Tipperary will play Galway this Saturday evening at 6.15pm in the All Ireland Quarter Final.
There have been 31 previous championship meetings between the counties. The Premier county has won 22 games and lost 9. There has never been a draw. However, the winning margin was only a point, on six occasions. Tipperary won by the minimum in 2003, 2010 & 2016, while Galway had their victories in 1924, 2015 & 2017.
The last six meetings resulted as follows-
2010, Croke Park, Tipperary 3.17 Galway 3.16, All Irl quarter final.
2014, FBD, Semple Stadium, Tipperary 3.25 Galway. 4.13 All Irl qualifier
2015, Croke Park, Galway. 0.26 Tipperary 3.16 All Irl semi final
2016, Croke Park, Tipperary 2.19 Galway 2.18 All Irl semi final
2017, Croke Park, Galway 0.22 Tipperary 1.18 All Ireland semi final
2020, TUS Gaelic Grounds, Galway 3.23 Tipperary 2.24 All Ireland qualifier.
Tipperary’s top six individual championship scorers, against Galway, since 1950 were –
1971 , Michael ‘Babs’ Keating 2-12
2015, Séamus Callanan 3-9
2014, Séamus Callanan 3.8
1991, Michael Cleary 1.9
2005, Eoin Kelly 1.9
2010, Eoin Kelly 1.7
Galway have never beaten Tipperary in three consecutive meetings, but an opportunity has arisen again today. They failed previously in 1989 & 2001.
The Tipperary team and subs for Saturday’s game are:
