2022 Tipperary county hurling team season

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Tipperary county hurling team
2022 season
Manager Colm Bonnar
Captain Ronan Maher
All-Ireland SHC TBD
Munster SHC TBD
National League 4th Division 1 Group B
Top scorer Championship
Highest SHC attendance
Lowest SHC attendance
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The 2022 season will be Colm Bonnar's first year as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team, having been appointed on 8 September 2021.[1] Liam Sheedy had stepped down in August 2021 as manager after three years in charge.[2][3][4][5]

The team will have a new sponsor after Teneo's three-year deal came to an end.[6][7]

On 21 January, Tipperary GAA announced a two-year sponsorship deal with financial services technology solutions company Fiserv.[8][9][10]

On 5 February, Ronan Maher was named as the new captain of the team. The decision was made by a secret ballot vote from all members of the panel.[11]

2022 senior hurling management team[]

On 1 October 2021, Bonnar announced Tommy Dunne, Johnny Enright and Paul Curran as his selectors, with further appointments to follow.[12]

2022 squad[]

On 18 January Colm Bonnar announced his panel for the upcoming National League.[13] John O'Dwyer was not named in the panel due to a knee injury.[14][15][16][17] In January Pádraic Maher confirmed that he would be involved but was recovering from an ankle injury and was expected to miss the start of the League campaign. [18][19][20][21]

On 1 February, Pádraic Maher announced his retirement from club and inter-county hurling due to medical advice received regarding a neck injury.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2022.

  • Conor Stakelum against Laois on 5 February.
  • Conor Bowe against Dublin on 26 February.
  • Enda Heffernan against Antrim on 20 March.

2022 Munster Senior Cup[]

Tipperary started the year by playing in the Munster Senior Cup.[30][31] In their opening game on 8 January they lost to Kerry by 0-14 to 0-17 in Tralee. It was Kerry's first ever senior hurling win against Tipperary.[32][33][34] During the game against Kerry, Willie Connors suffered a serious ankle injury and will miss the remainder of the season.[35][36]


Result[]

Quarter-final
Kerry0–17 – 0–14Tipperary
Shane Conway 0-9 (6f), Paudie Ahern 0-3, Fionan Mackessy 0-1, Colum Harty 0-1, Michael Leane 0-1, Gavin Dooley 0-1, Shane Nolan 0-1 (0-1f). Report Barry Hogan
Daragh Carey, James Quigley, Craig Morgan
Eoghan Connolly, Robert Byrne, Paddy Cadell
Dan McCormack, Sean Curran
Ger Browne, Conor Stakelum, Rian Doody
Sean Ryan, Paul Flynn, Kian O’Kelly
Subs: Cathal Barrett for Cadell (18 mins), Declan McGrath for Carey (25 mins), Willie Connors (0-1) for Doody (half-time), Seamus Kennedy for Curran (53 mins), Dillon Walsh (0-4, four frees) for O’Kelly (57 mins), O’Kelly for Connors (65 mins).		 Sean Ryan 0-7 (0-7f), Dylan Walsh 0-4 (0-4f), Robert Byrne 0-1, Conor Stakelum 0-1, Willie Connors 0-1.
Referee: Ciaran O’Regan (Cork)

2022 National Hurling League[]

Summary[]

The National league started in February with Tipperary playing in Division 1 Group B. They played Laois in their opening game on Saturday 5 February, with the team announced on 3 February.[37][38] In wet and windy conditions Tipperary won the game 0-21 to 1-14. Jason Forde missed a penalty for Tipperary in the 23rd minute after Jake Morris was dragged to the ground, Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowland saved the penalty, deflecting the ball over the bar.[39] Tipperary had an 0-11 to 0-7 lead at half-time.[40] In the 45th minute Laois were reduced to fourteen men when Paddy Purcell appeared to strike Craig Morgan.[41][42] In the 50th minute a 65 from Enda Rowland dropped short and ended up in the net to reduce Tipperary's lead to three points but Tipperary went on to win by four points.[43][44]

A week later in round 2, Tipperary played Kilkenny on Sunday 12 February at Semple Stadium. The team announced showed no changes from the previous week. [45] The game was televised live on TG4. In dry windy conditions Tipperary playing with the wind had a 1-11 to 0-8 lead at half-time, the goal coming from Jake Morris in the 37th minute when he ran in on goal from the left before batting one handed to the net from close range.[46][47] Kilkenny had leveled the game up in the last minute with a point from Walter Walsh but an injury time long range free from Jason Forde won the game for Tipperary by a point on a 1-19 to 1-18 scoreline.[48][49][50]

In round 3 of the league, Tipperary played Dublin on Saturday 26 February at Semple Stadium.[51] Seamus Callanan started his first game of the year with Barry Hogan taking over in goal and Brian McGrath starting in the full back line. In total there were eight changes to the team from the previous game against Kilkenny.[52][53] The game was televised live on GAAGO with commentary from Darragh Maloney and Dónal Óg Cusack. In very windy conditions Dublin had a 1-8 to 0-10 lead at half-time playing with the wind, their goal coming after 25 minutes with a low shot to the right corner from Riain McBride after he cut in from the right. Dublin got a second goal after 50 minutes when Ronan Hayes cut in from the right to score from a tight angle to put Dublin into a five point lead.[54][55] John McGrath, Noel McGrath and Conor Bowe all came on for Tipperary and they were on top for the final ten minutes and reduced the lead down to one point, with Jason Forde missing a goal chance late on before Dublin held on for the win.[56] Dublin’s win was their fourth in 11 league and championship outings against Tipperary.[57][58][59]

On Sunday 6 March Tipperary played Waterford in round 4 of the league at Walsh Park. There were seven changes to the side which lost to Dublin with Cathal Barrett and James Quigley returning to the team. Seamus Callanan sustained a broken finger in training on 4 March and will be absent for four to five weeks.[60][61][62][63] The game was televised live on TG4. In dry sunny conditions in front of 5,865, Waterford had a 1-13 to 0-14 lead at half-time with the Waterford goal coming from Stephen Bennett after 21 minutes with a low shot to the left corner, Tipperary initially led by 4 points after seven minutes and later by six before Waterford came back to score 1-6 in nine minutes.[64][65] [66] Tipperary levelled early in the second half thru Jason Forde before Waterford pulled away with 10 points in a row including seven from Bennett to win comfortably by ten points.[67][68][69][70]

On Sunday 20 March Tipperary played Antrim in round 5 of the league at Semple Stadium. Dan McCormack and Noel McGrath along with goalkeepr Brian Hogan returned to the starting team.[71] In dry sunny conditions, Tipperary were 5-10 to 0-13 in front at half-time, the first goal coming from Jason Forde with a strike to the net after a pass from the left, there were two further goals from Mark Kehoe, one from Michael Breen, and one from Seamus Kennedy with a low shot to the net from the left in the first half.[72] John McGrath scored a sixth goal with a shot to the net from the right past the advancing goalkeeper before getting a second when he cut in from the right before firing to the net. Tipperary went on to win by 7-29 to 1-17 but failed to qualify for the league semi-finals.[73] Patrick 'Bonner' Maher came on at half-time to make his first appearance in the league. In total 31 players were used during the league campaign.[74][75][76]

Result[]

Round 1
Laois1–14 – 0–21Tipperary
Stephen Maher 0-8 (five frees), Enda Rowland 1-3 (1-1 ‘65s, 0-2 frees), James Keyes 0-3 Report
Highlights Brian Hogan
Cathal Barrett, James Quigley, Craig Morgan
Dillon Quirke, Seamus Kennedy, Barry Heffernan
Alan Flynn, Michael Breen
Dan McCormack, Jason Forde, Ger Browne
Mark Kehoe, Denis Maher, Jake Morris
Subs: Conor Stakelum for Morris (46), Paul Flynn for Maher (58), Paddy Cadell for Flynn (65), Ronan Maher (c) for Heffernan (67), Seamus Callanan for Kehoe (69)		 Jason Forde 0-11 (six frees, 0-1 pen), Mark Kehoe 0-4, Jake Morris 0-3, Michael Breen 0-2, Cathal Barrett 0-1
Referee: Sean Cleere [Kilkenny]
Round 2
Tipperary1–19 – 1–18Kilkenny
Jason Forde 0-10 (4 frees, 1 65); Jake Morris 1-2; Barry Heffernan 0-2; Michael Breen, Ger Browne, Denis Maher, Ronan Maher, Brian Hogan (free) 0-1 each Report
Highlights Brian Hogan
Cathal Barrett, James Quigley, Craig Morgan
Dillon Quirke, Seamus Kennedy, Barry Heffernan
Alan Flynn, Michael Breen
Dan McCormack, Jason Forde, Ger Browne
Mark Kehoe, Denis Maher, Jake Morris
Subs: Paddy Cadell for Breen (45); Ronan Maher (c) for Browne (51), Seamus Callanan for D Maher (56), Paul Flynn for Kehoe (67), Conor Stakelum for McCormack (70+1).		 John Donnelly 0-5 (4 frees); Padraig Walsh 0-4; Tadhg O’Dwyer 1-0; Walter Walsh 0-2; Tom Phelan, Mikey Carey, Niall Brassil, David Blanchfield; Cian Kenny, Paddy Deegan, Martin Keoghan 0-1 each
Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
Round 3
Tipperary0–21 – 2–16Dublin
Jason Forde 0-12 (0-11f, 0-1 s/l), Jake Morris 0-3, Robert Byrne 0-2, Michael Breen 0-1, Noel McGrath 0-1, Conor Bowe 0-1. Paul Flynn 0-1. Report
Highlights Barry Hogan
Eoghan Connolly, Brian McGrath, Craig Morgan
Robert Byrne, Seamus Kennedy, Ronan Maher (c)
Alan Flynn, Paddy Cadell
Dan McCormack, Jason Forde, Michael Breen
Paul Flynn, Seamus Callanan, Jake Morris
Subs: Noel McGrath for Cadell 55, John McGrath for Callanan 55, Conor Bowe for Flynn 62.		 Donal Burke 0-9 (0-8f), Rian McBride 1-2, Ronan Hayes 1-1, Fergal Whitely 0-2, James Madden 0-1, Conor Burke 0-1.
Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)
Round 4
Waterford1–28 – 0–21Tipperary
Stephen Bennett (1-16; 0-11f, 0-1 65), Patrick Curran (0-3), Jack Prendergast (0-3), Iarlaith Daly (0-2), Kieran Bennett (0-1), Michael Kiely (0-1), Tadhg de Búrca (0-1), Mikey Mahony (0-1). Report
Highlights Barry Hogan
Cathal Barrett, James Quigley, Brian McGrath
Dillon Quirke, Ronan Maher (c), Robert Byrne
Paddy Cadell, Barry Heffernan
Conor Bowe; Jason Forde, Michael Breen
Mark Kehoe, John McGrath, Jake Morris
Subs: Alan Flynn for Paddy Cadell (HT), Denis Maher for John McGrath (54), Conor Stakelum for Jason Forde (68), Cian Darcy for Dillon Quirke (72).		 Jason Forde (0-6; 0-4f), Mark Kehoe (0-4), Michael Breen (0-4), Conor Bowe (0-2), Ronan Maher (0-2), Barry Heffernan (0-1), Brian McGrath (0-1), Jake Morris (0-1).
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
Round 5
Tipperary7–29 – 1–17Antrim
Jason Forde 1-8 (0-4f); Mark Kehoe, John McGrath 2-3 each; Noel McGrath 0-4; Michael Breen 1-1; Ronan Maher 0-3; Conor Bowe, Paul Flynn, Conor Stakelum 0-2 each; Seamus Kennedy 1-0; Robert Byrne 0-1. Report
Highlights Brian Hogan
Cathal Barrett, James Quigley, Craig Morgan
Robert Byrne, Ronan Maher (c), Seamus Kennedy
Dan McCormack, Barry Heffernan
Conor Bowe, Noel McGrath, Michael Breen,
Jason Forde, Mark Kehoe, John McGrath
Subs: Conor Stakelum for McCormack (HT); Patrick Maher for Breen (HT); Enda Heffernan for Byrne (45); Paul Flynn for Kehoe (50); Cian Darcy for Bowe (58).		 Keelan Molloy, James McNaughton (2f) 0-5 each; Domhnall Nugent 1-0; Sean Elliott 0-2; Paddy Burke, Scott Walsh, Conal Cunning, Conor Johnston, Conor McCann 0-1 each.
Referee: Rory McGann (Clare)

2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship[]

The Munster Championship is due to start in April.

2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[]

The All-Ireland Championship is due to start in June.

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