Tuesday 7 February 2012

Brian O'Meara (hurler)

Career

O'Meara was a member of the county minor hurling panel in 2008 and won a Munster Under 21 Football medal with Tipperary in 2010, lining out at full-forward in the Munster Final against Kerry, to claim Tipperary's first ever title. On 27 May 2010, O'Meara was named to make his debut as full forward in the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team to play Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 30 May 2010. Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3–15 to 0–14, with O'Meara being substituted in the 43rd minute without scoring in the game. On 28 July 2010, O'Meara played at full-forward for Tipperary as they defeated Clare in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final at Semple Stadium, winning by 1–22 to 1–17.

On 5 September 2010, O'Meara was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions Killkenny by 4–17 to 1–18 in the final, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was O'Meara's first All-Ireland winners medal. Six day's later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with O'Meara starting at full forward and winning the man of the match award.