The draws for the 2014 north Tipperary hurling championships were made at the Hibernian Inn this evening.
Hibernian Inn North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The senior championship, which features fourteen teams, will be run on a knock-out plus loser’s group format. Seven games will be played in the first round with the winners of those games progressing into round two where they will face the losers of the opening round. If you win both games you progress to the quarter-finals while if you lose both games you will be eliminated from the competition. Teams with one win from the opening two rounds will play off for their chance to play in the last eight.
First Round Draw
Burgess v Lorrha-Dorrha
Portroe v Borrisokane
Borris-Ileigh v Moneygall
Templederry Kenyons v Nenagh Éire Óg
Silvermines v Ballina
Roscrea v Kilruane MacDonagh’s
Kildangan v Toomevara
Watch Centre Junior A Hurling Championship
Eleven teams will take part in the north Tipperary junior A hurling championship – two groups of six, group winners into the semi-finals with the second and third-placed teams progressing to the quarter-finals. The north finalists will progress to the county quarter-finals.
Group A
Knockshegowna v Templederry Kenyons
Borris-Ileigh v Toomevara
Kilruane MacDonagh’s v Moneygall
Group B
Roscrea v Kildangan
Burgess v Silvermines
Nenagh Éire Óg bye
Watch Centre Junior B Hurling Championship
Ten teams will participate in the junior B hurling championship – two groups of five with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals and the second and third-placed teams progressing to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Ballina v Lorrha-Dorrha
Borris-Ileigh v Borrisokane
Toomevara bye
Group B
Newport v Ballinahinch
Portroe v Nenagh Éire Óg
Silvermines bye
Walsh’s of Nenagh Under-21A Hurling Championship
Six teams will participate in the under-21A hurling championship which will be run on a knock-out and loser’s group format.
First Round Draw
Toomevara v Roscrea
Burgess v Kildangan
Kilruane MacDonagh’s v Nenagh Éire Óg
Ger Gavin Minor A Hurling Championship
This year’s minor A hurling championship did not require a draw since it will be played on a single-group round-robin basis. Seven teams will participate alongside Éire Óg in the minor A hurling championship – one group with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.
First Round
Borris-Ileigh v Kilruane MacDonagh’s
Toomevara v Nenagh Éire Óg
Ballina v Newport
Roscrea bye
Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Championship
Nenagh Éire Óg have been drawn against Clonoulty-Rossmore, Roscrea and the Templederry Kenyons in group one of the Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Championship. The Blues will face Clonoulty-Rossmore in the opening round on the week-ending April 13th.
Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Challenge Cup
Éire Óg have also been drawn against Burgess in the opening round of the County Senior Hurling Challenge Cup. That game is scheduled to take place on the week-ending Sunday, March 2nd.
LOTTO
Lotto: This week’s jackpot of €1,700 was not won. Lucky dip winners: Ned Quigley (c/o the HiB), Matt Coffey (Ballycommon), Peggy Forde (St Joseph’s Park), Daniel Sherlock (Ballinaclough), Michael Touhy (c/o the HiB). Play online: https://www.locallotto.ie/play.asp?LL_ID=292
The Nenagh Éire Óg Club Lotto represents the club’s key fundraising initiative.
Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online: click here!
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