Brian McGrath (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Loughmore–Castleiney and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Mac Craith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1998 Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Loughmore–Castleiney | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 3 | 2 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2019- | Tipperary | 4 (0-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:12, 12 March 2019. | |||
Personal life
editMcGrath is the son of Pat McGrath who won an All-Ireland medal with Tipperary in 1989. His brothers, Noel and John, are also All-Ireland medal-winners and current teammates on the Tipperary senior team.[2]
Career
editMcGrath made his senior debut for Tipperary on 1 March 2020, in round 4 of the 2020 National Hurling League against Waterford in an 0–24 to 2–16 win.[3][4]
Career statistics
editClub
editHurling
edit- As of match played 13 October 2024
| Team | Year | Tipperary | Munster | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2015 | 3 | 0-03 | — | 3 | 0-03 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0-02 | — | 3 | 0-02 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0-00 | — | 4 | 0-00 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-04 | — | 5 | 0-04 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0-01 | — | 4 | 0-01 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0-03 | — | 6 | 0-03 | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 1-07 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 1-07 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1-02 | — | 4 | 1-02 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0-00 | — | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-02 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2-24 | 1 | 0-00 | 48 | 2-24 | |
Football
edit- As of match played 20 October 2024
| Team | Year | Tipperary | Munster | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2015 | 4 | 1-01 | — | 4 | 1-01 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1-06 | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 1-06 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0-02 | — | 4 | 0-02 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0-00 | — | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 0-00 | — | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 0-00 | — | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0-05 | — | 5 | 0-05 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 1-02 | — | 4 | 1-02 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0-03 | 6 | 0-03 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3-24 | 2 | 0-00 | 47 | 3-24 | |
Inter-county
edit| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Tipperary | 2019 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | ||
| 2022 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | — | 3 | 0-01 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-03 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | — | 3 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 16 | 0-05 | ||
Honours
edit- Our Lady's Secondary School
- Dr Croke Cup (1): 2017
- Dr Harty Cup (1): 2017
- Loughmore–Castleiney
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2021, 2024
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (3): 2016, 2021, 2024
- Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2016, 2018, 2024
- Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ Barry, Brian (12 February 2019). "Noel McGrath relishing family ties on Tipperary senior panel". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "McGrath boys determined to write new story for Tipp". Irish Independent. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Three red cards shown as Tipperary too strong for Waterford in Thurles". The 42. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Tired Tipperary edge wasteful Waterford as three see red". Irish Times. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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