George Frend
Irish hurler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Corner-back | ||
| Born | 1970 Toomevara, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1987-2003 | Toomevara | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 8 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1992-1999 | Tipperary | 7 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
George Frend (born 1970) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Toomevara, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
Career
Frend first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Toomevara club, winning numerous championship titles from under-12 up to under-21 level. He later won three successive Tipperary SHC medals from 1992 to 1994.[1] The second of these victories was later converted into a Munster Club SHC title, before later losing the 1994 All-Ireland club final to Sarsfields.[2][3] Frend was later part of the Toomevara four-in-a-row team from 1998 to 2001.[4][5] He claimed an eighth and final Tipperary SHC medal in 2003.[6]
Frend first appeared on the inter-county scene for Tipperary as a member of the minor team in 1988. He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and was corner-back on the team that beat Offaly to win the All-Ireland U21HC title in 1989.[7] He claimed a second successive Munster U21HC in 1990 and was team captain in 1991.[8]
Following the end of his underage inter-county career, Frend was drafted onto the senior team and made his debut in 1992.[9] He was team captain for the 1994 season and won a National League medal that season.[10] Frend was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary were beaten by Clare in the 1997 All-Ireland final. His inter-county career ended in 1999, by which time he had won a second National League medal.
Honours
- Toomevara
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1993
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1984
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1990
- Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
- Tipperary
- National Hurling League: 1993–94, 1999
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1989
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1989, 1990
References
- ^ "3 in a Row after a 32 Year Gap". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "In the last 11 finals between 1992 and 2002, Toomevara and Thurles Sarsfield have competed in nine of them. Toomevara were in eight winning seven while Sarsfields have appeared in four finals finishing runners up in all". Irish Independent. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Sunday is Toome day". Irish Independent. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Toomevara prove tidier". Irish Times. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (12 November 2001). "Score-shy Toom still too strong for Thurles". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Toomevara raiders survive late scare". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "3 in a Row after a 32 Year Gap". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Tipp teams: 1990-1999". Premier View website. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
