Conor O'Donovan
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| Native name | Conchur Ó Donnabháin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *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 Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1995 (c)
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1989 (c), 1991
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
- National Hurling League (1): 1987-88
References
- ^ "The cream of the Premier". Kilkenny People. 30 August 1991. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Larry (24 October 2015). "More than matter of civic pride for Thurles and Nenagh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 March 2018.