The 1992–93 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the
Royal Liver Assurance
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National Hurling League, was the 62nd staging of the
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
.
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
* ...
won the league, beating
Wexford
Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...
by 3–11 to 1–12 after two replays of the final.
Format
There are 12 teams in Division 1, divided into two groups. There are 8 teams in Division 2. Each team plays all the teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Eight teams progress to the NHL quarter-finals:
*The top three in Division 1A
*The top three in Division 1B
*The top two in Division 2
Division 1
Limerick
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came into the season as defending champions of the
1991-92 season. On 22 May 1993,
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
* ...
won the title following a 3-11 to 1-12 win over
Wexford
Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...
in the final. It was their first league title since
1980-81 and their 13th National League title overall. Cork's
Barry Egan was the Division 1 top scorer.
Division 1A table
*Limerick are placed third after winning playoff.
Group stage
Division 1B table
*Cork are placed third after winning playoffs.
Group stage
Play-offs
Knock-out stage
BracketQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
;Top scorers in a single game
Division 2
Division 2 table
Division 3
Division 3A table
Division 3B table
Knock-out stage
Finals
External links
1992–93 National Hurling League results
References
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National Hurling League seasons
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