John O'Neill (born 13 July 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

with his local club Clonoulty–Rossmore and with the

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senior inter-county team.

Career

In 2007 O'Neill was a member of the Tipperary minor team that won the Munster Minor final by 0-18 to 1-11 against

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. Tipperary subsequently defeated Kilkenny to qualify for the All-Ireland final. Cork, the defeated Munster finalists, provided the opposition and a high-scoring game developed over the course of the hour. At the full-time whistle Tipperary were the champions by 3-14 to 2-11. On 28 July 2010, O'Neill was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary defeated

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in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final at

Semple Stadium The Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690. ...

, winning by 1–22 to 1–17. On 11 September 2010, he came on as a substitute as Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating

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by 5–22 to 0–12 at

. He made his senior Tipperary debut in the first round of the

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on 12 February 2011 against

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, scoring a point in a 1-10 to 1-17 defeat at

. In his second game against

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Croke Park Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...

a week later he scored a goal and two points.

Honours

Tipperary

* All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: **Winner (1): 2010 * Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: **Winner (1): 2010 * All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: **Winner (1): 2007 * Munster Minor Hurling Championship: **Winner (1): 2007

References

External links

Tipperary GAA Player Profiles
1990 births Living people Tipperary hurlers Clonoulty-Rossmore hurlers {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub