Brian O'Meara (hurler)
Brian "Buggy" O'Meara is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
Career
O'Meara was a member of the county minor hurling panel in 2008 and won a Munster Under 21 Football medal with Tipperary in 2010, lining out at full-forward in the Munster Final against Kerry, to claim Tipperary's first ever title.[1] On 27 May 2010, O'Meara was named to make his debut as full forward in the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team to play Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 30 May 2010.[2] Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3–15 to 0–14, with O'Meara being substituted in the 43rd minute without scoring in the game.[3] On 28 July 2010, O'Meara played at full-forward for Tipperary as they defeated Clare in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final at Semple Stadium, winning by 1–22 to 1–17.[4]
On 5 September 2010, O'Meara was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions Killkenny by 4–17 to 1–18 in the final, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was O'Meara's first All-Ireland winners medal.[5] Six day's later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with O'Meara starting at full forward and winning the man of the match award.[6]
References
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Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2010 (26th title)
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Tipperary - All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions 2010 (9th title)
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Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 2011
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Omeara, Brian |
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| Date of birth |
26 March 1990 |
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County Tipperary |
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