Eugene O'Neill (hurler)

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Eugene O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Eoghan Ó Néill
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1978-04-15) 15 April 1978 (age 46)
Cappawhite,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Cappawhite
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1997-2003
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2

Eugene O'Neill (born 15 February 1978 [1] ) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Cappawhite and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

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Career

O'Neill first played hurling to a high standard as a secondary school student at Doon CBS. He won a Munster Colleges SBHC medal in 1995, before later scoring four points in Doon's 5-11 to 0-04 defeat of St Patrick's College, Maghera in the All-Ireland final. [2] [3] O'Neill later played with Cork Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [4]

At club level, O'Neill first played with Cappawhite at juvenile and underage levels. He won several divisional underage titles as a dual player, as well as the Tipperary U21HC title in 1999. [5] By that stage, O'Neill had progressed to adult level with Cappawhite and won three West Tipperary SHC titles between 2000 and 2005. [6] [7]

O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary at minor level. He won a Munster MHC medal, as well as being full-forward on the team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1996. [8] His subsequent three seasons with the under-21 team ended with a Munster U21HC medal in 1999. [9]

Progression to the senior team was immediate for O'Brien. [10] He was at full-forward when Tipperary were beaten by Clare in the 1997 All-Ireland final, however, he ended his debut season by being named Young Hurler of the Year. [11] [12]

O'Brien claimed a his first senior silverware in 1999 when Tipperary won the National Hurling League title, before adding a second league medal to his collection in 2001. [13] Tipperary made a clean sweep of all the major hurling competitions that season, with O'Brien later winning a Munster SHC before Tipperary beat Galway in the 2001 All-Ireland final. [14]

Honours

Doon CBS
Cappawhite
Tipperary

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  2. ↑ "Doon bridge a huge gap". Cork Examiner. 10 April 1995. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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  4. ↑ "High-scoring IT Cork looking a class act". The Examiner. 10 February 1999. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eugene O'Neill". Hogan Stand. 12 September 1997. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "2000 West Tipperary Senior Hurling Final". Tipperary Studies. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "2005 West Tipperary Senior Hurling Final". Tipperary Studies. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Under-21 Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "O'Neill a huge, lazy talent". Irish Independent. 18 August 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Flashback: 1997 All-Ireland SHC Final - Clare v Tipperary". GAA website. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hurler of the Year Awards". Premier View. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Tipp triumph as Cummins keeps Clare attack at bay". Irish Independent. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Hurling: Tipp shade it in pulsating final". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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