1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

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.

1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates21 September – 27 October 1996
Teams8
SponsorNenagh Co-Op
ChampionsBorder Boherlahan-Dualla (11th title)
Philly Ryan (captain)
Dan O'Donnell (manager)
Runners-upBorder Toomevara
Pat King (captain)
Seán Stack (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored22 (3.14 per match)
Points scored156 (22.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border PHilip O'Dwyer (6-10)
1995 (Previous) (Next) 1997

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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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21 September 1996 Quarter-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)
5 October 1996 Quarter-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.
6 October 1996 Quarter-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.
6 October 1996 Quarter-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

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13 October 1996 Semi-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
3 October 1996 Semi-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

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27 October 1996 Final 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

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Top scorers

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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

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References

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  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.
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