Brian Horgan (born 1976) is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the

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senior hurling team. Born in Dundrum,

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, Horgan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a

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, before later joining the under-21 hurling team. He joined the senior team for the 1998 championship. Horgan went on to play a bit part for Tipperary over the next few years, and won one

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medal. At club level Horgan won numerous divisional medals in both hurling and

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with Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams. Throughout his career Horgan made just four championship appearances. His inter-county career came to an end following the conclusion of the 2003 championship. In retirement from playing, Horgan became involved in team management and coaching. He was an

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-winning selector with the Tipperary minor team in 2012. Horgan was expected to be appointed as a selector to the

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senior hurling team in January 2014.

Honours

Player

;Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams *West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1997, 1999, 2006 (c) *West Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1): 1998 *

Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised since 1974 by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Tipperary in I ...

(1): 2002 *West Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1993, 2002, 2004, 2005 *Tipperary Junior Football Championship (1): 2009 *Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1994 *West Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1994, 1995 *West Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1993, 1994 ;Tipperary *

(1): 1999 *

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

(1):

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(1): 1995 (c) *

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

(1): 1993

Selector

;Tipperary *

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(1): 2012 *

(1): 2012

References

1976 births Living people Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams hurlers Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams Gaelic footballers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers Hurling selectors People from Dundrum, County Tipperary {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub