+ Tipperary county hurling team 2012 seasonManagerDeclan RyanAll-Ireland SHCSemi-FinalMunster SHCWinnersNational LeagueSemi-finalTop scorerTBDHighest SHC attendanceTBDLowest SHC attendanceTBD
The 2012 season was Declan Ryan's second year in charge of the Tipperary team, the second year of his initial two-year term since succeeding Liam Sheedy. In January the management appointed Paul Curran of Mullinahone as new captain and Pádraic Maher of Thurles Sarsfields as vice captain for 2012 season. On 6 February 2012, forward Lar Corbett announced his withdrawal from the Tipperary hurling panel for the 2012 season due to work commitments. On 13 May 2012, it was announced by Tipperary that Corbett had returned to the Tipperary Senior Hurling panel. On 24 June he made his comeback coming on as a substitute in the first half against Cork in the 2012 Munster Hurling Semi-Final as Tipperary won by 1–22 to 0–24.
In March, Tipperary won their first trophy of the year by capturing the Waterford Crystal Cup against Clare in Sixmilebridge by 1-21 to 2-12. The trophy was presented by Munster Council Vice Chairman Robert Frost to Brendan Cummins who captained the team in the absence of squad captain, the injured Paul Curran and vice-captain, Padraic Maher, who was unavailable following Fitzgibbon Cup games. On 13 May 2012, it was announced by Tipperary GAA that Lar Corbett had returned to the Tipperary Senior Hurling panel.
2012 senior hurling management team
NamePositionClubDeclan RyanManagerClonoulty-RossmoreMichael GleesonSelectorThurles SarsfieldsTommy DunneSelector (Coach)ToomevaraCian O'NeillTrainerMoorefield
2012 Squad
NumberPlayerPositionLocal Club1Brendan CumminsGoalkeeperBallybacon-Grange2Conor O'BrienRight Corner BackÉire Óg, Annacarty3Paul Curran (C)Full backMullinahone4Mickey CahillLeft Corner BackThurles Sarsfields5Thomas StapletonRight half backTemplederry6Conor O'MahoneyCentre half backNewport7Pádraic MaherLeft half backThurles Sarsfields8Brendan MaherMidfieldBorris-Ileigh9Shane McGrathMidfieldBallinahinch10Pa BourkeRight half forwardThurles Sarsfields11Patrick 'Bonner' MaherCentre half forwardLorrha-Dorrha12Lar CorbettLeft half forwardThurles Sarsfields13Brian O'MearaRight Corner ForwardKilruane MacDonagh's14John O'BrienFull forwardToomevara15Noel McGrathLeft Corner ForwardLoughmore-Castleiney16Darren GleesonGoalkeeperPortroe17Shane BourkeLeft Corner ForwardJ.K. Bracken's18Séamus CallananRight half forwardDrom-Inch19Eoin KellyFull forwardMullinahone20Donagh MaherRight Corner BackBurgess21Shane MaherRight half backBurgess22John O'KeeffeLeft half backClonoulty-Rossmore23John O'NeillLeft Corner ForwardClonoulty-Rossmore24Gearóid RyanLeft half forwardTemplederry25Paddy StapletonRight Corner BackBorris-Ileigh26James WoodlockMidfieldDrom-Inch27Timmy HammersleyRight Corner ForwardClonoulty-Rossmore28Johnny RyanMidfieldDrom-Inch29Seán CurranLeft half forwardMullinahone30David YoungLeft half backToomevara
2012 Waterford Crystal Cup
2012 National Hurling League Tipperary finished in third place in the league table and qualified to meet Cork in the semi-final where they lost by 2-15 to 1-25 on 22 April.
Division 1A
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsKilkenny5 4 0 1 13-95 8-69 41 8Cork5 3 1 1 9-88 6-90 7 7Tipperary5 2 2 1 2-87 8-65 4 6Waterford5 2 0 3 4-79 5-98 -22 4Galway5 2 0 3 4-81 8-86 -17 4Dublin5 0 1 4 10-70 7-92 -13 1 Waterford are placed ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head match between the teams.
Fixtures and results
2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship In July, Tipperary retained their Munster title with a 2-17 to 0-16 win against Waterford in the Final.
2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary had their heaviest defeat in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since 1897, with Kilkenny blowing them away by scoring 4-24, 3-15 in the second half to leave Tipperary with an eighteen-point defeat in front of a crowd of 50,220. In that semi-final match Lar Corbett was assigned the role of man marking Kilkenny defender Tommy Walsh around the pitch, with Kilkenny assigning Jackie Tyrrell to mark Corbett. The marking battle between the players developed into a sideshow and nullified Corbetts own game as he remained scoreless during the game. The tactic was heavily criticized by various analysts and reporters after the game.
In early September, Declan Ryan and his management team of Tommy Dunne and Michael Gleeson informed the county board that they would not seek an extension to their two-year term in charge of the Senior hurling team and would be stepping down.
On 25 September, Eamon O'Shea succeeded Declan Ryan as manager of the Tipperary senior team.
Awards Tipperary had six players, Michael Cahill, Pádraic Maher, Pa Bourke, Bonnar Maher, Noel McGrath, and Brian O'Meara nominated for an All Star award but won no awards in 2012.
References
External links Tipperary GAA Archives 2012 Tipperary GAA at Hogan Stand Tipperary Player Profiles for 2012