1998 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary competed in the 1998 National Hurling League and the 1998 Munster Championship. It was Len Gaynor's second year in charge of the team with Declan Ryan named as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[1]

Tipperary county hurling team
1998 season
Manager Len Gaynor
All-Ireland SHC Didn't qualify
Munster SHC Semi-Finals
National League Fourth division 1B
Top scorer
Highest SHC attendance
Lowest SHC attendance
Standard colours

1998 National Hurling League

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Division 1B table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
1 Cork 5 4 1 0 5-64 6-42 19 9 Division 1 champions
2 Waterford 5 3 1 1 8-64 8-52 12 7 Division 1 runners-up
3 Wexford 5 2 2 1 4-60 2-60 6 6
4 Tipperary 5 1 1 3 10-52 7-57 4 3
5 Laois 5 1 1 3 3-54 8-56 -17 3
6 Kilkenny 5 1 0 4 5-54 5-69 -15 2
8 March 1998 Tipperary 4-6 - 1-17 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
L Cahill 2-0, D Ryan 1-3, M Kennedy 1-0, K Tucker 0-2, R Ryan 0-1. Report P Flynn 1-6, K McGrath 0-7, D Shanahan 0-2, G Gater 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
22 March 1998 Laois 1-13 - 1-13 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
D Cuddy 0-6, D Conroy 1-0, D Rooney 0-2, C Cuddy 0-2, O Coss 0-1, N Rigney 0-1, P Cuddy 0-1. M Kennedy 1-3, E O'Neill 0-4, L Cahill 0-2, J Leahy 0-2, R Ryan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
29 March 1998 Tipperary 3-13 - 1-13 Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Kennedy 1-2, E o'Neill 0-5, P Kelly 1-1, D Ryan 1-0, L Cahill 0-3, R Ryan 0-2. N Moloney 1-6, PJ Delaney 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, A Comerford 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1. Referee: J Cooney (Galway)
12 April 1998 Cork 2-11 - 2-10 Tipperary Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
J Deane 1-4, A Browne 1-1, B Egan 0-2, F McCormack 0-2, P Ryan 0-2. P Kelly 1-2, E O'Neill 0-5, M Kennedy 1-0, J Enright 0-1, R Ryan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
19 April 1998 Wexford 2-13 - 0-10 Tipperary Enniscorthy
P Codd 1-7, T Dempsey 1-1, M Jordan 0-1, L Murphy 0-1, D Ruth 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1. Report E O'Neill 0-6, D Ryan 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, L Cahill 0-1. Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Waterford0-21 – 2-12Tipperary
P. Flynn (0-10), K. McGrath (0-4), T. Browne (0-2), D. Shanahan (0-2), B. O'Sullivan (0-2), A. Kirwan (0-1). Report E. O'Neill (1-3), B. O'Meara (1-0), L. Cahill (0-3), T. Dunne (0-2), L. McGrath (0-1), D. Ryan (0-1), J. Leahy (0-1), M. Kennedy (0-1).
Attendance: 30,532
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)

References

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  1. ^ "Controversy as Tipp appoint English". Irish Independent. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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