2014 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2014 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 12 April 2014 and ended on 2 November 2014.

Loughmore-Castleiney were the defending champions.[1] Thurles Sarsfields won the title following a 2–22 to 3–11 defeat of Loughmore-Castleiney in the final.

Format

The 2014 championship saw a restructuring of the format, with teams graded based on their 2013 Championship performance. 32 teams contested the championship, with teams split into Roinn I and Roinn II.[2][3]

Roinn I

In this section sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four. One team from each seeding was chosen per group.

Roinn I
  • Seed 1: 4 county semi-finalists from 2013
  • Seed 2: 4 county quarter-finalists from 2013
  • Seed 3: 4 county Round 4 Losers 2013
  • Seed 4: 4 county Round 3 Losers 2013
Progress

The top two teams in each group qualify for the last sixteen. The bottom teams are assigned to Roinn II for the 2015 championship.

Roinn II

In this section sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four. One team from each seeding was chosen per group.

Roinn II
  • Seed 1: 4 Round 2 losers from 2013
  • Seed 2: 4 Round 2 losers from 2013
  • Seed 3: 4 Round 1 losers from 2013
  • Seed 4: 3 Round 1 losers from 2013 plus the 2013 intermediate champions
Progress

The top team in each group qualifies for the last sixteen and are also promoted to Roinn I for 2015. Two out of the last placed teams in each group will be contest the relegation section.

Divisional championship

Each Tipperary divisional championship in 2014 was operated on a knock-out plus a loser's group format. The four divisional champions will compete in the last sixteen. If a divisional champion also wins Roinn I or Roinn II then the next highest-ranked team progresses.

Last sixteen

The last sixteen of the championship will feature the four divisional champions, four Roinn II group winners, four Roinn I group winners and four Roinn I second-placed teams.

Fixtures and results

Relegation play-offs

6 September 2014 Semi-final Ballingarry 5-18 - 0-14 Cashel King Cormacs Fethard GAA Park
15:00 Referee: J Cleary
6 September 2014 Semi-final Carrick Davins 0-15 - 3-15 Moneygall The Ragg
15:00 Referee: J Butler

Round of 16

11 October 2014 Round of 16 Clonoulty-Rossmore 3-18 - 1-17 Éire Óg Annacarty Golden
15:30 Referee: F Horgan
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Loughmore-Castleiney 4-27 - 1-20 Ballina St. Michael's Park
13:30 Referee: J O'Brien
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Kildangan 3-22 - 2-21 Lorrha MacDonagh Park
14:00 Report Referee: J Fitzpatrick
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Moycarkey-Borris 1-17 - 2-19 Templederry Kenyons Semple Stadium
14:30 Referee: P Ivors
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Borris-Illeigh 2-14 - 0-21 Burgess St. Michael's Park
15:00 Report Referee: J Cleary
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Killenaule 0-13 - 1-18 Mullinahone Clonmel Sportsfield
15:00 Referee: N Cosgrove
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Nenagh Éire Óg 2-14 - 2-8 Kilruane MacDonagh's MacDonagh Park
15:30 Report Referee: J Butler
12 October 2014 Round of 16 Drom-Inch 1-20 - 3-17 Thurles Sarsfields Semple Stadium
16:00 Report Referee: J Ryan

Quarter-finals

18 October 2014 Quarter-final C. J. Kickham's 3-17 3-16 Kildangan Semple Stadium
15:30 Referee: J Ryan
18 October 2014 Quarter-final Clonoulty-Rossmore 2-10 - 0-17 Loughmore-Castleiney Semple Stadium
17:00 Report Referee: K Delahunty
19 October 2014 Quarter-final Burgess 0-17 - 0-24 Templederry Kenyons Semple Stadium
14:30 Referee: P Kelly

Semi-finals

26 October 2014 Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 0-18 - 1-11 Templederry Kenyons Semple Stadium
14:00 A McCormack 0-9; P Bourke (0-4); D Maher, B McCarthy, S Cahill, C Lanigan, M O’Brien (0-1 each); Report G Ryan (1-2), A Ryan (0-4), T Ryan, E Murray, D Cary, P O’Leary, T Stapleton (0-1 each) Referee: G Fitzpatrick
26 October 2014 Semi-final Loughmore-Castleiney 3-22 - 0-14 C. J. Kickham's Semple Stadium
15:30 L Treacy and E Sweeney,(1-3 each); J McGrath(1-2); L McGrath, N McGrath, A McGrath, and C Hennessy(0-3 each); T McGrath(0-2). Report E Kelly 0-6; C Horan(0-3), J Shelley(0-2), E Fennelly, D Cody, K Bolger (0-1 each) Referee: F Horgan

Final

2 November 2014 Final Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 - 3-11 Loughmore-Castleiney Semple Stadium
15:30 P Bourke 1-3, Denis Maher, A McCormack 0-5 each, R Ruth 0-4, M O'Brien 1-0, L Corbett 0-2, S Cahill 0-2, C Lanigan 0-1 Report N McGrath 0-5 (5f), L McGrath, J McGrath 1-1 each, E Sweeney 1-0, L Treacy, C Hennessy, A McGrath (f), L Treacy 0-1 each. Attendance: 5,731
Referee: J Ryan

References

  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2013). "Mastery of McGraths inspires Loughmore-Castleiney victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship". Carrick Swans GAA Club website. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ "A guide to the 2014 County Senior Hurling Championship". Nenagh Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 20 September 2014.