Hurlers meet Clare in Munster Championship
It promises to be another exciting day of action in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship with both final round matches taking place simultaneously as the race for a place in the provincial final reaches its conclusion.
And then there were three — with Cork, Limerick and Clare all already assured of progression to the All-Ireland series, the focus now turns to who will secure a place in the Munster final.
The Rebels remain in the driving seat having won all three of their games to date. Another win — or even a draw — will guarantee their place in the provincial showpiece, while Clare will need a strong performance to overturn the table scenario and keep their final hopes alive.
It promises to be a dramatic finale to the round-robin stage, with both fixtures starting at the same time and every score potentially decisive.
Match Information
| Venue | SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| Throw-in | 4.00pm, Sunday May 24 |
| Broadcast | RTÉ2 (Live) |
| Updates | Cork GAA Social Media |
| Referee | Johnny Murphy (Limerick) |
| Other Fixture | Limerick v Tipperary (same time) |
| 2026 Munster GAA Hurling Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Venue | Referee | Report | ||||
| 1 | Clare | 2-33 | Waterford | 4-21 | 19/4 | Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg | Shane Hynes (Galway) | Click here |
| 1 | Cork | 0-29 | Tipperary | 1-22 | 19/4 | FBD Semple Stadium Thurles | Sean Stack (Dublin) | Click here |
| 2 | Cork | 2-22 | Limerick | 1-23 | 26/4 | SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh | James Owens (Wexford) | Click here |
| 2 | Waterford | 3-24 | Tipperary | 1-30 | 26/4 | Azzurri Walsh Park Waterford | Chris Mooney (Dublin) | Click here |
| 3 | Limerick | 2-30 | Clare | 1-18 | 3/5 | Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg | Michael Kennedy (Tipperary) | Click here |
| 3 | Cork | 1-26 | Waterford | 0-25 | 9/5 | Azzurri Walsh Park Waterford | Sean Stack (Dublin) | Click here |
| 4 | Clare | 1-25 | Tipperary | 0-17 | 16/5 | FBD Semple Stadium Thurles | Thomas Walsh (Waterford) | Click here |
| 4 | Limerick | 2-29 | Waterford | 2-20 | 17/5 | TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick | James Owens (Wexford) | Click here |
| 5 | Cork | Clare | 24/5 | SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh @ 4pm | Johnny Murphy (Limerick) | |||
| 5 | Limerick | Tipperary | 24/5 | TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick @ 4pm | Colm Lyons (Cork) | |||
| Final | 7/6 | SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh or TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick @ 2pm | ||||||
| 2026 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Table | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Scores For | Scores Against | Score Difference | Points |
| Cork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-77 (86) | 2-70 (76) | +10 | 6 |
| Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-82 (97) | 5-60 (75) | +22 | 4 |
| Clare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-76 (88) | 6-68 (86) | +2 | 4 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-69 (75) | 4-78 (90) | -15 | 1 |
| Waterford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-90 (117) | 6-118 (136) | -19 | 1 |
