Clare–Cork hurling rivalry

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 3-29 Cork 1-34
2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
(21 July 2024)
Next meeting20 April 2025
Statistics
Meetings total62
Most player appearances Christy Ring (10)
Top scorer Christy Ring (4–41)
All-time seriesChampionship: Cork 40–17 Clare
(5 draws)
Largest victoryCork 6–8 – 0–2 Clare
1922 Munster quarter-final
(22 April 1923)

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

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 35 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. Clare beat Cork again in the 2024 All Ireland final in extra time.