John Mullane
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Irish Name | Seán Ó Maoláin | ||
| Full name | John Mullane | ||
| Date of Birth | 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Club information | |||
| Club | De La Salle | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Inter County | |||
| County | Waterford | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Inter County(ies)** | |||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Waterford | 2001- | 22 (8-51) | |
| Inter County Titles | |||
| Munster Titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland | 0 | ||
| All-Stars | 1 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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John Mullane (born 1980) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club De La Salle and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.
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[edit] Early life
John Mullane was born in Waterford in 1980. He was educated locally and in time would go on to become one of the most popular players on the Waterford hurling team.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Mullane plays his club hurling with the De La Salle club in Waterford. He has enjoyed some success at underage levels, however, he has yet to win a senior county championship medal.
[edit] Inter-county
In the late 1990s Mullane played hurling with the Waterford minor and under-21 teams, however, he had little success at these levels. His senior debut for his native-county came in the first round of the Munster Championship in 2001 against Limerick. After a lightning start to the game, John disapointingly had to leave the field after picking up a leg injury in an 'off the ball incident.' The following year Mullane had his first major success when he won his first Munster medal. It was Waterford's first provinvial title since 1963. Unfortunately Mullane's side were later defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. Mullane's most famous moment came in the 2003 Munster final against Cork. In that game he became one of the very few players to have scored a hat-trick in a Munster hurling final, however, Waterford still lost the match.
The following year Mullane won a second Munster medal following a thrilling game against Cork. Only a few minutes into the second-half of the game the referee noticed an "off the ball incident" between Cork's Brian Murphy and John Mullane. After consultation with the linesman, the referee decided to send off Mullane. Arguments still arise to why John Mullane was actually sent off, mainly due to the fact that the incident was never caught on camera. This was deemed to be the pivotal moment in the match. After this, Waterford, although down to 14 men, went on to win the Munster Hurling Championship for the seventh time. Once again Waterford were later defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final.
The following few years have brought little success for Mullane and Waterford. In 2005 and 2006 they reached the All-Ireland knock-out series, however, they were beaten on both occasions by Cork.
| Waterford Senior Hurling Team 2006 | ||
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1 C. Hennessy | 2 S. Prendergast | 3 T. Feeney | 4 E. Murphy | 5 T. Browne | 6 K. McGrath | 7 J. Murray | 8 E. Kelly | 9 B. Phelan | 10 D. Shanahan | 11 S. Prendergast | 12 J. Kennedy | 13 J. Mullane | 14 M. Walsh | 15 E. McGrath | 16 P. Haran | 17 S. O'Sullivan | 18 P. Flynn | 19 D. Coffey | 20 D. Bennett | 21 K. Moran | 22 A. Kearney | 23 G. O'Connor | 24 P. O'Brien | 25 C. Carey | 26 J. Hartley | 27 N. Jacob | 28 L. Lawlor | 29 S. Molumphy | 30 R. Foley | Manager: J. McCarthy |
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