Conor O'Donovan

Conor Matthew O'Donovan
Personal information
Irish name Conchur Ó Donnabháin
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1962
Effin, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Bank official
Club(s)
Years Club
Nenagh Éire Óg
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1984-1991
Tipperary 15 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:57, 27 March 2018.

Conor Matthew O'Donovan (born 7 February 1962[1]) is an Irish retired hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team lasted seven seasons from 1984 to 1991.[2]

Born in Effin, County Limerick, O'Donovan was raised in a strong hurling family. His uncle, Terry Moloney, was an All-Ireland 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 county championship medal as captain.

O'Donovan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Limerick 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 All-Ireland medals in 1989 and 1990. O'Donovan also won four Munster medals and one National League medal.

After being chosen on the Munster 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 Railway Cup medal.

Honours

Nenagh Éire Óg
Tipperary

References

  1. ^ "The cream of the Premier". Kilkenny People. 30 August 1991. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ryan, Larry (24 October 2015). "More than matter of civic pride for Thurles and Nenagh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 March 2018.