Aidan McCormack (born 19 September 1992) is an

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sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club

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and with the

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senior inter-county team since

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Career

McCormack was part of the Tipperary Minor hurling panel in 2010, and the Under-21 hurling panel from 2011 to 2013. At club level, he is a five-time county medallist and a one-time Munster club medallist with

. McCormack made his Championship debut on 10 July 2016 against

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in the 2016 Munster Final, coming on in the 66th minute and scoring a point. He was an unused substitute as Tipperary claimed their 27th

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with a 2-29 to 2-20 win over bitter rivals Kilkenny. It was his first All-Ireland medal. McCormack made his starting debut on 11 February 2017 against Dublin in the

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. He excelled at corner-forward and scored 0-5 from play in an impressive display.

Honours

;Tipperary *

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(1):

;Thurles Sarsfields *

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...

(5): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 *

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(1): 2012 * Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2013 * Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2010

References

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