Tipperary senior hurling team season 2011

Tipperary Senior Hurling Season 2011

2011 Hurling Season

Manager

Declan Ryan

All-Ireland SHC

Runners-up

Munster SHC

Winners

National League

Fourth in Division 1

Top scorer

Eoin Kelly (4-30) Championship

Highest SHC attendance

81,214 vs Kilkenny

Lowest SHC attendance

Colours

1 Season Summary
2 References
3 External Links

Season Summary

On 9 November 2010, Declan Ryan was appointed as the new Tipperary Senior hurling manager on a two-year term, succeeding Liam Sheedy.^[1] He was joined by Tommy Dunne as the new team coach, with Michael Gleeson of Tipperary county champions Thurles Sarsfields completing the new Tipperary hurling management team.^[2] Tipperarys first game of 2011 was in January in the 2011 Waterford Crystal Cup against WIT where they were defeated by a scoreline of 2-17 to 1-19 in Clonmel.^[3]^[4] Their first league game took place on 12 February against Kilkenny, which finnished in a 1-10 to 1-17 defeat at Semple Stadium.^[5] The first league win came in the third round on 5 March against Waterford by 1-20 to 0-18 under the floodlights at Semple Stadium.^[6] Tipperary finnished in fourth place in division 1 and missed out on qualifying for the league final, which was won by Dublin. On 29 May, Tipperary started their championship season by defeating Cork by 3-22 to 0-23 at Semple Stadium.^[7]^[8] On 10 July, in the Munster Final, Tipperary defeated Waterford by 7-19 to 0-19 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.^[9] Tipperary got past Dublin in the semi-final to meet Kilkenny in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final where they were defeated by 2-17 to 1-16.^[10] Tipperary GAA were sponsored by Skoda in 2011.^[11] In October 2011 Benny Dunne announced his retirement from the inter-county hurling squad.^[12]^[13]

Tipperary Senior Hurling Squad 2011

Statistics correct to the end of 2011 Season

Name	Position	Club	Age	Apps	Goals	Points
Brendan Cummins	1. Goalkeeper	Ballybacon-Grange	36	61	0	1
Darren Gleeson	1. Goalkeeper	Portroe	28	1	0	0
Paul Curran	2. Full Back	Mullinahone	30	32	0	0
John Coughlan	2. Full Back	Moyne-Templetouhy	31	29	0	1
Pádraic Maher	2. Full Back	Thurles Sarsfields	21	10	0	0
Paddy Stapleton	2. Full Back	Borrisoleigh	24	10	0	0
David Young	2. Full Back	Toomevara	24	4	0	4
Eddie Connolly	2. Full Back	Loughmore-Castleiney	20	0	0	0
Michael Cahill	2. Half Back	Thurles Sarsfields	21	5	0	0
Conor O'Mahoney	3. Half Back	Newport	25	27	0	6
Brendan Maher	3. Half Back	Borris-Ileigh	21	10	0	5
John O'Keefe	3. Half Back	Clonoulty-Rossmore	21	0	0	0
Shane McGrath	4. Midfield	Ballinahinch	25	23	0	17
Benny Dunne	4. Midfield	Toomevara	30	35	4	29
Séamus Hennessy	4. Midfield	Kilruane MacDonaghs	21	3	0	1
Gearóid Ryan	4. Midfield	Templederry Kenyons	22	7	1	9
James Woodlock	4. Midfield	Drom-Inch GAA	24	12	0	5
Pat Kerwick	5. Half Forward	Killenaule	28	8	1	10
Séamus Callinan	5. Half Forward	Drom-Inch GAA	22	13	6	20
Michael Gleeson	5. Half Forward	Thurles Sarsfields	24	0	0	0
Pa Bourke	5. Half Forward	Thurles Sarsfields	22	9	0	1
John O'Brien	5. Half Forward	Toomevara	27	21	2	28
Sean Carey	5. Half Forward	Moyle Rovers	22	0	0	0
Noel McGrath	5. Half Forward	Loughmore-Castleiney	20	10	1	29
Patrick 'Bonnar' Maher	5. Half Forward	Lorrha-Dorrha	22	5	1	3
Eoin Kelly	6. Full Forward	Mullinahone	29	48	17	319
Lar Corbett	6. Full Forward	Thurles Sarsfields	30	42	16	58
John O'Neill	6. Full Forward	Clonoulty-Rossmore	19	0	0	0
Brian O'Meara	6. Full Forward	Kilruane MacDonaghs	21	2	0	0
Michael Heffernan	6. Full Forward	Eire Óg, Nenagh	21	1	0	0
Shane Bourke	6. Full Forward	JK Brackens	22	0	0	0

2011 National Hurling League

Main article: National Hurling League 2011

Division 1

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Kilkenny	7	5	1	1	12–114	9–100	21	11
Dublin	7	4	2	1	10–125	13–95	21	10
Waterford	7	4	1	2	8–112	7–119	-4	9
Tipperary	7	3	2	2	9–119	5–103	28	8
Galway	7	4	0	3	10–120	10–103	17	8
Cork	7	2	1	4	6–110	5–109	4	5
Wexford	7	1	1	5	5–96	10–120	-38	3
Offaly (R)	7	1	0	6	7–101	9–149	-53	2

Tipperary were placed ahead of Galway as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (3 April at Pearse Stadium: 4–23 – 1–14)

Round 1 12 February 2011	Tipperary	1–10 – 1–17	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
7:30 p.m.	P Bourke 0–4 (4f), G Ryan 1–0, N McGrath 0–2 (1s–l), S McGrath, J O'Neill, Patrick Maher, T Hammersley 0–1 each.	Report	R Hogan 0–10 (8f), C Fennelly 1–0, A Fogarty, J Mulhall 0–2 each, M Fennelly, E Brennan, T Walsh 0–1 each.	Attendance: 9,495 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Round 2 19 February 2011	Dublin	1–16 – 1–15	Tipperary	Parnell Park, Donnycarney
5:45 p.m.	C Keaney 0–14 (10f), D O'Dwyer 1–0, L Rushe, J Boland 0–1 each.	Report	P Bourke 0–6 (2f), J O'Neill 1–2, S McGrath 0–3(1f), D Young (s–l), M Gleeson, B O'Meara, E Kelly 0–1 each.	Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Round 3 5 March 2011	Tipperary	1–20 – 0–18	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
7:30 p.m.	P Bourke 0–8 (4f), N McGrath 0–7, P Kelly 1–0, E Kelly 0–2, D Young, Padraic Maher & B Maher 0–1 each.	Report	R Foley 0–12 (9f), S Prendergast 0–2, S Molumphy, M Shanahan, S Walsh & T Ryan 0–1 each.	Referee: J Owens (Westmeath)

Round 4 13 March 2011	Tipperary	1–20 – 0–10	Offaly	Nenagh
2:30 p.m.	P Bourke 0–7 (0–3f), B Dunne, B Maher 0–4 each, G Ryan 1–1, S Bourke 0–3, J O'Keeffe 0–1.	Report	B Carroll 0–4f, M Cordial, J Bergin 0–2 each, D Currams, C Egan 0–1 each.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Round 5 27 March 2011	Cork	1–14 – 1–14	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
2:30 p.m.	L O'Farrell 1–1, B O'Connor 0–4f, C McCarthy 0–3 (1 s–l), J Gardiner 0–2f, R Curran, C Naughton, J O'Connor P Cronin 0–1 each	Report	P Bourke 0–6 (3f, 2 '65's), B Dunne 1–2, N McGrath 0–3, J O'Brien, B O'Meara, G Ryan 0–1 each	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Round 6 3 April 2011	Galway	1–14 – 4–23	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium, Galway
2:30 p.m.	G Farragher 0–5 (4f), E Forde 1–2, A Smith 0–2, A Cullinan, J Coen, A Harte, D Burke, I Tannian 0–1 each	Report	S Bourke 3–4, J O’Brien 1–1, P Bourke, (1f 1 ‘65’), L Corbett, P Maher 0–4, each, S Carey (1f) 0–2, B Dunne, B O’Meara, G Ryan, S McGrath 0–1 each	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Round 7 17 April 2011	Tipperary	0–17 – 1–14	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
2:30 p.m.	P Bourke 0–6 (3f, 1 '65'), J O'Brien 0–4, J Woodlock 0–3, N McGrath 0–2, S Carey and M Heffernan 0–1 each	Report	J Berry 0–5 (3f), R Jacob 0–4, W Doran 1–0.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2011

The 2011 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2011 fixtures took place on 7 October 2010.^[14] The championship began on 14 May and ended on 4 September 2011. Tipperary were the defending champions.^[15]

Kilkenny retained the title after a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the final. ^[16]

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

29 May 2011 4:00pm Quarter-final	Tipperary	3-22 - 0-23	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 31,231^[17] Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)
	E Kelly 1-07 (0-05f), L Corbett 1-02, S Callanan 0-05, N McGrath 0-04 (2 sls), B Dunne 1-00, J O'Brien 0-02, Patrick Maher & J Woodlock 0-01 each.	Report	P Horgan 0-13 (10f), N McCarthy & B O'Connor 0-03 each, J Gardiner, P Cronin, C McCarthy & P O'Sullivan 0-01 each.

19 June 2011 4:00pm Semi-final	Clare	1-19 - 4-19	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 16,700^[18] Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
	C McGrath (1-06, 4f), J Conlon (0-03), C McInerney (0-02); D McMahon (0-02), J Clancy (0-02); J McInerney (0-01, f), N O'Connell (0-01), F Lynch (0-01), D Honan (0-01),	Report	S Callanan (1-05), E Kelly (1-03, 2f), L Corbett (1-00), Patrick Maher (1-00), N McGrath (0-03), Padraic Maher (0-02); G Ryan (0-02), S McGrath (0-02), P Bourke (0-02).

10 July 2011 4:00pm Final	Tipperary	7-19 - 0-19	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Attendance: 36,654 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	L Corbett 4-4, E Kelly 2-6 (0-3f), S Callanan 1-00, J O’Brien 0-03, N McGrath (0-1sl), P Bourke 0-2 each, G Ryan, S Bourke 0-1 each.	Report	P Mahony 0-13 (0-12f), T Browne, S O’Sullivan, J Mullane , S Walsh, S Molumphy, M Shanahan 0-1 each.

Main article: 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

14 August 2011 3:30pm Semi-final	Tipperary	1-19 - 0-18	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 43,562 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	L Corbett (1-3), E Kelly (0-6, 2f, 3 '65), N McGrath (0-3, 1 s/l), Padraic Maher (0-2), G Ryan (0-2), P Bourke (0-1, S McGrath (0-1), S Callanan (0-1).	Report	P Ryan (0-9, 6f, 1 '65), P Kelly (0-1), J Boland (0-1), A McCrabbe (0-1), R O'Dwyer (0-1), L Rushe (0-1), D O'Callaghan (0-1), L Ryan (0-1), M O'Brien (0-1), S Ryan (0-1).

4 September 2011 3:30pm Final	Kilkenny	2-17 - 1-16	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 81,214 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	H Shefflin (0-7, 5f), R Hogan (1-1), M Fennelly (1-0), R Power (0-2), C Fennelly (0-2), E Larkin (0-2), M Rice (0-1), E Brennan (0-1), TJ Reid (0-1).	Report	E Kelly (0-8, 7f, 1 '65), P Bourke (1-0), N McGrath (0-3, 1 s/l), G Ryan (0-2), C O'Mahony (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1), B Dunne (0-1).

Main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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External Links

Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 2011

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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Rivalries	Cork hurling rivalry • Galway hurling rivalry • Kilkenny hurling rivalry • Limerick hurling rivalry • Wexford hurling rivalry

Lore	Tipperary GAA honours • Jimmy Doyle • John Doyle • Tony Reddin • Jimmy Finn • Michael 'Babs' Keating • Hayes' Hotel • The Double • The Premier County

Recent Hurling Managers	Tony Wall • Babs Keating • Fr. Tom Fogarty • Len Gaynor • Nicky English • Michael Doyle • Ken Hogan • Babs Keating • Liam Sheedy • Declan Ryan

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Titles (26)	1887 • 1895 • 1896 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1906 • 1908 • 1916 • 1925 • 1930 • 1937 • 1945 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1964 • 1965 • 1971 • 1989 • 1991 • 2001 • 2010

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Titles (5)	1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Titles (4)	1889 • 1895 • 1900 • 1920

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Titles (3)	1974 • 1975 • 1980

Affiliations	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship • Munster Senior Hurling Championship • National Hurling League All-Ireland Senior Football Championship • Munster Senior Football Championship • National Football League

List of Seasons	Tipperary Senior Hurling Team Seasons

Seasons	2010 • 2011

History	Tipperary GAA history