Brian O'Meara (Kilruane MacDonagh's hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Ó Meadhra | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left half forward | ||
| Born |
27 March 1990 Ballingarry, South Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Nickname | Buggy | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007– 2007– |
Kilruane MacDonagh's Thomas MacDonagh's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010–2013 | Tipperary | 6 (1-6) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Brian "Buggy" O'Meara (born 27 March 1990) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1] His brother Niall O'Meara also play for Tipperary
O'Meara made his first appearance for the team during the 2010 championship and has become a regular player over the last few seasons. Since then he has won one Munster winners' medal.
At club level O'Meara is a county football championship medallist with divisional side Thomas MacDonagh's. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane MacDonagh's.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]O'Meara plays his club hurling and Gaelic football with the Kilruane MacDonagh's club.[citation needed]
In 2011 he was a member of the divisional Thomas MacDonagh's team that reached the final of the county football championship. Moyle Rovers provided the opposition. Thomas MacDonagh's were the winners by 0-9 to 0-7.[2]
Inter-county
[edit]O'Meara first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team in 2008.[citation needed]
After enjoying little success in the minor grade, he later became a dual player in the under-21 grade in 2010. A 1-22 to 1-17 defeat of Clare in the provincial hurling decider gave O'Meara a Munster medal.[3] Tipp later played Galway in the All-Ireland final and went on to trounce the westerners by 5-22 to 0-12.[4] It was O'Meara's first All-Ireland medal in that grade.[citation needed]
That same year O'Meara was a key member of the Tipperary under-21 football team. He won a Munster medal that year as Tipp defeated Kerry by 1-7 to 1-6.[5] It was Tipperary's very first Munster title in that grade.[citation needed]
By this stage O'Meara was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He made his debut at full-forward in a Munster quarter-final defeat by Cork in 2010.[6] O'Meara was subsequently dropped from the team and played no part in Tipp's subsequent All-Ireland victory over Kilkenny.[7]
After remaining on the periphery of the team for 2011, O'Meara was back on the starting fifteen the following year. He began the year by winning a Waterford Crystal Cup medal following a 1-21 to 2-12 defeat of Clare.[8] A subsequent 2-17 to 0-16 defeat of Waterford in the provincial decider gave him his first Munster medal on the field of play.[9] Tipperary later faced a humiliating 4-24 to 1-15 defeat by eventual champions Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.[10]
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Thomas MacDonagh's
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1): 2011
- Kilruane MacDonagh's
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2011, 2012
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2010
- Waterford Crystal Cup (1): 2012
References
[edit]- ^ "Senior Hurling Panel". Tipperary GAA website. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Austin turns tide as MacDonagh's make history". Irish Independent. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (29 July 2010). "Tipp take another step forward". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Tipperary crown an outstanding week". Irish Times. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (1 April 2010). "Title glory at last for terrific Tipp". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Tipp debuts for Cahill and O'Meara". Hogan Stand website. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 4-17 Kilkenny 1-18". RTÉ Sport. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (5 March 2012). "Ryan pleased with Tipp's timely tonic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (16 July 2012). "Clinical Tipperary complete first task". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Moran, Seán (30 August 2012). "Kilkenny trample over Tipp tradition". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 October 2012.