Seán Cullinane

Seán Cullinane (born 1966) is a retired Irish hurler who formerly played with Passage at club level and with Waterford at inter-county level.

Seán was both Passage and Waterford's number one full back for the late 1990s and at the start of the 2000s. Seán's final match for Waterford came on 11 June 2001 against Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Seán's inter-county career finished on a sour note, losing to Limerick by 3 points, after having led the match by 11 points after 16 minutes.[1] Since Seán's retirement, it can be said that Waterford GAA have failed to successfully replace him at full back with a number of players such as Tom Feeney, Kevin Moran, Declan Prendergast and Ken McGrath all having been tried out at the position.

Seán had a frustrating club career with Passage having lost three Waterford Senior Hurling Championship finals, most notably in the 1993 final, having lost to Lismore GAA by a single point in an incredibly wet and windy day in Walsh Park. While Seán's final match for Waterford was a disappointment, his last match for Passage was more of a fairytale ending. At the age of 38, Seán came on as a sub in the 2007 Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship final where Passage beat Dungarvan by 6 points.[2] This ensured that Passage would be back playing senior hurling in 2008.

Seán having now finished as a player at senior level, is head trainer at Passage.

In addition, he was announced as the second shock replacement in a week for the Waterford senior management team, alongside Kend Mcgrath for Nicky Cashin. Seán will act as defensive selector and coach under Michael Ryan for the 2012 season, replacing Br. Philip Ryan of Mt.Sion from 26/03/2012 onwards.

Honours

Championship Appearances
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Match report
1 18 June 1989 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 5-16 : 4-17 Munster Semi-Final Replay Irish Times
2 2 June 1989 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Tipperary 0-0 2-08 : 0-26 Munster Final Irish Times
3 3 June 1990 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 1-08 : 4-15 Munster Semi-Final Irish Times
4 2 June 1991 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 0-13 : 2-10 Munster Semi-Final Irish Times
5 31 May 1992 Semple Stadium, Thurles Clare 0-0 2-13 : 3-10 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Times
6 24 May 1992 Semple Stadium, Thurles Clare 0-0 0-16 : 0-14 Munster Quarter-Final Replay Irish Times
7 14 June 1992 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 1-13 : 2-13 Munster Semi-Final Irish Times
8 23 May 1993 Walsh Park, Waterford Kerry 0-0 3-13 : 4-13 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Times
9 19 June 1994 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 2-12 : 2-14 Munster Semi-Final Irish Times
10 21 May 1995 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Tipperary 0-0 1-11 : 4-23 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Times
11 2 June 1996 Walsh Park, Waterford Tipperary 0-0 1-14 : 1-11 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Times
12 25 May 1997 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 1-17 : 2-20 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Times
13 24 May 1998 Austin Stack Park, Tralee Kerry 0-0 0-20 : 1-09 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Independent
14 7 June 1998 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Tipperary 0-0 0-21 : 2-12 Munster Semi-Final Irish Independent
15 12 July 1998 Semple Stadium, Thurles Clare 0-0 3-10 : 1-16 Munster Final Irish Independent
16 26 July 1998 Croke Park, Dublin Galway 0-0 1-20 : 1-10 All-Ireland Quarter-Final Irish Independent
17 16 August 1998 Croke Park, Dublin Kilkenny 0-0 1-10 : 1-11 All-Ireland Semi-Final Irish Independent
18 30 May 1999 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 1-16 : 1-15 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Examiner
19 14 June 1999 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 0-24 : 1-15 Munster Semi-Final Irish Independent
20 28 June 2000 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Tipperary 0-0 0-14 : 0-17 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Independent
21 10 June 2001 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Limerick 0-0 2-14 : 4-11 Munster Semi-Final Irish Independent

References
  1. http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/limerick-rise-from-ashes-with-late-goals-341596.html
  2. http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/gaa-hurling/passage-the-victors-in-epic-intermediate-final/
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