Damien Reale

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Damien Reale
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Irish Name Damien Ó Roghail
Full name Damien Reale
Place of birth Hospital , County Limerick
Club information
Club Hospital-Herbertstown
Position Corner-back
Inter-County
County Limerick
Position Left corner-back
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Limerick 2001-present
Senior Inter-County Titles
Munster Titles 0
All-Ireland 0

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Damien Reale (born 1982 in Hospital, County Limerick) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Hospital-Herbertstown and with the Limerick senior inter-county team.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Reale plays his club hurling with his local Hospital-Herbertstown club and has enjoyed some success, however, he has yet to win a senior county title.

[edit] Inter-county

Reale first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Limerick under-21 team. He won a Munster title at this level in 2001 before later collecting an All-Ireland medal following a victory over Galway. The following year he colelcted a second sent of Munster and All-Ireland titles as Limerick completed a famous three-in-a-row at under-21 level. By this stage Reale was a member of the county senior team, however, Limerick's hurling fortunes were about to take a dramatic downturn. Following the county's victory over Cork in the Munster Championship in 2001 Limerick failed to win a game in the province until their 2007 Munster semi-final victory over Tipperary. This was achieved following a three-game saga, however, Reale's side later lost the Munster final to Waterford. Although Limerick lost on that occasion the team showed that they were not a pushover. Limerick later gained their revenge on Waterford by defeating them in the All-Ireland semi-final. This victory allowed Reale's side to play Kilkenny in the championship decider. Unfortunately, Limerick got off to a bad start and conceded two goals in the first ten minutes. 'The Cats', however, went on to win the game by six points.

[edit] Provincial

Reale has also lined out with Munster in the Railway Cup inter-provincial competition. He captured a winners medal in this competition in 2001 as Munster defeated Leinster.


Preceded by
Brian Geary
Limerick Senior Hurling Captain
2007
Succeeded by
Incumbent

[edit] Teams