John McGrath (Tipperary hurler)

John McGrath

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Mac Craith
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left Corner Forward
Born	Loughmore, Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
Years	Club
2011-	Loughmore-Castleiney
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Tipperary titles	2	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	UL
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2015-	Tipperary	3 (0-7)

John McGrath (born 28 July, 1994) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Loughmore-Castleiney and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2015. He is the younger brother of fellow Tipperary hurler Noel McGrath.

Career

McGrath played Minor Hurling for Tipperary from 2010 to 2012, winning an All Ireland in 2012. McGrath was named in the Tipperary squad for the 2015 National Hurling League and made his league debut on 22 February against Galway starting at corner forward and scoring two points in a 2-18 to 0-20 win in Semple Stadium.^[1][2] McGrath played his first senior hurling match for loughmore at the age of 14 lining out at centre forward where he was met with a baptism of fire marking the great Gary Russell his Tipperary team mate where he struggled to gain a foothold in the game. Following this match McGrath went on to become one of the all time greats while Russell went on to become couch-bound. McGrath can now be seen plying his trade in the annual college court road puck competing against prestigious competitors. One of the turning points of Johns career is moving in with the established stopper Kevin Bulfin here he learned the tricks of the trade such as printing fake tickets. In 2009 McGrath was voted times person of the year most depressed person.

Career statistics

As of match played 3 April 2016.

Team	Year	National League			Championship		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Tipperary	2015	Division 1A	3	0-7	0	0-00	3	0-07
	2016		6	1-30	0	0-00	6	1-30
Total			9	1-37	0	0-00	9	1-37

Honours

Loughmore-Castleiney

• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
• Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2): 2013, 2014

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
• Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 2011, 2012

UL

• Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2015

References

1. "Tipperary deliver as front men land the big punches on Galway". Irish Examiner. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. "Tipp topple Tribe in Thurles". Hogan Stand. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

External links

• Tipperary GAA Player Profile