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Tom Semple's Field The Home of Hurling Field of Legends Thurles Sportsfield | |
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| Location | Thurles, County Tipperary, E41 C956, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 52°40′56″N 7°49′30″W / 52.68222°N 7.82500°W |
| Public transit | Thurles railway station |
| Owner | Tipperary GAA |
| Capacity | 45,690 (24,000 seated)[1] |
| Field size | 145 x 90 m |
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| Broke ground | 1910 |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Renovated | 1934 1968 1981 2007–2009 |
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FBD Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football[2] for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690 and named after Tom Semple, the captain of the Thurles "Blues". He won All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medals in 1900, 1906 and 1908.[1]
The stadium is the leading venue for Munster hurling followers, having hosted the Munster Hurling Final on many memorable occasions.
- ^ a b "Semple Stadium Information". Tipperary.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Semple Stadium".