John Tennyson
John Tennyson
| Personal information |
| Irish name |
Seán Tennyson |
| Sport |
Hurling |
| Position |
Half Back |
| Born |
6 February 1985 (1985-02-06) (age 27)
Hugginstown, County Kilkenny |
| Height |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nickname |
Tenno |
| Occupation |
Sales Representative |
| Club(s) |
| Years |
Club |
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Carrickshock |
| Inter-county(ies)* |
| Years |
County |
Apps (scores) |
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| 2005-present |
Kilkenny |
12 (0-0) |
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| Inter-county titles |
| Leinster titles |
4 |
| All Irelands |
3 |
| NHL |
2 |
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 8 September 2008. |
John Tennyson (born 6 February 1985) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.
Early life
John Tennyson was born in Mabbotstown, Hugginstown, County Kilkenny in 1985. He was educated locally at Newmarket N.S. and later at St. Kieran's College, a school renowned for producing fine county hurlers. It was here that Tennyson first tasted success as he won an All-Ireland colleges medal with the school's senior team. Tennyson graduated from University College Cork with an honours degree in civil & environmental engineering. It was at UCC that he earned three consecutive Datapac Hotshot awards.[1][2]
Playing career
Club
Tennyson plays his club hurling with his local club Carrickshock. Tennyson's older brother Pat, who also plays for Carrickshock, played in the Kilkenny team that won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 2003. Their younger brother Niall was part of the winning under 21 Kilkenny team of 2008. He is however, completely overshadowed by the talent of their younger cousin, James Irish, who is one of the star players on the Glenmore junior B team and shows great promise for the Kilkenny hurling teams of the future, despite some serious fitness issues.
Inter-county
By the early 2000s Tennyson had joined the Kilkenny minor hurling team. He was a key member of the side that won back-to-back All-Ireland titles at minor level in 2002 and 2003. He later played on the county under-21 team, before making his senior debut in 2005 and has been a key feature in the half-back line ever since. In his first year as a senior hurler he won his first senior Leinster Championship title. In 2006 Tennyson won his first National Hurling League title as a player. He later added a second provincial medal to his collection as well as his first senior All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Cork. In 2007 Tennyson was part of the Kilkenny team that won their thirtieth All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and ninth Leinster Championship in ten seasons. He appeared as a subsititute in the All-Ireland final against Limerick, after coming on as a substitute to replace the injured Noel Hickey. Kilkenny won by a score of 2-19 to 1-15.[3]
Personal life
His family have a keen interest in horse racing, owning numerous reasonably successful horses. Presently he owns one horse that has run twice in point to point as of March 2008, named Jimandgary foaled in 2003 and trained by Patrick Cody, finishing third on both occasions. On 20 April 2008, the horse won is first race at Ballydurn in Waterford.[4]
References
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions 2002 (17th title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions 2003 (18th title)
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1 C. Grant | 2 J. Dalton | 3 J. Tennyson | 4 S. Cadogan | 5 D. Cody | 6 D. Prendergast | 7 P. O'Donovan | 8 P. Hartley | 9 M. Fennelly | 10 E. McGrath | 11 R. Power (C) | 12 A. Healy | 13 M. Nolan | 14 J. Fitzpatrick | 15 E. Guinan | Subs: A. Murphy | D. McCormack | R. Wall |
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions 2004 (9th title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Runners-up 2005
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions 2006 (10th title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2006 (29th title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2007 (30th title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2008 (31st title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2009 (32nd title)
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 2010
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| Persondata |
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Tennyson, John |
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| Date of birth |
6 February 1985 |
| Place of birth |
Hugginstown |
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