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

Roinn I: Group 1 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Nenagh Éire Óg 3 3 0 0 73 45 28 6 2 Clonoulty-Rossmore 3 2 0 1 67 63 4 4 3 Templeder. Kenyons 3 1 0 2 60 67 -7 2 4 Roscrea 3 0 0 3 51 76 -25 0

Roinn I: Group 2 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Kildangan 3 2 0 1 78 51 27 4 2 Killenaule 3 2 0 1 56 54 2 4 3 Upperch.-Drombane 3 2 0 1 67 67 0 4 4 Carrick Swans 3 0 0 3 46 77 -29 0

Roinn I: Group 3 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Lough.-Castleiney 3 2 1 0 59 54 5 5 2 Moycarkey-Borris 3 1 1 1 53 59 -6 3 3 Éire Óg Annacarty 3 1 0 2 48 46 2 2 4 Toomevara 3 1 0 2 47 48 -1 2

Roinn I: Group 4 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Drom-Inch 3 3 0 0 68 48 20 6 2 Borris-Ileigh 3 1 1 1 63 59 4 3 3 Burgess 3 1 1 1 59 58 1 3 4 Silvermines 3 0 0 3 48 73 -25 0

Roinn II: Group 1 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Lorrha 3 3 0 0 69 50 19 6 2 JK Brackens 3 2 0 1 66 36 30 4 3 Knocka.-Donaskeigh 3 1 0 2 46 62 -16 2 4 Carrick Davins 3 0 0 3 31 64 -33 0

Roinn II: Group 2 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Kilruane 3 3 0 0 94 37 57 6 2 Holycross-Ballycahill 3 2 0 1 75 61 14 4 3 Boherlahen-Dualla 3 1 0 2 52 64 -12 2 4 Cashel King Cormacs 3 0 0 3 42 101 -59 0

Roinn II: Group 3 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Ballina 3 2 1 0 52 41 11 5 2 C. J. Kickham's 3 2 0 1 28 29 -1 4 3 Borrisokane 3 1 0 2 33 35 -2 2 4 Ballingarry 3 0 1 2 42 50 -8 1 Roinn II: Group 4 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Thurles Sarsfields 3 3 0 0 100 19 81 6 2 Portroe 3 2 0 1 58 59 -1 4 3 Cappawhite 3 1 0 2 43 91 -48 2 4 Moneygall 3 0 0 3 49 81 -32 0 Relegation play-offs Ballingarry v Cashel King Cormacs 6 September 2014 Semi-final Ballingarry 5-18 - 0-14 Cashel King Cormacs Fethard GAA Park 15:00 Referee: J Cleary Carrick Davins v Moneygall 6 September 2014 Semi-final Carrick Davins 0-15 - 3-15 Moneygall The Ragg 15:00 Referee: J Butler Cashel King Cormacs v Carrick Davins Final Cashel King Cormacs v Carrick Davins Round of 16 Clonoulty-Rossmore v Éire Óg Annacarty 11 October 2014 Round of 16 Clonoulty-Rossmore 3-18 - 1-17 Éire Óg Annacarty Golden 15:30 Referee: F Horgan Loughmore-Castleiney v Ballina 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Loughmore-Castleiney 4-27 - 1-20 Ballina St. Michael's Park 13:30 Referee: J O'Brien Kildangan v Lorrha 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Kildangan 3-22 - 2-21 Lorrha MacDonagh Park 14:00 Report Referee: J Fitzpatrick Moycarkey-Borris v Templederry Kenyons 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Moycarkey-Borris 1-17 - 2-19 Templederry Kenyons Semple Stadium 14:30 Referee: P Ivors Borris-Illeigh v Burgess 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Borris-Illeigh 2-14 - 0-21 Burgess St. Michael's Park 15:00 Report Referee: J Cleary Killenaule v Mullinahone 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Killenaule 0-13 - 1-18 Mullinahone Clonmel Sportsfield 15:00 Referee: N Cosgrove Nenagh Éire Óg v Kilruane MacDonagh's 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Nenagh Éire Óg 2-14 - 2-8 Kilruane MacDonagh's MacDonagh Park 15:30 Report Referee: J Butler Drom-Inch v Thurles Sarsfields 12 October 2014 Round of 16 Drom-Inch 1-20 - 3-17 Thurles Sarsfields Semple Stadium 16:00 Report Referee: J Ryan Quarter-finals C. J. Kickham's v Kildangan 18 October 2014 Quarter-final C. J. Kickham's 3-17 3-16 Kildangan Semple Stadium 15:30 Referee: J Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore v Loughmore-Castleiney 18 October 2014 Quarter-final Clonoulty-Rossmore 2-10 - 0-17 Loughmore-Castleiney Semple Stadium 17:00 Report Referee: K Delahunty Burgess v Templederry Kenyons 19 October 2014 Quarter-final Burgess 0-17 - 0-24 Templederry Kenyons Semple Stadium 14:30 Referee: P Kelly Thurles Sarsfields v Nenagh Éire Óg 19 October 2014 Quarter-final Thurles Sarsfields 0-20 - 0-19 Nenagh Éire Óg Semple Stadium 16:00 Report Semi-finals Thurles Sarsfields v Templederry Kenyons 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 Loughmore-Castleiney v C. J. Kickham's 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 Thurles Sarsfields v Loughmore-Castleiney 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 Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2013). "Mastery of McGraths inspires Loughmore-Castleiney victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 October 2013. "2014 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship". Carrick Swans GAA Club website. Retrieved 20 September 2014. "A guide to the 2014 County Senior Hurling Championship". Nenagh Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 20 September 2014.