Patsy Rowland

Patrick Rowland (born 1943) was an Irish hurling coach and player. At club level, he played with Roscrea and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. Rowland also served as a coach at club level.

Patsy Rowland

Personal information
Native name	Pádraig Ó Rothláin (Irish)
Born	1943 (age 81–82) Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation	Fitter
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Club Years Club Roscrea Club titles Offaly titles 5 Leinster titles 1 All-Ireland Titles 1 Inter-county Years County 1968-1970 Tipperary Inter-county titles Leinster titles 1 All-Irelands 0 NHL 1 All Stars 0

Playing career

Minogue played his club hurling with Roscrea at a time when the club had a number of successes. He won five Tipperary SHC medals in a six-year period between 1968 and 1973. Rowland was team captain when Roscrea won the Munster Club SHC title in 1969, before retaining the title in 1970.^[1] He won an All-Ireland Club SHC medal in 1971 following Roscrea's 4–05 to 2–05 defeat of St Rynagh's in the final.^[2][3]

At inter-county level, Rowland never played for Tipperary at underage levels but joined the senior team following club success with Roscrea. He won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being a substitute on the team beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final.^[4][5]

Coaching career

In retirement from playing, Rowland remained involved with the Roscrea club. He was team manager when Moycarkey–Borris beat Roscrea by 2–12 to 0–11 in the 1982 final.

Honours

Roscrea

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1971
• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1969 (c), 1970
• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1968, 1969, 1970 (c), 1972, 1973

Tipperary

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1968
• National Hurling League: 1967–68