P. J. Ryan (Tipperary hurler)
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| P.J. Ryan | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | P.S. Ó Riain | |
| Full name | P.J. Ryan | |
| Place of birth | Carrick-on-Suir , County Tipperary | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Carrick Davins | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Tipperary | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Tipperary | 1968-1975 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 2 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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P.J. Ryan (born 1946 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrick Davins and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1968 until 1975.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Ryan played his club hurling with his local Carrick Davins club and enjoyed much success. He won back-to-back senior county titles in 1966 and 1967. Ryan won a Munster club title in 1966.
[edit] Inter-county
Ryan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team in the early 1960s. He won a Munster title in this grade in 1965, however, Tipp were later beaten by Wexford in the All-Ireland final. Two years later in 1967 Ryan was captain of the under-21 team. That year he collected a second Munster title before later winning an All-Ireland medal following a victory over Dublin in the championship decider.
By the late 1960s Ryan was a regular on the Tipperary senior inter-county team. He won his first senior Munster title in 1968 as Tipp trounced Cork in the provincial decider. Ryan's side later took on Wexford in the All-Ireland final and looked to be cruising to victory. At half-time they lead by eight points, however, the Leinstermen fought back to win the game by 5-8 to 3-12. Three years later in 1971 Ryan captured a second senior Munster title as Tipp had a one point win over Limerick courtesy of a last-minute free by Michael 'Babs' Keating. Tipp later played Kilkenny in the first All-Ireland final to be broadcast in colour by Radio Telefís Éireann. In a high-scoring game and in spite of Eddie Keher scoring a record 2-11, Tipp won on a score line of 5-17 to 5-14. Ryan claimed his sole senior All-Ireland medal that day. He continued as a member of the senior team until 1975.
[edit] Provincial
Ryan also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial hurling competition. He won Railway Cup titles in 1969 and 1970.
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Gerald McCarthy (Cork) |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Final winning captain 1967 |
Succeeded by Pat Hegarty (Cork) |
[edit] Teams
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