2023 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2023 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:28 July 2023 – 29 October 2023
Teams:16
Sponsor:FBD Insurance
Champions: Kiladangan
Count:2
Champions Captain:Alan Flynn
Champions Manager:John O'Meara
Runners-Up: Thurles Sarsfields
Runners-Up Captain:Ronan Maher
Runners-Up Manager:Pádraic Maher
Relegated: Upperchurch–Drombane
Matches:34
Goals:100
Points:1350
Top Scorer: Billy Seymour (2-65)
Previous Year:2022
Previous Tournament:2022 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:2024 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 133rd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

The defending champions were Kilruane MacDonaghs.

On 29 October, Kiladangan defeated Thurles Sarsfields by 1-21 to 1-20 after a replay to win their second title.[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Divisional championship finals

DivisionWinnerScoreRunner-upScoreRef
MidThurles Sarsfields0–18Upperchurch-Drombane0–16[4]
NorthNenagh Éire Óg0–21Kiladangan0–17[5]
SouthKillenaule1–20Carrick Swans2–16[6]
WestClonoulty–Rossmore3–23Cashel King Cormacs1–9[7]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 3 April 2023.[8]

Group 1

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Drom & Inch32017–566–63−44
Mullinahone32016–564–52+104
Nenagh Éire Óg31027–515–55+22
JK Brackens31024–549–47−80

Results

Group 2

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Toomevara33005–581–57+136
Roscrea31116–574–60+33
Moycarkey–Borris31111–683–61+13
Kilruane MacDonaghs30034–558–60−170

Results

Group 3

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Loughmore–Castleiney33007–687–55+136
Holycross–Ballycahill31026–593–67+12
Templederry Kenyons31026–636–72−92
Upperchurch–Drombane31022–535–49−52

Tiebreaker

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Holycross–Ballycahill21013–392–40+22
Templederry Kenyons21012–452–46−12
Upperchurch–Drombane21012–363–34−12

Results

Group 4

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Kiladangan32013–733–57+164
Thurles Sarsfields32014–574–51+64
Borris–Ileigh31114–473–61−113
Clonoulty–Rossmore30121–502–58−111

Results

Knockout stage

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Billy SeymourKiladangan2–6571710.14
2Aidan McCormackThurles Sarsfields2–596588.13
3John McGrathLoughmore-Castleiney4–4355align=center rowspan="2"511
4Cathal BourkeClonoulty–Rossmore1–495210.4
5Darragh WoodsHolycross-Ballycahill2–3743410.75
6Darragh McCarthyToomevara2–354158.2
7Séamus CallananDrom & Inch3–2635align=center rowspan="2"48.75
8Luke CashinRoscrea1–31348.5
9Lyndon FairbrotherJK Brackens1–3033align=center rowspan="2"311
10Mikey HeffernanNenagh Éire Óg1–293210.67

In a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Darragh WoodsHolycross-Ballycahillalign=center rowspan="2"1–13align=center rowspan="2"16Templederry Kenyons
John McGrathLoughmore-CastleineyRoscrea
3Cathal BourkeClonoulty-Rossmore1–1215Thurles Sarsfields
4Billy SeymourKiladangan0–1414Thurles Sarsfields
5Kieran MorrisMoycarkey-Borrisalign=center rowspan="2"0–13align=center rowspan="6"13Toomevara
Aidan McCormackThurles SarsfieldsKiladangan
Lyndon FairbrotherJK Brackensalign=center rowspan="4"1–10Nenagh Éire Óg
Mikey HeffernanNenagh Éire ÓgJK Brackens
Darragh WoodsHolycross-BallycahillLoughmore-Castleiney
Billy SeymourKiladanganHolycross-Ballycahill

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiladangan banish replay demons with one-point win over Sarsfields to claim Tipperary SHC. 29 October 2023. Irish Independent. 31 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Roscrea Premier Intermediate Hurling Champs. Tipp FM. 23 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Templederry Kenyons leave it late to send Éire Óg down in relegation final. Tipperary Live. 7 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Late surge secures Thurles Sarsfields the Mid-Tipperary Senior Hurling crown. Irish Examiner. 29 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Nenagh Éire Óg retain the Frank McGrath Cup with defeat of neighbours Kiladangan. Tipperary Live. 23 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Killenaule just hold on to win South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship final. Tipperary Live. 29 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Record-breakers Clonoulty/Rossmore make it eight in a row in west Tipperary. Tipperary Live. 18 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Tipperary hurling championship draw delivers true group of death. Irish Examiner. 7 April 2023.