Cork senior hurling team
| Irish: | Corcaigh | |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| Nickname(s): | The Rebels The Leesiders The Blood and Bandage The People's Republic |
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| County colours: | Red and White | |
| Ground(s): | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | |
| Competitions | ||
| All-Ireland | 30 titles | |
| National Hurling League | 14 wins | |
| Standard kit | ||
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The Cork senior hurling team represents the county of Cork in the Gaelic game of hurling. The team competes annually in the Waterford Crystal Cup, National Hurling League, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Cork also contribute players to the Munster Railway Cup team for an annual inter-provincial series of games.
Cork are regarded as one of 'the big three' in hurling, with Kilkenny and Tipperary completing the trinity. They currently lie second in the all-time roll of honour in terms of All-Ireland titles, having won their 30th in 2005. Cork have won the Munster title 51 times, more than any other team in the province. Cork also lie second in the National League roll of honour, after winning their 14th title in 1998. In 1944 the Cork senior hurling team won a fourth consecutive All-Ireland title, a record which stood for 65 years until it was equalled by Kilkenny in 2009.
Kieran Kingston is the current Cork Senior Hurling manager. The current team captain is Stephen McDonnell.
In the early days Cork had been one of the few teams that was interested in fielding a hurling team in the very first All-Ireland championship in 1887, however, a dispute over which team should represent the county led to Cork not taking part at all. The county entered a team in 1888 and went on to win their first All-Ireland title in 1890 when Aughabullogue beat Castlebridge of Wexford.
In the early years of the competition the various county champions represented their county in the All-Ireland series, however, this changed in 1892 when Cork contested, and won, their second All-Ireland final with a team consisting of the best players from the various clubs in the county. Further All-Ireland titles in 1893 and 1894 meant Cork became the first team to win a three-in-row. This record would stand until it was later equalled by Kilkenny and Tipperary. Between 1901 and 1905 Cork appeared in five successive All-Ireland finals, however, victory only came in the form of a two-in-a-row in 1902 and 1903. Following this, Cork's hurlers waited sixteen years before their next All-Ireland win in 1919. A further five All-Ireland finals were contested by Cork between 1926 and 1931 with victory coming on four occasions.
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