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Walter Walsh (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ualtar Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 Brownstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Nickname | Wally | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2008-present | Tullogher-Rosbercon | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012-present | Kilkenny | 24 (3-35) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:17, 8 April 2018. | |||
Walter Walsh (born 25 May 1991) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Born in Brownstown, County Kilkenny, Walsh was raised in a strong sporting family. His parents and grandparents all enjoyed success at local and national levels with hurling, Gaelic football, camogie and golf.
Walsh enjoyed his first sporting successes as a player of hurling, football and rugby with Good Counsel College. He simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Tullogher-Rosbercon club before eventually joining the club's senior team. The highlight of his club career came in 2008 when he won a Leinster medal in the junior grade.
Walsh first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. Walsh made his senior debut during the 2012 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.[2] Since then he has won three All-Ireland medals, one Leinster medal and three National Hurling League medals.
Contents
1 Playing career
1.1 Club
1.2 Inter-county
2 Street Hurling Film
3 Career statistics
4 Honours
4.1 Team
4.2 Individual
5 References
Playing career
Club
Walsh has enjoyed much success with Tullogher-Rosbercon during his short club career.
In 2008 Walsh was only seventeen years-old when he was a key forward on the club's top team. He won a Leinster medal that year as Wexford side Clongeen were accounted for on a score line of 1-19 to 3-8.[3] Tullogher were subsequently beaten by Dripsey in the All-Ireland final.[4]
Inter-county
Walsh first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor team in 2008. He won a Leinster medal that year before later lining out in the All-Ireland decider against Galway. Kilkenny were outplayed for much of the game, however, a late goal secured a 3-6 to 0-13 victory and an All-Ireland medal for Walsh.[5]
In 2009 Walsh added a second consecutive Leinster medal to his collection, however, Galway gained their revenge for the previous year's defeat in the All-Ireland final with a 2-15 to 2-11 victory.[6]
Walsh later played with the Kilkenny under-21 team, however, he enjoyed little success in this grade. He won a Leinster medal in this grade in 2012 following a huge 4-24 to 1-13 defeat of Laois.[7] 'The Cats' were later considered warm favourites for the All-Ireland title, however, Clare won the decider by 2-17 to 2-11.[8]
By this stage Walsh had also joined the Kilkenny senior team. He made his championship debut at full-forward in the All-Ireland final replay against Galway.[9] He scored 1-3 from play and collected his first All-Ireland medal as Kilkenny defeated Galway by 3-22 to 3-11.[10] Walsh finished off a memorable debut by claiming the man of the match award.[11][12]
In 2016, Walsh won an All-Star for his performances throughout the season in spite of suffering defeat in the All Ireland final to Tipperary.
Street Hurling Film
In 2017, Walter appeared in a Street Hurling film created by Peil Star with Patrick Curran (Waterford), Niall McKenna (Antrim) and Tadhg De Burca (Waterford). The film was shot on the Falls Road in Belfast for the BBC. [13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 April 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Kilkenny | 2012 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 1-03 | 1 | 1-03 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0-00 | 3 | 1-06 | 3 | 0-04 | 9 | 1-10 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 1-17 | 4 | 0-05 | 1 | 0-01 | 13 | 1-23 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 0-10 | 2 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-02 | 10 | 0-14 | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 0-10 | 2 | 0-04 | 3 | 1-03 | 12 | 1-17 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0-08 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-04 | 9 | 0-13 | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 3-13 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 3-13 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4-58 | 12 | 1-18 | 12 | 2-17 | 62 | 7-93 | ||
Honours
Team
- Tullogher-Rosbercon
Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2008
- Kilkenny
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2014, 2015
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
National Hurling League (3): 2013, 2014, 2018
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2012
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2008
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2008, 2009
Individual
All-Stars (1): 2016
References
^ "Meet the team". The Kilkenny People. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ McCoy, Niall (1 October 2012). "Walt a debut!". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ "Brilliant Tullogher take Leinster crown". Munster Express. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Tullogher in tears as Dripsey take title". Kilkenny People. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Kilkenny outplayed, but plunder Galway hopes with goals". Galway Advertiser. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Kilkenny 2-11 Galway 2-15". RTÉ Sport. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Cats make Laois nightmare come true". Irish Examiner. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Clare fight back to claim under-21 crown". Irish Times. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Kilkenny make two changes for replay". RTÉ Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Imperious Kilkenny win All-Ireland at ease". RTÉ Sport. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
^ "Super Wally". Tullogher-Rosbercon GAA. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ "Walter Walsh Interview". GAA.ie. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
^ "These South East hurlers have been showing off their skills on the streets of Belfast".
| Preceded by Iarla Tannian (Galway) | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final Man of the Match 2012 (replay) | Succeeded by Conor Ryan (Clare) |
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