Tommy Walsh (hurler, born 1983)
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Thomas Walsh (born 5 May 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tomás Breathnach | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right half back | ||
Born |
(1983-05-05) 5 May 1983 (age 40) Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Occupation | Bank official | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1999– | Tullaroan | ||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2002–2014 | Kilkenny | 56 (1–36) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 10 | ||
All-Irelands | 9 | ||
NHL | 7 | ||
All Stars | 9 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:03, 10 May 2013. |
Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Walsh first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 2002 championship. Walsh became a regular member of the starting fifteen the following year, and won nine All-Ireland medals (two as a non-playing substitute), ten Leinster medals and seven National League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At international level Walsh has played for the composite rules shinty-hurling team, captaining his country to the title in 2009. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions (17 games), he won five Railway Cup medals. At club level Walsh continues to play with Tullaroan.[1]
Walsh's grandfather, Paddy Grace, as well as his brother, Pádraig, have also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Kilkenny. His sister, Grace, is a key member of the Kilkenny senior camogie team.[2]
Throughout his career Walsh made 56 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 20 November 2014.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Walsh is one of the most successful players of all-time.[9] During his playing days he won nine consecutive All-Star awards, while he was later chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll. That same year Walsh made a clean sweep of all the top individual awards, winning the All-Star, Texaco and GPA Hurler of the Year awards, while he was chosen on the Leinster team of the past twenty-five years.[10]