North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the North Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1907 for senior hurling teams in North Tipperary, Ireland.
| North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Region |  |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Title holders | |
| First winner |  |
| Most titles |  |
| Sponsors | Hibernian Inn |
| Official website | Official website |
The series of games begin in March, with the championship culminating with the final in August. The championship has always been played using a knock-out format.
The North Tipperary Championship was, until recent times, an integral part of the wider Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the North Tipperary Championship joined their counterparts from the other three divisions to contest the county championship quarter-finals.
13 clubs currently participate in the North Tipperary Championship. The title has been won at least once by 16 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Toomevara who have won a total of 33 titles.
Kiladangan are the title-holders after defeating Borris-Ileigh by 2-13 to 1-08 in the 2019 championship final.[1]
The championship
Overview
The North Tipperary Championship is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random — there are no seeds.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match ends as a draw there is a period of extra time, followed by a second period of extra time should the teams remain deadlocked. If both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
Format
Round 1: 10 team contest this round. The 5 winning teams advance to the quarter-finals. The 5 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Quarter-finals: 8 teams contest this round; the 5 winning teams from round 1 and 3 teams who receive a bye. The 4 winning teams advance to the semi-finals. The 4 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals: 4 teams contest this round. The 2 winning teams advance to the semi-finals. The 2 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.
Roll of honour
| # | Team | Wins | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toomevara | 33 | 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1946, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011 |
| 2 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 19 | 1901, 1902, 1903,1904, 1906,1907, 1908 (De Wets), 1940, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2018 |
| 3 | Roscrea | 17 | 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1982, 2004 |
| 4 | Borris-Ileigh | 14 | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1988, 2005, 2007, 2017 |
| 5 | Nenagh Éire Óg | 9 | 1915, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2014 |
| 6 | Lorrha | 8 | 1905, 1914, 1924, 1948, 1956, 1966, 1984, 1989 |
| 8 | Kiladangan | 7 | 1938, 1943, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 |
| 9 | Newport | 3 | 1932, 1935, 1996 |
| 10 | Borrisokane | 1 | 1933 |
| Kilbarron-Kildangan | 1 | 1934 | |
| Youghalarra | 1 | 1942 | |
| Borrisoleigh | 1 | 1947 | |
| Silvermines | 1 | 1974 | |
| Moneygall | 1 | 1975 | |
| Portroe | 1 | 2012 |
References
- McDonnell, Brian (29 September 2019). "Kingpins: Comfortable Kiladangan cruise to a North Tipperary senior hurling final win over Borris-Ileigh". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 9 April 2020.