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.

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.

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. In 2010, Thurles Sarsfields won their second title in a row with a 1-17 to 1-6 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore. 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	Thurles Sarsfields 1-18	Nenagh Éire Óg 3-11
2014	Thurles Sarsfields 2-22	Loughmore-Castleiney 3-11
2013	Loughmore-Castleiney 1-17	Nenagh Éire Óg 1-16
2012	Thurles Sarsfields 1-21	Drom-Inch 2-15
2011	Drom-Inch 1-19	Clonoulty-Rossmore 2-14
2010	Thurles Sarsfields 1-16	Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-7
2009	Thurles Sarsfields 0-14	Drom-Inch 0-5
2008	Toomevara 2-14	Thurles Sarsfields 0-17
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)
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

External links

• Tipperary on Hoganstand
• Tipperary Club GAA
• Premierview

• Tipperary GAA website report on launch of book on Dan Breen Cup
• Tipperary GAA website, "Latest News", 22 January 2013