2003 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team
2003 season
Manager Michael Doyle
All-Ireland SHC Semi-final
Munster SHC Quarter-final
National League Finalists
Top scorer Eoin Kelly (2-30)
Highest SHC attendance 60,087 v Kilkenny (17 August)
Lowest SHC attendance
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In 2003 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. On 5 November 2002 Michael Doyle was appointed manager of the team, along with selectors Liam Sheedy and Kevin Fox.[1] It was Doyle's first year in charge of the team with Brian O'Meara named as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA. Doyle resigned as manager in September after one year in charge.[2][3]

National Hurling League

Division 1B table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 5 4 0 1 8 Advanced to Group 1
2 Cork 5 4 0 1 8
3 Wexford 5 3 0 2 6
4 Offaly 5 3 0 2 6 Advanced to Group 2
5 Limerick 5 1 0 4 2
6 Derry 5 0 0 5 0
23 February 2003 Round 1 Tipperary 4-14 - 1-8 Offaly MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
L Corbett 3-3, E Kelly 0-6, B O’Meara 1-0, C Gleeson 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. B Carroll 0-6, D Murray 1-0, G Oakley 0-1, C Cassidy 0-1. Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)
8 March 2003 Round 2 Tipperary 1-17 - 1-8 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
L Corbett 1-3, E Kelly 0-5, T Dunne 0-3, B O’Meara 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, G O’Grady 0-1, E Brislane 0-1. D Sheehan 1-1, J Meskell 0-4, M Foley 0-2, B Foley 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
16 March 2003 Round 3 Tipperary 3-21 - 1-11 Wexford MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
E Kelly 1-6, L Corbett 2-2, T Dunne 0-4, M O’Leary 0-3, C Gleeson 0-3, G O’Grady 0-2, C Morrissey 0-1. P Codd 1-7, B Lambert 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1. Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)
23 March 2003 Round 4 Derry 2-14 - 4-19 Tipperary O'Cahan Park, Dungiven
O Collins 1-11, D McGrellis 1-0, R Kennedy 0-1, D Magill 0-1, P O’Kane 0-1. E Kelly 1-10, E O’Neill 2-1, L Cahill 1-0, G O’Grady 0-3, C Morrissey 0-2, B O’Meara 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, L Corbett 0-1. Referee: J Gribben (Down)
29 March 2003 Round 5 Tipperary 4-11 - 4-15 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
E Kelly (3-5), T Dunne (1-2), B O'Meara (0-1), C Gleeson (0-1), M O'Leary (0-1); L Corbett (0-1). J Deane (1-7), S Ó hAilpín (2-0), A Browne (1-1), M O'Connell (0-2); N McCarthy (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1); J Gardiner (0-1), B O'Connor (0-1). Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Group 1 table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 3 2 1 0 13 Division 1 runners-up
2 Kilkenny 3 1 1 1 13 Division 1 champions
3 Cork 3 2 0 1 12
4 Wexford 3 1 1 1 9
5 Galway 3 1 1 1 7
6 Clare 3 0 0 3 6
13 April 2003 Round 1 Kilkenny 2-16 - 2-19 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
H Shefflin 0-8, DJ Carey 1-3, C Carter 1-0, T Walsh 0-2, E Brennan 0-2, R Mullally 0-1. G O’Grady 1-6, E Kelly 0-7, M O’Leary 1-2, T Dunne 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, L Corbett 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
20 April 2003 Round 2 Tipperary 3-15 - 2-18 Galway Semple Stadium, Thurles
T Dunne 1-3, C Gleeson 1-1, E Kelly 0-4, L Corbett 1-0, P Kelly 0-3, L Cahill 0-3, G O’Grady 0-1. R Murray 0-8, O Fahy 1-3, D Tierney 1-1, C Moore 0-2, D Forde 0-2, A Kerins 0-1, J Conroy 0-1. Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)
27 April 2003 Round 3 Clare 0-14 - 0-22 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis
N Gilligan 0-4, A Quinn 0-4, S McMahon 0-3, T Griffin 0-2, D McMahon 0-1. E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 0-5, T Dunne 0-4, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, M O’Leary 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Knock-out stage

5 May 2003 Final Kilkenny 5-14 - 5-13 Tipperary Croke Park
H Shefflin 1-6 (0-4f), DJ Carey (0-3f), E Brennan 1-3 each, M Comerford 1-2, C Carter 1-0. Report E Kelly 1-7 (1-3f), L Corbett, J Carroll 2-0 each, C Gleeson 0-2, T Dunne (f), E Brislane, P Kelly, L Cahill 0-1 each. Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Clare2-17 - 0-14Tipperary
N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Quinn 1-2; J. O'Connor 1-1; C. Lynch 0-2; A. Markham 0-2; T. Carmody, T. Griffin, D. McMahon, S. McMahon (free), 0-1 each E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees); B. O'Meara 0-3; T. Dunne, C. Gleeson, L. Cahill, J. Carroll, 0-1 each
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [1]

2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary3-28 - 0-13Laois
P Kelly (0-3, 165, 1f), M O’Leary (0-3), C Gleeson (0-3), G O’Grady (0-2)), J Carroll (0-1), E Kelly (2-8), D Byrne (0-6, 2f), B O’Meara (1-1), L Corbett (0-1)) C Coonan (0-1)), J Young (0-5, 1pen, 165, 2f), J Phelan (0-1), E Maher (0-2)), L Tynan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), D Cuddy (0-1)
Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim) Match Report
Galway1-17 - 1-18Tipperary
R. Gantley 0-7 (0-5 frees); D. Hayes 1-1; K. Broderick 0-2; D. Tierney 0-2; A. Kerins 0-2; O. Canning, R. Murray, O. Fahy, 0-1 each L. Corbett 0-4; B. Dunne 1-1; M. O'Leary 0-3; B. O'Meara 0-2; J. Carroll 0-2; E. Kelly 0-2 (frees); P. Kelly, G. O'Grady, C. Gleeson, E. Enright, 0-1 each
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) Match Report
Tipperary2-16 - 2-11Offaly
E. Kelly 0-5 (0-3 frees); J. Carroll, B. O'Meara 1-0 each; P. Kelly 0-3 (0-1 free); T. Dunne 0-3 (0-2 '65's); B. Dunne, M. O'Leary, L. Corbett, E. Corcoran, C. Gleeson 0-1 each G. Hanniffy 1-2; N. Coughlan 1-1; B. Carroll 0-2 frees; R. Hanniffy 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Murphy, C Cassidy, M. Cordial, S. Whelahan 0-1 each
Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report
Kilkenny3-18 - 0-15Tipperary
H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-4; T. Walsh 1-0; D.J. Carey 0-3 seventies; D. Lyng 0-2; J. Hoyne and J. Coogan 0-1 each E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); C. Gleeson 0-2; P. Kelly, J. Carroll, P. O'Meara, E. Enright and P. O'Brien 0-1 each
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

Awards

Tipperary won one All Star Award with goalkeeper Brendan Cummins picking up his third award.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Doyle takes over as Tipp boss". RTÉ Sport. 5 November 2002. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Doyle resigns as Tipperary boss". RTE Sport. 23 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Jilted Doyle the latest victim of player power revolution". Irish Independent. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.