Tom Feeney (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Fiannaí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1974 Ballyduff, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | EMC employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Ballyduff Upper Sarsfields | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1993-2008 | Waterford | 36 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:03, 3 November 2012. | |||
Tom Feeney (born 1974) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back for the Waterford senior team.
Feeney joined the team during the 1993-94 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2008 championship. During that time, he won one Munster winners' medal. Feeney was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level, Feeney is a one-time county championship medallist with Ballyduff Upper. He also played with the Sarsfields in Cork.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Feeney played club hurling with the Ballyduff Upper club in Waterford.
In 2007 he lined out in the final of the county championship with Ballygunner. A 1-18 to 1-14 victory gave Feeney a Waterford Senior Hurling Championship medal.[1]
Feeney also spent one season with the Sarsfields club in Cork.[2]
Inter-county
[edit]Feeney first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Waterford minor hurling team. In 1992 he won a Munster medal in that grade following a two-game series with Tipperary.[3] Waterford later qualified for the All-Ireland final, but Galway had a 1-13 to 2-4 victory.
Feeney made his senior debut for Waterford in a National Hurling League game against Wexford in 1993.
In 2002 Waterford reached the Munster final. Feeney collected a Munster medal that year as Waterford beat Tipperary by 2-23 to 3-12. It was their first provincial win in thirty-nine years.[4] Waterford's championship came to an end in the All-Ireland semi-final.[citation needed]
Feeney was a regular at full-back by this stage, but was not involved in Waterford's Munster National League success in 2007.[tone]
The Waterford[citation needed] team under manager Justin McCarthy lost their opening game in 2008 to Clare, but were ultimately successful in reaching the All-Ireland final for the first time in forty-five years. Following defeat by 3-30 to 1-13 to Kilkenny, who claimed a third All-Ireland title in-a-row,[5] Feeney retired from his inter-county career.[6]
Post-playing career
[edit]Feeney was appointed as a selector with Waterford ahead of the 2021 season in place of Stephen Molumphy, who left due to work commitments.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ballyduff bridge 20-year gap in Waterford". Hogan Stand website. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Feeney transfers back to home club". Hogan Stand website. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (1 July 2002). "Waterford wonders whip Tipp with awesome display". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Kilkenny 3-30 Waterford 1-13". RTÉ Sport. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Two more Deise players retire". Hogan Stand website. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Ex-defender Tom Feeney joins Waterford backroom team". RTÉ. 23 January 2021.