2013 Tipperary county hurling team season

The 2013 season was Eamon O'Shea's first year as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team. On 25 September 2012, he succeeded Declan Ryan as manager.[1][2] A panel of 26 players was announced in December 2012 to prepare for the Allianz Hurling League.[3] In February Shane McGrath was appointed as captain for the 2013 season.[4][5][6]

Tipperary county hurling team
2013 season
Manager Eamon O'Shea
All-Ireland SHC Phase 2 of Qualifiers
Munster SHC Semi-finalists
National League Runners Up
Top scorer Championship John O'Dwyer (1-06)
Highest SHC attendance 23,307 (v Kilkenny)
Lowest SHC attendance 19,507 (v Limerick)
Colours

Tipperary's first Championship game came against Limerick on 9 June, where they were defeated 1–18 to 1–15 at the Gaelic Grounds.[7][8][9][10][11]

In phase 2 of the All-Ireland qualifiers on 6 July 2013, Tipperary were eliminated from championship after a 1–14 to 0–20 defeat to Kilkenny at Nowlan Park.[12][13][14][15]

On 17 October, goalkeeper Brendan Cummins announced his retirement from the Tipperary hurling team after 20 years and 73 championship appearances.[16]

2013 senior hurling management team

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Name Position Club
Eamon O'Shea Manager Kilruane McDonaghs
Michael Ryan Assistant Manager Upperchurch-Drombane
Paudie O’Neill Coach St Mary's

2013 Squad

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The following players made their senior debut in 2013.

Number Player Position Local Club
1 Brendan Cummins Goalkeeper Ballybacon-Grange
2 Conor O'Brien Right corner back Éire Óg, Annacarty
3 Paul Curran Full back Mullinahone
4 Mickey Cahill Left corner back Thurles Sarsfields
5 Thomas Stapleton Right half back Templederry
6 Conor O'Mahoney Centre half back Newport
7 Pádraic Maher Left half back Thurles Sarsfields
8 Brendan Maher Midfield Borris-Ileigh
9 Shane McGrath(C) Midfield Ballinahinch
10 Pa Bourke Right half forward Thurles Sarsfields
11 Patrick 'Bonner' Maher Centre half forward Lorrha-Dorrha
12 Lar Corbett Left half forward Thurles Sarsfields
13 Brian O'Meara Right corner forward Kilruane MacDonagh's
14 John O'Brien Full forward Toomevara
15 Noel McGrath Left corner forward Loughmore-Castleiney
16 Darren Gleeson Goalkeeper Portroe
17 Shane Bourke Left corner forward J.K. Bracken's
18 Séamus Callanan Right half forward Drom-Inch
19 Eoin Kelly Full forward Mullinahone
20 Donagh Maher Right corner back Burgess
21 Shane Maher Right half back Burgess
22 John O'Keeffe Left half back Clonoulty-Rossmore
23 John O'Neill Left corner forward Clonoulty-Rossmore
24 Gearóid Ryan Left half forward Templederry
25 Paddy Stapleton Right corner back Borris-Ileigh
26 James Woodlock Midfield Drom-Inch
27 Timmy Hammersley Right corner forward Clonoulty-Rossmore
28 Johnny Ryan Midfield Drom-Inch
29 Seán Curran Left half forward Mullinahone
30 David Young Left half back Toomevara

2013 Waterford Crystal Cup

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Defending champions Tipperary faced Clare in the final under lights in Thurles on 9 February, with Clare winning by 1–21 to 1–13.[18] [19][20]

Quarter-final
Tipperary0-22 - 1-9Limerick
J Ryan (4f, 1 65), E Kelly (4f) & B O’Meara (1f), 0-5 each, T Hammersley 0-3, S McGrath 0-2, J O’Dwyer and J O’Neill 0-1 each. Report S Dowling 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), G O’Mahoney 0-2f, N Maher 0-2, J Ryan and S Hickey 0-1 each.
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Semi-final
Tipperary1-20 - 2-12Limerick Institute of Technology
J O’Dwyer 0-7 (2f, 2 65s); J Forde, J O’Neill 0-3 each; M Heffernan 1-0; S McGrath, J McLoughney (1f) 0-2 each; J O’Brien, C Coughlan, S Bourke 0-1 each. Report G Guilfoyle 2-10 (1-9f); J Guilfoyle, S Collins 0-1 each.
Referee: P Casey (Waterford)
Final
Clare1-21 - 1-13Tipperary
C Ryan 0-9 (7f, 1 ’65′), T Kelly 0-5, S O’Donnell 1-1, S Morey, F Lynch 0-2 each, E Barrett, A O’Neill 0-1 each. Report E Kelly 0-6 (5f), P Maher 1-0, S Bourke, S Callanan (1f) 0-2, B O’Meara, J O’Brien, N McGrath (f) 0-1 each.
Referee: G O’Connell (Cork)

2013 National Hurling League

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Tipperary reached the semi-final stage of the hurling league and defeated Dublin by 4–20 to 0–17 at Semple Stadium on 21 April.[21] As a contest the match was effectively over within the first 10 minutes with Tipperary leading by eight points, 2–3 to 0–1 with an early goal from Shane Bourke and a further goal from Patrick Maher. Séamus Callanan scored a third goal from a penalty to leave the half time score at 3–11 to 0–8. A fourth goal came in the last minute of the game from substitute Michael Heffernan after a mistake from the Dublin goalkeeper. [22][23][24] Tipperary were defeated by Kilkenny in the final by 2–17 to 0–20 on 5 May in Nowlan Park.[25] [26][27] Michael Fennelly scored two goals and three points in the first half as Kilkenny led by 2–07 to 0–11. In the second half Lar Corbett and JJ Delaney were sent off in the 46th minute after they wrestled each other on the ground near the Kilkenny goal. [28][29]

Results

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23 February 2013 Round 1 Cork 0-26 - 1-11 Tipperary Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
19:00 P Horgan (0-13, 10f), D Kearney (0-3), S Moylan (0-2), C Joyce (0-1), L O'Farrell (0-1), L McLoughlin (0-1), C McCarthy (0-1), W Egan (0-1), P O'Sullivan (0-1), C Lehane (0-1), M Walsh (0-1). Report J O'Dwyer (0-3), N McGrath (0-3f), E Kelly (1-0), J Forde (0-2), L Corbett (0-2), A Ryan (0-1). Attendance: 6,381
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
10 March 2013 Round 2 Tipperary 2-17 - 1-19 Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00 E Kelly (0-9, 7f, 1'65), L Corbett (1-1), J O'Dwyer (1-0), P Bourke (0-2, 1f), P Maher (0-1), B Maher (0-1), N McGrath (0-1), S Bourke (0-1), S Callanan (0-1). Report R Power (0-9, 8f, '65), R Hogan (1-2), E Larkin (0-3, 1 sl), P Hogan (0-2, 1f), C Fennelly (0-1), M Ruth (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1). Attendance: 5,697
Referee: M Wadding
18 March 2013 Round 3 Galway 1-20 - 4-22 Tipperary Pearse Stadium, Galway
14:00 J Canning (1-10, 1-7fs), D Glennon (0-02), N Healy (0-02), D Hayes (0-02), A Harte (0-02), I Tannian (0-01), C Donnellan (0-01). Report J O'Dwyer (1-06), S Callanan (0-07, 4fs, 265s), S Bourke (1-02), L Corbett (1-01), B Maher (1-00), J Woodlock (0-03), C O'Mahony (0-01), J Forde (0-01), S McGrath (0-01). Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
24 March 2013 Round 4 Waterford 1-14 - 0-16 Tipperary Walsh Park, Waterford
14:30 J Barron (1-01), M O’Neill (0-04, 0-04f), P Mahony (0-04, 0-04f), J Dillon (0-02), K Moran (0-01), B O’Halloran (0-01), M Shanahan (0-01). Report S Callanan (0-10, 0-04f, 0-01 '65'), B O’Meara (0-02), S McGrath (0-01), N McGrath (0-01), S Bourke (0-01), L Corbett (0-01). Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
31 March 2013 Round 5 Tipperary 3-19 - 1-14 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
15:00 E Kelly 2-8 (1-6 frees); S Bourke 0-4; L Corbett 1-1; N McGrath 0-3; B Maher 0-2; M Cahill 0-1 each. Report Colin Ryan 0-8 (7 frees, 1 65); T Kelly 1-1; J Conlan 0-2; S Morey, Conor Ryan, F Lynch 0-1 each. Attendance: 5,459
Referee: J Owens (Westmeath)
21 April 2013 Semi-final Tipperary 4-20 - 0-17 Dublin Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00 S Callanan (1-07, 1-0 pen, 0-2f, 1 65), S Bourke (1-01), J Forde (0-04, 1 sl), M Heffernan (1-00), Patrick Maher (1-00), P Bourke (0-03), N McGrath (0-03), S McGrath (0-01), L Corbett (0-01). Report D Sutcliffe (0-04), P Ryan (0-04, 3f, 1 65), D Treacy (0-03, 1f), D O’Callaghan (0-02), S Durkin (0-02), J Boland (0-01), C Keaney (0-01). Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
5 May 2013 Final Kilkenny 2-17 — 0-20 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:30 Report Attendance: 21,447
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Division 1A

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  NHL semi-finals   Relegated team

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Tipperary 5 3 0 2 10-85 4-93 10 6
Kilkenny 5 3 0 2 6-81 8-71 4 6
Galway 5 2 1 2 7-71 6-81 -5 5
Waterford 5 2 1 2 3-72 4-75 -6 5
Cork 5 1 2 2 6-78 4-80 4 4
Clare 5 2 0 3 4-86 10-73 -5 4

2013 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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9 June 2013 Semi-final Limerick 1-18 - 1-15 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
16:00 D Hannon 0-09 (5f, 1 65), S Tobin 1-01, D O'Grady 0-03, S Dowling 0-02 (1f), D Breen, J Ryan & N Moran 0-01 each. Report J O'Dwyer 1-03, S Callanan 0-04f, J O'Brien 0-03, E Kelly 0-02 (1f), B Maher, N McGrath & P Bourke 0-01 each. Attendance: 19,507
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Phase 2

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Phase 2
Kilkenny0-20 - 1-14Tipperary
E Larkin 0-11 (8f), R Hogan, W Walsh 0-3 each; R Power 0-2, C Fennelly 0-1. Report E Kelly 0-5 (5f, 1 '65), L Corbett 1-0, J O'Dwyer 0-3, S Callanan 0-2, J O'Brien, N McGrath, K Bergin, J Woodlock 0-1 each.
Attendance: 23,307
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

The game was shown live on TV3. A crowd of 23,307 attended the game in Nowlan Park in Kilkenny on a sunny Saturday evening.[30] The sides were level at half-time on a 1–06 to 0–09 with Lar Corbett getting the goal for Tipperary after 14 minutes when he finished with a shot to corner of the net when the ball broke to him from ten yards out. Corbett was forced off with a hamstring injury after 28 minutes. Henry Shefflin came on as a substitute for Kilkenny with five minutes remaining as they ran out winners by three points. The game was Brendan Cummins's last match for Tipperary.[31]

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