Francis Loughnane
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| Francis Loughnane | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Full name | Francis Loughnane | |
| Place of birth | Roscrea , County Tipperary | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Roscrea | |
| Position | Half-forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Tipperary | |
| Position | Centre-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Tipperary | 1960s-1970s | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
| All Stars | 3 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Francis Loughnane (born 1944 in Roscrea, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Roscrea and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Loughnane played his club hurling with his local Roscrea club. He enjoyed some success at underage levels before winning his first senior county championship medal in 1968. He won a second county medal in 1969 before winning his first Munster club title. In 1970 Loughnane claimed another set of county and Munster club titles, before later winning an All-Ireland club title in the inaugural year of the competition. Further county titles were won by Loughnane in 1972, 1973 and 1980.
[edit] Inter-county
By the early 1960s Loughnane had joined the Tipperary minor hurling panel. He won a Munster minor medal in 1962, however, he failed to win an All-Ireland medal at this level. Two years later in 1964 Loughnane captained Tipperary to inaugural Munster and All-Ireland under-21 titles. He won a second Munster under-21 title in 1965.
Three years later in 1968 Loughnane was a substitute when Tipp won the Munster senior title. By 1971 he was a full member of the team and won his first senior Munster title. Loughnane later won his first All-Ireland title when Tipp defeated Kilkenny in a high-scoring game. He finished off the year by winning the first of three consecutive All-Star awards. The rest of the 1970s proved to be a bleak period for Tipperary’s hurling fortunes, however, Loughnane finished off his career by winning a National Hurling League medal in 1979.
| Preceded by Newly created competition |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Final winning captain 1964 |
Succeeded by Willie O'Neill (Wexford) |
| Preceded by Mick Coen |
Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain 1973 |
Succeeded by ' |
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