1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	21 September – 27 October 1996
Teams	8
Sponsor	Nenagh Co-Op
Champions	Boherlahan-Dualla (11th title) Philly Ryan (captain) Dan O'Donnell (manager)
Runners-up	Toomevara Pat King (captain) Seán Stack (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	22 (3.14 per match)
Points scored	156 (22.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Philip O'Dwyer (6-10)
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The 1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 21 September 1996 and ended 27 October 1996.

Nenagh Éire Óg were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Lorrha-Dorrha in the first round of the North Championship. ^[1]

On 27 October 1996, Boherlahan-Dualla won the championship after a 1–16 to 2–12 defeat of Toomevara in the final at Semple Stadium. ^[2] It was their 11th championship title overall and their first title since 1941. It remains their last championship triumph.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Mid	Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Boherlahan-Dualla	Thurles Sarsfields
North	North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Newport	Lorrha
South	South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Ballingarry	Killenaule
West	West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Clonoulty-Rossmore	Cashel King Cormacs

Results

Quarter-finals

Thurles Sarsfields v Killenaule

21 September 1996Quarter-final	Thurles Sarsfields	2-13 - 1-07	Killenaule	Littleton Grounds
	J Enright 0-8, S Quinn 2-0, E Walsh 0-3, E Enright 0-1, M O'Dowd 0-1.		T Shelly 1-3, K Laurence 0-3, D O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: M Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs)

Boherlahan-Dualla v Ballingarry

5 October 1996Quarter-final	Boherlahan-Dualla	2-18 - 1-08	Ballingarry	Clonmel GAA Ground
	T O'Dwyer 1-4, N Ferncombe 1-4, A Flanagan 0-4, G Flanagan 0-3, B O'Dwyer 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, JJ McGrath 0-1.		L Cahill 1-5, P Ivors 0-1, S Butler 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.

Toomevara v Clonoulty-Rossmore

6 October 1996Quarter-final	Toomevara	2-17 - 0-09	Clonoulty-Rossmore	Páirc Shíleáin
	K McCormack 0-7, L Nolan 1-2, M Bevans 1-2, K Dunne 0-2, G Frend 0-1, K Kennedy 0-1, L Flattery 0-1.		D Ryan 0-5, M Kennedy 0-3, M Quirke 0-1.

Cashel King Cormacs v Newport

6 October 1996Quarter-final	Cashel King Cormacs	2-11 - 1-11	Newport	Páirc Shíleáin
	T Moloney 1-9, TJ Connolly 1-1, Conal Bonnar 0-1.		G Bradley 0-6, J Ryan 1-1, D Ryan 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, T Moylan 0-1, P Coleman 0-1.

Semi-finals

Toomevara v Thurles Sarsfields

13 October 1996Semi-final	Toomevara	1-17 - 0-06	Thurles Sarsfields	Semple Stadium
	Tommy Dunne 0-4, K Dunne 0-4, K McCormack 0-4, L Nolan 1-0, M Bevans 0-2, P King 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, Terry Dunne 0-1.		J Enright 0-3, C Maher 0-2, E Enright 0-1.	Referee: T Lonergan

Boherlahan-Dualla v Cashel King Cormacs

3 October 1996Semi-final	Boherlahan-Dualla	5-11 - 2-08	Cashel King Cormacs	Semple Stadium
	P Dwyer 4-3, M Murphy 1-2, G Flanagan 0-2, A Flanagan 0-2, L Maher 0-2.		TJ Connolly 1-3, R Ryan 0-2, T Moloney 0-2, Conal Bonnar 0-1.

Final

Boherlahan-Dualla v Toomevara

27 October 1996Final	Boherlahan-Dualla	1-16 - 2-12	Toomevara	Semple Stadium
	P O'Dwyer 1-3, A Flanagan 0-6, G Flanagan 0-3, M Ferncombe 0-1, JJ McGrath 0-1, B O'Dwyer 0-1, L Maher 0-1.		K Kennedy 2-0, K McCormack 0-5, Terry Dunne 0-2, M O'Meara 0-1, M Bevans 0-1, Tommy Dunne 0-1, L Nolan 0-1, K Dunne 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Philip O'Dwyer	Boherlahan-Dualla	6-10	28	3	9.33
2	Kevin McCormack	Toomevara	0-16	16	3	5.33
3	Timmy Moloney	Cashel King Cormacs	1-11	14	2	7.00
4	Aidan Flanagan	Boherlahan-Dualla	0-12	12	3	4.00
5	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	0-11	11	2	5.50
6	T. J. Connolly	Cashel King Cormacs	2-04	10	2	5.00
7	Liam Nolan	Toomevara	2-03	9	3	3.00
8	Liam Cahill	Ballingarry	1-05	8	1	8.00
	Michael Ferncombe	Boherlahan-Dualla	1-05	8	3	2.66
	Michael Bevans	Toomevara	1-05	8	3	2.66
	Ger Flanagan	Boherlahan-Dualla	0-08	8	3	2.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Philip O'Dwyer	Boherlahan-Dualla	4-03	15	Cashel King Cormacs
2	Timmy Moloney	Cashel King Cormacs	1-09	12	Newport
3	Liam Cahill	Ballingarry	1-05	8	Boherlahan-Dualla
	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	0-08	8	Killenaule
5	Philip O'Dwyer	Boherlahan-Dualla	1-04	7	Ballingarry
	Michael Ferncombe	Boherlahan-Dualla	1-04	7	Ballingarry
	Kevin McCormack	Toomevara	0-07	7	Clonoulty-Rossmore
8	Séamus Quinn	Thurles Sarsfields	2-00	6	Killenaule
	Kevin Kennedy	Toomevara	2-00	6	Boherlahan-Dualla
	Tony Shelly	Killenaule	1-03	6	Thurles Sarsfields
	T. J. Connolly	Cashel King Cormacs	1-03	6	Boherlahan-Dualla
	Philip O'Dwyer	Boherlahan-Dualla	1-03	6	Toomevara
	Aidan Flanagan	Boherlahan-Dualla	0-06	6	Toomevara
	Ger Bradley	Newport	0-06	6	Cashel King Cormacs

Miscellaneous

• Boherlahan-Dualla win the title for the first time since 1941.
• Toomevara lose a final for the first time since 1961.

References

1. Cahill, Jackie (17 June 2013). "Corbett sees red as Sarsfields go down". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
2. "Veteran Maher the toast of Boherlahan". Irish Times. 28 October 1996. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

External links

• The County Senior Hurling Championship 1996