Tom Feeney (born 1974) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back for the

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senior team. Feeney joined the team during the 1993-94 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2008 championship. During that time he won one

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winners' medal. Feeney ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Feeney is a one-time

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medalist with Ballyduff Upper. He also played with the Sarsfields in Cork.

Playing career

Club

Feeney played his club hurling with the Ballyduff Upper club in Waterford. In 2007 he lined out in the final of the county championship with

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providing the opposition. A 1-18 to 1-14 victory gave Feeney a

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medal. Feeney also spent one season with the Sarsfields club in Cork.

Inter-county

Feeney first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Waterford minor hurling team. In 1992 he won a

medal in that grade following a two-game series with

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. Waterford later qualified for the All-Ireland final, but

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had a 1-13 to 2-4 victory. Feeney made his senior debut for Waterford in a

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game against

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in 1993. In 2002 Waterford reached the Munster final. Feeney collected a

medal that year as Waterford beat Tipperary by 2-23 to 3-12. It was their first provincial win in thirty-nine years. Waterford's championship came to an end in the All-Ireland semi-final. Feeney was a regular at full-back by this stage, however, he missed out on Waterford's Munster triumph in 2004 and their National League success in 2007. 2008 Began poorly for Waterford as the team lost their opening game to

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as well as their manager Justin McCarthy. In spite of this start, Feeney's side reached the All-Ireland final for the first time in forty-five years. Kilkenny provided the opposition and went on to defeat Waterford by 3-30 to 1-13 to claim a third All-Ireland title in-a-row. Following this defeat, Feeney retired from his inter-county career.

Inter-provincial

Feeney was also a regular on the

team during a number of inter-provincial games.

Post-playing career

Feeney was appointed as a selector with Waterford ahead of the 2021 season in place of

Stephen Molumphy Stephen Molumphy (born 11 January 1984) is an Irish former hurler with Waterford senior hurling team and currently manager of the Kerry senior hurling team. He played for Waterford Senior Championship club Ballyduff Upper and was a member o ...

, who left due to work commitments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feeney, Tom 1974 births Living people Ballyduff Upper hurlers Sarsfields (Cork) hurlers Waterford inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling selectors