2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
# 2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 23 January 2017. The championship began on 28 April 2017 and ended on 8 October 2017.

Thurles Sarsfields were the defending champions and entered the championship in search of a fourth successive title. Ballina and Burgess were relegated after finishing bottom of the relegation group.

The final was played on 8 October 2017 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles Sarsfields and Borris-Ileigh, in their first meeting in a final in 62 years. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 1–24 to 0–11 to claim their 36th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession.

Thurles Sarsfields' Pa Bourke was the championship's top scorer with 3-43.

## Results

### Group stage

**Group 1 table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Loughmore-Castleiney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-54 | 3-48 | 12 | 5 |
| Borris-Ileigh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-46 | 2-51 | 7 | 3 |
| Upperchurch-Drombane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-48 | 7-45 | -18 | 2 |
| Kiladangan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-43 | 3-47 | -1 | 2 |

**Group 2 table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Clonoulty-Rossmore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | 9 | 5 |
| Drom-Inch | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 15 | 4 |
| Portroe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | -14 | 2 |
| Ballina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | -10 | 1 |

**Group 3 table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Thurles Sarsfields | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | 63 | 6 |
| Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 14 | 4 |
| Nenagh Éire Óg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | 6 | 2 |
| Carrick Swans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | -83 | 0 |

**Group 4 table**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Éire Óg Annacarty | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 9 | 4 |
| Mullinahone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | 4 |
| Killenaule | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | -1 | 4 |
| Burgess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | -10 | 0 |

### Relegation playoffs

**Relegation section**

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kiladangan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-40 | 3-18 | 22 | 4 |
| Burgess | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-28 | 4-30 | -2 | 2 |
| Ballina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-20 | 3-40 | -20 | 0 |

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pa Bourke | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-43 | 52 | 6 | 8.66 |
| 2 | Brendan Maher | Borris-Ileigh | 1-44 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 |
| 3 | John McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 5-30 | 45 | 4 | 11.25 |
| 4 | Michael Breen | Ballina | 3-34 | 43 | 5 | 8.60 |
| 5 | Séamus Callanan | Drom-Inch | 4-26 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Cian Darcy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3-28 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 7 | Stephen Murray | Burgess | 2-29 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 8 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 1-30 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Seán Curran | Mullinahone | 0-33 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 10 | Darragh Egan | Kiladangan | 2-25 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 |
| 10 | Michael Heffernan | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1-28 | 31 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 10 | Paul Ryan | Upperchurch-Drombane | 0-31 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Heffernan | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1-14 | 17 | Carrick Swans |
| 2 | John McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 2-10 | 16 | Upperchurch-Drombane |
| 3 | Jake Morris | Nenagh Éire Óg | 3-04 | 13 | Carrick Swans |
| 3 | Darragh Egan | Kiladangan | 1-10 | 13 | Borris-Ileigh |
| 3 | John O'Neill | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 0-13 | 13 | Portroe |
| 3 | Pa Bourke | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-13 | 13 | Carrick Swans |
| 3 | Stephen Murray | Burgess | 0-13 | 13 | Mullinahone |
| 8 | Michael O'Brien | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-03 | 12 | Carrick Swans |
| 8 | Séamus Callanan | Drom-Inch | 2-06 | 12 | Clonoulty-Rossmore |
| 8 | Séamus Callanan | Drom-Inch | 1-09 | 12 | Clonoulty-Rossmore |
| 8 | Timmy Hammersley | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 0-12 | 12 | Drom-Inch |
