Tony Sheppard

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Tony Sheppard
Personal information
Irish name Antóin Mac Aoire
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1956
Cloughjordan,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname Skinny
Occupation Insurance rep
Club(s)
YearsClub
1975-1990
 Kilruane MacDonaghs
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1978-1987
 Tipperary 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Anthony Sheppard (born 1956) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

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Career

Sheppard first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs. [1] After winning numerous divisional titles in the minor and under-21 grades, he progressed onto the club's respective senior teams and won a combined total of 12 North Tipperary titles across both codes between 1976 and 1990. He captained Kilruane MacDonaghs to the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles. [2] [3]

Sheppard first lined out at inter-county level as a forward on the Tipperary minor hurling team during the 1974 Munster MHC campaign. He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team. Sheppard first played with the senior team during their successful 1978-79 National League campaign. He made his only championship appearance when he captained the team in 1986. [4] Sheppard was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary beat Cork in the 1987 Munster final replay.

Honours

Kilruane MacDonaghs
Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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