Thurles Sarsfields GAA


Thurles Sarsfields is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred in the town of Thurles at Semple Stadium. The club was founded in 1881 and is the most honoured club in the history of the county championship with 36 County Titles.

History

On 19 October 2009, Sarsfields captured their 30th Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, defeating neighbours Drom ’n Inch at Semple Stadium by 0-14 to 0-5. They went on to play Newtownshandrum in the Munster hurling championship quarter-final on 1 November 2009, losing by 1-15 to 0-19 points. On 31 October 2010, Sarsfields captured their 31st Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship after a 1-16 to 1-7 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore. They subsequently contested the Munster Club hurling final only to lose out to De la Salle.
On 25 November 2012, Thurles won their first ever Munster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship after a 1-21 to 1-16 victory over De La Salle in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Hurling

Honours

This means players that have enjoyed much success with the club or have played for the Tipperary senior hurling team.
PlayerEraClub titles
Mickey 'the Rattler' Byrne1940s-1960s1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Lar Corbett1990s-2000s-2010s2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Jimmy Doyle1950s-1970s1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974
Tommy Doyle1930s-1950s1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952
John Maher1920s-1940s1929, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946
Ger 'Redser' O'Grady1990s-2000s-2010s2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Tony Wall1950s-1960s1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Padraic Maher2000s-2010s2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Ronan Maher2010s-2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Football

Honours