Aidan McCormack (born 19 September 1992) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

with his local club

Thurles Sarsfields Thurles Sarsfields is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred in the town of Thurles at Semple Stadium. T ...

and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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 six-time county medallist and a one-time Munster club medallist with

. McCormack made his Championship debut on 10 July 2016 against

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

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

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

with a 2-29 to 2-20 win over bitter rivals Kilkenny in the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...

. McCormack made his starting debut on 11 February 2017 against Dublin in the

2017 National Hurling League The 2017 National Hurling League was the 86th season of the National Hurling League for county teams. Clare were the defending champions, winning the title for the first time since 1977–78 after a 1–23 to 2–19 win against Waterford in a ...

Honours

;Tipperary *

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

(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 GAA, Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Ath ...

(6): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 *

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

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

References

Tipperary inter-county hurlers Thurles Sarsfields hurlers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1992 births 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub