Tipperary senior hurling team season 2017
| 2017 Hurling Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Michael Ryan | ||
| Captain | Pádraic Maher | ||
| All-Ireland SHC | TBD | ||
| Munster SHC | TBD | ||
| National League | TBD | ||
| Top scorer Championship | |||
| Highest SHC attendance | |||
| Lowest SHC attendance | |||
| |||
The 2017 season will be Michael Ryan's second year as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
On 28 November 2016, Pádraic Maher was named as the new captain of the Tipperary Senior hurling team for 2017 with Séamus Callanan named as vice-captain.[1][2]
Intersport/Elverys will continue as sponsors of Tipperary GAA for a third year.
The Tipperary players and management team will travel to Miami in December 2016 for a team holiday. Tipperary again chose not to compete in the Munster Senior Hurling League which will begin in January.[3][4]
Tipperary will be going for a three in a row of Munster titles and will also be defending their All-Ireland title.
2017 senior hurling management team
| Name | Position | Club |
| Michael Ryan | Manager | Upperchurch-Drombane |
| Declan Fanning | Coach | Killenaule |
| John Madden | Selector | Lorrha-Dorrha |
| Brian Horgan | Selector | Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams |
| Conor Stakelum | Selector | Borris-Ileigh |
2017 squad
On 28 November 2016, a pre-season training squad of 40 players was announced by Michael Ryan for winter training.[5]
2017 National Hurling League
Tipperary will start their league campaign on 11 February against Dublin.
2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Quarter-final
The draw for the championship was held on 13 October 2016 and was broadcast live on RTÉ2.[6] Tipperary were drawn to take on Cork in the Munster Quarter final with the winners playing Waterford in the Semi-Final.
References
- ↑ "From one Maher to another - Tipperary announce new senior hurling captain". The 42. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Switching skippers will 'freshen up' Tipp, insists Maher". Irish Independent. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "All-Ireland champions Tipp unveil pre-season training panel". Hogan Standl. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "'I'd be my own biggest critic. I have room for improvement' - Seamus Callanan". Irish Independent. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tipperary SH Pre-Season Training Panel". Tipperary GAAl. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Here is the full provincial draw for the 2017 All-Ireland hurling championship". Irish Independent. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.