Robbie Kiely

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Robbie Kiely
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Half back
Born (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 32)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2007-201?

Barryroe GAA

Carbery Rangers GAA
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2011-2023
 Tipperary 20 (1-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1

Robbie Kiely (born 16 December 1990) is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays plays his club football for Barryroe GAA in Cork and previously at inter-county level for Tipperary.

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Career

Kiely made his championship debut for Tipperary in 2011 against Louth On 31 July 2016, he started in the half back line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935. [1] [2]

On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2–13 to 0–14 scoreline, with Kiely receiving a black card in the first ten minutes of the match for a pull on the jersey of Jason Doherty which the referee David Coldrick deemed as a cynical foul. Former players including Jim McGuinness and Peter Canavan have said that the black card was a wrong decision by the referee. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0–17 to 0–14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years. [9] [10]

In May 2021, Kiely was ruled out for the entirety of the delayed 2021 season after sustaining a grade three C hamstring tear and tendon damage. [11]

In January 2023, Kiely announced his retirement form inter-county football after 11 years. [12]

Honours

Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jim McGuinness: Muddling through won't do for Mayo in the final". Irish Times. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Peter Canavan: Tipperary fairytale over and black card issues". Sky Sports. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tipp's Kiely suffers season ending injury". Hogan Stand. 17 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tipperary's Robbie Kiely retires from inter-county game". Irish Examiner. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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