2003 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team 2003 season

Manager | Michael Doyle
All-Ireland SHC | Semi-final
Munster SHC | Quarter-final
National League | Finalists
Top scorer | Eoin Kelly (2-30)
Highest SHC attendance | 60,087 v Kilkenny (17 August)
Lowest SHC attendance |

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In 2003 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. On 5 November 2002 Michael Doyle was appointed manager of the team, along with selectors Liam Sheedy and Kevin Fox.[1] It was Doyle's first year in charge of the team with Brian O'Meara named as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA. Doyle resigned as manager in September after one year in charge.[2][3]

## National Hurling League

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### Division 1B table

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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1 |  Tipperary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |  Advanced to Group 1
2 |  Cork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8
3 |  Wexford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6
4 |  Offaly | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |  Advanced to Group 2
5 |  Limerick | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2
6 |  Derry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0

Tipperary v Offaly 23 February 2003 Round 1|  Tipperary | 4-14 - 1-8|  Offaly | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

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| L Corbett 3-3, E Kelly 0-6, B O’Meara 1-0, C Gleeson 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. |  | B Carroll 0-6, D Murray 1-0, G Oakley 0-1, C Cassidy 0-1. | Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Tipperary v Limerick 8 March 2003 Round 2|  Tipperary | 1-17 - 1-8|  Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles

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| L Corbett 1-3, E Kelly 0-5, T Dunne 0-3, B O’Meara 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, G O’Grady 0-1, E Brislane 0-1. |  | D Sheehan 1-1, J Meskell 0-4, M Foley 0-2, B Foley 0-1. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Tipperary v Wexford 16 March 2003 Round 3|  Tipperary | 3-21 - 1-11|  Wexford | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

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| E Kelly 1-6, L Corbett 2-2, T Dunne 0-4, M O’Leary 0-3, C Gleeson 0-3, G O’Grady 0-2, C Morrissey 0-1. |  | P Codd 1-7, B Lambert 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1. | Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Derry v Tipperary 23 March 2003 Round 4|  Derry | 2-14 - 4-19|  Tipperary | O'Cahan Park, Dungiven

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| O Collins 1-11, D McGrellis 1-0, R Kennedy 0-1, D Magill 0-1, P O’Kane 0-1. |  | E Kelly 1-10, E O’Neill 2-1, L Cahill 1-0, G O’Grady 0-3, C Morrissey 0-2, B O’Meara 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, L Corbett 0-1. | Referee: J Gribben (Down)

Tipperary v Cork 29 March 2003 Round 5|  Tipperary | 4-11 - 4-15|  Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles

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| E Kelly (3-5), T Dunne (1-2), B O'Meara (0-1), C Gleeson (0-1), M O'Leary (0-1); L Corbett (0-1). |  | J Deane (1-7), S Ó hAilpín (2-0), A Browne (1-1), M O'Connell (0-2); N McCarthy (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1); J Gardiner (0-1), B O'Connor (0-1). | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

### Group 1 table

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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1 |  Tipperary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |  Division 1 runners-up
2 |  Kilkenny | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |  Division 1 champions
3 |  Cork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12
4 |  Wexford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9
5 |  Galway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7
6 |  Clare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6

Kilkenny v Tipperary 13 April 2003 Round 1|  Kilkenny | 2-16 - 2-19|  Tipperary | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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| H Shefflin 0-8, DJ Carey 1-3, C Carter 1-0, T Walsh 0-2, E Brennan 0-2, R Mullally 0-1. |  | G O’Grady 1-6, E Kelly 0-7, M O’Leary 1-2, T Dunne 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, L Corbett 0-1. | Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Tipperary v Galway 20 April 2003 Round 2|  Tipperary | 3-15 - 2-18|  Galway | Semple Stadium, Thurles

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| T Dunne 1-3, C Gleeson 1-1, E Kelly 0-4, L Corbett 1-0, P Kelly 0-3, L Cahill 0-3, G O’Grady 0-1. |  | R Murray 0-8, O Fahy 1-3, D Tierney 1-1, C Moore 0-2, D Forde 0-2, A Kerins 0-1, J Conroy 0-1. | Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Clare v Tipperary 27 April 2003 Round 3|  Clare | 0-14 - 0-22|  Tipperary | Cusack Park, Ennis

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| N Gilligan 0-4, A Quinn 0-4, S McMahon 0-3, T Griffin 0-2, D McMahon 0-1. |  | E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 0-5, T Dunne 0-4, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, M O’Leary 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1. | Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

### Knock-out stage

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Kilkenny v Tipperary 5 May 2003 Final|  Kilkenny | 5-14 - 5-13|  Tipperary | Croke Park

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| H Shefflin 1-6 (0-4f), DJ Carey (0-3f), E Brennan 1-3 each, M Comerford 1-2, C Carter 1-0. | Report | E Kelly 1-7 (1-3f), L Corbett, J Carroll 2-0 each, C Gleeson 0-2, T Dunne (f), E Brislane, P Kelly, L Cahill 0-1 each. | Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

## 2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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18 May
Quarter-final

Clare| 2-17 - 0-14| Tipperary

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N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Quinn 1-2; J. O'Connor 1-1; C. Lynch 0-2; A. Markham 0-2; T. Carmody, T. Griffin, D. McMahon, S. McMahon (free), 0-1 each |  | E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees); B. O'Meara 0-3; T. Dunne, C. Gleeson, L. Cahill, J. Carroll, 0-1 each

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) [1]

## 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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14 June
Round 1

Tipperary| 3-28 - 0-13| Laois

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P Kelly (0-3, 165, 1f), M O’Leary (0-3), C Gleeson (0-3), G O’Grady (0-2)), J Carroll (0-1), E Kelly (2-8), D Byrne (0-6, 2f), B O’Meara (1-1), L Corbett (0-1)) |  | C Coonan (0-1)), J Young (0-5, 1pen, 165, 2f), J Phelan (0-1), E Maher (0-2)), L Tynan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), D Cuddy (0-1)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim) Match Report

13 July
Round 2

Galway| 1-17 - 1-18| Tipperary

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R. Gantley 0-7 (0-5 frees); D. Hayes 1-1; K. Broderick 0-2; D. Tierney 0-2; A. Kerins 0-2; O. Canning, R. Murray, O. Fahy, 0-1 each |  | L. Corbett 0-4; B. Dunne 1-1; M. O'Leary 0-3; B. O'Meara 0-2; J. Carroll 0-2; E. Kelly 0-2 (frees); P. Kelly, G. O'Grady, C. Gleeson, E. Enright, 0-1 each

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) Match Report

27 July
Quarter-final

Tipperary| 2-16 - 2-11| Offaly

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E. Kelly 0-5 (0-3 frees); J. Carroll, B. O'Meara 1-0 each; P. Kelly 0-3 (0-1 free); T. Dunne 0-3 (0-2 '65's); B. Dunne, M. O'Leary, L. Corbett, E. Corcoran, C. Gleeson 0-1 each |  | G. Hanniffy 1-2; N. Coughlan 1-1; B. Carroll 0-2 frees; R. Hanniffy 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Murphy, C Cassidy, M. Cordial, S. Whelahan 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report

17 August
Semi-final

Kilkenny| 3-18 - 0-15| Tipperary

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H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-4; T. Walsh 1-0; D.J. Carey 0-3 seventies; D. Lyng 0-2; J. Hoyne and J. Coogan 0-1 each |  | E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); C. Gleeson 0-2; P. Kelly, J. Carroll, P. O'Meara, E. Enright and P. O'Brien 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

## Awards

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Tipperary won one All Star Award with goalkeeper Brendan Cummins picking up his third award.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Doyle takes over as Tipp boss". RTÉ Sport. 5 November 2002. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. ^ "Doyle resigns as Tipperary boss". RTE Sport. 23 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. ^ "Jilted Doyle the latest victim of player power revolution". Irish Independent. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
4. ^ "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

## External links

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* Tipperary GAA Archives 2003
* 2003 Teams and Results at Premierview
* Tipperary v Kilkenny 17 August 2003 Highlights at YouTube

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