Jason Forde

Jason Forde
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left Corner Forward
Born (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993
Nenagh, County Tipperary
Club(s)
Years Club
2010- Silvermines
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2013- Tipperary 5 (1-9)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

Jason Forde (born 22 December 1993) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Silvermines and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2013.[1]

Career

He played Minor Hurling for Tipperary in 2010 and 2011, he was captain of the side in 2011.[2][3]

Forde was part of the Tipperary Under 21 team that lost to Clare in the 2012 Munster Final.[4]

He made his senior debut for Tipperary in January 2013 against LIT in the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup and scored three points.[5] He made his league debut in February 2013, coming on in the second half against Cork in the 2013 National Hurling League and scored two points.[6] On 21 April 2013 he won the man of the match award from TG4 for his performance against Dublin in the league semi-final win.[7]

On 6 July 2013, he made his Championship debut when he came on as a second-half substitute against Kilkenny at Nowlan Park in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers, a game which Tipperary lost by 1-14 to 0-20.[8][9]

In October 2013, he was named in the 2013 Bord Gáis Energy Under 21 hurling team of the Year, after scoring 5-25 in the championship.[10]

On 4 September 2016, Forde came on as a second half substitute and scored two points as he won his first All-Ireland Senior hurling title when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny in the final by 2-29 to 2-20.[11][12]

Honours

Tipperary

Nenagh CBS

University Of Limerick

Silvermines

References

  1. ↑ "Forde eyes bright horizons as star continues to soar". Irish Independent. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "2011 Munster MHC semi-final: Clare 3-13 Tipperary 1-13". Munster GAA. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Clare 0-17 Tipperary 1-13". Munster GAA. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bannermen celebrate redemption". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tipperary 1-20 Limerick IT 2-12". Munster GAA. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "CORK 0-26 TIPPERARY 1-11". Irish Independent. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tipperary make five changes for clash with Dublin". Irish Examiner. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kilkenny 0-20 Tipperary 1-14". RTÉ Sport. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Hungry Jason Forde drives hard for a shot at Treaty". Irish Independent. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Clare star Shane O'Donnell fails to make Bord Gais Under 21 hurling team of the year". Irish Independent. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Tipperary 2-29 Kilkenny 2-20". Munster GAA. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Analysis: How Tipperary finally overcame Kilkenny to claim All-Ireland senior hurling glory". The 42. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.


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