2002 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team 2002 season

Manager | Nicky English
All-Ireland SHC | Semi-final
Munster SHC | Finalists[1]
National League | Semi-final
Top scorer | Eoin Kelly (2-39)
Highest SHC attendance | 53,385 (v Kilkenny 18 August)
Lowest SHC attendance |

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In 2002 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. It was Nicky English's fourth year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his forth year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[2]

## National Hurling League

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### Division 1B Table

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Diff  | Pts  | Notes

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1 |  Cork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-90 | 5-60 | 33 | 9 |  Division 1 runners-up
2 |  Limerick | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-77 | 6-54 | 29 | 9
3 |  Tipperary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-83 | 9-54 | 35 | 6
4 |  Wexford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-73 | 8-71 | 8 | 6
5 |  Offaly | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-61 | 9-76 | -15 | 4
6 |  Derry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-37 | 12-104 | -85 | 0

Tipperary v Limerick 10 March 2002 Round 2|  Tipperary | 1-12 - 2-13|  Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles

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| E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 1-2, L Cahill 0-1, E Enright 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. |  | M Keane 2-7, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-1, B Begley 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Wexford v Tipperary 18 March 2002 Round 3|  Wexford | 3-13 - 1-10|  Tipperary | Wexford Park, Wexford

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| L O’Gorman 1-4, D O’Brien 1-2, B Lambert 0-4, M Jordan 1-0, D Ruth 0-2, R Mallon 0-1. |  | J O’Brien 1-1, E Kelly 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, J Enright 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, E O’Neill 0-1. | Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Tipperary v Derry 24 March 2002 Round 4|  Tipperary | 5-23 - 0-3|  Derry | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

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| M O’Leary 2-4, J O’Brien 2-4, E Kelly 1-5, L Corbett 0-3, J Enright 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, N Morris 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, B O’Meara 0-1. |  | M Conway 0-1, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1. | Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Offaly v Tipperary 30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture|  Offaly | 3-8 - 2-21|  Tipperary | St. Brendan's Park, Birr

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| B Murphy 1-3, G Hanniffy 1-1, Brian Whelahan 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, B Carroll 0-1. |  | E Kelly 0-9, L Cahill 1-3, J O’Brien 1-2, T Dunne 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, B Dunne 0-1. | Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)

Cork v Tipperary 7 April 2002 Round 5|  Cork | 1-14 - 1-17|  Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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| J Deane 1-3, E Collins 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, A Browne 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2. |  | E O’Neill 1-2, M O’Leary 0-4, E Kelly 0-4, T Dunne 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, N Morris 0-1, J Enright 0-1, J O’Brien 0-1. | Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Tipperary v Galway 14 April 2002 Quarter-final|  Tipperary | 4-13 - 1-17|  Galway | Semple Stadium, Thurles

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| E Kelly 0-11, J O'Brien 2-1, L Corbett 1-1, B O’Meara 1-0. | Report | E Cloonan 1-8, J Rabbitte 0-3, D Hayes 0-3, R Murray 0-2, R Gantley 0-1. | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Cork v Tipperary 21 April 2002 Semi-final|  Cork | 0-21 - 1-10|  Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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| B O’Connor 0-6, J O’Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. | Report | E Kelly 1-3, E O’Neill 0-2, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Dunne 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

## 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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19 May
Quarter-Final

Tipperary| 1-18 - 2-13| Clare

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E. Kelly (1-8), C. Gleeson (0-2), N. Morris (0-2), T. Dunne (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-1), J. O'Brien (0-1), E. O'Neill (0-1), B. Dunne (0-1). | Report | D. Forde (2-0), T. Griffin (0-6), J. Reddan (0-3), J. O'Connor (0-2), T. Carmody (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: M. Healy (Cork))

2 June
Semi-Final

Tipperary| 1-20 - 1-13| Limerick

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E. Kelly (0-12), J. Carroll (1-2), B. Dunne (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), N. Morris (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1). | Report | M. Keane (0-8), O. Moran (1-0), P. Lawlor (0-2), O. O'Neill (0-1), J. Butler (0-1), B. Foley (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin))

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30 June
Final

Waterford| 2-23 - 3-12| Tipperary

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P. Flynn (1-6), K. McGrath (0-7), J. Mullane (0-4), T. Browne (1-0), E. Kelly (0-3), D. Bennett (0-1), E. McGrath (0-1), S. Prendergast (0-1). | Report | B. Dunne (2-2), E. Kelly (1-4), T. Dunne (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1), J. Carroll (0-1), B. O’Meara (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin))

Main article: 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

## 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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13 July
Round 2

Tipperary| 2-19 - 1-9| Offaly

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B. O'Meara (1-2), J. Carroll (1-1), M. O'Leary (0-4), E. Kelly (0-4), P. Kelly (0-3), T. Dunne (0-2), B. Dunne (0-2), E. O'Neill (0-1). | Report | S. Brown (1-1), S. Whelehan (0-4), R. Hanniffy (0-1), Barry Whelehan (0-1), K. Martin (0-1), B. Carroll (0-1).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

28 July
Quarter-final

Tipperary| 1-25 - 2-12| Antrim

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E. Kelly (0-7), P. Kelly (0-5 (0-1), E. O'Neill (1-1), T. Dunne (0-3), B. Dunne (0-3), J. Carroll (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), N. Morris (0-1). | Report | L. Watson (1-6), L. Richmond (1-1), P. Richmond (0-2), G. O'Kane (0-2), B. McFall (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 41,619

Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow)

18 August
Semi-final

Kilkenny| 1-20 - 1-16| Tipperary

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H. Shefflin (0-7), J. Coogan (1-1), D. J. Carey (0-4), D. Lyng (0-2), A. Comerford (0-2), M. Comerford (0-1), J. Hoyne (0-1), E. Brennan (0-1), C. Carter (0-1). | Report | E. Kelly (0-4), J. Carroll (1-0), M. O'Leary (0-3), P. Kelly (0-3), E. O'Neill (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), L. Corbett (0-1), E. Corcoran (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 53,385

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

## Awards

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Tipperary won two All Star Awards with Paul kelly winning his first and Eoin Kelly winning his second award. Eoin Kelly also won for the second year in a row the Young hurler of the year award[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Flashback: 2002 Munster SHC Final - Waterford v Tipperary". GAA.ie. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
2. ^ "Controversy as Tipp appoint English". Irish Independent. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. ^ "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

## External links

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* Tipperary GAA Archives 2002
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