Brendan Cummins (Tipperary hurler)
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| Brendan Cummins | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | Breandán Ó Cuimin | |
| Full name | Brendan Cummins | |
| Date of birth | May 11, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Ardfinnan , County Tipperary | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Ballybacon-Grange | |
| Position | Goalkeeper | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Tipperary | |
| Position | Goalkeeper | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Tipperary | 1995- | 47 (0-0) |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
| All Stars | 3 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Brendan Cummins (born 11 May 1975) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballybacon-Grange and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. He is the current goalkeeper on both teams and is widely regarded as one of the best in the current game
He has been nominated for four All Stars and has received the award three times.[1]
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[edit] Early & private life
Brendan Cummins was born in Ardfinnan, County Tipperary in 1975. He was born into a family that had a strong association with Gaelic games as his father, John Cummins, played football with Tipperary and with Munster. He coached the Waterford senior footballers in 1999. Cummins was educated locally and currently works as a bank official.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Cummins plays his club hurling with Ballybacon-Grange and his club Gaelic football with the sister club Ardfinnan. He has had a lot of success at underage level, however, he has yet to win a senior hurling title with Ballybacon-Grange. He won a senior football county championship with Ardfinnan in 2005.
[edit] Inter-county
Cummins joined the Tipperary minor hurling team in the early 1990s, winning a Munster minor title in 1993. Two years later in 1995 he had more success when he won an All-Ireland medal with the Tipperary under-21 team. That same year he made his senior debut against Waterford in the Munster Championship, however, it would be another few years before Cummins tasted hurling success at senior level. In 1999 he won a National Hurling League medal, however, success in the championship eluded Cummins and Tipp. In spite of this Cummins still claimed his first All-Star award in 2000. The following year proved to be a very special one for Cummins. He won a second National League medal before winning his very first Munster Championship medal. He later won his very first, and to date his only, All-Ireland medal with a victory over Galway in the final. Cummins finished off the year by captaining Munster to a Railway Cup victory. He also won his second All-Star Award.
Cummins and Tipperary have not had much success since 2001. They have come close to Munster victory, however, they fell short in 2005 and 2006. In spite of this Cummins claimed a third All-Star award in 2003. In 2004 he won the 2004 All-Ireland Poc Fada final in the Cooley Mountains. He is also an accomplished Gaelic footballer and played for a number of years as a forward with the Tipperary senior football team.
In 2007 Cummins was dropped as the Tipperary goalkeeper in the replay of the Munster Championship game against Limerick. He was replaced by Gerry Kennedy.
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| Preceded by Fergal Ryan (Cork) |
Interprovincial Hurling Final winning captain 2001 |
Succeeded by Andy Comerford (Kilkenny) |
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