Clare–Cork hurling rivalry

The CorkClare rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Clare.

Cork–Clare
LocationCounty Clare
County Cork
Teams Clare
Cork
First meetingClare 2–9 – 3–4 Cork
1899 Munster semi-final
(13 May 1900)
Latest meetingClare 2–22 – 3–18 Cork
2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
(21 May 2023)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total60
Most player appearances Christy Ring (10)
Top scorer Christy Ring (4–41)
All-time seriesChampionship: Cork 40–15 Clare
(5 draws)
Largest victoryCork 6–8 – 0–2 Clare
1922 Munster quarter-final
(22 April 1923)

While both teams play provincial hurling in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, having won 34 championship titles between them to date. They played one another for the first time at an All Ireland Final at the 2013 final on 8 September 2013. This match ended in a draw and Clare won the replay 5–16 – 3–16.

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