Jason Forde

Jason Forde
Personal information
SportHurling
PositionLeft Corner Forward
Born22 December 1993
Nenagh, County Tipperary
Club(s)
YearsClub
2010-Silvermines
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2013-Tipperary4 (0-1)

Jason Forde (born 22 December 1993) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Silvermines and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2013.[1]

Career

He played Minor Hurling for Tipperary in 2010 and 2011, he was captain of the side in 2011.[2][3]

Forde was part of the Tipperary Under 21 team that lost to Clare in the 2012 Munster Final.[4]

He made his senior debut for Tipperary in January 2013 against LIT in the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup and scored three points.[5] He made his league debut in February 2013, coming on in the second half against Cork in the 2013 National Hurling League and scored two points.[6] On 21 April 2013 he won the man of the match award from TG4 for his performance against Dublin in the league semi-final win.[7]

On 6 July 2013, he made his Championship debut when he came on as a second-half substitute against Kilkenny at Nowlan Park in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers, a game which Tipperary lost by 1-14 to 0-20.[8][9]

In October 2013, he was named in the 2013 Bord Gáis Energy Under 21 hurling team of the Year, after scoring 5-25 in the championship.[10]

Honours

Tipperary

References

  1. "Forde eyes bright horizons as star continues to soar". Irish Independent. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. "2011 Munster MHC semi-final: Clare 3-13 Tipperary 1-13". Munster GAA. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. "Clare 0-17 Tipperary 1-13". Munster GAA. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. "Bannermen celebrate redemption". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. "Tipperary 1-20 Limerick IT 2-12". Munster GAA. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. "CORK 0-26 TIPPERARY 1-11". Irish Independent. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  7. "Tipperary make five changes for clash with Dublin". Irish Examiner. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  8. "Kilkenny 0-20 Tipperary 1-14". RTÉ Sport. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  9. "Hungry Jason Forde drives hard for a shot at Treaty". Irish Independent. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. "Clare star Shane O’Donnell fails to make Bord Gais Under 21 hurling team of the year". Irish Independent. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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