Draws made for hurling leagues and football championships
Tipperary County Board have confirmed the groups for this years County Hurling Leagues which will get underway on 7-8 March.
Division 1 again sees sixteen teams divided into two groups of eight with the top two teams in each group playing in the semi-finals. In terms of relegation, both bottom teams in each group will drop to division 2 to be replaced by the finalists from Division 2. The second bottom teams in division 1 will playoff with the loser also being relegated, to be replaced by the playoff winner from the second from top teams in division 2. This will continue so from divisions 2 through 5.
Division 1 holders Drom & Inch start away to Mid rivals Loughmore-Castleiney while county and Munster club champions Borris-Ileigh will begin away to Eire Og Annacarty. Promoted sides Lorrha and Clonakenny have tough openers against Kiladangan and Clonoulty/Rossmore respectively.
FBD Insurance County Hurling League
Division 1
Group 1: Loughmore/Castleiney v Drom & Inch; Clonakenny v Clonoulty/Rossmore; Eire Og Annacarty v Borris-Ileigh; Roscrea v Toomevara
Group 2: Nenagh Eire Og v Kilruane MacDonaghs; Upperchurch/Drombane v Moycarkey/Borris; Kiladangan v Lorrha; Thurles Sarsfields v Portroe
Division 2
Group 1: Burgess v Mullinahone; Cashel King Cormacs v Shannon Rovers; Templederry Kenyons v Killenaule; Newport v Drom & Inch
Group 2: Carrick Swans v Knockavilla Kickhams; Golden Kilfeacle v St Marys; Ballina v Silvermines; JK Brackens v Holycross/Ballycahill
Division 3
Group 1: Cappawhite v Sean Treacys; Kilsheelan/Kilcash v Ballingarry; Borrisokane v Lattin Cullen; Gortnahoe-Glengoole v Carrick Davins
Group 2: Galtee Rovers v Moneygall; Moyne-Templetuohy v Arravale Rovers; Kiladangan v Ballinahinch; Boherlahan Dualla bye
Division 4
Group 1: Boherlahan-Dualla v Grangemockler/Ballyneale; Thurles Sarsfields v Mullinahone; Cahir v St Patricks; Roscrea bye
Group 2: Ballylooby/Castlegrace v Moyle Rovers; Newcastle v Moycarkey/Borris; Ballybacon/Grange v Upperchurch/Drombane
Division 5
Group 1: Cahir v Skeheenarinky; Moycarkey/Borris v Loughmore/Castleiney
Group 2: Lorrha v Ballingarry; Clonmel Og v Thurles Gaels; Emly bye
Division 6: Rosegreen v Knock; Clerihan v Solohead; Killea v Bye
The County Football League will begin the competitive season on weekend 29th February and 1st March
FBD Insurance County Football League
Division 1
Group 1: JK Brackens v Clonmel Og; Aherlow v Ardfinnan; Galtee Rovers bye
Group 2: Kilsheelan/Kilcash v Moyle Rovers; Clonmel Commercials v Cahir; Fethard v Rockwell Rovers
Division 2: Cahir v Ballylooby/Castlegrace; Arravale Rovers v Fr Sheehys; Ballyporeen v Rockwell Rovers
Division 3
Group 1: Loughmore/Castleiney v Mullinahone; Emly v Solohead; Nenagh Eire Og bye
Group 2: Clerihan v Newcastle; St Patricks v Sean Treacys
Tipperary County Board revealed the pairings for the opening round of the County Senior, Intermediate & Junior 'A' Football Championships which will be played on the last weekend in March. In terms of North Tipperary, there is no senior team with Kiladangan having been relegated and they face Drom & Inch in their opening game while Borrisokane square off against Moyle Rovers.
21 teams line-up in Junior 'A' football with Inane Rovers, Ballina and Newport all entering teams which is a positive, joining Portroe who were defeated finalists last year while Kilruane MacDonaghs have joined the junior 'B' championship along with Nenagh Eire Og and last years semi-finalists Lorrha but the first round of this championship won't be played until 18-19 April.
Senior Football Championship
Group 1: Loughmore/Castleiney v Ballyporeen; Moyne-Templetuohy v Ardfinnan
Group 2: Aherlow v JK Brackens; Kilsheelan/Kilcash v Upperchurch/Drombane
Group 3: Clonmel Commercials v Cahir; Killenaule v Galtee Rovers
Group 4: Eire Og Annacarty v Moycarkey/Borris; Arravale Rovers v Moyle Rovers
Intermediate Football Championship
Group 1: Rockwell Rovers v Clonmel Commercials; Cashel King Cormacs v JK Bracken
Group 2: Clonmel Og v Loughmore/Castleiney; Borrisokane v Moyle Rovers
Group 3: Fethard v Golden-Kilfeacle; Fr Sheehys v Clonoulty/Rossmore
Group 4: Kiladangan v Drom & Inch; Mullinahone v Grangemockler/Ballyneale
Junior 'A' Football Championship
Group 1: Knockavilla Kickhams v Killenaule; Portroe bye
Group 2: Ballylooby/Castlegrace v Sean Treacys; Emly v Cahir
Group 3: Inane Rovers v Gortnahoe/Glengoole; Newcastle v Arravale Rovers
Group 4: Boherlahan Dualla v Ballina; Ardfinnan Bye
Group 5: St. Patricks v Carrick Swans; Clerihan v Moyle Rovers
Group 6: Newport v Cappawhite; Solohead Bye
Junior 'B' Football Championship
Group 1: Rosegreen v Eire Og Annacarty; Clonmel Og v Nenagh Eire Og
Group 2: Clonmel Commercials v Kilruane MacDonaghs; Kilsheelan/Kilcash v Galtee Rovers
Group 3: Lorrha v Moyle Rovers; Golden-Kilfeacle v Rockwell Rovers
Group 4: Loughmore/Castleiney v JK Brackens; Clonakenny v Moyne-Templetuohy