4–7 (19)
2–10 (16)Tipperary 3–10 (19)
0–14 (14)Semple Stadium
.Paddy O'Donnell 1993 Tipperary 1–12 (21) Cork 1–9 (12) Gaelic Grounds Kevin Tucker 1994 Cork 2–15 (21) Waterford 0–9 (9) Semple Stadium Brian Hurley 1995 Cork 3–18 (27) Waterford 0–10 (10) Semple Stadium Brian O'Keeffe 1996 Tipperary 2–19 (25) Waterford 1–11 (14) Gaelic Grounds William Maher 1997 Tipperary 2–13 (19) Clare 1–13 (16) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Donnacha Fahy 1998 Cork 3–13 (22) Clare 0–8 (8) Semple Stadium Cathal McCarthy 1999 Tipperary 1–13 (16) Clare 2-07 (13) Semple Stadium Damien Young 2000 Cork 2–19 (25) Limerick 1–10 (13) Semple Stadium Mark O'Connor 2001 Tipperary 1–13 (16) Cork 1-06 (9) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Diarmaid FitzGerald 2002 Tipperary 3-07 (16) Cork 2-07 (13) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Patrick McCormack 2003 Tipperary 2–12 (18) Cork 0–16 (16) Semple Stadium David Morrissey 2004 Cork 2–13 (19) Tipperary 3-08 (17) Semple Stadium Shane O'Neill 2005 Cork 2–18 (24) Limerick 1–12 (15) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pa Cronin 2006 Cork 2–20 (26) Tipperary 1–15 (18) Semple Stadium Patrick Horgan 2007 Tipperary 0–18 (18) Cork 1–11 (14) Semple Stadium Brendan Maher 2008 Cork 0–19 (19) Tipperary 0–18 (18) Gaelic Grounds Daniel Roche 2009 Waterford 0–18 (18) Tipperary 1–13 (16) Semple Stadium Martin O'Neill 2010 Clare 1–16 (19) Waterford 1–11 (14) Semple Stadium Paul Flanagan 2011 Clare 1–20 (23) Waterford 3–09 (18) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Tony Kelly See also
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- The most one sided Munster finals:
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