The 2018 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, was the third

Munster Senior Hurling League The Munster Senior Hurling League is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, 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 ga ...

, an annual

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league competition for county teams from the

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. The league began on 30 December 2017 and ended on 14 January 2018.

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were the defending champions. Tipperary and

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did not participate in the league. On 14 January 2018,

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won the league title following a 0-16 to 0-10 defeat of

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. It was their first Munster SHL title.

Format

Each team plays each other team once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams advance to the final.

Results

Table

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

The final group game was cancelled, as Limerick and Clare had already reached the final.

Final

League statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

* Kerry's 1-23 to 1-13 defeat of Cork was their first competitive senior victory over their neighbours since the 1891 Munster Championship.

References

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Munster Senior Hurling League