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Thurles Sarsfields GAA
Gaelic games club in County Tipperary, Ireland
Gaelic games club in County Tipperary, Ireland
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| club gaa | Thurles Sarsfields | |
| crest | Thurles Sarsfields GAA 2.jpg | |
| irish | Na Sáirséalaigh Dhurlais Éile | |
| county | Tipperary | |
| province | Munster | |
| colours | Blue and white | |
| nickname | The Blues / The Scurries | |
| grounds | The Outside Field | |
| founded | 1883 | |
| coordinates | ||
| h2 | 1 | |
| h3 | 36 | |
| pattern_la2 | _bluelines | |
| pattern_b2 | _collarblue | |
| pattern_ra2 | _bluelines | |
| leftarm2 | FFFFFF | |
| body2 | FFFFFF | |
| rightarm2 | FFFFFF | |
| shorts2 | 0000FF | |
| pattern_sh2 | _adidaswhite | |
| socks2 | 0000FF | |
| pattern_so2 | _hoops white | |
| kit1 | Home Kit | |
| kit2 | Change Kit | |
| pattern_la | _whitelines | |
| pattern_b | _collarwhite | |
| pattern_ra | _whitelines | |
| leftarm | 0000FF | |
| body | 0000FF | |
| rightarm | 0000FF | |
| shorts | 0000FF | |
| pattern_sh | _adidaswhite | |
| socks | 0000FF | |
| pattern_so | _hoops white | 1 |
| All Ireland Junior B Hurling | 1 |
| All Ireland Junior B Hurling = 1 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 county, with 36 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship titles. Thurles Sarsfields are affiliated with the town's juvenile club Dúrlas Óg.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/big-guns-fire-super-sarsfields-to-promised-land-after-battle-royal-215050.html
Hurling
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 1
- 2012
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championships: 36
- Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (46)
- 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1920 (as Moycarkey-Thurles), 1925, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017
- Mid Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (3)
- 1989, 2014, 2016
- Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (5)
- 1955, 1956, 1958, 1987, 1995
- Mid Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (12)
- 1939, 1942, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1981, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2014, 2019
- All Ireland Junior B Championship (1)
- 2018
- Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (3)
- 2002, 2010, 2017
- Mid Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (4)
- 2002, 2009, 2010, 2017
- Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championships: 8
- 1988, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Mid Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championships: (23)
- 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championships: 11
- 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1973, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010
- Mid Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championships: (21)
- 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010
Notable club players
This means players that have enjoyed much success with the club or have played for the Tipperary senior hurling team.
| Player | Era | Club titles |
|---|---|---|
| Mickey 'the Rattler' Byrne | 1940s-1960s | 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Lar Corbett | 1990s-2000s-2010s | 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Jimmy Doyle | 1950s-1970s | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974 |
| Tommy Doyle | 1930s-1950s | 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952 |
| John Maher | 1920s-1940s | 1929, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 |
| Ger 'Redser' O'Grady | 1990s-2000s-2010s | 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| Tony Wall | 1950s-1960s | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Pádraic Maher | 2000s-2010s | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ronan Maher | 2010s- | 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Football
Honours
- Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1)
- 1952
- Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (7)
- 1990, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2009
- Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (2)
- 1989, 2022
- Mid Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (10)
- 1943, 1945, 1967, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1998, 2015, 2021, 2022
- Mid Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1)
- 1995
- Mid Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship (3)
- 1991, 1993, 2007
- Mid Tipperary Under 19 B Football Championship (1)
- 2022
- Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (2)
- 2005, 2006
- Mid Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (10)
- 1949, 1953, 1954, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2019
- Mid Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (1)
- 1991
References
References
- (23 October 2012). "McCormack's haul wrests crown back for battling Thurles". Irish Independent.
- (2009-10-17). "Sarsfields in total control". Irish Times.
- (2009-11-01). "O'Connors a twin terror as Sarsfields despatched". Irish Times.
- (2010-10-31). "Thurles double up". Irish Times.
- (25 November 2011). "Thurles Sarsfields make Munster hurling history". Score.
- (25 November 2011). "Thurles Sarsfields make Munster hurling history". Score.
- (2014-11-02). "Maher shines as Thurles Sarsfields win". rte.ie.
- (26 October 2015). "Tigerish Thurles Sarsfields triumph in titanic battle". [[The Irish Examiner]].
- (16 October 2016). "Sarsfields honour 'The Rattler' in fitting style". Irish Independent.
- (9 October 2017). "Padraic Maher leads powerful Thurles Sarsfields to four in a row". Irish Examiner.
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