2011 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team
2011 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

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 finished 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 finished 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-Templetuohy 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 Éire Óg, Nenagh 21 1 0 0
Shane Bourke 6. Full forward J.K. Bracken's 22 0 0 0

2011 National Hurling League
Main article: National Hurling League 2011

Table
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Kilkenny 751112–1149–1002111
Dublin 742110–12513–952110
Waterford 74128–1127–119-49
Tipperary 73229–1195–103288
Galway 740310–12010–103178
Cork 72146–1105–10945
Wexford 71155–9610–120-383
Offaly (R) 71067–1019–149-532
  • 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)
12 February 2011 Round 1 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)
19 February 2011 Round 2 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)
5 March 2011 Round 3 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)
13 March 2011 Round 4 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)
27 March 2011 Round 5 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)
3 April 2011 Round 6 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)
17 April 2011 Round 7 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
Quarter-final
Tipperary3-22 - 0-23Cork
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.
Attendance: 31,231[17]
Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)
Semi-final
Clare1-19 - 4-19Tipperary
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).
Attendance: 16,700[18]
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Final
Tipperary7-19 - 0-19Waterford
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.
Attendance: 36,654
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)


Main article: 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Tipperary1-19 - 0-18Dublin
L Corbett (1-3), E Kelly (0-6, 2f, 3 '65), N McGrath (0-3, 1 sideline), 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).
Attendance: 43,562
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Final
Kilkenny2-17 - 1-16Tipperary
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 sideline), G Ryan (0-2), C O'Mahony (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1), B Dunne (0-1).
Attendance: 81,214
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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