Tipperary GAA SceneBy PRO Jonathan Cullen

FBD Insurance County Championships

Last weekend saw the conclusion of the group stages of the senior, premier intermediate, and intermediate championships in hurling. See reports and round-up.

Next weekend will see the preliminary round of the FBD Insurance County Senior and Prem Intermediate Hurling championships taking place with games fixed for Saturday, and Sunday. For all tickets to this weekend’s games are now available to purchase online via the ticket section of the Tipperary GAA website: https://embed.futureticketing.ie/c/tipperary-gaa/

Tipp GAA TV will also be livestreaming two games. In the senior championship on Sunday at 1.30pm in Holycross it’s the clash of Clonoulty/Rossmore and Thurles Sarsfields, while at 3.00pm in FBD Semple Stadium its JK Brackens and Nenagh Eire Óg. Single games cost €10.

Order of Malta Fundraiser

A sincere thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser in aid of the Order of Malta which took place at last Sunday’s senior hurling championship game between Clonoulty Rossmore and Kilruane MacDonaghs. The generosity of all those who attended the game was simply overwhelming. Tipperary GAA are still offering the clubs of the county an opportunity to donate to this fund, a suggested €50 would be greatly appreciated.

A GoFundMe page has also been set up to facilitate donations from individuals who may not have been able to attend the game but would like to donate. The link to the donation page is: https://gofund.me/2e9f5f92

2022 AIB Munster Club Championship Draws

The draws for the 2022 AIB Munster Club Hurling and Football Championships were made on Monday at a meeting of the Munster GAA CCC.

In Senior Hurling, the winners of next Sunday’s Waterford County Final (Ballygunner or Mount Sion) will have home advantage versus the Tipperary champions in the Munster quarter-final on 6 November with the winners (if Tipp will be at home) playing the Limerick champions in the semi-final on 20 November. The Clare champions and Cork representatives will meet in the other semi-final.

In Senior Football, the Cork representatives will play the Tipperary champions in the quarter-finals on 12-13 November with the Limerick champions awaiting the winners in the semi-final two weeks later. The Clare champions meet the Waterford champions in the other quarter-final with the winners playing the Kerry representatives in the semi-final.

By virtue of reaching the All-Ireland Senior Finals, Limerick (hurling) and Kerry (football) received a bye to the semi-finals of the respective Hurling and Football Championships.

In Intermediate hurling, the Tipperary premier intermediate champions will at home to Waterford’s Ballysaggart in a quarter final on 5-6 November and if they win will be away to the Cork champions in the semi-final. In intermediate football, the Tipp champions have a bye to the semi-final where they will be away to the Limerick or Waterford champions in late November.

At junior level, in hurling, Tipperary’s junior champions will be at home to Cork on 5-6 November and if successful will be away to Colligan of Waterford in the semi-final. In junior football, Tipp reps will be away to Clare on 12-13 November and if they win will have a home semi-final against the Cork champions two week later.

All six AIB Munster Club Championships Finals are scheduled for the first two weekends of December. All games will be played to a result on the day.

Check out the full list of draws at

https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/club-championships-2022/

2022 – 2023 Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw

Clubs and club coordinators have been very busy over the last number of weeks as they prepare for the commencement of the new Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw. With a lot of on field action as well as families preparing for the return to school, the draw committee have decided to reschedule the first draw and will now commence on Friday 30th September.

The club’s draw is a very valuable resource for each and every club across the county with every club benefitting considerably financially from each ticket sold. If you wish to renew your membership or join for the first time, just contact your Tipperary GAA club of choice who will be delighted to assist you in the process. Membership is also available online via the Clubs Draw section of the Tipperary GAA website.

Celebration of Teams of the Past

The preliminary quarter finals of the county senior & premier intermediate hurling championship will take place in Semple Stadium this Sunday September 11th.

Spectators will be able to witness much more than the two games involved because the county board will use the occasion to honour two hurling teams from the past, the 1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling winning team of 1971 and the Roscrea team that won the first All-Ireland Club Championship in 1971.

To add to the occasion the county board will honour the survivors of the All-Ireland winning teams from 1949 to 1965, sixteen players in all.

The two games will take place at 1.00pm (Clonakenny v Burgess) and 3.00pm (JK Brackens v Nenagh Eire Og) with the players introduced to the spectators between the two games.

Following the games, the players will be treated to dinner in the Dome. A special booklet will be produced to honour this very special occasion.

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