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Munster MHC First Round – Limerick 2-14 Cork 0-12
Limerick defeated Cork by 2-14 to 0-12 in the Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship First Round on Wednesday at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick.
Dowling lights up Limerick
Limerick 2-14 Cork 0-12
By Diarmuid O’Flynn for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Thursday, April 28, 2011
ON an evening when news of the shock retirement of Andrew O’Shaughnessy made its way around the well-populated stand in the Gaelic Grounds at this Munster minor hurling quarter-final, could it be that Limerick hurling has already found a suitable replacement – perhaps even two or three? This was a very impressive win by a very impressive Limerick outfit, but no one was more influential than powerful centre-forward Shane Dowling. When he went off after just nine minutes, having aggravated a shoulder injury picked, he had already notched all three Limerick points, putting them 0-3 to 0-1 ahead.
In the second-half, however, with the popped shoulder back in place, Shane was back, and added a further four points. He has size, power, but he also has hurling, great skills, and an eye for a score. He wasn’t on his own, however, not by a long way. In his absence wing-forward David Reidy from the Dromin-Athlacca club stepped up to collect the slack, took over the free-taking duties with aplomb, finished the game with four points. And there was more. Probably the guy who looked most like Shaughs (as he was universally known in Limerick) was corner-forward Jack Aherne; a bundle of energy, great balance, beautiful striker off either side, expert on sidelines, Jack too has an eye for the finish, ended the first-half with 1-2 from play, helped enormously to set Limerick on their way. In those three alone, up front, Limerick had three dangerous forwards.
The same could not be said of Cork, but alas, on this night at least, their attack was found seriously wanting. Three points from play was all they managed, 12 points in total, on a lovely evening for hurling and with a plentiful supply of possession. Now they’re condemned to the back-door route. Even in Dowling’s enforced absence Limerick continued to dominate the first half, built on that early superiority to lead at the break by a goal, 1-7 to 0-7. That goal, however, was of the fortunate variety, a long sideline cut from the left side that hopped in the square, where a little confusion between corner-back Killian Burke and keeper Gary Minihane allowed the ball cross the line. Most of Cork’s points were from placed balls, free-taker Robert O’Shea with four, corner-forward Kevin O’Keeffe with one from close range, wing-forward Cormac Murphy and wing-back Cormac Walsh getting the only points from play. The towering Murphy was an outstanding ball-winner, though his distribution left him down somewhat.
Into the second-half, and with Dowling now restored to the centre-forward slot, Limerick were purring. A succession of points — Dowling (4), Reidy and wing-forward Mike Fitzgibbon one each – had them five points ahead in the 54th minute (1-13 to 0-11, O’Shea with three Cork frees, and a point by corner-forward Alan Cadogan), when giant full-forward Brendan O’Connor pounced on a breaking ball, notched Limerick’s second goal. Game over, sub Pa O’Callaghan’s late free mere consolation for Cork.
Scorers for Limerick: S Dowling 0-7 (0-4f); J Aherne 1-2; D Reidy 0-4 (0-2f); B O’Connor 1-0; M Fitzgerald 0-1.
Scorers for Cork: R O’Shea 0-7 (all frees); A Cadogan, C Murphy, C Walsh, K O’Keeffe (f), P O’Callaghan (f), 0-1 each.
LIMERICK: PJ Hall; S Irwin, B O’Connell, B Murphy; L Ryan, C Keogh, B Lynch; D Morrissey, D Dee; D Reidy, S Dowling, B O’Connor; K O’Brien, M Fitzgibbon, J Aherne.
Subs: E O’Farrell for Dowling (inj. 9); Dowling for O’Farrell (30); J Mullins for O’Brien (51); J Lenihan for Fitzgibbon (56); C O’Riordan for Dee (inj. 60).
CORK: G Minihane; K Burke, C Spillane, A Dennehy; C Walsh, D Sweetman, K McIntyre; R O’Shea, C Buckley; S O’Keeffe, D Cahill, C Murphy; A Cadogan, J Fitzgerald, K O’Keeffe.
Subs: P O’Callaghan for O’Keeffe (38); C McSweeney for Buckley (40); C Cullinane for Fitzgerald (49); P White for O’Shea (53).
Referee: D Fox (Clare)
For the Record
| Cork | Limerick | |
| 2011 Team Management | John Considine (Sarsfields – Coach); Ronan Dwane (Aghada); John O’Callaghan (Donoughmore); Seán McGrath (Glen Rovers); Jim O’Sullivan (Castlemagner) |
Shane Fitzgibbon (Manager), Ger Cunningham, Mike Galligan, Frankie Carroll, George Lee
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| 2011 Team Captain | Colm Spillane (Castlelyons) |
Stephen O Riordan |
| 2010 Championship Performance | Cork defeated Tipperary after extra time in the first round before losing out to Waterford in the semi-final (after a replay) by 2-17 to 1-13. | Limerick defeated Kerry by 3 points in the first round at Kilmallock before losing to the eventual winners Clare by 1-17 to 2-12 in the semi-final. |
| Number of Munster Minor Hurling titles | 32 | 5 |
| Last Munster Minor Hurling Title | 2008 | 1984 |
| Munster Minor Hurling Championship Record since 2000 | Played – 34 Won – 23 Lost – 8 Drawn – 3 |
Played – 23 Won – 7 Lost – 14 Drawn – 2 |
| Last meeting in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship | May 7th 2008 at Pairc Uí Chaoimh – Cork 0-23 Limerick 1-11. Paul Haughney and Simon O’Brien scored 6 points each to help Cork to erase a 2 point interval deficit to win by 9 points in a Semi-Final playoff match. | |
Munster Minor Hurling Championship Roll Of Honour
Tipperary (36), Cork (32), Limerick (5), Waterford (4), Clare (3)
Munster Minor Hurling Championship – List of Winning Teams
Visit the Munster GAA web site History section to view the complete list of each winning team since the competition began in1928 – https://munster.gaa.ie/history/mh_teams/
Munster Minor Hurling Cup
There is no name on the Munster Minor Hurling Cup. The cup itself was presented by T.W.A. Shannon Airport in 1946.
All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
In the Minor Hurling All Ireland Roll of Honour, Tipperary and Cork are tied for second in the charts with 18 titles each behind Kilkenny’s 20 titles. Limerick have 3 titles (1940, 1958, 1984), Waterford have won 2 titles (1929, 1948) while Clare’s only title to date came in 1997.
Of the last 12 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Finals played, the Irish Press Cup has only returned to Munster on 3 occasions – Cork (2001) and Tipperary (2006 and 2007). Of the other 9 titles since 1999, Galway have 5 and Kilkenny have captured 4.
Tipperary were All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1996, 2006, 2007
Cork were All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions in 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1995, 1998, 2001
Munster Minor Hurling Finals
1928 @ Mitchelstown Cork 3-4 Waterford 3-2
1929 @ Waterford Waterford 7-5 Tipperary 1-2
1930 @ Cork Tipperary 4-3 Cork 0-3
1931 @ Clonmel Tipperary 6-5 Waterford 6-2
1932 @ Thurles Tipperary 7-8 Clare 3-0
1933 @ Cork Tipperary 3-1 Cork 2-2
1934 @ Cork Tipperary 3-6 Waterford 0-6
1935 @ Cork Tipperary 4-3 Cork 2-1
1936 @ Mitchelstown Cork 6-5 Tipperary 1-4
1937 @ Cork Cork 8-4 Limerick 3-2
1938 @ Cork Cork 9-3 Kerry 0-0
1939 @ Thurles Cork 8-3 ` Clare 0-2
1940 @ Thurles Limerick 8-3 Clare 0-4
1941 @ Limerick Cork 4-6 Tipperary 3-3
1942 Championship Abandoned
1943 No Championship
1944 No Championship
1945 @ Thurles Tipperary 8-10 Clare 0-2
1946 @ Thurles Tipperary 5-6 Cork 4-2
1947 @ Thurles Tipperary 2-7 Waterford 1-2
1948 @ Thurles Waterford 3-6 Tipperary 0-2
1949 @ Cork Tipperary 5-6 Clare 5-5
1950 @ Killarney Tipperary 12-3 Clare 2-0
1951 @ Limerick Cork 5-11 Limerick 1-3
1952 @ Limerick Tipperary 10-7 Clare 1-2
1953 @ Limerick Tipperary 3-11 Limerick 3-3
1954 @ Limerick Tipperary 3-5 Limerick 2-3
1955 @ Limerick Tipperary 8-11 Waterford 2-5
1956 @ Thurles Tipperary 10-10 Waterford 4-4
1957 @ Thurles Tipperary 3-8 Limerick 1-4
1958 @ Thurles Limerick 8-9 Waterford 2-5
1959 @ Cork Tipperary 5-8 Limerick 1-4
1960 @ Thurles Tipperary 6-7 Galway 4-3
1961 @ Limerick Tipperary 7-11 Cork 1-6
1962 @ Limerick Tipperary 4-11 Cork 4-1
1963 @ Limerick Limerick 4-12 Tipperary 5-4
1964 @ Limerick Cork 2-14 Tipperary 2-9
1965 @ Limerick Limerick 5-5 Tipperary 3-9
1966 @ Limerick Cork 6-7 Galway 2-5
1967 @ Limerick Cork 4-10 Limerick 0-3
1968 @ Limerick Cork 7-8 Waterford 4-2
1969 @ Limerick Cork 1-12 Tipperary 2-4
1970 @ Limerick Cork 3-8 Tipperary 4-4
1971 @ Killarney Cork 6-13 Clare 3-5
1972 @ Thurles Cork 4-11 Limerick 0-3
1973 @ Thurles Tipperary 5-12 Limerick 5-4
1974 @ Thurles Cork 3-7 Tipperary 2-10
@ Dungarvan Cork 2-11 Tipperary 2-7
1975 @ Limerick Cork 3-16 Tipperary 1-7
1976 @ Cork Tipperary 5-10 Limerick 5-6
1977 @ Thurles Cork 2-8 Limerick 2-7
1978 @ Thurles Cork 1-14 Tipperary 3-6
1979 @ Thurles Cork 3-17 Limerick 4-4
1980 @ Thurles Tipperary 1-17 Limerick 1-4
1981 @ Thurles Clare 3-13 Tipperary 3-11
1982 @ Thurles Tipperary 1-10 Limerick 1-7
1983 @ Limerick Tipperary 3-15 Limerick 2-8
1984 @ Thurles Limerick 3-6 Tipperary 2-7
1985 @ Cork Cork 1-13 Tipperary 1-8
1986 @ Killarney Cork 3-10 Tipperary 2-13
@ Kilmallock Cork 2-11 Tipperary 1-11
1987 @ Thurles Tipperary 1-11 Cork 2-9
1988 @ Limerick Cork 5-7 Tipperary 1-2
1989 @ Cork Clare 2-13 Limerick 2-11
1990 @ Thurles Cork 1-9 Clare 0-9
1991 @ Cork Tipperary 3-13 Limerick 1-5
1992 @ Cork Waterford 4-7 Tipperary 3-10
@ Cork Waterford 2-10 Tipperary 0-14
1993 @ Limerick Tipperary 1-12 Cork 1-9
1994 @ Thurles Cork 2-15 Waterford 0-9
1995 @ Thurles Cork 3-18 Waterford 0-10
1996 @ Limerick Tipperary 2-18 Waterford 1-11
1997 @ Cork Tipperary 2-13 Clare 1-13
1998 @ Thurles Cork 3-18 Clare 0-8
1999 @ Thurles Tipperary 1-13 Clare 2-7
2000 @ Thurles Cork 2-19 Limerick 1-10
2001 @ Cork Tipperary 1-13 Cork 1-6
2002 @ Cork Tipperary 3-7 Cork 2-7
2003 @ Thurles Tipperary 2-12 Cork 0-16
2004 @ Thurles Cork 2-13 Tipperary 3-8
2005 @ Cork Cork 2-18 Limerick 1-12
2006 @ Thurles Cork 2-20 Tipperary 1-15
2007 @ Thurles Tipperary 0-18 Cork 1-11
2008 @ Limerick Cork 0-19 Tipperary 0-18
2009 @ Thurles Waterford 0-18 Tipperary 1-13
2010 @ Thurles Clare 1-16 Waterford 1-11
Odds and Ends
The last 3 counties to win the Munster Minor Hurling Championship all lost their first round matches. 2010 champions Clare lost to Waterford by 1-21 to 0-16 before qualifying via the Losers Group and defeated Waterford by 1-16 to 0-11 in the Munster Final. 2009 champions Waterford lost to Clare in the first round by 1-12 to 0-14 before getting back on track with wins over Limerick, Clare and Tipperary to win the final. Cork lost in the 2008 first round to Clare by 2-17 to 2-16 before securing victories over Limerick, Waterford and Tipperary.
Clare are the defending Munster Minor Hurling Champions following a 1-16 to 1-11 victory over Waterford at Semple Stadium Thurles. David O’Halloran’s 38th minute goal proved the decisive score helping Clare to victory.
The winning Clare team and scorers were as follows – Ronan Taaffe; Haulie Vaughan, Paul Flanagan (Captain), Seadna Morey; Enda Boyce, Kevin Lynch, Stephan O’Halloran (0-1); Colm Galvin, Tony Kelly (0-2); Cathal Malone, Paudge Collins, Jamie Shanahan (0-1); David O’Halloran (1-3, 0-1 free), Niall Arthur (0-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), Daire Keane (0-3). Subs: Alan Mulready for Malone (48), Cathal O’Connell for Collins (59)
Kerry’s Minor Hurling captain is Kieran Fitzgibbon from the 2010 Kerry County Minor Hurling champions Kenmare. Aided by players from the Dr Crokes and Kilgarvan clubs, Kenmare’s victory means the Sean Lovett Memorial Cup resides in the South of the county for the first time since 1988.
Limerick’s victory over Kerry in the first round of the 2010 Munster Minor Hurling Championship snapped a 7 game losing streak in the competition dating back to 2006.
Clare have won at least 1 match in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship over the last 5 years. Waterford have the next best consecutive streak with at least 1 victory in the last 3 years.
Cork have the best record in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship since 2000, winning 23 and drawing 3 of their 34 matches played, one victory better than Tipperary’s record.
Kerry’s last victory in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship came against Waterford in 1938, a 3-3 to 2-1 success in the semi-final. Cork defeated Kerry in the final.
