2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 23 January 2017.[1] The championship began on 28 April 2017 and ended on 8 October 2017.

2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates28 April - 8 October 2017
Teams16
SponsorTipperary Water
Champions Thurles Sarsfields (36th title)
Pádraic Maher (captain)
Tommy Maher (manager)
Runners-up Borris-Ileigh
Paddy Stapleton (captain)
Johnny Kelly (manager)
Relegated Ballina
Burgess
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored104 (2.97 per match)
Points scored1177 (33.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pa Bourke (3-43)
2016 (Previous) (Next) 2018

Thurles Sarsfields were the defending champions and entered the championship in search of a fourth successive title.[2] Ballina and Burgess were relegated after finishing bottom of the relegation group.

The final was played on 8 October 2017 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles Sarsfields and Borris-Ileigh, in their first meeting in a final in 62 years. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 1–24 to 0–11 to claim their 36th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession.[3][4][5]

Thurles Sarsfields' Pa Bourke was the championship's top scorer with 3-43.

Results

Group 1 table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Loughmore-Castleiney 32105-543-48125
Borris-Ileigh 31116-462-5173
Upperchurch-Drombane 31020-487-45-182
Kiladangan 31024-433-47-12

Group 1 results

30 April 2017 Round 1 Kiladangan 1-20 - 1-13 Borris-Ileigh MacDonagh Park
D Egan 1-10, W Connors 0-2, T Gallagher 0-2, J Horan 0-2, J Gallagher 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, B Seymour 0-1. J Kelly 0-7, K Maher 1-0, C Kenny 0-3, B Maher 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, B Maher 0-1.
30 April 2017 Round 1 Loughmore-Castleiney 2-19 - 0-18 Upperchurch-Drombane Boherlahan GAA Grounds
J McGrath 2-10, N McGrath 0-3, C Hennessy 0-2, L McGrath 0-2, T McGrath 0-1, E Sweeney 0-1. P Ryan 0-11, P Shortt 0-2, J Butler 0-2, P Greene 0-1, J Barry 0-1, C Stapleton 0-1.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Borris-Ileigh 1-16 - 1-16 Loughmore-Castleiney Semple Stadium
B Maher 0-9, C Kenny 1-2, L Ryan 0-2, S McCormack 0-1, K Maher 0-1, D McCormack 0-1. J McGrath 0-10, C Hennessy 1-1, C McGrath 0-2, N McGrath 0-2, L McGrath 0-1.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Upperchurch-Drombane 0-15 - 1-09 Kiladangan Silvermines GAA Grounds
P Ryan 0-11, D Grant 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, J Barry 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1. D Egan 1-4, B Seymour 0-2, R Gleeson 0-1, A Flynn 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Upperchurch-Drombane 0-15 - 4-17 Borris-Ileigh Semple Stadium
P Ryan 0-9, L Ryan 0-2, O Greene 0-2, C Stapleton 0-1, J Barry 0-1. B Maher 1-6, C Kenny 1-5, N Kenny 2-0, J Hogan 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, K Maher 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Kiladangan 2-14 - 2-19 Loughmore-Castleiney Silvermines GAA Grounds
P Flynn 1-2, T Gallagher 0-5, D O'Meara 1-0, W Connors 0-3, B Seymour 0-2, D Sweeney 0-1, D Egan 0-1. J McGrath 2-5, L Treacy 0-4, N McGrath 0-4, C Hennessy 0-2, T Maher 0-2, A McGrath 0-1, L McGrath 0-1.

Group 2 table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Clonoulty-Rossmore 321095
Drom-Inch 3201154
Portroe 3021-142
Ballina 3012-101

Group 2 results

29 April 2018 Round 1 Portroe 0-10 - 3-15 Drom-Inch Silvermines GAA Grounds
J Ryan 0-2, R Byrne 0-2, M Gennery 0-2, J Sheedy 0-2, M Breen 0-1, N Gleeson 0-1. S Nolan 0-5, M Butler 1-1, D Collins 0-4, M Connors 1-0, T Nolan 1-0, P Kennedy 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, E Buckley 0-1.
30 April 2017 Round 1 Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-16 - 1-10 Ballina Silvermines GAA Grounds
T Hammersley 0-6, P White 0-2, C Hammersley 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, F O'Keeffe 0-2, A White 0-1, A Ryan 0-1. M Breen 0-6, S O'Brien 1-0, J O'Brien 0-1, D Hickey 0-1, R Burke 0-1, B King 0-1.
26 May 2017 Round 2 Ballina 2-17 - 3-14 Portroe MacDonagh Park
M Breen 1-8, S O'Brien 1-1, B McKeogh 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S S Stritch 0-1, P Cosgrave 0-1, B King 0-1, TJ O'Connell 0-1. J Sheedy 1-5, J Creamer 1-1, J Moloney 1-1, K O'Halloran 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, P O'Flaherty 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Drom-Inch 2-15 - 1-24 Clonoulty-Rossmore Semple Stadium
S Callanan 2-6, T Nolan 0-3, M Connors 0-2, D Collins 0-2, J Woodlock 0-1, P Campion 0-1. T Hammersley 0-12, C Hammersley 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, S Maher 0-2, A White 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, D Quirke 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, T Butler 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Drom-Inch 3-20 - 2-16 Ballina MacDonagh Park
S Callanan 1-7, E Buckley 1-2, D Collins 0-5, D Butler 1-0, M Connors 0-3, T Nolan 0-1, S Nolan 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1. D Finnerty 2-2, M Breen 0-5, D Hickey 0-5, S O'Brien 0-2, S Stritch 0-1, B McKeogh 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-22 - 1-19 Portroe Silvermines GAA Grounds
J O'Neill 0-13, D Quirke 0-3, F O'Keeffe 0-2, A White 0-2, T Burler 0-2. M Gennery 1-3, J Sheedy 0-6, R Byrne 0-3, K O'Halloran 0-3, J Ryan 0-1, P Flaherty 0-1, N Gleeson 0-1, John Moloney 0-1.

Group 3 table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Thurles Sarsfields 3300636
Kilruane MacDonaghs 3201144
Nenagh Éire Óg 310262
Carrick Swans 3003-830

Group 3 results

29 April 2017 Round 1 Thurles Sarsfields 5-32 - 0-07 Carrick Swans Leahy Park
P Bourke 0-13, M O'Brien 3-3, A McCormack 1-4, J Maher 1-1, S Cahill 0-3, Pádraic Maher 0-2, M Cahill 0-2, D Maher 0-2, L Corbertt 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1. G O'Halloran 0-5, L O'Dwyer 0-1, D O'Hanlon 0-1.
30 April 2017 Round 1 Nenagh Éire Óg 0-15 - 3-17 Kilruane MacDonaghs St. Michael's Park
M Heffernan 0-8, D Quinn 0-2, A Coffey 0-2, T Heffernan 0-2, B Heffernan 0-1. C Darcy 1-4, J Cahill 1-3, J Williams 1-0, S Hennessy 0-2, E Hogan 0-2, J Cahill 0-2, C Morgan 0-1, N O'Meara 0-1, D Peters 0-1, C Cleary 0-1.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Carrick Swans 1-13 - 6-31 Nenagh Éire Óg St. Michael's Park
S Hahessy 1-1, G O'Halloran 0-4, D O'Hanlon 0-2, D Fogarty 0-2, E O'Halloran 0-1, G Waters 0-1, D Waters 0-1, A Dunne 0-1. M Heffernan 1-14, J Morris 3-4, P Murphy 1-2, T Heffernan 0-5, A Coffey 1-1, N Moloney 0-3, P Hickey 0-2.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Kilruane MacDonaghs 2-15 - 1-25 Thurles Sarsfields Páirc Shíleáin
C Darcy 1-5, B O'Meara 1-4, J Williams 0-3, N O'Meara 0-1, C Cleary 0-1, J Cahill 0-1. P Bourke 1-6, T Doyle 0-4, L Corbett 0-3, M O'Brien 0-3, B McCarthy 0-2, A McCormack 0-2, D Maher 0-2, C Lanigan 0-1, S Cahill 0-1, S Lillis 0-1.
13 August 2017 Round 3 Kilruane MacDonaghs 3-21 - 1-17 Carrick Swans Boherlahan Sportsfield
C Darcy 1-8, T Cleary 1-2, J Williams 0-4, D Barrett 1-0, N O'Meara 0-3, J Cahill 0-2, S Hennessy 0-1, C Cleary 0-1. D O'Hanlon 1-6, G O'Halloran 0-7, K Lanigan 0-3, D Fogarty 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Thurles Sarsfields 4-20 - 2-10 Nenagh Éire Óg Páirc Shíleáin
P Burke 1-7, L Corbett 1-1, D Maher 1-1, S Cahill 0-4, A McCormack 0-4, M O'Brien 1-0, P Maher 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1. M Heffernan 0-6, T Heffernan 1-1, B Heffernan 1-0, J Mackey 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, P Morris 0-1.

Group 4 table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Éire Óg Annacarty 320194
Mullinahone 320124
Killenaule 3201-14
Burgess 3003-100

Group 4 results

28 April 2017 Round 1 Burgess 1-16 - 1-18 Killenaule Páirc Shíleáin
S Murray 0-8, E Hogan 1-2, K Nealon 0-2, C Gill 0-2, B O'Flaherty 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. J O'Dwyer 0-10, T Doyle 1-2, D Fanning 0-2, K Bergin 0-2, M Doyle 0-1, E Barry 0-1.
30 April 2017 Round 1 Éire Óg Annacarty 1-18 - 0-14 Mullinahone Boherlahan GAA Grounds
C O'Brien 0-7, K Fox 1-2, R O'Brien 0-3, D Crosse 0-2, P Dwyer 0-1, T Fox 0-1, B Fox 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. S CUrran 0-10, G Norton 0-2, N Curran 0-1, G Cronin 0-1.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Mullinahone 1-17 - 0-18 Burgess MacDonagh Park
S Curran 0-10, G Browning 1-0, AJ Cronin 0-3, M Dunne 0-2, A Curran 0-1, E Keane 0-1. S Murray 0-13, K Nealon 0-2, C Gill 0-2, B Hogan 0-1.
28 May 2017 Round 2 Killenaule 2-20 - 1-19 Éire Óg Annacarty Leahy Park
J O'Dwyer 1-6, T Stakelum 1-0, K Bergin 0-3, E Barry 0-3, D Guinan 0-3, D Fanning 0-3, M Doyle 0-1, T Doyle 0-1. R O'Brien 1-4, C O'Brien 0-5, K Fox 0-4, B Fox 0-3, D O'Dwyer 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, T Fox 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Killenaule 1-13 - 2-17 Mullinahone Monroe Sportsfield
J O'Dwyer 1-7, T Doyle 0-1, K Bergin 0-1, M Doyle 0-1, D Guinan 0-1, D Fanning 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. G Horan 2-2, AJ Cronin 0-4, J Shelly 0-3, S Curran 0-3, M Dunne 0-2, N Curran 0-2, C Shelly 0-1.
12 August 2017 Round 3 Éire Óg Annacarty 2-20 - 1-17 Burgess Semple Stadium
R O'Brien 1-5, B Fox 1-3, C O'Brien 0-6, K Fox 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, P Downey 0-1. S Murray 0-7, S Maher 1-0, E Hogan 0-2, D Maher 0-2, J O'Flaherty 0-2, C Gill 0-2, P Gill 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.

Relegation section

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kiladangan 22003-403-18224
Burgess 21014-284-30-22
Ballina 20023-203-40-200

Relegation playoffs

10 September 2017 Round 1 Kiladangan 1-20 - 1-10 Ballina Lacken Park
D Egan 0-6, T Gallagher 0-5, J Gallagher 1-0, W Connors 0-3, R Gleeson 0-3, B Seymour 0-2, D Sweeney 0-1. M Breen 1-7, TJ O'Connell 0-1, D Hickey 0-1, S Stritch 0-1.
16 September 2017 Round 2 Ballina 2-10 - 2-20 Burgess Silvermines GAA Grounds
M Breen 1-8, D Finnerty 1-1, P Cosgrave 0-1. K Nealon 0-10, D Ryan 1-2, B Hogan 1-1, E Hogan 0-3, D Maher 0-3, C Gill 0-1.
24 September 2017 Round 3 Burgess 2-08 - 2-20 Kiladangan MacDonagh Park
S Murray 2-1, K Nealon 0-4, B Hogan 0-2, E Hogan 0-1. D O'Meara 1-2, T Gallagher 0-5, D Egan 0-4, R Gleeeson 0-3, J Gallagher 0-3, P Flynn 0-3, J Quigley 0-1.

Preliminary quarter-final

10 September 2017 Preliminary quarter-final Borris-Ileigh 3-16 - 2-05 Carrick Swans Leahy Park
B Maher 0-10, J Kelly 1-1, J Horgan 1-1, C Kenny 1-0, S McCormack 0-3, D McCormack 0-1. A Dunne 1-1, D McCarthy 1-0, G O'Halloran 0-3, D Waters 0-1.

Quarter-finals

16 September 2017 Quarter-final Éire Óg Annacarty 2-13 - 1-15 Mullinahone Semple Stadium
K Fox (1-2), B Fox (1-2), S Ryan (0-4 frees), D O'Dwyer (0-2), C O'Brien (0-1 free), P Aherne (0-1), S O'Brien (0-1). Report S Curran (0-10, 5 frees), K Walzer (1-1), AJ Cronin (0-2), C Shelly (0-1), M Dunne (0-1).
16 September 2017 Quarter-final Thurles Sarsfields 3-26 - 1-22
(aet)
Kilruane MacDomaghs Semple Stadium
P Bourke 1-6, A McCormack 0-6, B McCarthy 0-5, D Maher 1-1, L Corbett 1-0, S Cahill 0-2, M O'Brien 0-2, Patrick Maher 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, C Lanigan 0-1, S Lillis 0-1. Report C Darcy 0-11, T Cleary 1-1, S Hennessy 0-3, K Cahill 0-2, B O'Meara 0-1, C Cleary 0-1, Jerome Cahill 0-1, Justin Cahill 0-1, N O'Meara 0-1.
17 September 2017 Quarter-final Drom-Inch 2-26 - 1-14 Clonoulty-Rossmore Semple Stadium
S Callanan 1-9, J Ryan 0-6, D Collins 0-5, J Maher 1-0, D Butler 0-2, M Campion 0-2, M Connors 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1. Report J O'Neill 1-5, T Hammersley 0-3, M Ryan 0-3, C Hammersley 0-1, J Devane 0-1, D Quirke 0-1.
17 September 2017 Quarter-final Borris-Ileigh 1-18 - 1-17 Loughmore-Castleiney Semple Stadium
B Maher 0-6 C Kenny 0-4, N Kenny 1-0, D McCormack 0-3, S McCormack 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, J Hogan 0-1, K Maher 0-1, P Stapleton 0-1. Report J McGrath 1-5, L McGrath 0-3, A McGrath 0-2, C McGrath 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, T McGrath 0-1, N McGrath 0-1, E Sweeney 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.

Semi-finals

24 September 2017 Semi-final Borris-Ileigh 1-16 - 1-12 Drom-Inch Semple Stadium
3:30 pm B Maher 0-7f, D McCormack 1-1, C Kenny and J Kelly 0-2 each, L Ryan, S McCormack, N Kenny, J Hogan 0-1 each. Report J Ryan and S Callanan (0-2f, 1 '65) 0-4 each, J Maher 1-0, D Butler 0-2, D Collins and T Nolan 0-1 each Referee: J McCormack (Knockavilla Kickhams)
24 September 2017 Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 - 0-18 Éire Óg Annacarty Semple Stadium
5:00 pm P Bourke 0-9 (0-7f), A McCormack 0-5 (0-1f), R Maher, J Maher, R Purcell 0-2 each, S Maher, M Cahill, S Lillis, S Cahill, B McCarthy, C Stakelum, D Maher 0-1 each Report R O’Brien 0-6, D Mooney 0-5f, S Ryan 0-3 (0-2f), B Fox, T Fox, D O’Dwyer, C Bradshaw 0-1 each Referee: M Murphy (Toomevara)

Final

8 October 2017 Final Thurles Sarsfields 1-24 - 0-11 Borris-Ileigh Semple Stadium
3:30 pm A McCormack 0-9 (6f, 1 '65), C Stakelum 1-2, B McCarthy and D Maher 0-3 each, P Bourke and L Corbett 0-2 each, R Maher, P Maher, S Cahill 0-1 each Report B Maher 0-5f, D McCormack 0-3, L Ryan 0-2, K Maher 0-1 Attendance: 8,376
Referee: F Horgan (Knockavilla Kickhams)
Man of the Match: Pádraic Maher

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pa Bourke Thurles Sarsfields 3-43 52 6 8.66
2 Brendan Maher Borris-Ileigh 1-44 47 7 6.71
3 John McGrath Loughmore-Castleiney 5-30 45 4 11.25
4 Michael Breen Ballina 3-34 43 5 8.60
5 Séamus Callanan Drom-Inch 4-26 38 4 9.50
6 Cian Darcy Kilruane MacDonaghs 3-28 37 4 9.25
7 Stephen Murray Burgess 2-29 35 4 8.75
8 Aidan McCormack Thurles Sarsfields 1-30 33 6 5.50
Seán Curran Mullinahone 0-33 33 4 8.25
10 Darragh Egan Kiladangan 2-25 31 5 6.20
Michael Heffernan Nenagh Éire Óg 1-28 31 4 8.75
Paul Ryan Upperchurch-Drombane 0-31 31 3 10.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Michael Heffernan Nenagh Éire Óg 1-14 17 Carrick Swans
2 John McGrath Loughmore-Castleiney 2-10 16 Upperchurch-Drombane
3 Jake Morris Nenagh Éire Óg 3-04 13 Carrick Swans
Darragh Egan Kiladangan 1-10 13 Borris-Ileigh
John O'Neill Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-13 13 Portroe
Pa Bourke Thurles Sarsfields 0-13 13 Carrick Swans
Stephen Murray Burgess 0-13 13 Mullinahone
8 Michael O'Brien Thurles Sarsfields 3-03 12 Carrick Swans
Séamus Callanan Drom-Inch 2-06 12 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Séamus Callanan Drom-Inch 1-09 12 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Timmy Hammersley Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-12 12 Drom-Inch

References

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