2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 14 October to 11 November 2001.

2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	14 October – 11 November 2001
Teams	8
Sponsor	Credit Unions Tipperary
Champions	Toomevara (17th title) Justin Cottrell (captain) Seán Stack (manager)
Runners-up	Thurles Sarsfields Johnny Enright (captain) Paddy Doyle (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	26 (3.25 per match)
Points scored	254 (31.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Johnny Enright (1-25)
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Toomevara were the defending champions.

On 11 November 2001, Toomevara won the title after a 1–22 to 1–13 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Results

Quarter-finals

Thurles Sarsfields v Ballingarry

14 October 2001 Quarter-final	Thurles Sarsfields	2-16 - 1-12	Ballingarry	Leahy Park
	J Enright 0-11, L Corbett 1-1, J Lawlor 1-0, G O'Grady 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, T Ruth 0-1.		A Cleere 1-3, L Cahill 0-3, P Ivors 0-3, W Maher 0-1, D Shelly 0-1, D Lyons 0-1.

Toomevara v Loughmore-Castleiney

14 October 2001 Quarter-final	Toomevara	2-16 - 2-16	Loughmore-Castleiney	Páirc Shíleáin
	P McGrath 1-2, K Dunne 0-4, Tommy Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-4, M Bevans 1-0, F Devaney 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.		N Morris 0-7, P Ormonde 1-2, S Bohan 1-2, P McGrath 0-2, M Gleeson 0-2, M Webster 0-1.

Cappawhite v Mullinahone

14 October 2001 Quarter-final	Cappawhite	2-15 - 1-13	Mullinahone	Semple Stadium
	E O'Neill 0-9, S Ryan 1-2, J Ryan 1-0, A O'Neill 0-2, P Julian 0-2.		E Kelly 0-7, P Kelly 1-0, B O'Meara 0-2, E Carey 0-2, P Croke 0-2.

Clonoulty-Rossmore v Nenagh Éire Óg

14 October 2001 Quarter-final	Clonoulty-Rossmore	4-20 - 3-18	Nenagh Éire Óg	Semple Stadium
	D Ryan 3-4, D Quirke 0-7, A Kennedy 1-2, M Quirke 0-4, A Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, R Martin 0-1.		D O'Meara 2-2, M Cleary 1-4, K Tucker 0-5, E Tucker 0-3, M Hackett 0-2, R Tomlinson 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.

Toomevara v Loughmore-Castleiney

29 October 2001 Quarter-final replay	Toomevara	1-16 - 0-16	Loughmore-Castleiney	Páirc Shíleáin
	Tommy Dunne 0-7, K Dunne 0-6, K Hall 1-0, M Bevans 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1.		N Morris 0-8, M Webster 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, D Laffan 0-2, P Ormonde 0-1, T Ormonde 0-1.

Semi-finals

Thurles Sarsfields v Cappawhite

28 October 2001 Semi-final	Thurles Sarsfields	3-25 - 0-10	Cappawhite	Semple Stadium
	T Ruth 2-2, M O'Dowd 1-3, J Enright 0-5, G O'Grady 0-5, L Corbett 0-5, P Lawlor 0-4, C McIntyre 0-1.		E O'Neill 0-6, P O'Neill 0-2, F Quinn 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1.

Toomevara v Clonoulty-Rossmore

4 November 2001 Semi-final	Toomevara	2-14 - 1-12	Clonoulty-Rossmore	Semple Stadium
	M Bevans 1-2, F Devaney 1-1, K Dunne 0-4, Tommy Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-2, E Brislane 0-1.		D Ryan 1-4, D Quirke 0-4, M Heffernan 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, A Butler 0-1.

Final

Toomevara v Thurles Sarsfields

11 November 2001 Final	Toomevara	1-22 - 1-13	Thurles Sarsfields	Semple Stadium
	J O'Brien 1-5, K Dunne 0-7 (6f), Thomas Dunne 0-4 (1f, 1 line ball), Terry Dunne 0-2, P McGrath, M Bevans, T Delaney, P Hackett 0-1 each.	Report	J Enright 1-9 (1-8f), M O'Dowd 0-2, T Ruth, B Carroll 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	1-25	28	3	9.33
2	Ken Dunne	Toomevara	0-21	21	4	5.25
3	Declan Ryan	Clonoulty-Rossmore	4-08	20	2	10.00
4	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	0-10	19	4	4.75
5	John O'Brien	Toomevara	1-12	15	4	3.75
	Eugene O'Neill	Cappawhite	0-15	15	2	7.50
	Noel Morris	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-15	15	2	7.50
8	Michael Bevans	Toomevara	2-05	11	4	2.75
	Dan Quirke	Clonoulty-Rossmore	0-11	11	2	5.50
10	Tony Ruth	Thurles Sarsfields	2-04	10	3	3.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Declan Ryan	Clonoulty-Rossmore	3-04	13	Nenagh Éire Óg
2	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	1-09	12	Toomevara
3	Johnny Enright	Thurles Sarsfields	0-11	11	Ballingarry
4	Eugene O'Neill	Cappawhite	0-09	9	Mullinahone
5	Declan O'Meara	Nenagh Éire Óg	2-02	8	Clonoulty-Rossmore
	Tony Ruth	Thurles Sarsfields	2-02	8	Cappawhite
	John O'Brien	Toomevara	1-05	8	Thurles Sarsfields
	Noel Morris	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-08	8	Toomevara
9	Michael Cleary	Nenagh Éire Óg	1-04	7	Clonoulty-Rossmore
	Declan Ryan	Clonoulty-Rossmore	1-04	7	Toomevara
	Noel Morris	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-07	7	Toomevara
	Eoin Kelly	Mullinahone	0-07	7	Cappawhite
	Dan Quirke	Clonoulty-Rossmore	0-07	7	Nenagh Éire Óg
	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	0-07	7	Loughmore-Castleiney
	Ken Dunne	Toomevara	0-07	7	Thurles Sarsfields

Miscellaneous

• Toomevara become the first team to win four in a row since Thurles Sarsfields between 1961 and 1964.
• Loughmore-Castleiney was thrown out of the championship for refusing to play extra time in their drawn quarter-final against Toomevara. A successful appeal to the Munster Council allowed the club to be subsequently reinstated.