Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, formerly Séamus Ó Riain Cup, is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2017 for the second tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the spring, summer and autumn months with the cup final currently being played at Semple Stadium in October. It is sometimes played as the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Séamus Ó Riain Cup. The cup begins with a group stage and is followed by a knock-out stage.
Roscrea are the title-holders after defeating Gortnahoe-Glengoole by 1-17 to 0-16 in the 2022 cup final.
History
The Séamus Ó Riain Cup was created in 2017 in an effort to reduce the number of teams in the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. The cup was created for Roinn II teams. The Séamus Ó Riain Cup has been described as a senior hurling 'B' grade, though without the off-putting 'B' letter being used. From the 2022 Championship, the competition was renamed the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship following a vote at the Tipperary County Board. The winners will then go on to represent Tipperary in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.Format
Group stage
For the group stage there are four groups of four teams. The teams are ranked based on their performance the previous year.Teams will play the other three teams in the group once and match points will be awarded depending on the result of each game, with teams receiving two points for a win, and one for a draw.
Following the completion of the group stage, the four group winners, and the four group runners-up qualify for the knock-out stage.