T. J. Connolly

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T. J. Connolly
Personal information
Irish name T. S. Ó Conghaile
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1971
Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Cashel King Cormac's
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Munster titles 1

T. J. Connolly (born 1971) is an Irish retired hurler and former manager of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team. [1]

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Born in Cashel, County Tipperary, Connolly first arrived on the inter-county scene as a dual player at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams, before later joining the under-21 sides. Connolly never played at senior level with Tipperary.

At club level Connolly was a one-time Munster medallist with Cashel King Cormac's. He also won one championship medal.

In retirement from playing, Connolly became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector with the Tipperary under-21 team for a number of years, before being appointed manager in 2013. He left the position of under-21 manager in 2015. [2] [3]

Honours

Playing honours

Cashel King Cormacs

Managerial ahonours

Tipperary

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References

  1. "T. J. Connolly". Tipp GAA website. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. Cormican, Eoghan (25 September 2013). "Premier hurling roles for Cahill and Connolly". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. "Maher returns to management with Tipperary as hurling backrooms finalised". The 42. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.