2012 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team
2012 season
Manager Declan Ryan
All-Ireland SHC Semi-Final
Munster SHC Winners
National League Semi-final
Top scorer TBD
Highest SHC attendance TBD
Lowest SHC attendance TBD
Colours

The 2012 season was Declan Ryan's second year in charge of the Tipperary team, the second year of his initial two-year term since succeeding Liam Sheedy. In January the management appointed Paul Curran of Mullinahone as new captain and Pádraic Maher of Thurles Sarsfields as vice captain for 2012 season.[1][2] On 6 February 2012, forward Lar Corbett announced his withdrawal from the Tipperary hurling panel for the 2012 season due to work commitments.[3][4][5][6] On 13 May 2012, it was announced by Tipperary that Corbett had returned to the Tipperary Senior Hurling panel.[7][8][9] On 24 June he made his comeback coming on as a substitute in the first half against Cork in the 2012 Munster Hurling Semi-Final as Tipperary won by 1–22 to 0–24.[10]

In March, Tipperary won their first trophy of the year by capturing the Waterford Crystal Cup against Clare in Sixmilebridge by 1-21 to 2-12.[11] The trophy was presented by Munster Council Vice Chairman Robert Frost to Brendan Cummins who captained the team in the absence of squad captain, the injured Paul Curran and vice-captain, Padraic Maher, who was unavailable following Fitzgibbon Cup games.[12][13] On 13 May 2012, it was announced by Tipperary GAA that Lar Corbett had returned to the Tipperary Senior Hurling panel.[14][15][16]

2012 senior hurling management team

Name Position Club
Declan Ryan Manager Clonoulty-Rossmore
Michael Gleeson Selector Thurles Sarsfields
Tommy Dunne Selector (Coach) Toomevara
Cian O'Neill Trainer Moorefield

2012 Squad

Number Player Position Local Club
1 Brendan Cummins Goalkeeper Ballybacon-Grange
2 Conor O'Brien Right Corner Back Éire Óg, Annacarty
3 Paul Curran (C) Full back Mullinahone
4 Mickey Cahill Left Corner Back Thurles Sarsfields
5 Thomas Stapleton Right half back Templederry
6 Conor O'Mahoney Centre half back Newport
7 Pádraic Maher Left half back Thurles Sarsfields
8 Brendan Maher Midfield Borris-Ileigh
9 Shane McGrath Midfield Ballinahinch
10 Pa Bourke Right half forward Thurles Sarsfields
11 Patrick 'Bonner' Maher Centre half forward Lorrha-Dorrha
12 Lar Corbett Left half forward Thurles Sarsfields
13 Brian O'Meara Right Corner Forward Kilruane MacDonagh's
14 John O'Brien Full forward Toomevara
15 Noel McGrath Left Corner Forward Loughmore-Castleiney
16 Darren Gleeson Goalkeeper Portroe
17 Shane Bourke Left Corner Forward J.K. Bracken's
18 Séamus Callanan Right half forward Drom-Inch
19 Eoin Kelly Full forward Mullinahone
20 Donagh Maher Right Corner Back Burgess
21 Shane Maher Right half back Burgess
22 John O'Keeffe Left half back Clonoulty-Rossmore
23 John O'Neill Left Corner Forward Clonoulty-Rossmore
24 Gearóid Ryan Left half forward Templederry
25 Paddy Stapleton Right Corner Back Borris-Ileigh
26 James Woodlock Midfield Drom-Inch
27 Timmy Hammersley Right Corner Forward Clonoulty-Rossmore
28 Johnny Ryan Midfield Drom-Inch
29 Seán Curran Left half forward Mullinahone
30 David Young Left half back Toomevara

2012 Waterford Crystal Cup

22 January 2012 Preliminary Round Tipperary 2-24 - 1-16 Limerick Institute of Technology Dolla
Report Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)
4 February 2012 Quarter-Final Tipperary 2-11 - 0-12 University of Limerick MacDonagh Park Nenagh
Report
12 February 2012 Semi-Final Tipperary 0-26 - 0-19 Cork Templemore
Report
4 March 2012 Final Tipperary 1-21 - 2-12 Clare O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Report Attendance: 1,632
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

2012 National Hurling League

Tipperary finished in third place in the league table and qualified to meet Cork in the semi-final where they lost by 2-15 to 1-25 on 22 April.

Division 1A

  NHL finalists   Relegated team

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Kilkenny 5 4 0 1 13-95 8-69 41 8
Cork 5 3 1 1 9-88 6-90 7 7
Tipperary 5 2 2 1 2-87 8-65 4 6
Waterford 5 2 0 3 4-79 5-98 -22 4
Galway 5 2 0 3 4-81 8-86 -17 4
Dublin 5 0 1 4 10-70 7-92 -13 1
  • Waterford are placed ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head match between the teams.

Fixtures and results

26 February 2012 Round 1 Kilkenny 2-17 - 0-15 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
14:30 R Power 1-11 (1-00 pen, 0-10f, 0-01 '65'), E Larkin 1-02, M Rice 0-02, M Ruth, TJ Reid 0-01 each. Report P Bourke 0-06 (0-05f, 0-01 '65'), N McGrath, S Bourke 0-03 each, C O'Mahony (0-01f), B Maher, E Kelly 0-01 each Attendance: 10,664
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
11 March 2012 Round 2 Tipperary 2-20 - 2-18 Galway Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:30 P Bourke 1-6 (0-5f), N McGrath 1-3 (0-1f), J Woodlock, B Maher, J O’Neill & S Bourke 0-2 each, C O’Mahony (65), B O’Meara, J Ryan 0-1 each. Report N Burke 0-7f, D Hayes 1-3, J Regan 1-2, C Cooney 0-3 (1f), B Burke 0-2, B Daly 0-1. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
18 March 2012 Round 3 Tipperary 0-31 - 2-15 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:30 N McGrath 0-7 (0-1f); P Bourke 0-7 (0-4f); B O’Meara 0-3; P Maher 0-2; B Maher 0-2; J Woodlock 0-2; J O’Neill 0-2; S Bourke 0-2; S McGrath 0-2; J Ryan, T Stapleton, 0-1 each. Report M Shanahan 1-4 (1-0p, 0-1f); M O’Neill 0-4 (4f); S Molumphy 1-0; S O’Sullivan 0-2; G O’Brien, S Walsh, J Nagle, K Moran, E McGrath, 0-1 each. Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
24 March 2012 Round 4 Dublin 2-15 - 0-21 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
D Treacy, L Rushe both 1-2, A McCrabbe 0-3 (2f), R Dwyer, D Sutcliffe, N McMorrow all 0-2, J McCaffrey, D O’Callaghan both 0-1 Report P Bourke 0-6 (5f), B O’Meara 0-5, N McGrath 0-4 (2f), J O’Brien 0-2, S Bourke, J Ryan, S McGrath, B Maher all 0-1 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
1 April 2012 Round 5 Tipperary 1-23 - 1-23 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:30 P Bourke (1-6, 1-2f), N McGrath (0-5), J O’Brien (0-3), S Bourke (0-3), G Ryan (0-2), J Woodlock (0-1), P Maher (0-1), T Stapleton (0-1), E Kelly (0-1). Report P Horgan (0-9, 3f), C Lehane (1-2), C Naughton (0-4), D Sweetnam (0-3), J Coughlan (0-2), W Egan (0-1f), P Cronin (0-1), J Gardiner (0-1).
22 April 2012 Semi-final Cork 1-25 - 2-15 Tipperary Semple Stadium, Thurles
16:00 L O’Farrell 1-02, P Horgan 0-09 (6f), N McCarthy, W Egan (2f) 0-03 each, P Cronin, C Lehane 0-02 each, J Gardiner, P O’Sullivan, D Sweetnam, A Nash 0-01 each. Report B O’Meara 1-02, E Kelly 1-01 (1-01f), P Bourke 0-07 (5f), J Woodlock, G Ryan, N McGrath, S Bourke, J O’Brien 0-01 each. Attendance: 15,424
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

In July, Tipperary retained their Munster title with a 2-17 to 0-16 win against Waterford in the Final.[17]

Quarter-final
Tipperary2–20 – 1–19Limerick
P Bourke 1–8 (0-5f, 0–1 65), B O’Meara 1–2, N McGrath 0–3, E Kelly 0-1f, T Stapleton 0–1, J O’Brien 0–1, S Bourke 0–1, S Callinan 0–1, S McGrath 0–1, C O’Brien 0–1. Report S Dowling 0–8 (4f), G Mulcahy 1–2, S Tobin 0–3, K Downes 0–2, C Allis 0–2, D Breen 0–1, D Hannon 0–1.
Attendance: 22,068
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Semi-final
Cork0–24 – 1–22Tipperary
P Horgan 0–11 (8f); P O’Sullivan 0–3; J Coughlan 0–3; C Lehane 0–2; P Cronin, C Naughton, D Kearney, C McCarthy, D Sweetnam, 0–1 each. Report P Bourke 0–12 (7f, 2 65s); N McGrath 1–4; B O’Meara 0–2; B Maher 0–2; Padraic Maher, G Ryan, 0–1 each.
Attendance: 32,568
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Final
Waterford0–16 – 2–17Tipperary
M Shanahan 0-08 (0-05f, 0-01 ‘65’), J Mullane 0-03, S Walsh 0-02, P Mahony, S Molumphy, E Kelly (0-01f) 0-01 each. Report J O’Brien 1-03, S Bourke 1-01, N McGrath, E Kelly (0-02f) 0-03 each, B O’Meara, P Bourke (0-02f) 0-02 each, Padraic Maher, S McGrath, M Cahill 0-01 each.
Attendance: 26,438
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)


Main article: 2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final
Tipperary1–15 – 4–24Kilkenny
P Bourke 1–8 (4f, 4 65s); N McGrath 0–2; J O’Neill 0–2; C O’Mahony, S McGrath, J O’Brien, 0–1 each. Report H Shefflin 0–11 (9f, 1 65); TJ Reid 2–2; A Fogarty 1–3; E Larkin 1–0; R Power 0–3 (1f, 1 65); B Hogan, M Fennelly, M Rice, C Fennelly, C Buckley, 0–1 each.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Tipperary had their heaviest defeat in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since 1897, with Kilkenny blowing them away by scoring 4-24, 3-15 in the second half to leave Tipperary with an eighteen-point defeat in front of a crowd of 50,220.[18][19] In that semi-final match Lar Corbett was assigned the role of man marking Kilkenny defender Tommy Walsh around the pitch, with Kilkenny assigning Jackie Tyrrell to mark Corbett. The marking battle between the players developed into a sideshow and nullified Corbetts own game as he remained scoreless during the game.[20] The tactic was heavily criticized by various analysts and reporters after the game.[21][22] [23][24][25] In early September, Declan Ryan and his management team of Tommy Dunne and Michael Gleeson informed the county board that they would not seek an extension to their two-year term in charge of the Senior hurling team and would be stepping down.[26][27][28]

On 25 September, Eamon O'Shea succeeded Declan Ryan as manager of the Tipperary senior team.[29][30]

Awards

Tipperary had six players, Michael Cahill, Pádraic Maher, Pa Bourke, Bonnar Maher, Noel McGrath, and Brian O'Meara nominated for an All Star award but won no awards in 2012.[31] [32]

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