Tomás Hamill (born 1 May 1994) 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 Moyne–Templetuohy and with the

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

senior inter-county team since

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Career

Hamill played Minor Hurling for Tipperary in

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and

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, winning Munster and All Ireland titles in 2012. He made his league debut for Tipperay in March 2013 against Kilkeny in the

2013 National Hurling League The 2013 National Hurling League commenced in February 2013. 34 GAA county hurling teams: 32 from Ireland (including Fingal but not Cavan), London and Warwickshire, contested it. On the final day of fixtures in division 1A on 31 March, all six ...

. Hamill made his championship debut on 14 August 2016 against

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

in the

2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the top tier of senior inte ...

semi-final victory, when he came on as a late substitute. On 4 September 2016, Hamill came on as a second half substitute and won his first All-Ireland Senior hurling title when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny in the

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by 2-29 to 2-20. On 5 March 2017, Hamill started at full-back against

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in the

2017 National Hurling League The 2017 National Hurling League was the 86th season of the National Hurling League for county teams. Clare were the defending champions, winning the title for the first time since 1977–78 after a 1–23 to 2–19 win against Waterford in ...

and went on to claim the man of the match award for his display in a 0-28 to 0-21 win 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. ...

. Hamill made his first championship start for Tipperary on 1 July

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in the 2-18 to 0-15 win against Westmeath in round 1 of the All Ireland Qualifiers in

. In 2020, Hamill suffered an injury and was forced to miss three games.

Honours

Tipperary

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

: **Winner (1):

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

: **Winner (1):

* All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: **Winner (1): 2012 * Munster Minor Hurling Championship: **Winner (1): 2012

References

External links

Profile 2012 All Ireland Minor FinalTipperary GAA Player Profiles
Tipperary inter-county hurlers 1994 births Living people Moyne-Templetuohy hurlers {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub