+ Tipperary county hurling team 2011 seasonManagerDeclan RyanAll-Ireland SHCRunners-upMunster SHCWinnersNational LeagueFourth in Division 1Top scorerEoin Kelly (4-30) ChampionshipHighest SHC attendance81,214 vs KilkennyLowest SHC attendance
Season summary On 9 November 2010, Declan Ryan was appointed as the new Tipperary Senior hurling manager on a two-year term, succeeding Liam Sheedy. He was joined by Tommy Dunne as the new team coach, with Michael Gleeson of Tipperary county champions Thurles Sarsfields completing the new Tipperary hurling management team. Tipperarys first game of 2011 was in January in the 2011 Waterford Crystal Cup against WIT where they were defeated by a scoreline of 2–17 to 1–19 in Clonmel. Their first league game took place on 12 February against Kilkenny, which finished in a 1–10 to 1–17 defeat at Semple Stadium. The first league win came in the third round on 5 March against Waterford by 1–20 to 0-18 under the floodlights at Semple Stadium. Tipperary finished in fourth place in division 1 and missed out on qualifying for the league final, which was won by Dublin. On 29 May, Tipperary started their championship season by defeating Cork by 3–22 to 0–23 at Semple Stadium. On 10 July, in the Munster Final, Tipperary defeated Waterford by 7–19 to 0–19 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Tipperary got past Dublin in the semi-final to meet Kilkenny in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final where they were defeated by 2–17 to 1-16. Tipperary GAA were sponsored by Skoda in 2011. In October 2011 Benny Dunne announced his retirement from the inter-county hurling squad.
Tipperary Senior hurling squad 2011 Statistics correct to the end of 2011 Season NamePositionClubAgeAppsGoalsPointsBrendan Cummins1. GoalkeeperBallybacon-Grange366101Darren Gleeson1. GoalkeeperPortroe28100Paul Curran2. Full backMullinahone303200John Coughlan2. Full backMoyne-Templetuohy312901Pádraic Maher2. Full backThurles Sarsfields211000Paddy Stapleton2. Full backBorrisoleigh241000David Young2. Full backToomevara24404Eddie Connolly2. Full backLoughmore-Castleiney20000Michael Cahill2. Half backThurles Sarsfields21500Conor O'Mahoney3. Half backNewport252706Brendan Maher3. Half backBorris-Ileigh211005John O'Keefe3. Half backClonoulty-Rossmore21000Shane McGrath4. MidfieldBallinahinch2523017Benny Dunne4. MidfieldToomevara3035429Séamus Hennessy4. MidfieldKilruane MacDonaghs21301Gearóid Ryan4. MidfieldTemplederry Kenyons22719James Woodlock4. MidfieldDrom-Inch GAA241205Pat Kerwick5. Half forwardKillenaule288110Séamus Callinan5. Half forwardDrom-Inch GAA2213620Michael Gleeson5. Half forwardThurles Sarsfields24000Pa Bourke5. Half forwardThurles Sarsfields22901John O'Brien5. Half forwardToomevara2721228Sean Carey5. Half forwardMoyle Rovers22000Noel McGrath5. Half forwardLoughmore-Castleiney2010129Patrick 'Bonnar' Maher5. Half forwardLorrha-Dorrha22513Eoin Kelly6. Full forwardMullinahone294817319Lar Corbett6. Full forwardThurles Sarsfields30421658John O'Neill6. Full forwardClonoulty-Rossmore19000Brian O'Meara6. Full forwardKilruane MacDonaghs21200Michael Heffernan6. Full forwardÉire Óg, Nenagh21100Shane Bourke6. Full forwardJ.K. Bracken's22000
2011 National Hurling League
Division 1
Table TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsKilkenny7 5 1 1 12–114 9–10021 11Dublin7 4 2 1 10–125 13–9521 10Waterford7 4 1 2 8–112 7–119-4 9Tipperary7 3 2 2 9–1195–10328 8Galway7 4 0 3 10–120 10–10317 8Cork7 2 1 4 6–110 5–1094 5Wexford7 1 1 5 5–96 10–120-38 3Offaly (R)7 1 0 6 7–101 9–149-53 2 Tipperary were placed ahead of Galway as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (3 April at Pearse Stadium: 4–23 – 1–14)
2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2011 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2011 fixtures took place on 7 October 2010. The championship began on 14 May and ended on 4 September 2011. Tipperary were the defending champions.
Kilkenny retained the title after a 2–17 to 1–16 defeat of Tipperary in the final.
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
References
External links Tipperary GAA Archives 2011 2010 Teams and Results at Premierview 2011 All Ireland Final at Hurlingstats