Munster Senior Hurling League

Munster Senior Hurling League
Current season or competition: 2016 Munster Senior Hurling League
Irish	Sraith Shinsir Iomána na Mumhan
Code	Hurling
Founded	2016
Region	Munster (GAA)
Trophy	Munster Senior Hurling League Trophy
Title holders	Clare (1st title)
First winner	Clare

The Munster Senior Hurling League is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2016 for the top inter-county teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.

The series of games are played during January. The Munster Senior Hurling League is effectively a pre-season tournament. It allows teams to blood new players and to experiment prior to the opening of the National Hurling League.

Five teams currently participate in the Munster Senior Hurling League, however, six teams are actually eligible to participate. Participation or non-participation can be decided on an annual basis.^[1]

Clare are the current champions.

Format

The Munster Senior Hurling League format sees all teams play each other over five weekends and the two top teams contesting the final. It was agreed by the Munster Council to exclude third level teams from the league.

Venues

The following stadia are frequently used during the Munster Senior Hurling League:

Location	Stadium	Capacity
Limerick	Gaelic Grounds	50,000
Killarney	FitzGerald Stadium	43,000
Mallow	Mallow GAA Complex	8,000
Sixmilebridge	O'Garney Park	7,000
Kilmallock	FitzGerald Park	4,000

List of finals

Year	Team A	Score	Team B	Score	Venue	Winning Captain(s)	Winning Team
2016	Clare	0-18	Limerick	0-17	Gaelic Grounds	Cian Dillon Tony Kelly	A Fahy; J Browne, P O’Connor, P Flanagan; C Dillon, D McInerney, C Cleary; G O’Connell, D Reidy; P Duggan, C Ryan, D Fitzgerald; J Conlon, D Honan, B Duggan. Subs: T Kelly, B Bolger, S Golden, C O’Connell.	[2]

References

1. "Colleges excluded from Munster pre-season competitions". Hogan Stand. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
2. "Clare take Munster SHL title after tight tussle with Limerick". Irish Times. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.