Gaelic games club in County Tipperary, Ireland
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 history of the county championship with 36 County Titles .[1]
Clubhouse at Semple Stadium
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.[2] 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.[3] On 31 October 2010, Sarsfields captured their 31st Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship after a 1-16 to 1-7 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore .[4] 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 .[5] [6] [7]
Hurling
Honours Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships : 12012 (Runners-Up 2010)[8] Tipperary Senior Hurling Championships : 361887, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014,[9] 2015,[10] 2016[11] 2017[12] 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)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)Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (3)Mid Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (4)Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championships: 81988, 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: 111954, 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 Thurles Sarsfields players who captained Tipperary to All-Ireland SHC titles. This means players that have enjoyed much success with the club or have played for the Tipperary senior hurling team .
Football
Honours Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1)Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (7)1990, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2009 Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (2)Mid Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (10)1943, 1945, 1967, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1998, 2015, 2021, 2022 Mid Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1)Mid Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship (3)Mid Tipperary Under 19 B Football Championship (1)Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (2)Mid Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (10)1949, 1953, 1954, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2019 Mid Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (1)
References ^ "McCormack's haul wrests crown back for battling Thurles". Irish Independent . 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012 . ^ "Sarsfields in total control". Irish Times . 17 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009 . ^ "O'Connors a twin terror as Sarsfields despatched". Irish Times . 1 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009 . ^ "Thurles double up". Irish Times . 31 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010 . ^ "Thurles Sarsfields make Munster hurling history". Score . 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012 . ^ "Big guns fire super Sarsfields to promised land after battle royal". Irish Examiner . 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012 . ^ "Sars make history for home of hurling". Irish Independent . 25 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2012 . ^ "Thurles Sarsfields make Munster hurling history". Score . 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012 . ^ "Maher shines as Thurles Sarsfields win". rte.ie . 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014 . ^ "Tigerish Thurles Sarsfields triumph in titanic battle". The Irish Examiner . 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015 . ^ "Sarsfields honour 'The Rattler' in fitting style". Irish Independent . 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016 . ^ "Padraic Maher leads powerful Thurles Sarsfields to four in a row". Irish Examiner . 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 .
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thurles Sarsfields (GAA club) .
Tipperary GAA site Official Thurles Sarsfields GAA Club website