Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Roghaill | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-back | ||
Born | Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland | 26 June 1966||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Construction company owner | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Bruff | |||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1988-1993 | Limerick | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Michael Reale (born 26 June 1966 [1] ) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Bruff and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
At club level, Reale began his career at juvenile and underage levels with Bruff as a dual player. He won a Limerick MAHC medal in 1983 before claiming a Limerick MAFC medal the following year. [2] Reale progressed to adult level, also as a dual player, and won a Limerick JAFC medal in 1987 after a 2-07 to 1-03 win over St Patrick's. [3] He won a Limerick IHC medal two years later after a defeat of Old Christians in the final. [4]
At inter-county level, Reale first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984. [5] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final. [6]
Reale joined the senior team in 1988. He claimed his only senior silverware in 1992 when Limerick won the National Hurling League title. [7]