1970 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1970 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates3 May – 4 October 1970
Teams28
Champions Roscrea (3rd title)
Patsy Rowland (captain)
Runners-up Thurles Sarsfields
T. J. Semple (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored187 (6.45 per match)
Points scored525 (18.1 per match)
1969 (Previous) (Next) 1971

The 1970 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures was made on 7 April 1970.[2] The competition ran from 3 May to 4 Oxtober 1970.[3]

Roscrea were the defending champions.[4]

The final was played on 4 October 1970 at Thurles Sportsfield, between Roscrea and Thurles Sarsfields, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years. Roscrea won the match by 3–11 to 2–12 to claim their third championship title overall and a third title in succession.[5]

Results

First round

3 May 1970 First round Holycross–Ballycahill 4-03 - 3-09 Ballybacon–Grange Leahy Park
S Mackey 2-0, P Cahill 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, R Dwan 0-1, L Mackey 0-1. M Keating 2-5, J Healy 1-0, M Burns 0-1, B Maher 0-1, P Savage 0-1, J Cummins 0-1.
3 May 1970 First round Lorrha 4-01 - 5-10 Seán Treacys MacDonagh Park
3 May 1970 First round Wild Rovers 0-09 - 3-08 Kilruane MacDonaghs Páirc Shíleáin
3 May 1970 First round Clonoulty–Rossmore 2-08 - 6-08 Borrisokane Lacken Park
J Ferncombe 1-5, T Dwyer 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1. J Cahill 2-3, J McKenna 2-1, S Phelan 1-4.
3 May 1970 First round Knockavilla Kickhams 3-05 - 6-07 St Brendan's Lacken Park
V Ryan 2-0, C Hayes 1-0, P Butler 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. J Kennedy 3-0, M O'Sullivan 2-2, M O'Brien 1-1, P O'Brien 0-2, G Tierney 0-1, T King 0-1.
3 May 1970 First round St Augustine's 2-09 - 6-07 Borris–Ileigh Clonoulty Grounds
3 May 1970 First round Erin go Brath 1-05 - 6-08 Toomevara Páirc Shíleáin
3 May 1970 First round Nenagh Éire Óg 1-03 - 3-11 Na Piarsaigh MacDonagh Park
W Condon 1-1, S English 0-1, M Kearns 0-1. J Darcy 2-2, N Seymour 1-2, J Barry 0-2, JP McDonnell 0-2.

Second round

7 June 1970 Second round Kilruane MacDonaghs 2-08 - 0-10 Moyne–Templetuohy St Cronan's Park
B O'Shea 1-2, C Moloughney 1-0, J Williams 0-2, L Gaynor 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, M Keogh 0-1. M Esmonde 0-2, W O'Grady 0-2, P Sweeney 0-1, T Egan 0-1, M Troy 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, W Fogarty 0-1.
7 June 1970 Second round Borrisokane 4-09 - 1-10 Moycarkey–Borris St Cronan's Park
J McKenna 2-2, S Whelan 0-4, N Brennan 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, J Cahill 0-2, T McKenna 0-1. J Ryan 1-2, J Flanagan 0-2, W Gooney 0-2, M Gooney 0-2, P Coman 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
7 June 1970 Second round Toomevara 6-19 - 4-07 Golden–Kilfeacle Thurles Sportsfield
Referee: L Ryan (Holycross)
14 June 1970 Second round Roscrea 4-05 - 1-14 Seán Treacys MacDonagh Park
J Tyan 2-0, J Hannon 0-5, P Roland 1-0, M Nolan 1-0. D Ryan 1-7, D Keane 0-3, J Keane 0-2, PJ Caplis 0-1, F Berkery 0-1.
14 June 1970 Second round Borris–Ileigh 3-07 - 2-11 Newport MacDonagh Park
L Devaney 3-3, N O'Dwyer 0-3, L Carroll 0-1. M Jones 1-3, N O'Shea 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, N O'Gorman 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, P Jones 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1.
14 June 1970 Second round Thurles Sarsfields 10-08 - 6-05 Na Piarsaigh Thurles Sportsfield
Referee: T English (Marlfield)
14 June 1970 Second round Moneygall 1-10 - 1-12 Carrick Davins Thurles Sportsfield
Referee: J Moloney (Bansha)
14 June 1970 Second round St Brendan's 2-06 - 3-13 Ballybacon–Grange Clonoulty Grounds
M O'Sullivan 1-2, P O'Brien 1-1, J Ryan 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, T Gleeson 0-1. M Keating 0-11, M Burns 1-2, J Healy 1-0, J Condon 1-0.
26 July 1970 Second round replay Roscrea 2-16 - 0-10 Seán Treacys MacDonagh Park
F Loughnane 1-9, J Tynan 1-1, M Minogue 0-2, P Roland 0-1, H Loughnane 0-1, B Hogan 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1. D Ryan 0-4, F Berkery 0-2, J Carey 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, P McLoughlin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

26 July 1970 Quarter-final Thurles Sarsfields 5-16 - 3-09 Toomevara MacDonagh Park
J Doyle 0-10, P Leane 2-1, P Byrne 1-1, S McLoughlin 1-1, D Maher 1-0, J Cooke 0-2, P Doyle 0-1. D Kennedy 2-6, P McGrath 1-2, N Maxwell 0-1.
26 July 1970 Quarter-final Carrick Davins 2-23 - 3-07 Kilruane MacDonaghs Thurles Sportsfield
N Grace 0-5, R Walshe 1-1, T Ryan 1-1, J Walshe 0-4, M Roche 0-4, PJ Ryan 0-3, M Hassett 0-3, M Russell 0-2. J Hogan 3-1, S Dwan 0-2, L O'Shea 0-1, J Williams 0-1, P Williams 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.
26 July 1970 Quarter-final Borrisokane 5-10 - 5-10 Ballybacon–Grange Thurles Sportsfield
M Keating 3-8, J Healy 1-0, JJ Lonergan 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, M Burns 0-1. J Cahill 3-0, M McKenna 2-3, S Whelan 0-2, M Brennan 0-2, T McKenna 0-2, V Duffe 0-1.
9 August 1970 Quarter-final Newport 1-08 - 2-08 Roscrea MacDonagh Park
J O'Brien 1-3, M Jones 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, N O'Shea 0-1. D Moloney 2-1, F Loughnane 0-5, P Roland 0-1, J Tynan 0-1.
23 August 1970 Quarter-final replay Borrisokane 7-18 - 3-10 Ballybacon–Grange Thurles Sportsfield
J McKenna 2-7, V McKenna 3-1, T McKenna 1-4, N McDonnell 1-1, S Phelan 0-2, J Cahill 0-2, S McLoughlin 0-1. M Keating 1-5, J Cummins 1-2, M Byrnes 1-0, P Savage 0-2, E O'Gorman 0-1.

Semi-finals

20 September 1970 Semi-final Roscrea 5-15 - 2-09 Carrick Davins Thurles Sportsfield
F Loughnane 0-8, J Hannon 2-1, J Tynan 1-2, D Moloney 1-0, P Rowland 1-0, H Loughnane 0-2, B Hogan 0-1, M Nolan 0-1. J Grace 1-0, M Hassett 1-0, M Roche 0-3, T Roche 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1.
20 September 1970 Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 2-11 - 1-10 Borrisokane Thurles Sportsfield
J Doyle 0-8, P Byrne 1-1, S McLoughlin 1-0, J Cooke 0-1, TJ Semple 0-1. T McKenna 0-5, J McKenna 1-1, S McLoughlin 0-2, N McDonnell 0-1, S Phelan 0-1.

Final

4 October 1970 Final Roscrea 3-11 - 2-12 Thurles Sarsfields Thurles Sportsfield
F Loughnane 0-6, J Hannon 1-2, M Nolan 1-0, J Tynan 1-0, B Hogan 0-3. J Doyle 1-8, S McLoughlin 1-1, TJ Semple 0-2, J Cooke 0-1. Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary)

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "County senior hurling draw". Nationalist and Munster Advertiser. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ "C'ship starts on Sunday". Evening Echo. 30 April 1970. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Roscrea's great three in a row was a stunning achievement". Tipperary Live. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2024.