# 2023 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 133rd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.
The defending champions were Kilruane MacDonaghs.
On 29 October, Kiladangan defeated Thurles Sarsfields by 1-21 to 1-20 after a replay to win their second title.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Roscrea

### From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Éire Óg Annacarty

## Divisional championship finals

| Division | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
| Mid | Thurles Sarsfields | 0–18 | Upperchurch-Drombane | 0–16 |
| North | Nenagh Éire Óg | 0–21 | Kiladangan | 0–17 |
| South | Killenaule | 1–20 | Carrick Swans | 2–16 |
| West | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 3–23 | Cashel King Cormacs | 1–9 |

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 3 April 2023.
Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary-quarter-finals  Advance to relegation semi-final  Advance to preliminary-quarter-final and relegation semi-final

### Group 1

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Drom & Inch | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7–56 | 6–63 | −4 | 4 |
| Mullinahone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6–56 | 4–52 | +10 | 4 |
| Nenagh Éire Óg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7–51 | 5–55 | +2 | 2 |
| JK Brackens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4–54 | 9–47 | −8 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 2

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Toomevara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5–58 | 1–57 | +13 | 6 |
| Roscrea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6–57 | 4–60 | +3 | 3 |
| Moycarkey–Borris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1–68 | 3–61 | +1 | 3 |
| Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4–55 | 8–60 | −17 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 3

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7–68 | 7–55 | +13 | 6 |
| Holycross–Ballycahill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6–59 | 3–67 | +1 | 2 |
| Templederry Kenyons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6–63 | 6–72 | −9 | 2 |
| Upperchurch–Drombane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2–53 | 5–49 | −5 | 2 |

#### Tiebreaker

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Holycross–Ballycahill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3–39 | 2–40 | +2 | 2 |
| Templederry Kenyons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2–45 | 2–46 | −1 | 2 |
| Upperchurch–Drombane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2–36 | 3–34 | −1 | 2 |

#### Results
### Group 4

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kiladangan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3–73 | 3–57 | +16 | 4 |
| Thurles Sarsfields | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4–57 | 4–51 | +6 | 4 |
| Borris–Ileigh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4–47 | 3–61 | −11 | 3 |
| Clonoulty–Rossmore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1–50 | 2–58 | −11 | 1 |

#### Results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Preliminary Quarter-Finals 9 & 10 September 2023 | Preliminary Quarter-Finals 9 & 10 September 2023 | Preliminary Quarter-Finals 9 & 10 September 2023 | Quarter-Finals 15, 16 & 17 September 2023 | Quarter-Finals 15, 16 & 17 September 2023 | Quarter-Finals 15, 16 & 17 September 2023 | Semi-Finals 30 September & 1 October 2023 | Semi-Finals 30 September & 1 October 2023 | Semi-Finals 30 September & 1 October 2023 | Final 15 & 29 October 2023 | Final 15 & 29 October 2023 | Final 15 & 29 October 2023 |
| | | | Loughmore–Castleiney | Loughmore–Castleiney | 2–22 | | | | | | |
| | | | Roscrea | Roscrea | 1–24 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Loughmore–Castleiney | Loughmore–Castleiney | 2–12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 1–22 | | | |
| | | | Drom & Inch | Drom & Inch | 1–12 | | | | | | |
| Nenagh Éire Óg | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1–23 | Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 0–24 | | | | | | |
| Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 1–27 | | | | | | | Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 0–22 1-20 (R) |
| | | | | | | | | | Kiladangan | Kiladangan | 1–19 1-21 (R) |
| | | | Toomevara | Toomevara | 3–20 | | | | | | |
| Clonoulty–Rossmore | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 1–23 | Clonoulty–Rossmore | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 1–24 | | | | | | |
| Mullinahone | Mullinahone | 1–20 | | | | Toomevara | Toomevara | 2–21 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kiladangan | Kiladangan | 2–30 | | | |
| | | | Kiladangan | Kiladangan | 2–22 | | | | | | |
| | | | Holycross–Ballycahill | Holycross–Ballycahill | 3–17 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Billy Seymour | Kiladangan | 2–65 | 71 | 7 | 10.14 |
| 2 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 2–59 | 65 | 8 | 8.13 |
| 3 | John McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 4–43 | 55 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Cathal Bourke | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 1–49 | 52 | 5 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Darragh Woods | Holycross-Ballycahill | 2–37 | 43 | 4 | 10.75 |
| 6 | Darragh McCarthy | Toomevara | 2–35 | 41 | 5 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Séamus Callanan | Drom & Inch | 3–26 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 8 | Luke Cashin | Roscrea | 1–31 | 34 | 4 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Lyndon Fairbrother | JK Brackens | 1–30 | 33 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Mikey Heffernan | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1–29 | 32 | 3 | 10.67 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Darragh Woods | Holycross-Ballycahill | 1–13 | 16 | Templederry Kenyons |
| 1 | John McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1–13 | 16 | Roscrea |
| 3 | Cathal Bourke | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 1–12 | 15 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 4 | Billy Seymour | Kiladangan | 0–14 | 14 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 5 | Kieran Morris | Moycarkey-Borris | 0–13 | 13 | Toomevara |
| 5 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0–13 | 13 | Kiladangan |
| 5 | Lyndon Fairbrother | JK Brackens | 1–10 | 13 | Nenagh Éire Óg |
| 5 | Mikey Heffernan | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1–10 | 13 | JK Brackens |
| 5 | Darragh Woods | Holycross-Ballycahill | 1–10 | 13 | Loughmore-Castleiney |
| 5 | Billy Seymour | Kiladangan | 1–10 | 13 | Holycross-Ballycahill |