Games and fixtures released for upcoming Munster Hurling League
The opening round of the upcoming Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League sees All-Ireland champions Tipperary take on Clare in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Sunday, 15th of December.
Commenting at the launch of the competition, which took place at Co-Op Superstores in Raheen, Limerick which is the flagship store in Dairygold’s retail network, Munster GAA Chairman Liam Lenihan said:
“I am delighted that once again, all six counties will participate in the 2020 Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League. The Munster Council is pleased to facilitate this competition for our counties as it provides participating teams with a great opportunity to prepare for the very competitive Allianz League. Thanks to Co-Op Superstores for their continued support as competition sponsor and we look forward to working with them in the weeks ahead.”
Dairygold Co-Op Superstores is the retail division of Dairygold Co-Operative Society Ltd., and currently operates 32 retail stores across Munster.
Speaking at the launch, Jim Woulfe, Dairygold CEO said: “We are very pleased to join forces once again with Munster GAA in what is a most exciting and competitive era for hurling in Munster. Through our network of retail stores and our online store coopsuperstores.ie our business is connected with the GAA across all communities. Supporting Munster Hurling is a natural fit for Co-Op Superstores and Dairygold.
The launch was attended by Cork Selector, Ger Cunningham, Limerick Manager, John Kiely, Tipperary Selector, Darragh Egan, Clare Selector, Ken Ralph, Waterford Manager, Liam Cahill and Kerry Manager, Fintan O’Connor.
They were joined by Cork player, Tim O’Mahony, Limerick player, Diarmaid Byrnes, Tipperary player and PwC All-Star Hurler Of The Year 2019, Seamus Callanan, Clare player, David Reidy, Waterford player, Conor Prunty and Kerry player Jason Diggins.
CO-OP SUPERSTORES MUNSTER SENIOR HURLING LEAGUE 2020 - DRAW AND DATES
Group 1:
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Tipperary v Clare: Sunday December 15th, MacDonagh Nenagh, 2pm Group 2:
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Cork v Kerry: Wednesday December 18th, Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork 7.30pm Final: Sunday Jan 12th, 2020. Venue and Time to be confirmed.
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