Johnny Greville

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Johnny Greville
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1980
Raharney,
County Westmeath, Ireland
Occupation Carer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Raharney
Club titles
Westmeath titles 3
Club management
YearsClub
2010-2016
2016-2018
2020-2023
2024		 Raharney
Kildalkey
Faughs
Maynooth
Inter-county management
YearsTeam
2016-2020
2024-		 Westmeath senior camogie team
Meath senior hurling team
Inter-county titles
CountyLeagueProvinceAll-Ireland
Westmeath
Meath 		0
0		0
0		0
2

Johnny Greville (born 1979or1980) [1] is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was appointed as manager of the Meath senior hurling team in 2024. He played club hurling for Raharney. He also played at different levels with various Westmeath teams.

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Playing career

Greville first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Raharney, before progressing to the club's senior team. He captained the team to the Westmeath SHC title in 2006 after a replay defeat of Castletown Geoghegan. [2] Greville won a second SHC title folloiwng a 0–15 to 2–06 defeat of Clonkill in 2008. [3]

Greville first played for Meath during a two-year tenure with the minor team. [4] His last game in that grade was an All-Ireland MBHC final defeat by Carlow in 1998. [5] Greville later progressed to the under-21 team. [6] He made a number of appearances for the senior team, his last coming in 2004. [7]

Management career

Greville first became involved in team management and coaching at club level with Raharney. During a lengthy spells in charge he guided the team to Westmeath SHC titles in 2010, 2014 and 2016. [8] Greville had his first involvement in inter-county management when he became a selector with the Westmeath senior hurling team under manager Brian Hanley in 2012. [9] He became Westmeath's minor team manager in November 2013, serving iin that role for two seasons. [10] Greville returned to club management when he took charge of the Kildalkey club in 2016. [11]

Greville spent five years as Westmeath's camogie manager. He guided the team to the All-Ireland JCC title in 2017 before claiming the All-Ireland ICC title in 2019. [12] [13] Greville also served as Westmeath's under-20 team manager that year and was also a selector with the senior team under Joe Quaid when they lost the McDonagh Cup final to Laois. [14]

A return to club management saw Greville take charge of Faughs and Maynooth. [15] He was appointed as the manager of the Meath senior hurling team in September 2024. [16]

Honours

Player

Raharney

Management

Raharney
Westmeath

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References

  1. ↑ ""They gave us a diagnosis at the time that she wasn't to live past seven. She's turning 12 at the end of next month" – Westmeath manager Johnny Greville". Camogie Association. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Raharney bridge 12 year gap". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Raharney rule the roost". Hogan Stand. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Westmeath hurlers impress in win against Wicklow". Westmeath Independent. 28 March 1997. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Missed opportunities prove costly for Westmeath minor hurlers". Westmeath Examiner. 12 September 1998. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Westmeath had a scoring problem as Carlow won Leinster 'B' under-21 hurling final". Westmeath Examiner. 12 September 1998. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Greville takes charge of the Royal County hurlers". meathchronicle.ie. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024. He also represented Westmeath in hurling at all levels, his last appearance in the maroon in 2004
  8. ↑ "Greville steps down". Hogan Stand. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Hanley unveils selectors". Hogan Stand. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Greville named as new Westmeath minor hurling manager". Westmeath Examiner. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Greville takes Kildalkey reins". Hogan Stand. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Westmeath beat Dublin in junior final to claim first Camogie title". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "McCormack and Greville fire Westmeath to historic camogie victory". Westmeath Independent. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Fabulous Faughs keep flourishing". Irish Independent. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Greville to manage Meath hurlers". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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