Seán O'Brien (Tipperary hurler)

Sean O'Brien (born 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Championship club Newport and formerly at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Sean O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Briain
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1990
Newport, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Newport
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2007-2012
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-2020
 Tipperary 8 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:37, 19 June 2019.

Playing career

University of Limerick

O'Brien studied at the University of Limerick between 2007 and 2012 and joined the senior hurling team in his second year. He was a regular player in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns with the university.

Newport

O'Brien joined the Newport club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He eventually joined the club's top adult team in the Tipperary Intermediate Championship.

On 23 October 2016, O'Brien captained Newport in the Tipperary Intermediate Championship final against Thurles Sarsfields. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-17 to 0-15 victory.[1]

Minor and under-21

O'Brien first played for Tipperary when he joined the minor team in advance of the 2007 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 2 May 2007 when he lined out at right corner-back in a 3-12 to 1-11 defeat of Clare. O'Brien was switched to left corner-back when Tipperary faced Cork in the Munster final on 8 July 2007. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 0-18 to 1-11 victory. On 2 September 2007, O'Brien won an All-Ireland medal from left corner-back following Tipperary's 4-14 to 2-11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[2]

O'Brien was again eligible for the Tipperary minor team in 2008. He was an unused substitute when Tipperary suffered a 0-19 to 0-18 defeat by Cork in the Munster final on 13 July 2008.

O'Brien was drafted onto the Tipperary under-21 team for the 2010 Munster Championship. He won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute on 28 July 2010 following Tipperary's 1-22 to 0-17 defeat of Cork in the final.[3] On 11 September 2010, O'Brien won an All-Ireland medal from the substitutes' bench following Tipperary's 5-22 to 0-12 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[4]

On 1 June 2011, O'Brien made his first appearance for the Tipperary under-21 team when he came on as a substitute for James Barry at centre-back in a 4-12 to 1-16 defeat of Waterford. He was switched to left corner-back for the 4-19 to 1-21 defeat by Cork on 15 July 2011.[5]

Intermediate

O'Brien was added to the Tipperary intermediate panel for the 2010 Munster Championship. He was an unused substitute on 30 May 2010 when Tipperary suffered a 1-18 to 1-12 defeat by Cork at the quarter-final stage.

On 9 June 2013, O'Brien made his first appearance for the intermediate team when he lined out at right corner-back in a 0-20 to 0-15 defeat of Cork.[6] He won a Munster Championship medal on 19 July 2013 following a 0-19 to 0-18 defeat of Cork in the Munster final.[7] On 31 August 2013, O'Brien lined out at right corner-back when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-14 to 2-11 victory.[8]

O'Brien was once again included on the intermediate team for the 2015 Munster Championship. He played his last game in the grade on 21 June 2015 when he lined out at right corner-back in 1-23 to 2-13 defeat by Limerick.

Senior

O'Brien was added to the Tipperary senior team in advance of the 2017 National League. He was an unused substitute on 23 April 2017 when Tipperary suffered a 3-21 to 0-14 defeat by Galway in the National League final.[9] O'Brien made his first appearance for the team on 22 July when he came on as a 45th-minute substitute for James Barry in a 0-28 to 3-16 defeat of Clare in the All-Ireland quarter-final.[10]

O'Brien announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 11 December 2020.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 June 2019.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Tipperary 2017 Division 1A 00-0000-0010-0110-00
2018 50-0040-00—90-00
2019 00-0020-0010-0030-00
Career total 50-0060-0020-01130-01

Honours
Newport
Tipperary

References
  1. Ryan, Larry (28 December 2016). "Newport: More than a team — this is a family". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "Carey fires Tipperary to double minor glory". Irish Independent. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. O'Toole, Fintan (29 June 2010). "Tipp take another step forward". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. Lawlor, Damian (12 September 2010). "Five-star Tipp cruise to title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. O'Toole, Fintan (16 July 2011). "Awesome Rebel firepower". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. Cahill, Jackie (10 June 2013). "Hammersley leads the charge for Tipperary". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  7. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (20 July 2013). "Tipp heap more misery on Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. Knox, John (2 September 2013). "Tipp shake off plucky Cats". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. Small, Darragh (23 April 2017). "Clinical Galway leave Tipp reeling in league final". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. "Tipperary have beaten Clare in a dramatic All-Ireland SHC quarter final". Irish Exminer. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. "Tipperary hurler O'Brien retires from inter-county game". RTE Sport. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. "Seán O'Brien Retirement Announcement:". Tipperary GAA. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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