1973 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1973 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Roscrea (5th title) Francis Loughnane (captain)
Runners-up	Kilruane MacDonaghs Seán Hyland (captain)
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The 1973 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Roscrea were the defending champions.

Roscrea won the championship after a 3–14 to 3–08 defeat of Kilruane MacDonaghs in the final at Semple Stadium. ^[1] It was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

Quarter-finals

Drom-Inch v Borris-Ileigh

16 September 1973Quarter-final	Drom-Inch	5-07 - 1-16	Borris-Ileigh	Semple Stadium
	E Butler 2-1, J Carey 1-1, P Butler 1-1, J Harkin 0-3, O Quinn 1-0, T Butler 0-1.		B Kenny 1-5, N O'Dwyer 0-5, L Carroll 0-2, T Ryan 0-1, M Stapleton 0-1, T O'Dwyer 0-1, N Maher 0-1.

Roscrea v Carrick Davins

16 September 1973Quarter-final	Roscrea	3-11 - 1-12	Carrick Davins	Semple Stadium
	F Loughnane 1-9, L Stapleton 1-0, J Tynan 1-0, R Ryan 0-1, J Cunningham 0-1.		J Walsh 0-8, T Roche 1-0, PJ Ryan 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Roscrea v Newport

30 September 1973Semi-final	Roscrea	5-11 - 4-07	Newport	MacDonagh Park
	J Cunningham 2-2, J Spooner 1-2, J Tynan 1-1, F Loughnane 0-4, B Stapleton 1-0, M Minogue 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.		Joe O'Brien 1-6, C Moroney 2-0, Jimmy O'Brien 1-0, M Jones 0-1.

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Drom-Inch

30 September 1973Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	4-10 - 5-03	Drom-Inch	MacDonagh Park
	L O'Shea 2-0, L Gaynor 1-3, N Killackey 1-1, G Williams 0-3, S O'Meara 0-1, D Cahill 0-1, S Keogh 0-1.		E Butler 4-1, F Quinn 1-1, J Harkin 0-1.

Final

Roscrea v Kilruane MacDonaghs

15 October 1973Final	Roscrea	3-14 - 3-08	Kilruane MacDonaghs	Semple Stadium
	F Loughnane 1-4, J Cunningham 1-3, J Tynan 1-3, R Ryan 0-2, T O'Connor 0-1, J Spooner 0-1.		G Williams 1-3, S O'Meara 1-0, Jim Williams 1-0, L Gaynor 0-3, S Keogh 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: P Verdon (Solohead)

References

1. "Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.