Robert Byrne (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Portroe and at inter-county level with the

Tipperary senior hurling team The Tipperary county hurling team represents Tipperary in hurling and is governed by Tipperary GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland S ...

. He usually lines out on the bench.

Playing career

Nenagh CBS

Byrne first came to prominence as a hurler with Nenagh CBS. He played in all grades before joining the school's senior team and made several appearances in the Dr. Harty Cup.

Limerick Institute of Technology

After lining out for the

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freshers' team in his first year, Byrne made his first appearance in the

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on 22 January 2018. He was at midfield for LIT's 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by DCU Dóchas Éireann.

Portroe

Byrne joined the Portroe club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a

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of hurling and Gaelic football.

Tipperary

Minor and under-21

Byrne first lined out for Tipperary as a member of the minor team during the 2015 Munster Championship. On 12 July, he was an unused substitute when Tipperary defeated

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by 0-20 to 0-17 in the Munster Championship final. Byrne was again an unused substitute on 6 September when Tipperary suffered a 4-13 to 1-16 defeat by

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in the

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. Byrne made his first appearance for the Tipperary under-21 team on 22 June 2017. He lined out at right wing-back in Tipperary's 2-24 to 0-19 defeat by Limerick in the

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. On 26 August 2018, Byrne was at centre-back when Tipperary faced

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in the

. He ended the game as

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following a 3-13 to 1-16 victory for Tipperary. Morris ended the year by being named in the centre-back position on the Team of the Year.

Senior

Byrne made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior team on 26 January 2019. He scored a point from midfield in Tipperary's 2-16 to 1-11

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defeat of Clare. He made his

debut on 19 May 2019 when he came on as a second-half substitute in the 2-30 to 0-18 defeat of

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. On 30 June 2019, Byrne was an unused substitute when Tipperary suffered a 2-26 to 2-14 defeat by

in the Munster final. On 18 August 2019, he was again amongst the substitutes when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the

. Byrne remained on the bench throughout but ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 3-25 to 0-20 victory.

Career statistics

Honours

;Portroe *North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (3): 2016, 2017, 2018 ;Tipperary * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1):

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(1):

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(1): 2015 * NBA Title (0):

References

External links

Robert Byrne profile
at the Tipperary GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Robert 1997 births Living people Portroe hurlers Portroe Gaelic footballers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Hurling backs