David Young (hurler)

David Young

Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Half-Back
Born	13 July 1985 (1985-07-13) (age 26) Toomevara, County Tipperary
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Secondary School Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Toomevara
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2010–	Tipperary	3 (0-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All Irelands	1

David Young is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.

Career

Young played Minor Hurling in 2003 and Under 21 Hurling in 2005 and 2006 (in which he was captain) with Tipperary before graduating to the Tipperary Senior Hurling panel in 2010.^[1][2][3] He made his National Hurling League debut against Limerick in March 2010.^[4] On 3 July 2010, he made his Championship debut against Wexford in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers, scoring 3 points from right half back in a man of the match performance.^[5]

On 5 September 2010, Young came on as a second-half 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 Young's first All-Ireland winners medal.^[6]

References

1. ^ "2003 Tipperary Minor Hurling Panel". Tipperary GAA Archives. 2010-07-03. http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=panel&year=2003&team=Minor%20Hurling. Retrieved 2010-07-07. 
2. ^ "2005 Tipperary Under 21 Hurling Panel". Tipperary GAA Archives. 2010-07-03. http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=panel&year=2005&team=Under%2021%20Hurling. Retrieved 2010-07-07. 
3. ^ "2006 Tipperary Under 21 Hurling Panel". Tipperary GAA Archives. 2010-07-03. http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=panel&year=2006&team=Under%2021%20Hurling. Retrieved 2010-07-07. 
4. ^ "Another day, another drubbing for Limerick hurlers". The Irish Times (Irish Times Trust). 2010-03-22. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0322/1224266810346.html. Retrieved 2010-03-22. 
5. ^ "Tipperary hurlers too strong for Wexford". Irish Examiner (Thomas Crosbie Holdings). 2010-07-03. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/tipperary-hurlers-too-strong-for-wexford-464089.html. Retrieved 2010-07-07. 
6. ^ Breheny, Martin (2010-09-06). "Rampant Tipp deny Cats immortality". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/rampant-tipp-deny-cats-immortality-2326052.html. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 

External links

• Tipperary Player Profiles

Persondata
Name	Young, David
Alternative names
Short description	Tipperary hurler
Date of birth	13 July 1985
Place of birth	Toomevara
Date of death
Place of death