Tipperary senior hurling team season 2015

Tipperary Senior Hurling Season 2015
2015 Hurling Season
Manager Eamon O'Shea
Captain Brendan Maher
All-Ireland SHC TBD
Munster SHC TBD
National League TBD
Waterford Crystal Cup TBD
Top scorer Championship
Highest SHC attendance
Lowest SHC attendance
Colours

The 2015 season is Eamon O'Shea's third year as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

In October 2014, O'Shea confimed that he would stay on for a third year as Tipperary manager.[1][2][3] It was also confirmed that Michael Ryan will succeed O'Shea as manager on a two-year term after the conclusion of the 2015 season.[4][5][6][7] Declan Fanning also joined the back-room team for 2015 as a selector.[8][9] Brendan Maher will continue as captain for a second year with Pádraic Maher remaining as vice-captain.[10]

On 15 March, Intersport/Elverys became the new sponsors of Tipperary GAA, a sponsorship that covers both the hurling and football codes and includes all grades from minor to senior inter-county teams for the next two years. The new look Tipperary jersey for the 2015 season was unveiled displaying the Intersport brand name on the front and their co-sponsor Elvery’s name on the back.[11] The new jersey was used for the first time against Kilkenny on 15 March in the National League.

2015 senior hurling management team

[12][13]

Name Position Club|Club
Eamon O'Shea Manager Kilruane McDonaghs
Michael Ryan Assistant Manager Upperchurch-Drombane
Paudie O’Neill Coach St Mary's
Declan Fanning Selector Killenaule
Kieran McGeeney Back room team Mullaghbawn

2015 squad

The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2014.

The Tipperary squad returned home from a pre-season holiday to Dubai on 5 January. It was confirmed on 7 January that Michael Cahill and James Barry would miss the majority of the National Hurling League. Barry had an operation to cure a hip problem and Cahill will have surgery on a similar problem.[14] John Meagher, Michael Breen, and Bill Maher have been added to the Tipperary squad from the extended squad in 2014. Five newcomers were also named in the squad: David Butler, Liam Treacy, John McGrath, Sean Maher and Joe O’Dwyer.[15]

No. Player Position Club
1 Darren Gleeson Goalkeeper Portroe
2 Cathal Barrett Right Corner Back Holycross-Ballycahill
3 Paul Curran Full Back Mullinahone
4 Joe O'Dwyer Left Corner Back Killenaule
5 Kieran Bergin Right Half Back Killenaule
6 Conor O'Mahony Centre Back Newport
7 Pádraic Maher Left Half Back Thurles Sarsfields
8 Shane McGrath Midfield Ballinahinch
9 Brendan Maher Midfield Borris-Ileigh
10 Denis Maher Right Half Forward Thurles Sarsfields
11 Patrick Maher Centre Forward Lorrha-Dorrha
12 James Woodlock Left Half Forward Drom-Inch
13 John O'Dwyer Right Corner Forward Killenaule
14 Séamus Callanan Full Forward Drom-Inch
15 Jason Forde Left Corner Forward Silvermines
No. Player Position Club
16 Darragh Egan Substitiute Kildangan
17 Shane Bourke Substitiute J.K. Bracken's
18 Michael Cahill Substitiute Thurles Sarsfields
19 Paddy Stapleton Substitiute Borris-Ileigh
20 James Barry Substitiute Upperchurch-Drombane
21 Niall O'Meara Substitiute Kilruane MacDonagh's
22 Noel McGrath Substitiute Loughmore-Castleiney
23 Ronan Maher Substitiute Thurles Sarsfields
24 Conor O'Brien Substitiute Éire Óg Annacarty
25 Gearóid Ryan Substitiute Templederry Kenyons
26 Thomas Stapleton Substitiute Templederry Kenyons

Challenge Games

On 11 January, Tipperary defeated Wexford by 2-15 to 0-16 in a Senior Hurling Challenge game playe in Cashel. Wexford led by 0-10 to 1-4 at half time with the aid of the breeze. David Butler got the goal for Tipperary with the goal. Conor Kenny got the second goal as Tipperary won by five points.[16]

11 January
19:30
Tipperary 2–15 – 0–16 Wexford
Joe O’Dwyer (0-1), Thomas Stapleton (0-1), Sean Maher (0-1), Conor Kenny (1-2), David Butler (1-2), John O’Dwyer (0-2, 0-1 free), Seamus Callanan (0-4, 0-2 frees), Jason Forde (0-2 Report

Darren Gleeson
Joe O’Dwyer, Paul Curran, Michael Breen
Shane McGrath, Conor O’Mahony, Gearoid Ryan
Thomas Stapleton, James Woodlock
Denis Maher, Sean Maher, Conor Kenny
David Butler, John O’Dwyer, Niall O’Meara
Subs: Seamus Callanan for O’Meara, Micheal Butler for McGrath, Daniel Guinan (for O’Mahony, Jason Forde for John O’Dwyer

Leahy Park Cashel

25 January
Tipperary 5–20 – 2–18 Kilmallock

2015 Waterford Crystal Cup

Summary

Seamus Callanan spared Tipperary’s blushes with a second-half hat-trick of goals as Tipperary defeated Mary Immaculate College Limerick by 4–16 to 1–16 in the Preliminary Round of the Waterford Crystal Cup on 9 January. David Butler scored four points from corner forward after recently being added to the panel. Eamon O’Shea handed starts to newcomers Joe O’Dwyer, Stephen Maher, Liam Treacy, Sean Maher and David Butler.[17] On 18 January, Tipperary travelled to O'Garney Park in Sixmilebridg to take on Clare in the Quarter-finals. In front of a crowd of 1,342, Tipperary lost the game by a point on a 0-15 to 0-16 scoreline. Clare led by 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time. An injury-time point from Colin Ryan was the crucial score to give Clare the victory.[18]

Results

9 January
19:30
Preliminary round
Tipperary 4–16 – 1–16 Mary I
S Callanan 3–7 (0-4f, 0–1 65), D Butler 0–4, S Maher 1–1, Pádraic Maher, K Bergin (f), D Maher & C Kenny 0–1 each. Report

D Egan
J O’Dwyer, P Curran, Stephen Maher
S McGrath, C O’Mahony, Pádraic Maher
K Bergin, G Ryan
D Maher, L Treacy, Patrick Maher
Sean Maher, S Callanan, D Butler
Subs: J Woodlock for Stephen Maher (41), C Kenny for Butler (51), C Ryan for D Maher (63), Butler for Sean Maher (68), D Guinan for Callanan (68).

D Reidy 0–10 (8f), N O’Meara 1–1, D O’Donovan & T Gallagher (1 sl), 0–2 each, C Sheahan 0–1.
Dr. Morris Park Thurles
Referee: Nathan Wall (Cork)

18 January
14:00
Quarter-Final
Tipperary 0–15 – 0–16 Clare
B Maher 0-7 (5fs), Sean Maher, D Maher 0-2 each, T Stapleton, G Ryan, D Butler, S McGrath all 0-1 each. Report

D Egan
J O'Dwyer, P Curran, Stephen Maher
R Maher, C O'Mahony, C O'Brien
T Stapelton, G Ryan
D Maher, B Maher, J Woodlock
D Butler, Sean Maher, C Kenny
Subs: M Butler for O'Dwyer (ht), K Bergin for Ryan (49), P Maher for Butler (49), S McGrath for D Maher (60).

C O'Connell 0-4 (4fs), Colin Ryan (1f), P Donnellan, D O'Halloran 0-2, C Galvin, B Bugler, Conor Ryan, B Duggan, A Cunningham, P Flanagan all 0-1 each.
O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

2015 National Hurling League

Summary

Tipperary started their league campaign on 15 February with an away game against Dublin which was shown live on TG4. Tipperary lost the game by twelve points on a 2-20 to 0-14 scoreline. Tipperary had started with 11 of the side that lost the previous years All-Ireland final to Kilkenny, and were 1-11 to 0-5 down at half time. [19][20] Speaking after the game Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea said "It was a bad performance and I have no excuses, none, It concerns me alright. Dublin played some really good hurling and it was the opposite for us. We were reasonably optimistic coming here. We’re only hurling one day a week at the moment, but I wouldn’t use that as an excuse, We were beaten by a team who wanted to win the ball more than we did, so we’re disappointed.”[21]

A week later on 22 February, Tipperary beat Galway by four points in 1-18 to 0-20 win at Semple Stadium.[22] Tipperary were 10 points ahead with 25 minutes remaining before Galway came back. Speaking after the game to RTE Sport, Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea said “The wind was swirling, and it was raining at times, So, it could have gone either way. We got a cushion after half-time, and it saw us over the line."[23][24][25][26]

Next up on 8 March was an away game against Clare in Ennis.[27] The game was shown live on TG4. At half-time, Tipperary were leading by 0-13 to 0-09.[28][29] Tipperary won the game by 2-19 to 0-20 with James Woodlock getting the crucial second goal, shooting into the top corner of the net when he was sent clear by Séamus Callanan.[30][31] ipperary manager Eamon O'Shea was happy that his players' hard work paid off against Clare saying "t was good and I'm delighted for them because they've been working really hard all the time. The league goes up and down, I wouldn't be thinking everything's fine just because you win one or your lose one, I think the nature of the league is that, as you saw with Dublin and Cork yesterday, it will fluctuate. I'm just happy but again I'll say it's early March and the pitches don't run as quick."[32]

On 15 March Tipperary defeated Kilkenny by 2-22 to 1-13 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the league with a game to spare.[33][34] Goals in either half from Séamus Callanan and Niall O’Meara made it three wins in a row for Tipperary.[35][36] The win was there first victory over Kilkenny since a League win two years previous, and just their second in the last 12 League and championship games against Kilkenny.[37]

The last game against Cork took place on 22 March in Páirc Uí Rinn.[38] Tipperary were losing by twelve points with fifteen minutes remaining, but came back to win by one point for their fourth league win in a row.[39] Cork had led by 0-15 to 0-13 at half time.[40] Tipperary manager Eamon O'Shea said that his side could easily have lost and attributed their come-from-behind one-point win to the players' belief and never-say-die attitude.[41][42] Tipperary finished as division 1A winners and top seeds and played division 1B's fourth-placed team Offaly, in the quarter-finals on 29 March in Tullamore.[43][44] Tipperary won the game on a 1-16 to 0-13 scoreline to qualify for a semi-final against Waterford on 19 April at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny.[45][46] Kieran Bergin sustained an ankle ligament damage injury in the game and will miss the remainder of the League, while Seamus Callanan received a straight red card for an off the ball strike two minutes into the second half.[47] Tipperary had a 1-14 to 0-4 half time lead in the game.[48] Cathal Barrett received a second yellow card with six minutes to play with Tipperary finishing the game with thirteen men.[49][50] Tipperary officials appealed against the red card received by Seamus Callananin was rejected by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee (CHC) on 2 April. The Committee also turned down Cathal Barrett’s appeal against the first of two yellow cards he was shown.[51] On 6 April, the Tipperary panel left for hot weather training in Spain, returning on 11 April.[52] On 16 April, Seamus Callanan's red card decision was rescinded by the CAC clearing him to play in the league semi-final against Waterford.[53] The semi-final will be shown live on TG4.[54] In the semi-final Tipperary lost by one point on a 2-15 to 1-19 scoreline after leading by 2-8 to 0-11 at half-time.[55][56] Eamon O’Shea felt Tipperary were a bit flat during the game, saying "I thought during the week that we were a little bit off, but you never know for sure until the match comes along,”Even when we were ahead I thought we were lacking energy and lacking composure, so I’d say we were a bit flat. Why? I’m not sure, it’s very early after a game to be assessing that. Having said that they were beaten by a team that performed well on the day, good energy, good movement and so I’d have no complaints. I thought we might sneak it there with the extra-time because I did think we came back well, but having said that I think we have got something out of the league.”[57][58][59]

Results

15 February
14:00
Round 1
Tipperary 0–14 – 2–20 Dublin
J O'Dwyer 0-6 (1f), S Callanan 0-4 (3fs), J Woodlock, J Forde (f), S McGrath, C O'Brien 0-1 each Report

D Gleeson
Joe O'Dwyer, P Curran, C Barrett
K Bergin, C O'Mahony, Padraic Maher
S McGrath, J Woodlock
Brendan Maher (capt), J Forde, Dennis Maher
John O'Dwyer, S Callanan, G Ryan
Subs: Ronan Maher for D Maher (h-t), T Stapleton for McGrath (h-t), C Kenny for Ryan (45), C O'Brien for O'Mahony (52)

P Ryan 0-8 (4fs, 1'65'), E Dillon 1-2, L Rushe 1-1, D Sutcliffe, M Schutte 0-2 each, C Cronin, C Crummey, R O'Dwyer, S Durkin, C Boland 0-1 each
Parnell Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

22 February
14:00
Round 2
Tipperary 2–18 – 0–20 Galway
S Callanan 1-3 (0-2fs), J O'Dwyer 1-1, K Bergin, J Forde 0-3 each, J McGrath 0-2, G Ryan, D Gleeson (f), R Maher, B Maher, D Maher, C Kenny 0-1 each. Report

D Gleeson
C Barrett, P Curran, C O'Brien
Michael Breen, P Maher, Ronan Maher
K Bergin, G Ryan
Dennis Maher, J Forde, B Maher (capt)
John O'Dwyer, S Callanan, John McGrath
Subs: J Woodlock for Ryan (ht), C Kenny for D Maher (41), N McGrath for McGrath, J Meagher for Bergin (69).

J Flynn 0-4 (3fs, 1 sl), J Cooney, C Mannion 0-3 each, P Brehony J Regan, A Smith (1f) 0-2 each, I Tannian, J Glynn, C Barrett (own point), B Molloy 0-1 each.
Semple Stadium
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

8 March
14:00
Round 3
Tipperary 2–19 – 0–20 Clare
S Callanan 0-7 (5fs), J McGrath 0-5, J O'Dwyer 0-4 (2fs),J Woodlock, N McGrath 1-0 each, M Breen 0-2, J Forde 0-1 Report

D Gleeson
C Barret, C O'Mahony, C O'Brien
M Breen, P Maher, R Maher
K Bergin, J Woodlock
J O'Dwyer, C Kenny, N O'Meara
N McGrath, S Callanan, J McGrath
Subs: J Forde for Kenny (50), G Ryan for O'Meara (56), S McGrath for N McGrath (61), S Bourke for J McGrath (66), T Stapleton for Woodlock (72).

Colin Ryan 0-8 (8fs), Conor Ryan 0-5, J Conlon,T Kelly (1f) 0-2 each, S O'Donnell, C McGrath, C Galvin 0-1 each
Cusack Park
Attendance: 7,363
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

15 March
14:00
Round 4
Tipperary 2–22 – 1–13 Kilkenny
S Callanan 1-7 (3f, 1 '65'), N O'Meara 1-2, J O'Dwyer 0-4, N McGrath 0-3, M Breen 0-2, P Maher, J Forde, S Bourke, J Woodlock 0-1 each. Report

D Gleeson
C Barrett, C O'Mahony, P Curran
M Breen, P Maher, R Maher
K Bergin, J Woodlock
J O'Dwyer, B Maher, J Forde
N McGrath, S Callanan, N O'Meara
Subs: C O'Brien for Curran (30), S McGrath for Forde (51), J McGrath for O'Meara (58), S Bourke for N McGrath (62), D Egan for Gleeson (65).

R Hogan 0-10 (6f), J Farrell 1-1, M Kelly, J Power 0-1 each ('65)
Semple Stadium
Attendance: 10,421
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

22 March
14:00
Round 5
Tipperary 2–28 – 4–21 Cork
S Callanan 0-10 (5f), N McGrath 0-7 (1f), J Forde 1-4, N O'Meara 0-3, K Bergin 1-0, J O'Dwyer, R Maher, C Kenny, T Stapleton 0-1 each. Report

D Egan
P Stapleton, C O'Mahony, C O'Brien
R Maher, Paudie Maher, K Bergin
S McGrath, T Stapleton
N McGrath, B Maher, J Forde
J O'Dwyer, S Callanan, N O'Meara
Subs: Patrick Maher for B Maher (32), M Breen for S McGrath, S Bourke for O'Dwyer (both h-t), J Woodlock for T Stapleton (56), C Kenny for O'Meara (62).

P Horgan 2-8 (6f), S Harnedy 0-5, C Lehane 1-1, P O'Sullivan 1-0, C Murphy, D Kearney 0-2 each, A Walsh, R O'Shea, A Cadogan 0-1 each
Páirc Uí Rinn
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

29 March
15:00
Quarter-final
Tipperary 1–16 – 0–13 Offaly
Callanan 1-6 (4f), K Bergin & B Maher 0-3 each, J Forde, R Maher, N McGrath, N O'Meara 0-1 each Report

D Egan
P Stapleton, C O'Mahony, C Barrett
M Breen, Padraic Maher, R Maher
J Woodlock, K Bergin
J Forde, B Maher, Patrick Maher
N McGrath, S Callanan, N O'Meara
Subs: S McGrath for K Bergin (inj 43), S Bourke for N O'Meara (54), C Kenny for J Forde (60), S Maher for Patrick Maher (69)

S Dooley 0-7 (3f, 1 '65), J Bergin, S Quirke & B Carroll 0-2 each
O'Connor Park
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

19 April
16:00
Semi-final
Tipperary 2-15 - 1-19 Waterford
S Callanan 0-8(6fs, 1 65); J O’Dwyer 1-1; P Maher 1-0; N O’Meara 0-2; J Forde, J Woodlock, P Maher, C Kenny 0-1 each. Report

D Gleeson
P Stapleton, C O’Mahony, P Curran
M Breen, Padraic Maher, R Maher
J Woodlock, S McGrath
J O’Dwyer, B Maher, J Forde
S Callanan, Patrick Maher, N O’Meara
J Barry for Stapleton (43), S Bourke for O’Dwyer (45), C Kenny for Forde (53), G Ryan for McGrath (58), J Meagher for Curran (66).

Pauric Mahony 0-13(11fs, 1 65); C Dunford 1-1; M Shanahan 0-3; J Dillon, J Barron 0-1 each
Nowlan Park
Attendance: 16,445
Referee: Barry Kelly (Westmeath)

2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary will take on the winners of the Munster quarter-final between Clare and Limerick on 21 June at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.[60]

On 30 April the Tipperary senior panel was reduced in size with former captain Paul Curran being cut from the panel. Tom Stapleton, Shane Bourke, David Butler, Micheal Butler, Bill Maher, Sean Maher, Stephen Maher, Joe O’Dwyer and Liam Treacy were also released from the squad.[61][62][63]

On 1 May Paul Curran announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[64]

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