Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Irish Cómortas Iómaint Sínsear Thiobráid Árainn
Founded 1887
Title holders Thurles Sarsfields (34th title)
Most titles Thurles Sarsfields (34 titles)

The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is an annual competition organised by Tipperary GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Tipperary. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the championship receive the Dan Breen Cup.[1]

The Tipperary senior hurling championship is probably the most complicated system in Ireland as it has striven to accommodate from 25 to, currently, 32 teams. A knockout divisional system and group backdoor system has been introduced to accommodate these teams. Before the new system, the county championship was run on a divisional basis with the teams in the divisional finals going into the county quarter-finals and proceeding from there.

A new format is to be introduced in 2014 with the county championship divided into two sections of 16 teams each, the sections determined by clubs' placings in the 2013 championship. Each section will be divided into four groups of four teams with games played on a round robin basis. The top two teams in each Section 1 group, and the top team in each Section 2 group, qualify for the knockout stages, as do the four divisional champions. The bottom team in each Section 1 group is relegated to Section 2, and the top team in each Section 2 group is promoted to Section 1. The bottom teams in each of the Section 2 groups face relegation play-offs, with two teams relegated to the Intermediate Championship. The Intermediate champions move up to Section 2. Thus in 2015 there will be 31 teams in the Senior Championship.[2]

The current (2015) county Champions are Thurles Sarsfields.

History

The first Tipperary Hurling Championship took place in 1887; Thurles Blues were the first county Champions. Thurles Sarsfields have won the most titles (34), but Toomevara were dominant in the period from 1992 to 2008, and other clubs have also enjoyed periods of sustained success, notably Roscrea (1968-80 - 6 titles), Kilruane (1977-85 - 4 titles) and Borris-Ileigh (1949-53 - 3 titles). On 19 October 2009, Sarsfields captured their 30th title, defeating neighbours Drom-Inch at Semple Stadium by 0-14 to 0-5.[3] In 2010, Thurles Sarsfields won their second title in a row with a 1-17 to 1-6 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore.[4] After Drom-Inch's first win in 2011, Sarsfields regained the title in 2012. Loughmore-Castleiney won a second title in 2013, and Thurles Sarsfields came back to win in 2014 and retain the title again a year later beating Nenagh in a very close game.

Top winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Thurles Sarsfields 34 1887, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
2 Toomevara 22 1890, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1960, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
3 Moycarkey-Borris 12 1899, 1900, 1903, 1905, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1982, 1984.
4 Boherlahan-Dualla 11 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1941, 1996.
5 Borris-Ileigh 6 1949, 1950, 1953, 1981, 1983, 1986.
5 Roscrea 6 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980.
7 Holycross-Ballycahill 4 1948, 1951, 1954, 1990.
7 Kilruane MacDonagh's 4 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985.
9 Clonoulty-Rossmore 3 1888, 1989, 1997.
9 Tubberadora 3 1895, 1896, 1898.
9 Loughmore-Castleiney 3 1988, 2007, 2013
11 Carrick Davins 2 1966, 1967.
11 Moneygall 2 1975, 1976.
13 Upperchurch-Drombane 1 1894.
13 Suir View 1 1897.
13 Horse and Jockey 1 1899.
13 Ballytrasna 1 1901
13 Lahorna De Wets 1 1902
13 Éire Óg Annacarthy 1 1943
13 Carrick Swans 1 1947
13 Moyne-Templetuohy 1 1971
13 Cappawhite 1 1987
13 Cashel King Cormacs 1 1991
13 Nenagh Éire Óg 1 1995
13 Mullinahone 1 2002
14 Drom-Inch 1 2011

Roll of honour

2015[5] Thurles Sarsfields 1-18 Nenagh Éire Óg 3-11
2014[6] Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 Loughmore-Castleiney 3-11
2013 [7] Loughmore-Castleiney 1-17 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-16
2012[8] Thurles Sarsfields 1-21 Drom-Inch 2-15
2011 Drom-Inch 1-19 Clonoulty-Rossmore 2-14 [9]
2010 Thurles Sarsfields 1-16 Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-7 [10]
2009 Thurles Sarsfields 0-14 Drom-Inch 0-5 [11]
2008 Toomevara 2-14 Thurles Sarsfields 0-17 [12]
2007 Loughmore-Castleiney 0-22 Drom-Inch 0-13
2006 Toomevara 1-21 Nenagh Éire Óg 2-14
2005 Thurles Sarsfields 1-17 Drom-Inch 0-15
2004 Toomevara 4-12 Éire Óg Annacarty/Golden-Kilfeacle 2-12
2003 Toomevara 3-19 Thurles Sarsfields 3-16
2002 Mullinahone 0-14, 2-10 (R) Thurles Sarsfields 0-14, 1-11 (R) [13]
2001 Toomevara 1-22 Thurles Sarsfields 1-13
2000 Toomevara 2-10 Thurles Sarsfields 0-11
1999 Toomevara 1-17 Nenagh Éire Óg 0-13
1998 Toomevara 0-16 Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-10
1997 Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-17 Mullinahone 1-12
1996 Boherlahan-Dualla 1-16 Toomevara 2-12
1995 Nenagh Éire Óg 2-25 Boherlahan-Dualla 2-8
1994 Toomevara 3-11 Cashel King Cormacs 1-9
1993 Toomevara 1-14 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-13
1992 Toomevara 0-11, 0-12 (R) Thurles Sarsfields 1-8, 1-6 (R)
1991 Cashel King Cormacs 2-8 Holycross-Ballycahill 1-5
1990 Holycross-Ballycahill 0-13 Cashel King Cormacs 0-10
1989 Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-11 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9
1988 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-6, 2-7 (R) Borris-Ileigh 0-9, 1-8 (R)
1987 Cappawhite 1-17 Loughmore-Castleiney 2-13
1986 Borris-Ileigh 0-14 Kilruane MacDonagh's 0-7
1985 Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-11 Roscrea 0-10
1984 Moycarkey-Borris 2-8 Lorrha 0-9
1983 Borris-Ileigh 0-17 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-11
1982 Moycarkey-Borris 3-9, 2-12 (R) Roscrea 1-15, 0-11 (R)
1981 Borris-Ileigh 1-14 Roscrea 0-12
1980 Roscrea 3-11 Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-13
1979 Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-18 Thurles Sarsfields 3-6
1978 Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-14 Roscrea 2-13
1977 Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-8, 1-5 (R) Borris-Ileigh 1-11, 0-5 (R)
1976 Moneygall 1-9 Roscrea 2-5
1975 Moneygall 2-11, 3-13 (R) Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-11, 0-5 (R)
1974 Thurles Sarsfields 3-6 Silvermines 1-10
1973 Roscrea 3-14 Kilruane MacDonagh's 3-8
1972 Roscrea 5-8 Borris-Ileigh 3-6
1971 Moyne-Templetuohy 2-8 Roscrea 0-6
1970 Roscrea 3-11 Thurles Sarsfields 2-12
1969 Roscrea 4-13 Carrick Davins 0-5
1968 Roscrea 2-13 Thurles Sarsfields 3-4
1967 Carrick Davins 2-10 Roscrea 2-7
1966 Carrick Davins 2-12 Lorrha 1-2
1965 Thurles Sarsfields 2-7, 3-11 (R) Carrick Davins 3-4, 2-7 (R)
1964 Thurles Sarsfields 5-14 Holycross-Ballycahill 1-4
1963 Thurles Sarsfields 4-10 Roscrea 2-10
1962 Thurles Sarsfields 1-7 Moycarkey-Borris 1-6
1961 Thurles Sarsfields 3-4 Toomevara 0-9
1960 Toomevara 3-15 Thurles Sarsfields 2-8
1959 Thurles Sarsfields 3-12 Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-6
1958 Thurles Sarsfields 4-11 Toomevara 3-3
1957 Thurles Sarsfields 4-15 Na Piarsaigh 4-4
1956 Thurles Sarsfields 3-8 Lorrha 1-4
1955 Thurles Sarsfields 4-10 Borris-Ileigh 0-6
1954 Holycross-Ballycahill 6-5 Roscrea 2-3
1953 Borris-Ileigh 4-8 Boherlahan 4-4
1952 Thurles Sarsfields 5-6 Borris-Ileigh 1-8
1951 Holycross-Ballycahill 5-15 Clonoulty 1-4
1950 Borris-Ileigh 2-7 Carrick Swans 2-3
1949 Borris-Ileigh 4-6 Kickhams 2-1
1948 Holycross-Ballycahill 4-10 Lorrha 2-4
1947 Carrick Swans 5-4 Borris-Ileigh 2-2
1946 Thurles Sarsfields 4-5 Carrick Swans 0-3
1945 Thurles Sarsfields Roscrea
1944 Thurles Sarsfields 6-3 Kilruane MacDonagh's 1-4
1943 Éire Óg, Annacarty 4-3 Moycarkey-Borris 2-4
1942 Thurles Sarsfields 8-5 Killenaule 0-1
1941 Boherlahan 2-2 Éire Óg, Annacarty 0-6
1940 Moycarkey-Borris 4-7 Cashel King Cormacs 4-2
1939 Thurles Sarsfields 5-3 Cashel King Cormacs 4-2
1938 Thurles Sarsfields 7-7 Kildangan 2-2
1937 Moycarkey-Borris 7-6 Cashel Kings Cormacs 6-2
1936 Thurles Sarsfields 2-10 Roscrea 0-3
1935 Thurles Sarsfields 6-5 Carrick Swans 0-2
1934 Moycarkey-Borris 3-6 Kildangan/Kilbarron 2-3
1933 Moycarkey-Borris 1-7 Borrisokane 1-0
1932 Moycarkey-Borris 7-6 Killenaule 5-1
1931 Toomevara 5-4 Moycarkey-Borris 2-0
1930 Toomevara 5-5, 4-1 (R) Boherlahan 6-2, 1-0 (R)
1929 Thurles Sarsfields 4-3 Toomevara 1-3
1928 Boherlahan 5-4 Clonoulty 2-2
1927 Boherlahan 4-1 Clonoulty 1-1
1926 Moycarkey-Borris 6-4 Boherlahan 4-2
1925 Boherlahan 5-4 Toomevara/Moycarkey-Borris 2-3
1924 Boherlahan 8-3 Mid Selection 1-0
1923 Toomevara 5-4 Kilmoyler 3-3
1922 Boherlahan 5-1 North Selection (Toomevara) 2-3
1921
1920 Boherlahan
1919 Toomevara 3-0 Mid Selection 1-5
1918 Boherlahan 3-4 (awarded title) Toomevara 6-0
1917 Boherlahan 2-2 Toomevara 1-1
1916 Boherlahan 2-2 Toomevara 0-0
1915 Boherlahan 4-4 Thurles 1-2
1914 Toomevara 5-2 Boherlahan 3-1
1913 Toomevara 2-3 Cashel 0-0
1912 Toomevara 6-4 Tipperary O'Leary's 0-1
1911 Thurles 4-5 Toomevara 1-0
1910 Toomevara (won on objection) Racecouse
1909 Thurles 10-4 Racecourse/Grangemockler 5-2
1908 Thurles 2-6 Glengoole 4-2
1907 Thurles 3-13 Lahorna De Wets 1-6
1906 Thurles 4-11 Lahorna De Wets 3-6
1905 Two Mile Borris w/o Lorrha scr.
1904 Thurles w/o Lahorna De Wets scr.
1903 Two Mile Borris Lahorna De Wets
1902 Lahorna De Wets 7-10 Carrick 1-2
1901 Ballytarsna 7-11 Lahorna De Wets 0-1
1900 Two Mile Borris w/o Moycarkey scr.
1899 Horse & Jockey 3-6, 3-8 (R) Two Mile Borris 2-5, 2-4 (R)
1898 Tubberadora 3-7 Horse & Jockey 1-4
1897 Suir View 4-3 Horse & Jockey 2-9
1896 Tubberadora 4-8 Suir View 2-2
1895 Tubberadora 3-9 Suir View 2-7
1894 Drombane 4-4 Thurles 0-0
1893 Not played
1892 Not played
1891 Not played
1890 Toomevara No records
1889 Moycarkey 1-3 Toomevara 1-0
1888 Clonoulty 1-1 Boherlahan 0-2
1887 Thurles 0-3 North Tipperary 0-0

References

  1. ↑ Tipperary GAA website report on launch of book on Dan Breen Cup
  2. ↑ Tipperary GAA website, "Latest News", 22 January 2013
  3. ↑ "Sarsfields in total control". Irish Times. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  4. ↑ "Thurles Cross 1-16 Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-7". Tipperarygaa.ie. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Tigerish Thurles Sarsfields triumph in titanic battle". The Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Maher shines as Thurles Sarsfields win". rte.ie. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  7. ↑ "Noel McGrath inspires Loughmore rally". Irish Independent. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tipperary SHC final: Sars capture 32nd title". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Drom beat finds right rhythm". Irish Independent. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Imperious maher hits top gear in sars romp". Irish Independent. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  11. ↑ "Sarsfields in total control". Irish Times. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  12. ↑ "Brilliant Brislane fires Toomevara to final glory". Irish Examiner. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  13. ↑ "Kelly underlines his class in Mullinahone's fairytale win". Irish Independent. 2002-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-02.

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