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Sport: | Hurling | ||
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Irish: | Corcaigh | ||
Nickname(s): | The Rebels The Leesiders The Blood and Bandage | ||
County board: | Cork GAA | ||
Manager: | Pat Ryan | ||
Captain: | Seán O'Donoghue | ||
Home venue(s): | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | ||
Recent competitive record | |||
Current All-Ireland status: | All-Ireland (F) in 2024 | ||
Last championship title: | 2005 | ||
Current NHL Division: | 1A (4th in 2020) | ||
Last league title: | 1998 | ||
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The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions: the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, and the National Hurling League.
Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. The team's manager is Pat Ryan.
The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2018, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2005 and the National League in 1998.
Cork is regarded as one of 'the big three' in hurling, with Kilkenny and Tipperary completing the trinity. The county currently lies second in the all-time roll of honour in terms of All-Ireland SHC titles, having won its 30th in 2005. Cork has also won the Munster SHC title 51 times, more than any other team in the province. Cork occupies second place in the National League roll of honour, after winning its 14th title in 1998. In 1944, Cork won a fourth consecutive All-Ireland SHC title, a record which stood for 65 years until Kilkenny equalled it in 2009. Limerick has recently achieved the same feat 2023
Cork also competes in the Waterford Crystal Cup and contributes players to the Munster Railway Cup team for an annual inter-provincial series of games.