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Tom Murphy (Mooncoin hurler)

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Tom Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1969-03-19) 19 March 1969 (age 55)
Mooncoin, County Wexford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1990-1993
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Thomas Murphy (born 19 March 1969) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Mooncoin and was a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Murphy lined out in defence and as a forward.

Playing career

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Murphy played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Mooncoin club, before progressing onto the club's top adult team with whom he won two Kilkenny Intermediate Championship titles.[citation needed] Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor team before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title.[1] A season with the Kilkenny junior team yielded an All-Ireland Junior Championship title, a victory which resulted in him being drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Murphy went on to line out in three consecutive All-Ireland finals at senior level and, after defeat by Tipperary in 1991, claimed consecutive winners' medals after coming on as a substitute against Cork in 1992 and Galway in 1993.[2][3][4] His other honours at senior level include three consecutive Leinster Championship medals.

Honours

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Mooncoin
Kilkenny

References

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  1. ^ "Artful exponent of defensive strategy". Irish Times. 11 September 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Flashback: 1991 All Ireland SHC Final - Tipperary v Kilkenny". GAA website. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Kilkenny v Cork Classics – 1992 SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.