2002 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

2002 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	14 September – 10 November 2002
Teams	16
Sponsor	Credit Unions Tipperary
Champions	Mullinahone (1st title) Ky Vaughan (captain) John Leahy (manager)
Runners-up	Thurles Sarsfields Gary Mernagh (captain) Paddy Doyle (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	48 (3 per match)
Points scored	393 (24.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eoin Kelly Pat Croke Johnny Enright Ger O'Grady
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The 2002 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 September 2002 and ended on 10 November 2002.

Toomevara were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mullinahone at the semi-final stage. ^{[1] [2]}

On 10 November 2002, Mullinahone won the title after a 2–10 to 1–11 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in a final replay at Semple Stadium. ^{[3] [4]} It remains their only championship title.

Eoin Kelly, Pat Croke, Johnny Enright and Ger O'Grady were the championship's top scorers.

Format change

The number of participating teams increased from eight to sixteen as all participants in the four divisional semi-finals qualified. Divisional teams entered the county championship at different stages. In round one the eight beaten divisional semi-finalists played off to produce four teams. In round two these four teams played the defeated divisional finalists. The four winners played the four divisional winners in the quarter-finals, from which followed the semis and final.

Relegation was also introduced for the first time. Any team that didn't reach the semi-final stage in the respective divisional championships faced the prospect of relegation from senior to intermediate.

Results

First round

Thurles Sarsfields v Carrick Swans

14 September 2002First round	Thurles Sarsfields	2-20 - 2-09	Carrick Swans	Clonmel Sportsfield, Clonmel
	J Enright 0-10, L Corbett 1-5, E Costelloe 1-0, G O'Grady 0-3, T Ruth 0-1, B O'Dwyer 0-1.		P Loughman 2-3, R Dunne 0-4, J Brophy 0-1, AP Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Cashel King Cormacs)

Roscrea v Cashel King Cormacs

14 September 2002First round	Roscrea	1-15 - 2-08	Cashel King Cormacs	Páirc Shíleáin, Templemore
	J Carroll 1-1, J McDonnell 0-3, P Carroll 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, Donal Hogan 0-2, V Dooley 0-2, Damien Hogan 0-1, L England 0-1,		K O'Sullivan 1-3, B Moloney 1-0, TJ Ryan 0-1, R Ryan 0-1, P Taylor 0-1, G O'Dwyer 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Galtee Rovers v Portroe

28 September 2002First round	Galtee Rovers	2-14 - 2-12	Portroe	The Ragg, Bouladuff
	D Morrissey 1-5, P Morrissey 0-7, L Quinn 1-0, A Morrissey 0-2.		D Gleeson 1-2, D Hogan 1-1, L Sheedy 0-4, J Ryan 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, S Creamer 0-1, A Kennedy 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Ballingarry v Holycross-Ballycahill

29 September 2002First round	Ballingarry	1-17 - 2-11	Holycross-Ballycahill	Leahy Park, Cashel
	L Cahill 0-4, P 'Blondie' Ivors 0-4, D Lyons 1-0, D Shelley 0-3, T Ivors 0-2, J Holohan 0-2, A Cleere 0-1, B Cooney 0-1.		J Ferncombe 1-5, T Burke 1-0, T Fogarty 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, M Lee 0-1, D Carr 0-1,

Second round

Thurles Sarsfields v Kickhams

6 October 2002Second round	Thurles Sarsfields	1-16 - 0-14	Kickhams	Leahy Park, Cashel
	J Enright 0-7, G O'Grady 1-2, E Enright 0-2, T Ruth 0-2, S Mason 0-1, T Collins 0-1, L Corbett 0-1.		R Horgan 0-5, G Butler 0-3, P Breen 0-2, J McCormack 0-1, V Kelly 0-1, D McGrath 0-1, B Horgan 0-1.

Roscrea v Moycarkey-Borris

6 October 2002Second round	Roscrea	2-13 - 3-08	Moycarkey-Borris	Páirc Shíleáin, Templemore
	C Egan 1-2, J Carroll 1-1, M Ryan 0-4, D Hogan 0-3, P Carroll 0-1, P Loughnane 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.		W Dempsey 1-2, E Ryan 1-0, A Kirby 1-0, C Ryan 0-3, R Doran 0-1, J Flanagan 0-1, R Quigley 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Emly)

Ballingarry v Moneygall

6 October 2002Second round	Ballingarry	0-16 - 2-09	Moneygall	Páirc Shíleáin, Templemore
	L Cahill 0-9, D Shelley 0-4, P Ivors 0-1, P Cleere 0-1, T Ivors 0-1.		J Coughlan 0-6, W Greene 1-2, E McCormack 1-0, E Fanning 0-1.	Referee: W Clohessey (Drom-Inch)

Killenaule v Galtee Rovers

13 October 2002Second round	Killenaule	3-06 - 2-07	Galtee Rovers	Leahy Park, Cashel
	C O'Donnell 1-0, M Farrell 1-0, J Gleeson 1-0, T Doyle 0-2, P Kerwick 0-2, J O'Dwyer 0-2.		D Byron 2-0, P Morrissey 0-6, A Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: D Curtis (Thurles)

Quarter-finals

Toomevara v Ballingarry

13 October 2002Quarter-final	Toomevara	1-16 - 0-13	Ballingarry	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Dunne 0-8, M Bevans 1-0, J O'Brien 0-3, K Dunne 0-1, F Devaney 0-1, W Ryan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1, B Dunne 0-1.		P Ivers 0-4, D Shelley 0-3, L Cahill 0-2, J Holohan 0-2, G Ivers 0-1, A Cleere 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Cashel)

Thurles Sarsfields v Clonoulty-Rossmore

13 October 2002Quarter-final	Thurles Sarsfields	2-12 - 1-14	Clonoulty-Rossmore	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	G O'Grady 1-4, E Costelloe 1-0, C McIntyre 0-2, T Ruth 0-2, S Mason 0-2, T Collins 0-1, J Enright 0-1.		M Kennedy 0-6, D Ryan 1-1, A Butler 0-3, M Quirke 0-2, K Ryan 0-1, T Butler 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Roscrea)

Mullinahoe v Roscrea

13 October 2002Quarter-final	Mullinahoe	3-17 - 0-09	Roscrea	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Croke 1-8, C Arrigan 1-1, B O'Meara 1-1, E Kelly 0-4, E Carey 0-2, P Kelly 0-1.		P Carroll 0-3, D Hogan 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, B Brooks 0-1.

Loughmore-Castleiney v Killenaule

20 October 2002Quarter-final	Loughmore-Castleiney	2-09 - 0-10	Killenaule	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Ormonde 1-3, D Bourke 1-2, S Bohan 0-3, N Cahill 0-1.		J Gleeson 0-2, T Doyle 0-2, P Shelley 0-2, P Kerwick 0-2, J Ceaser 0-1, M Blake 0-1.	Referee: M Cahill

Semi-finals

Mullinahone v Toomevara

20 October 2002Semi-final	Mullinahone	1-15 - 1-14	Toomevara	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Croke 1-7, E Kelly 0-4, P Kelly 0-3, B O'Meara 0-1.	Report	T Dunne 1-4, K Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-3, E Brislane 0-2, W Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan

Thurles Sarsfields v Loughmore-Castleiney

27 October 2002Semi-final	Thurles Sarsfields	3-13 - 4-07	Loughmore-Castleiney	Páirc Shíleáin, Templemore
	E Walsh 3-0, C McIntyre 0-4, S Mason 0-3, G O'Grady 0-3, T Collins 0-1, L Corbett 0-1, T Ruth 0-1.		P McGrath 2-1, E Sweeney 1-5, D Bourke 1-0, S Bohan 0-1.	Referee: S Roche

Finals

Mullinahone v Thurles Sarsfields

3 November 2002Final	Mullinahone	0-14 - 0-14	Thurles Sarsfields	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Kelly, J Leahy (1f) 0-4 each, E Carey, P Croke 0-2 (2f) each, C Arrigan, N Leahy 0-each.	Report	L Corbett, S Mason (2f, 1 '65') 0-3 each, M O'Dowd, G O'Grady, C McIntyre (2f) 0-2 each, J Lawlor, P Lawlor 0-1 each.	Referee: P Russell (Emly)

Mullinahone v Thurles Sarsfields

10 November 2002Final replay	Mullinahone	2-10 - 1-11	Thurles Sarsfields	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Kelly 2-7 (1-5f, 1 '65'), P Croke 0-2 (1f), J Leahy 0-1.	Report	J Enright 0-7 (5f), G O'Grady 1-2, P Lawlor, M O'Dowd 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Donnell

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger O'Grady	Thurles Sarsfields	3-16	25	6	4.16
	Eoin Kelly	Mullinahone	2-19	25	4	6.25
	Pat Croke	Mullinahone	2-19	25	4	6.25
	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	0-25	25	6	4.16
5	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	1-12	15	2	7.50
	Liam Cahill	Ballingarry	0-15	15	3	5.00
7	Lar Corbett	Thurles Sarsfields	1-10	13	6	2.16
	Pa Morrissey	Galtee Rovers	1-10	13	2	6.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Kelly	Mullinahone	2-07	13	Thurles Sarsfields
2	Pat Croke	Mullinahone	1-08	11	Roscrea
3	Pat Croke	Mullinahone	1-07	10	Toomevara
	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	0-10	10	Carrick Swans
5	Éamonn Walsh	Thurles Sarsfields	3-00	9	Loughmore-Castleiney
	Philip Loughman	Carrick Swans	2-03	9	Thurles Sarsfields
	Liam Cahill	Ballingarry	0-09	9	Moneygall
8	Lar Corbett	Thurles Sarsfields	1-05	8	Carrick Swans
	Dan Morrissey	Galtee Rovers	1-05	8	Portroe
	John Ferncombe	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-05	8	Ballingarry
	Evan Sweeney	Loughmore-Castleiney	1-05	8	Thurles Sarsfields
	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	0-08	8	Ballingarry

Miscellaneous

• [[Mullinahone GAA|Mullinahone]] win the title for the first time.
• Cashel King Cormacs and Roscrea met in the championship for the first time since 1981.

External links

• County Senior Hurling Championship 2002

References

1. Breheny, Martin (12 November 2001). "Score-shy Toom still too strong for Thurles". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
2. Breheny, Martin (21 October 2002). "Cool Kelly there to bury Toome". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
3. "Last puck saves Sars from more final agony". Irish Independent. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
4. "Kelly underlines his class in Mullinahone's fairytale win". Irish Independent. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2018.