Michael Heffernan (hurler)

Michael Heffernan
Personal information
SportHurling
PositionForward
Born30 December 1989
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
OccupationStudent
Club(s)
YearsClub
2005-Nenagh Éire Óg
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2010-presentTipperary1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles0
All-Irelands1 (1 as sub)
NHL0

Michael Heffernan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.

Career

Heffernan won two All-Ireland Minor Hurling medals in 2006 and 2007. He made his National Hurling League debut as a substitute against Limerick in 2010, scoring a point from play. He went on to make his Championship debut on 3 July 2010 against Wexford in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers.[1]

On 28 July 2010, Heffernan played at corner forward, scoring 1-3 for Tipperary as they defeated Clare in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final at Semple Stadium, winning by 1-22 to 1-17.[2]

On 5 September 2010, Heffernan 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 Heffernan's first All-Ireland winners medal.[3] 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 Heffernan starting at corner forward and scoring two points.[4]

In 2012, Heffernan was part of the Tipperary team that won the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.[5][6][7] He started the All-Ireland final at full forward and scored one goal and four points in the 3-13 to 1-17 victory against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.[8] Heffernan created a piece of history by adding the All-Ireland intermediate medal to the 2006 and 2007 minor, 2010 Under-21 and 2010 Senior titles that he had already won.[9]

Honours

Tipperary

References

  1. ↑ "Tipperary hurlers too strong for Wexford". Irish Examiner. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Tipperary settle after early Clare blitz and finish strongly". Irish Times. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  3. ↑ "Rampant Tipp deny Cats immortality". Irish Independent. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Five-star Tipp cruise to title". Irish Independent. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  5. ↑ "TIPPERARY 3-13 KILKENNY 1-17". Munster GAA. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "TIPPERARY 1-18 CLARE 0-17". Munster GAA. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Munster IHC: another title for Tipp". Hogan Stand. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "All-Ireland IHC final: Tipp supporters have something to smile about". Hogan Stand. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ryan hopes Tipp triumph can serve as platform". Irish Independent. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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