2012 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

2012 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 June 2012 – 14 October 2012
Teams32
ChampionsBorder Thurles Sarsfields (32nd title)
Pádraic Maher (captain)
Séamus Quinn (manager)
Runners-upBorder Drom-Inch
Teddy Kennedy (manager)
2011 (Previous) (Next) 2013

The 2012 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 30 June 2012 and ended on 14 October 2012.

Drom-Inch were the defending champions.[1]

On 14 October 2012, Thurles Sarsfields won the championship after a 1–21 to 2–15 defeat of Drom-Inch in the final at Semple Stadium.[2] It was their 32nd championship title overall and their first title since 2010.

Results

Semi-finals

Thurles Sarsfields v Éire Óg Annacarty
7 October 2012 Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 - 1-13 Éire Óg Annacarty Semple Stadium, Thurles
Drom-Inch v Loughmore-Castleiney
7 October 2012 Semi-final Drom-Inch 2-26 - 1-21 Loughmore-Castleiney Semple Stadium, Thurles

Final

Thurles Sarsfields v Drom-Inch
14 October 2012 Final Thurles Sarsfields 1-21 - 2-15 Drom-Inch Semple Stadium, Thurles
A McCormack 1-6; P Bourke 0-6 (5f); M Gleeson 0-2; M O’Brien 0-2; J Enright 0-2 (2f); P Maher, D Maher, J Corbett, 0-1 each. Report J Ryan 0-9 (2f, 1 65); S Callanan 1-3 (1f); D Butler 1-1; J Woodlock, S Butler, 0-1 each. Referee: F Horgan (Knockavilla Kickhams)

External links

  • The 2012 County Senior Hurling Championship

References

  1. ^ "Callanan leads Drom Inch revival". Irish Times. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 October 2012). "Thurles tyro McCormack helps Sars to Tipp title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2018.