Paul Ormonde

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Paul Ormonde
irish = Pól Ó Rua
fullname = Paul Ormonde
placeofbirth = Templemore
countryofbirth = County Tipperary
bday=18
bmonth=8
byear= 1977
height =
nickname =
county = Tipperary
province = Munster
club = Loughmore-Castleiney
clposition = Corner-back
clubs =
clyears =
clapps(points) =
clcounty =
clprovince=
clallireland =
counties = Tipperary
icposition = Left corner-back
icyears = 1999-2002, 2006-
icapps(points) =
icprovince = 1
icallireland = 1
nhl = 3
allstars =
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icupdate = Paul Ormonde (born 18 August, 1977 near Templemore, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Loughmore-Castleiney and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. Ormonde is the official captain of the Tipperary team for 2008, however, in the event of Ormond or any other Loughmore player failing to secure a regular starting place, Eoin Kelly will fulfill the role captain.cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=92478|title=Loughmore nominate Ormond for Tipp captaincy|publisher=Hoganstand.com|date=2008-04-07|accessdate=2008-05-06]

Early life

Paul Ormonde was born just outside Templemore, County Tipperary in 1977. He was educated locally and later attended Our Lady's Secondary School in Templemore. Here Ormonde's hurling skills came to the fore and he won an All-Ireland 'B' Colleges' medal.

Playing career

Club

Ormonde plays his club hurling with his local Loughmore-Castleiney club in Tipperary and has enjoyed some success. His first major success was a county under-21 'B' medal in 1994. In 2007 Ormonde won a senior county title with the club. [cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87882|title=Loughmore bridge 19 year gap|publisher=Hoganstand.com|date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-05-06] This was later converted into a Munster club title.

Inter-county

Ormonde first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level. He won a Munster minor title with the Tipp Gaelic football team in 1995. He later played with the under-21 hurling and football teams, however, he enjoyed little success. In 1998 Ormonde was a substitute on both the Tipperary senior football and hurling teams, however, there was no provincial success. In 1999 he made his senior championship debut in the game against Clare. Tipp lost on that occasion, however, two years later in 2001 Ormonde had his first major success when he collected a National Hurling League medal. Later that same year Tipp defeated Limerick in the provincial final, giving Ormonde his first Munster medal. His team later reached the All-Ireland final where old rivals Galway provided the opposition. Tipp won the day again giving Ormonde a coveted All-Ireland medal. Since then Tipperary's hurling fortunes have taken a downturn. The team made a number of appearances in the latter stages of the All-Ireland series, however, a return to the big stage remained elusive. Tipp capured another National League title in 2008, however, Ormonde, in spite of being the official team captain, did not play any part in the final victory. [cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=93373|title=NHL: Tipp win Division One crown|publisher=Hoganstand.com|date=2008-04-20|accessdate=2008-05-06]

Teams

References

External links

* [http://tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html Tipperary Player Profiles]