Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition in Munster, Ireland

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Current season or competition:
2022 Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Irish| Craobh Iománaíochta Mionúir na Mumhan
Code| Hurling
Founded| 1928; 97 years ago (1928)
Region| Munster (GAA)
Trophy| The John Doyle Cup
No. of teams| 5
Title holders|  Tipperary (42nd title)
Most titles|  Tipperary (42 titles)
Sponsors| Electric Ireland
TV partner(s)| TG4
Official website| Official website

The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players under the age of 17 in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 1928 championship.

The final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during March and May, where the result determines which team receives the TWA Cup. The championship was previously played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship, however, as of 2018 the championship will use a round-robin system.

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship. The Munster finalists, 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 Munster winners play the Leinster runners up and Leinster winners play the Munster runners up in the semi finals.

Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Two of the most successful teams in the championship, namely Cork and Tipperary, play their provincial hurling in the Munster Championship. Between them, these teams have won the provincial title on 72 occasions while they have also claimed 38 All-Ireland titles.

The title has been won at least once by all six of the Munster counties, five of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Tipperary, who have won the competition 39 times. Clare are the current champions.

## History

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### Development

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Since 1887 the Munster Senior Championship had provided inter-county games for adult males. This was supplemented by the creation of the Munster Junior Championship in 1910 which provided a springboard to develop players before progressing to senior level. The Munster Minor Championship was the third championship to be created and was aimed at developing younger players who were under the age of 18.

### Beginnings

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The inaugural Munster Championship featured Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. Limerick and Waterford contested the first match on Sunday 15 July 1928. Played in Thurles Sportsfield as the curtain raiser to the senior final, Waterford claimed a seven-point victory in the inaugural game. Even though there were only four games down for decision, the championship took nearly 11 months to complete. On Sunday 2 June 1929, the very first Munster final took place. Cork won their first title after a 3-04 to 3-02 defeat of Waterford. Since then the championship title has been awarded every year except for a three-year period during the Emergency.

### Team changes

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Due to a lack of competition in the various Connacht Championships, a proposal by the Galway County Board led to a wider debate regarding hurling. At a meeting of the Munster Council on 10 January 1959 it was decided to invite Galway to participate in all grades of hurling in Munster on a temporary basis.[1] This decision was later ratified at the GAA Congress. Galway played in the Munster Championship from 1959 until 1969 and reached the 1966 final where they lost to Cork.

### Format

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Between 1928 and 2002 the Munster Championship was a knockout tournament whereby once a team was defeated they were eliminated from the championship. In the early years the pairings were drawn at random and there was no seeding. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match ended in a draw there was a replay. Drawn replays were settled with extra time; however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time a second replay took place and so on until a winner was found. Extra-time was eventually adopted in the event of a draw for all championship games except the final. In 2003 a play-off format was adopted which gave the defeated first-round teams a second chance to progress to the semi-finals.

The Munster Championship was an integral part of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Between 1928 and 1996 the Munster final winners automatically qualified for either the All-Ireland semi-final or final. The introduction of the "back door" system in 1997 allowed the defeated Munster finalists access to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the Munster champions received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final.

## Current format

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### Championship

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There are five teams in the Munster Championship. During the course of a season (from May to June) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of 10 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points and then head-to-head results. The top two teams in the group contest the Munster final.

### Qualification for the All-Ireland Championship

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As of the 2018 championship qualification for the All-Ireland Championship has changed due to the introduction of a quarter-final group stage The Munster champions continue to receive a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final while the defeated Munster finalists enter the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

## Venues

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### Group stage

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Fixtures in the five group stage rounds of the championship are played at the home ground of one of the two teams. Each team is guaranteed two home games. These games will be played as curtain raisers to their corresponding senior fixtures.

### Final

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The final has historically been played at either Semple Stadium, Páirc Uí Chaoimh or the Gaelic Grounds. As of the 2018 championship, the final will be played at one of these venues as per the home and away agreements between Cork, Limerick and Tipperary at senior level.

## Managers

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See also: List of hurling managers

Managers in the Munster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1993–present)  Manager  | Team  | Wins  | Winning years

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Paddy McCormack  | Tipperary  | 3  | 2001, 2002, 2003
Denis Ring  | Cork  | 3  | 2004, 2005, 2017
Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork  | 2  | 1994, 1995
Dinny Cahill | Tipperary  | 2  | 1996, 1997
Gerry O'Connor | Clare  | 2  | 2010, 2011
Brian Ryan  | Limerick  | 2  | 2013, 2014
Liam Cahill | Tipperary  | 2  | 2015, 2016
Diarmuid Mullins  | Limerick  | 2  | 2019, 2020
Tom Fogarty | Tipperary  | 1  | 1993
Denis Burns | Cork  | 1  | 1998
Paudie Butler | Tipperary  | 1  | 1999
John Considine | Cork  | 1  | 2000
Ger FitzGerald | Cork  | 1  | 2006
Declan Ryan | Tipperary  | 1  | 2007
Ger Manley | Cork  | 1  | 2008
Jimmy Meaney  | Waterford  | 1  | 2009
William Maher | Tipperary  | 1  | 2012
Tommy Dunne | Tipperary  | 1  | 2018
Noel Furlong  | Cork  | 1  | 2021
James Woodlock | Tipperary  | 1  | 2022

## Trophy and medals

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Between 1928 and 1945, several cups and trophies were presented to the winning captains. The TWA Cup was presented by Trans World Airlines at Shannon Airport in 1946 and was used until it was retired in 2023.[2] Following a proposal from the Tipperary County Board, the Munster Council approved the commissioning of the John Doyle Cup in 2024.[3]

Traditionally, the victory presentation takes place at a special rostrum in the main grandstand. 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, which is held by the winning team until the following year's final.

In accordance with GAA rules, the Munster Council awards up to twenty-six gold medals to the winners of the Munster final.

## General statistics

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### Performance by county

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| County  | Wins  | Years won  | Runners-up  | Years runner-up

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1  | Tipperary | 42  | 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024  | 23  | 1929, 1936, 1941, 1948, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2020
2  | Cork | 34  | 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, 2017, 2021  | 13  | 1930, 1933, 1935, 1946, 1961, 1962, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2023
3  | Limerick | 9  | 1940, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020  | 22  | 1937, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2018
4  | Clare | 5  | 1981, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2023  | 17  | 1932, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1990, 1997, 1998 1999, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
5  | Waterford | 4  | 1929, 1948, 1992, 2009  | 16  | 1928, 1931, 1934, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1968, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021
6  | Kerry | 0  |  | 1  | 1938

### Biggest Munster final wins

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* 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

## List of Munster Finals

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| All-Ireland champions

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Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Score  | Venue  | Winning captain  |

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1928  | Cork | 3–04  | Waterford | 3–02  | Gaelic Grounds | Chris Duggan
1929  | Waterford | 7–05  | Tipperary | 0–02  | Fraher Field | Paddy Donnelly
1930  | Tipperary | 4–03  | Cork | 3–00  | The Mardyke | Jack Russell
1931  | Tipperary | 6–05  | Waterford | 6–03  | Clonmel Sportsfield | William O'Neill
1932  | Tipperary | 7–08  | Clare | 3–00  | Thurles Sportsfield | Denis O'Gorman
1933  | Tipperary | 3–01  | Cork | 2–02  | Cork Athletic Grounds | Joe Fletcher
1934  | Tipperary | 3–06  | Waterford | 0–05  | Cork Athletic Grounds | Phil Dwyer
1935  | Tipperary | 4–03  | Cork | 2–01  | Cork Athletic Grounds | Con Maher
1936  | Cork | 6–05  | Tipperary | 1–04  | Mitchelstown Sportsfield |
1937  | Cork | 8–04  | Limerick | 3–02  | Cork Athletic Grounds | Mick Goggin
1938  | Cork | 9–03  | Kerry | 0–00  | Cork Athletic Grounds | Kevin McGrath
1939  | Cork | 8–03  | Clare | 0–02  | Thurles Sportsfield | Teddy Barry
1940  | Limerick | 8–03  | Clare | 0–04  | Thurles Sportsfield | Paddy McCarthy
1941  | Cork | 4–06  | Tipperary | 3–03  | Gaelic Grounds | Seán Condon
1942–44  | No championship due to the Emergency.
1945  | Tipperary | 8–10  | Clare | 0–02  | Thurles Sportsfield | Pat Stakelum
1946  | Tipperary | 5–06  | Cork | 4–02  | Thurles Sportsfield | Paddy Kenny
1947  | Tipperary | 2–04  | Waterford | 1–02  | Thurles Sportsfield | Paddy Kenny
1948  | Waterford | 3–06  | Tipperary | 0–03  | Thurles Sportsfield | Mick Flannelly
1949  | Tipperary | 5–06  | Clare | 5–05  | Cork Athletic Grounds | John O'Grady
1950  | Tipperary | 12–03  | Clare | 2–00  | FitzGerald Stadium | Gerry Doyle
1951  | Cork | 5–11  | Limerick | 1–03  | Gaelic Grounds | Johnny Clifford
1952  | Tipperary | 10–07  | Clare | 1–02  | Gaelic Grounds | Tony Wall
1953  | Tipperary | 3–11  | Limerick | 3–03  | Gaelic Grounds | Billy Quinn
1954  | Tipperary | 3–05  | Limerick | 2–03  | Gaelic Grounds | Larry Quinn
1955  | Tipperary | 8–11  | Waterford | 2–05  | Gaelic Grounds | Ray Reidy
1956  | Tipperary | 10–10  | Waterford | 4–04  | Thurles Sportsfield | Pat Ryan
1957  | Tipperary | 3–08  | Limerick | 1–04  | Thurles Sportsfield | Jimmy Doyle
1958  | Limerick | 8–09  | Waterford | 2–05  | Thurles Sportsfield | Paddy Cobbe
1959  | Tipperary | 5–08  | Limerick | 1–04  | Thurles Sportsfield | Larry Kiely
1960  | Tipperary | 6–07  | Cork | 4–03  | Thurles Sportsfield | John O'Donoghue
1961  | Tipperary | 7–11  | Cork | 1–06  | Gaelic Grounds | Noel Hogan
1962  | Tipperary | 4–11  | Cork | 4–01  | Gaelic Grounds | Michael 'Babs' Keating
1963  | Limerick | 4–12  | Tipperary | 5–04  | Gaelic Grounds | Éamonn Cregan
1964  | Cork | 2–14  | Tipperary | 2–09  | Gaelic Grounds | Kevin Cummins
1965  | Limerick | 5–05  | Tipperary | 3–09  | Gaelic Grounds | Michael O'Flaherty
1966  | Cork | 6–07  | Galway | 2–08  | Gaelic Grounds |
1967  | Cork | 4–10  | Limerick | 0–03  | Gaelic Grounds | Pat Moylan
1968  | Cork | 7–08  | Waterford | 4–02  | Gaelic Grounds | Denis McCarthy
1969  | Cork | 1–12  | Tipperary | 2–04  | Gaelic Grounds | Seán Collins
1970  | Cork | 3–08  | Tipperary | 4–04  | Gaelic Grounds | Pat Kavanagh
1971  | Cork | 6–13  | Clare | 3–05  | FitzGerald Stadium | Séamus Coughlan
1972  | Cork | 4–11  | Limerick | 0–03  | Semple Stadium |
1973  | Tipperary | 5–12  | Limerick | 5–04  | Semple Stadium | Michael McCormack
1974  | Cork | 2–11  | Tipperary | 2–07  | Fraher Field | Billy Geaney
1975  | Cork | 3–16  | Tipperary | 1–07  | Gaelic Grounds | Tom Cashman
1976  | Tipperary | 5–10  | Limerick | 5–06  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Joe Hogan
1977  | Cork | 2–08  | Limerick | 2–07  | Semple Stadium | S. Hayes
1978  | Cork | 1–14  | Tipperary | 3–06  | Semple Stadium | Pat Murphy
1979  | Cork | 3–17  | Limerick | 4–04  | Semple Stadium | Christy Coughlan
1980  | Tipperary | 1–17  | Limerick | 1–04  | Semple Stadium | Jim Maher
1981  | Clare | 3–13  | Tipperary | 3–11  | Semple Stadium | John Lynch
1982  | Tipperary | 1–10  | Limerick | 1–07  | Semple Stadium | John Kennedy
1983  | Tipperary | 3–15  | Limerick | 2–08  | Semple Stadium | P. J. Lanigan
1984  | Limerick | 3–06 (  | Tipperary | 2–07  | Semple Stadium | Anthony O'Riordan
1985  | Cork | 1–13  | Tipperary | 1–08  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Michael O'Mahony
1986  | Cork | 2–11  | Tipperary | 1–11  | FitzGerald Park | Kieran Keane
1987  | Tipperary | 2–11  | Cork | 1–09  | Semple Stadium | Michael O'Meara
1988  | Cork | 5–07  | Limerick | 1–02  | Gaelic Grounds | K. O'Brien
1989  | Clare | 2–13  | Limerick | 2–12  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Pat Lee
1990  | Cork | 1–09  | Clare | 0–09  | Semple Stadium | Peter Smith
1991  | Tipperary | 4–07  | Limerick | 1–05  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Adrian Hogan
1992  | Waterford | 2–10  | Tipperary | 0–14  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Paddy O'Donnell
1993  | Tipperary | 1–12  | Cork | 1–09 (12)  | Gaelic Grounds | Kevin Tucker
1994  | Cork | 2–15  | Waterford | 0–09  | Semple Stadium | Brian Hurley
1995  | Cork | 3–18  | Waterford | 0–10  | Semple Stadium | Brian O'Keeffe
1996  | Tipperary | 2–19  | Waterford | 1–11  | Gaelic Grounds | William Maher
1997  | Tipperary | 2–13  | Clare | 1–13  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Donnacha Fahy
1998  | Cork | 3–13  | Clare | 0–08  | Semple Stadium | Cathal McCarthy
1999  | Tipperary | 1–13  | Clare | 2-07  | Semple Stadium | Damien Young
2000  | Cork | 2–19  | Limerick | 1–10  | Semple Stadium | Mark O'Connor
2001  | Tipperary | 1–13  | Cork | 1–06  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Diarmaid FitzGerald
2002  | Tipperary | 3–07  | Cork | 2–07  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Patrick McCormack  | [4]
2003  | Tipperary | 2–12  | Cork | 0–16  | Semple Stadium | David Morrissey  | [5]
2004  | Cork | 2–13  | Tipperary | 3-08  | Semple Stadium | Shane O'Neill | [6]
2005  | Cork | 2–18  | Limerick | 1–12  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Pa Cronin | [7]
2006  | Cork | 2–20  | Tipperary | 1–15  | Semple Stadium | Patrick Horgan | [8]
2007  | Tipperary | 0–18  | Cork | 1–11  | Semple Stadium | Brendan Maher | [9]
2008  | Cork | 0–19  | Tipperary | 0–18  | Gaelic Grounds | Daniel Roche  | [10]
2009  | Waterford | 0–18  | Tipperary | 1–13  | Semple Stadium | Martin O'Neill | [11]
2010  | Clare | 1–16  | Waterford | 1–11  | Semple Stadium | Paul Flanagan | [12]
2011  | Clare | 1–20  | Waterford | 3–09  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Tony Kelly | [13]
2012  | Tipperary | 1–16  | Clare | 1–12  | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Bill Maher  | [14]
2013  | Limerick | 1–20  | Waterford | 4–08  | Semple Stadium | Richie English | [15]
2014  | Limerick | 0–24  | Waterford | 0–18  | Semple Stadium | Cian Lynch | [16]
2015  | Tipperary | 0–20  | Limerick | 0–17  | Semple Stadium | Darragh Peters  | [17]
2016  | Tipperary | 1–24  | Limerick | 0–10  | Gaelic Grounds | Brian McGrath | [18]
2017  | Cork | 4–21  | Clare | 0–16  | Semple Stadium | Seán O'Leary-Hayes | [19]
2018  | Tipperary | 1–20  | Limerick | 1–12  | Semple Stadium | Johnny Ryan  | [20]
2019  | Limerick | 1–17  | Clare | 1–11  | Gaelic Grounds | Michael Keane  | [21]
2020  | Limerick | 2–22  | Tipperary | 0–25  | Gaelic Grounds | Adam English | [22]
2021  | Cork | 1–26  | Waterford | 1–15  | Semple Stadium | Ben O'Connor  | [23]
2022  | Tipperary | 1-22  | Clare | 0-25  | Gaelic Grounds | Sam O'Farrell
2023  | Clare | 1-19  | Cork | 0-15  | Semple Stadium | Eoghan Gunning
2024  | Tipperary | 2-17  | Clare | 0-16  | Gaelic Grounds |

Notes:

* 1974 - The first match ended in a draw: Cork 3-07, Tipperary 2-10.
* 1986 - The first match ended in a draw: Cork 3-10, Tipperary 2-13.
* 1992 - The first match ended in a draw: Waterford 4-07, Tipperary 3-10.
* 2022 - Tipperary won 3-0 on penalties.

## Records and statistics

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### Teams

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#### By decade

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The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Minor Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

* 1920s: 1 each for Cork (1929) and Waterford (1929)
* 1930s: 6 for Tipperary (1930-31-32-33-34-35)
* 1940s: 4 for Tipperary (1945-46-47-49)
* 1950s: 8 for Tipperary (1950-52-53-54-55-56-57-59)
* 1960s: 5 for Cork (1964-66-67-68-69)
* 1970s: 8 for Cork (1970-71-72-74-75-77-78-79)
* 1980s: 4 for Tipperary (1980-82-83-87)
* 1990s: 5 for Tipperary (1991-93-96-97-99)
* 2000s: 5 for Cork (2000-04-05-06-08)
* 2010s: 4 for Tipperary (2012-15-16-18)

#### Gaps

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The longest gaps between successive Munster titles:

* 44 years: Waterford (1948–1992)
* 29 years: Limerick (1984–2013)
* 21 years: Clare (1989–2010)
* 19 years: Waterford (1929–1948)
* 19 years: Limerick (1965–1984)
* 18 years: Limerick (1940–1958)
* 17 years: Waterford (1992–2009)
* 13 years: Cork (1951–1964)
* 11 years: Tipperary (1962–1973)
* 10 years: Tipperary (1935–1945)
* 10 years: Cork (1941–1951)

### Top scorers

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#### Overall

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Year  | Name  | Team  | Score  | Total

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1982 | Michael Scully | Tipperary | 2-11 | 17
1983 | Ray Sampson | Limerick | 3-10 | 19
1984 | Tom Leamy | Tipperary | 4-05 | 17
1985 | Declan McInerney | Clare | 3-10 | 19
1986 | Michael Nolan | Tipperary | 1-22 | 25
1987 | Donal Lyons | Tipperary | 4-02 | 14
Brian Cunningham | Cork | 2-08 | 14
1988 | Brian Cunningham | Cork | 2-09 | 15
1989 | P. J. Garvey | Limerick | 2-09 | 15
1990 | Damien Fleming | Cork | 5-16 | 31
1991 | Ray O'Connell | Cork | 1-10 | 13
1992 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 6-15 | 33
1993 | Johnny Enright | Tipperary | 1-19 | 22
1994 | Darren Ronan | Cork | 2-12 | 18
1995 | Dave Bennett | Waterford | 0-16 | 16
1996 | Eugene O'Neill | Tipperary | 2-22 | 28
Ken McGrath | Waterford | 1-25 | 28
1997 | Paddy O'Brien | Tipperary | 0-17 | 17
1998 | Eoin McGrath | Waterford | 1-12 | 15
1999 | Gareth McPhillips | Clare | 1-10 | 13
2000 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 2-29 | 35
2001 | Kieran Murphy | Cork | 1-21 | 24
2002 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 4-14 | 26
2003 | Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 3-10 | 19
Richie Ruth | Tipperary | 2-13 | 19
2004 | Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 3-20 | 29
Darragh Hickey | Tipperary | 3-20 | 29
2005 | Eoin Ryan | Limerick | 3-24 | 33
2006 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 0-16 | 16
2007 | Ryan Clifford | Cork | 3-17 | 26
2008 | Simon O'Brien | Cork | 1-22 | 25
2009 | John O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 3-29 | 38
2010 | Niall Arthur | Clare | 0-40 | 40
2011 | Liam McGrath | Tipperary | 0-26 | 26
2012 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 2-35 | 41
2013 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 0-37 | 37
2014 | Aron Shanagher | Clare | 6-28 | 46
2015 | Peter Casey | Limerick | 1-27 | 30
2016 | Lyndon Fairbrother | Tipperary | 0-29 | 29
2017 | Brian Turnbull | Cork | 0-33 | 33
2018 | Cathal O'Neill | Limerick | 1-38 | 41
2019 | Cathal O'Neill | Limerick | 1-43 | 46
2020 | Jack Leamy | Tipperary | 1-16 | 19
2021 | Jack Leahy | Cork | 4-34 | 46
2022 | Oisín Whelan | Clare | 2-39 | 45

#### Single game

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Year  | Name  | Team  | Score  | Total

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1982 | John Beresford | Waterford | 3-02  | 11
1983 | Ray Sampson | Limerick | 1-06  | 9
1984 | Tom Leamy | Tipperary | 3-02  | 11
1985 | Declan McInerney | Clare | 3-03  | 12
1986 | Mike Galligan | Limerick | 0-11  | 11
1987 | Donal Lyons | Tipperary | 2-01  | 7
Donal Lyons | Tipperary | 2-01  | 7
Brian Cunningham | Cork | 1-04  | 7
Brian Cunningham | Cork | 1-04  | 7
Ciarán Egan | Tipperary | 1-04  | 7
1988 | Ken Ralph | Tipperary | 1-07  | 10
1989 | P. J. Garvey | Limerick | 1-04  | 7
Tom Fives | Waterford | 0-07  | 7
Paul Keary | Clare | 0-07  | 7
John Fitzgibbon | Limerick | 0-07  | 7
1990 | Kevin Murray | Cork | 5-02  | 17
1991 | Eoin Farrell | Cork | 3-02  | 11
1992 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 3-06  | 15
1993 | Johnny Enright | Tipperary | 1-07  | 10
1994 | Darren Ronan | Cork | 1-06  | 9
1995 | Dave Bennett | Waterford | 0-08  | 8
1996 | Eugene O'Neill | Tipperary | 1-11  | 14
1997 | Kevin O'Dwyer | Limerick | 0-08  | 8
1998 | Eoin McGrath | Waterford | 1-08  | 11
1999 | Gareth McPhillips | Clare | 1-07  | 10
2000 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 2-11  | 17
2001 | Kieran Murphy | Cork | 1-11  | 14
2002 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 3-07  | 16
2003 | Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 2-04  | 10
2004 | Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 2-09  | 15
Darragh Hickey | Tipperary | 1-12  | 15
2005 | Eoin Ryan | Limerick | 2-07  | 13
Patrick Cronin | Cork | 1-10  | 13
2006 | Michael Ryan | Limerick | 2-04  | 10
2007 | Ryan Clifford | Cork | 3-04  | 13
2008 | Simon O'Brien | Cork | 1-07  | 10
2009 | John O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 2-06  | 12
2010 | Pauric Mahony | Waterford | 1-13  | 16
2011 | Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-13  | 13
2012 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 1-12  | 15
2013 | Josh Keane | Tipperary | 2-09  | 15
2014 | Aron Shanagher | Clare | 1-13  | 16
2015 | Peter Casey | Limerick | 0-13  | 13
2016 | Eoghan Murray | Waterford | 0-11  | 11
2017 | Paul O'Brien | Limerick | 0-11  | 11
2018 | Michael Kiely | Waterford | 2-05  | 11
Cathal O'Neill | Limerick | 0-11
2019 | Darragh Flynn | Cork | 1-10  | 13
Cathal O'Neill | Limerick
2020 | Jack Leamy | Tipperary | 0-10  | 10
Liam Lynch | Limerick
2021 | Jack Leahy | Cork | 3-09  | 18
2022 | Ross O'Sullivan | Cork | 3-09  | 18

#### Finals

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Tomás O'Leary. Shane Long. Patrick Cronin. Patrick Horgan. Year  | Name  | Team  | Score  | Total

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1957 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-02 | 5
1958 | Pat Murphy | Limerick | 4-04 | 16
1959 | Paddy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-04 | 7
1960 | Michael O'Connor | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10
1961 | Gerard Ryan | Tipperary | 3-00 | 9
1962 | Francis Loughnane | Tipperary | 0-07 | 7
1963 | Bernie Savage | Limerick | 1-02  | 5
Francis Loughnane | Tipperary
1964 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1-09 | 12
1965 | Seán Burke | Limerick | 4-00 | 12
1966 | Frank Keane | Cork | 2-01  | 7
Tony Frehill | Galway
1967 | Paddy Ring | Cork | 1-04 | 7
1968 | Mick Malone | Cork | 2-02 | 8
1969 | Joe Cunningham | Tipperary | 2-03 | 9
1970 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 3-02 | 11
1971 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 0-06 | 6
1972 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 3-03 | 12
1973 | Paddy Kelly | Limerick | 2-02 | 8
1974 | John Grogan | Cork | 2-03 | 9
1975 | John O'Sullivan | Cork | 1-06 | 9
1976 | Tom Dunne | Limerick | 2-02 | 8
1977 | Seán O'Gorman | Cork | 0-05 | 5
1978 | Pat McGrath | Tipperary | 2-01  | 7
Denis Murphy | Cork | 1-04
John Hartnett | Tipperary | 0-07
1979 | Tony Coyne | Cork | 0-09 | 9
1980 | Ger O'Neill | Tipperary | 1-03 | 6
1981 | Arthur Browne | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7
1982 | Brian Finn | Limerick | 0-07 | 7
1983 | Dick Quirke | Tipperary | 0-07 | 7
1984 | Tom Leamy | Tipperary | 1-03  | 6
Brian Stapleton | Limerick
1985 | Ger Manley | Cork | 1-03 | 6
1986 | Michael Nolan | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9
1987 | Don Lyons | Tipperary | 2-01  | 7
Brian Cunningham | Cork | 1-04
1988 | Paudie O'Brien | Cork | 2-00  | 6
Brian Cunningham | Cork | 1-03
1989 | John Fitzgibbon | Limerick | 0-07 | 7
1990 | Damien Fleming | Cork | 1-06 | 9
1991 | Lar Barrett | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10
1992 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 3-06 | 15
1993 | Johnny Enright | Tipperary | 1-07 | 10
1994 | Darren Ronan | Cork | 1-04 | 7
1995 | Mickey O'Connell | Cork | 0-07 | 7
1996 | Eugene O'Neill | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14
1997 | Paddy O'Brien | Tipperary | 0-08 | 8
1998 | Eoin Fitzgerald | Cork | 0-08 | 8
1999 | Kevin Cummins | Tipperary | 1-03 | 6
2000 | Tomás O'Leary | Cork | 0-06 | 6
2001 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9
2002 | Trevor Ivors | Tipperary | 2-03 | 9
2003 | Shane Long | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7
2004 | Shane Long | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8
2005 | Patrick Cronin | Cork | 1-10 | 13
2006 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 0-07 | 7
2007 | Séamus Hennessy | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9
2008 | Simon O'Brien | Cork | 0-05  | 5
Noel McGrath | Tipperary
2009 | Martin O'Neill | Waterford | 0-10 | 10
2010 | David O'Halloran | Clare | 1-03  | 6
Niall Arthur | Clare | 0-06
2011 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-10 | 10
2012 | John McGrath | Tipperary | 0-07 | 7
2013 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 1-09 | 12
2014 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 0-10 | 10
2015 | Peter Casey | Limerick | 0-13 | 13
2016 | Jake Morris | Tipperary | 1-04  | 7
Lyndon Fairbrother | Tipperary | 0-07
2017 | Brian Turnbull | Cork | 0-08 | 8
2018 | James Devaney | Tipperary | 0-08 | 8
2019 | Cathal O'Neill | Limerick | 0-09 | 9
2020 | Jack Leamy | Tipperary | 0-10  | 10
Liam Lynch | Limerick
2021 | Jack Leahy | Cork | 0-11  | 11
2022 | Oisín Whelan | Clare | 0-09  | 9
2023  | Barry Walsh  | Cork | 0-09  | 9

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## Sources

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* Roll of Honour on www.gaainfo.com
* Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible

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