John O'Brien (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Full name | John O'Brien | ||
| Date of Birth | 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Toomevara, County Tipperary | ||
| Club information | |||
| Club | Toomevara | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Inter County | |||
| County | Tipperary | ||
| Position | Wing-forward | ||
| Inter County(ies)** | |||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Tipperary | 2001- | 8 | |
| Inter County Titles | |||
| Munster Titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland | 0 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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John O'Brien (born 1982) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. He plays as a forward on both teams.
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[edit] Club career
John O'Brien was born in the parish of Toomevara, County Tipperary in 1982. He was born into a family that had a strong association with local Gaelic Games and he quickly began playing hurling.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
O'Brien plays his club hurling with Toomevara, along with his brother Paddy. He has enjoyed much success with his club, winning [[Tipperary SHC titles in 2000 and 2001. On both occasions he was awarded with the 'Man of the Match' award. O'Brien won further back-to-back county titles in 2003 and 2004, as well as winning a second Munster club title in the latter year. In 2006 he won another Tipperary SHC title before subsequently capturing a second Munster club title.
[edit] Inter-county
O'Brien started playing for the Tipperary minor hurling team in the late 1990s, winning a Munster medal in 1999. Two years later in 2001 he made his senior debut in a National Hurling League game against Laois before making his championship debut against Limerick in the Munster Championship. He came on as a substitute in the Munster final to win his first, and only, provincial medal to date. O'Brien was also a member of the panel when Tipp later won the All-Ireland title. Two years later he was a member of the Tipperary under-21 team that won the Munster championship. The following few years proved difficult as Tipp failed to win further provincial or All-Ireland honours at senior level.
Just before Christmas in 2006 O'Brien received severe leg injuries as well as a dislocated and fractured hip in a car accident. This will rule him out of the 2007 championship until July. In spite of this he has still been appointed captain of the side for the year.
| Preceded by Lar Corbett |
Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] Teams
| Tipperary Senior Hurling Team 2006 | ||
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1 B. Cummins | 2 D. Fanning | 3 P. Curran | 4 P. Ormonde | 5 É. Corcoran | 6 C. O'Mahoney | 7 H. Maloney | 8 P. Kelly | 9 S. McGrath | 10 J. Carroll | 11 F. Devaney | 12 J. O'Brien | 13 L. Corbett | 14 D. FitzGerald | 15 E. Kelly | 16 É. Buckley | 17 S. Butler | 18 B. Dunne | 19 K. Dunne | 20 D. Egan | 21 P. Maher | 22 J.B. McCarthy | 23 C. Morrissey | 24 W. Ryan | 25 J. Woodlock | 26 M. Webster | 27 R. O'Dwyer | 28 P. Bourke | 29 T. Stapleton | 30 A. Burns | 31 C. O'Brien | 32 D. O'Hanlon | 33 S. Maher | 34 T. Scroope | 35 G. 'Redser' O'Grady | Manager: M. 'Babs' Keating |
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