South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship


The South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the South Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1907 for senior hurling teams in South Tipperary, Ireland.
The series of games begin in April, with the championship culminating with the final in August. The championship has always been played using a knock-out format.
The South Tipperary Championship was, until recent times, an integral part of the wider Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the South Tipperary Championship joined their counterparts from the other three divisions to contest the county championship quarter-finals.
Five clubs currently participate in the Mid Tipperary Championship. The title has been won at least once by 20 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Carrick Swans who have won a total of 23 titles.
Mullinahone are the title-holders after defeating Carrick Swans by 1-18 to 1-16 in the 2019 championship final.

The championship

Overview

The South Tipperary Championship is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random — there are no seeds.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match ends as a draw there is a period of extra time, followed by a second period of extra time should the teams remain deadlocked. If both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Format

Quarter-finals: 2 teams contest this round. The winning teams advances to the semi-finals. The losing team is eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals: 4 teams contest this round. The 2 winning teams advance to the semi-finals. The 2 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Participating teams

TeamLocationColours
BallingarryBallingarryMaroon and white
Carrick SwansCarrick-on-SuirBlack and white
KillenauleKillenauleRed and yellow
MullinahoneMullinahoneGreen and red
St. Mary's ClonmelClonmelBlue and white

Roll of honour

#TeamWinsWinning Years
1Carrick Swans231933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2017
2Killenaule221916, 1918, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018
3Mullinahone141993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019
4Carrick Davins111965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
5Boherlahen-Dualla81915, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
5Ballingarry81949, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001
6Marlfield41960, 1962, 1964, 1970
7Fethard31919, 1937, 1938
8Racecourse21909, 1910
8Tipp O'Leary's21912, 1920
8Cashel21913, 1914
9St. Ailbe's11911
9Kilmoyler11923
9Moyglass11934
9Coolmoyne11951
9Pádraig Pearses11956
9Na Piarsaigh11957
9Ballybacon-Grange11968
9St. Mary's Clonmel11981
9St. Augustine's11982