2019 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
# 2019 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 2019 and ended on 3 November 2019.

Clonoulty-Rossmore were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kilruane MacDonaghs at the quarter-final stage.

On 3 November 2019, Borris-Ileigh won the championship after a 1–15 to 1–12 defeat of Kiladangan in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 7th championship title overall and their first title since 1986.

## Results

### Group 1

**Table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Nenagh Éire Óg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 61 | 15 | 5 |
| Loughmore-Castleiney | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 65 | 16 | 4 |
| Upperchurch-Drombane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 81 | -24 | 2 |
| Burgess | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 77 | -7 | 1 |

### Group 2

**Table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Borris-Ileigh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 4 |
| Toomevara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 66 | -2 | 4 |
| Clonoulty-Rossmore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 61 | -5 | 2 |
| Moycarkey-Borris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 2 |

### Group 3

**Table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 60 | 18 | 6 |
| Éire Óg Annacarty | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 4 |
| Thurles Sarsfields | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 2 |
| Killenaule | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 0 |

### Group 4

**Table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kiladangan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 59 | 35 | 6 |
| Drom-Inch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 64 | 9 | 3 |
| Roscrea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 2 |
| Portroe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 1 |

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cian Darcy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3-46 | 55 | 5 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Mark McCarthy | Toomevara | 4-39 | 51 | 5 | 10.20 |
| 3 | Stephen Murray | Burgess | 2-44 | 50 | 4 | 12.50 |
| 4 | Timmy Hammersley | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 1-44 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 5 | John Sheedy | Portroe | 1-33 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Jake Morris | Nenagh Éire Óg | 5-18 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 7 | Tadhg Gallagher | Kiladangan | 1-29 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 8 | John McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 3-22 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 9 | Paudie Greene | Upperchurch-Drombane | 0-30 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-30 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Séamus Callanan | Drom-Inch | 0-30 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Michael Heffernan | Nenagh Éire Óg | 0-30 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Timmy Hammersley | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 0-19 | 19 | Loughmore-Castleiney |
| 2 | Cian Darcy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-15 | 18 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 3 | Stephen Murray | Burgess | 1-14 | 17 | Loughmore-Castleiney |
| 4 | Tadhg Gallagher | Killenaule | 1-11 | 14 | Portroe |
| 5 | Stephen Murray | Burgess | 1-10 | 13 | Upperchurch-Drombane |
| 5 | Jerry Kelly | Borris-Ileigh | 0-13 | 13 | Moycarkey-Borris |
| 5 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-13 | 13 | Nenagh Éire Óg |
| 5 | Tadhg Gallagher | Kiladangan | 0-13 | 13 | Roscrea |
| 6 | Mark McCarthy | Toomevara | 1-09 | 12 | Borris-Ileigh |
| 6 | Cian Darcy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-09 | 12 | Killenaue |
| 6 | Kieran Morris | Moycarkey-Borris | 0-12 | 12 | Toomevara |

### Miscellaneous

* Borris-Ileigh win their first title since 1986.
