Tony Lanigan (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Antaine Ó Lonagáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1968 Holycross, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Holycross–Ballycahill | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1990-1991 | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Tony Lanigan (born 1968[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Holycross–Ballycahill and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Lanigan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Holycross–Ballycahill club. He won a divisional title in the minor grade in 1984, the same year he won a special county title as a schoolboy with Thurles Vocational School. Lanigan eventually progressed onto the club's senior team and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1990 after beating Cashel King Cormacs in the final.[2] He also won four Mid Tipperary SHC titles between 1985 and 1999.
At inter-county level, had a two-year tenure with the Tipperary minor hurling team, however, Cork was the dominant team in the championship at the time.[3] He immediately progressed onto the under-21 team and was at left corner-forward when the team that beat Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] Lanigan's performances in the under-21 grade earned a call-up to the senior team's extended training panel during their 1989 All-Ireland SHC-winning campaign.
Honours
[edit]- Holycross–Ballycahill
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1990
- Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1991, 1988
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1991
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1989
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1989
References
[edit]- ^ "Holycross-Ballycahill pen-pictures" (PDF). Tipperary Studies. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Gloves are off in Ballycahill!". Irish Independent. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.