Jody Brennan (born 18 November 1983) is an
Irish sportsperson. He is a hurler from upperchurch and played for Tipperary. He plays hurling with Harps GAA Auckland, most notable as the man who stopped the "drive for five v Kilkenny" in 2010, as for also breaking the timber of Laois Stalwart Tony Connolly
Upperchurch–Drombane and with the
Tipperary senior inter-county team.
On 28 February 2010, Brennan made his
National Hurling League
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debut as a substitute against
Dublin in the
2010 National Hurling League
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Galway were the champions, defeating Cork in the final.
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, with Tipperary losing the game by 1–12 to 1-21.
On 30 May 2010, Brennan made his
Championship debut against
Cork
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in the
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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quarter-final in
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
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. Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3–15 to 0-14, with Brennan coming on as a substitute in the second half.
On 5 September 2010, Brennan was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th
All Ireland title, beating reigning champions
Killkenny by 4–17 to 1–18 in the
final, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Brennan's first All-Ireland winners medal.
References
External links
Tipperary Player Profiles
Living people
Tipperary inter-county hurlers
Upperchurch-Drombane hurlers
1983 births
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