Conor O'Donovan
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Conor Matthew O'Donovan (born 7 February 1962) is an Irish retired hurler. His league and
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career with the Tipperary senior team lasted seven seasons from 1984 to 1991. Born in Effin,
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, O'Donovan was raised in a strong hurling family. His uncle, Terry Moloney, was an
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runner-up with Tipperary in 1960. O'Donovan first played competitive hurling with the Effin club at juvenile and underage levels. After transferring to the Nenagh Éire Óg club, he immediately became a member of the club's senior team. The highlight of his club career came in 1995 when he won a
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medal as captain. O'Donovan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the
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minor team. He enjoyed one championship season with the minor team before subsequently joining the Tipperary under-21 team. O'Donovan later joined the Tipperary senior team, making his debut during the 1984-85 league. Over the course of the following six seasons he enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of an
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medals in 1989 and 1990. O'Donovan also won four
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medals and one
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medal. After being chosen on the
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inter-provincial team for the first time in 1987, O'Donovan was an automatic choice on the starting fifteen for the following three years. He ended his career without a
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medal.


Honours

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Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Ath ...
(1): 1995 (c) ;Tipperary *
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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 ...
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, 1988,
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,
1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
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National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
(1): 1987-88


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odonovan, Conor 1962 births Living people Effin hurlers Nenagh Éire Óg hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen