1971 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1971 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 June – 31 October 1971
Teams30
ChampionsBorder Moyne-Templetuohy (1st title)
Jim Fogarty (captain)
Runners-upBorder Roscrea
Donie Moloney (captain)
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The 1971 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.[1] The competition ran from 13 June to 31 October 1971.[2]

Roscrea were the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 31 October 1971 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Moyne-Templetuohy and Rocrea, in what remains their only meeting in the final. Moyne-Templetuohy won the match by 2–08 to 0–06 to claim their only championship title.[4][5][6]

Results

Quarter-finals

12 September 1971 Quarter-final Moyne-Templetuohy 4-12 - 2-06 Éire Óg Annacarty Semple Stadium
B Grady 2-2, W Fogarty 1-2, M Grady 1-1, T Egan 0-3, M Costigan 0-1, M Troy 0-1. T O'Rourke 2-2, P Ryan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.
12 September 1971 Quarter-final Thurles Sarsfields 2-15 - 2-08 Moneygall MacDonagh Park
J Doyle 1-7, P Byrne 1-1, J Cooke 0-3, J Doyle Jnr 0-2, N Kennedy 0-1, TJ Semple 0-1. J Ryan 0-4, J Collison 1-0, D Kennedy 1-0, P Ryan 0-3, S Ryan 0-1.
12 September 1971 Quarter-final Ballybacon–Grange 2-17 - 1-10 Kilrane MacDonaghs Semple Stadium
M Keating 1-7, B Bourke 1-2, J Cummins 0-3, P Savage 0-3, J Condon 0-1, J Maher 0-1, L Myles 0-1. T Moloughney 1-1, N Killackey 0-4, S Dwan 0-2, D Gaynor 0-1, M Keogh 0-1, J Maher 0-1.
10 October 1071 Quarter-final Roscrea 4-12 - 1-10 Borris–Ileigh Semple Stadium
F Loughnane 1-8, J Cunningham 1-2, L Brussells 1-0, J Hannon 1-0, D Moloney 0-1, J Tynan 0-1. N Maher 1-1, N O'Dwyer 0-4, T Delaney 0-3, L Devaney 0-1, M Stapleton 0-1.

Semi-finals

10 October 1071 Semi-final Moyne-Templetuohy 4-12 - 3-03 Ballybacon–Grange Semple Stadium
T Egan 0-8, T Quinlan 2-1, M Troy 1-1, B O'Grady 1-1, M O'Grady 0-1. M Keating 2-1, J Cummins 1-1, L Myles 0-1.
17 October 1971 Semi-final Roscrea 3-13 - 4-07 Thurles Sarsfields MacDonagh Park
F Loughnane 1-5, J Cunningham 1-1, J Tynan 1-0, T O'Connor 0-2, B Stapleton 0-1, J Hannon 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, P Roland 0-1, L Spooner 0-1. J Doyle 3-4, TJ Semple 1-1, P Byrne 0-1, S McLoughlin 0-1.

Final

31 October 1971 Final Moyne-Templetuohy 2-08 - 0-06 Roscrea Semple Stadium
M O'Grady 1-1, M Troy 1-0, T Egan 0-3, P Sweeney 0-2, W O'Grady 0-1, W Fogarty 0-1. F Loughnane 0-3, T O'Connor 0-1, J Tynan 0-1, P Roland 0-1. Referee: S Moloney

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "County games at six venues". Tipperary Star. 12 June 1971. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ "History". Moyne-Templetuohy GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ "KILLINAN END - Fifty years since Moyne shocked Roscrea". The Nenagh Guardian. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Honouring the 1971 Moyne-Templetuohy Players". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 20 April 2025.