Seán Tobin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Tóibín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
18 December 1989 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Seánie | ||
| Occupation | Car sales executive | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2007-present | Murroe-Boher | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Limerick Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2011-present | Limerick | 16 (3-20) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:53, 26 June 2015. | |||
Seán Tobin (born 18 December 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as right wing-forward for the Limerick senior team.
Born in Limerick, Tobin first excelled at hurling during his schooling at Coláiste Mhíchíl. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Limerick minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2011 championship. Since then he has become a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one Munster medal and one National Hurling League (Division 2) medal.
At club level he plays with Murroe-Boher.
Playing career
Inter-county
Tobin first played for Limerick as a member of the minor team on 24 June 2007. He was held scoreless in a 0-12 to 3-21 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary.[1]
Over the next three years Tobin was a regular with the Limerick under-21 team, however, his side enjoyed little success during that period.
Tobin made his senior debut for Limerick in a 2-9 to 0-6 league defeat of Clare on 13 February 2011.[2] He became a regular throughout the group stage games and ended the campaign with a Division 2 medal following a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the decider.[3] Tobin contributed 1-1 during that game.
On 12 June 2011 Tobin made his senior championship debut in a 3-15 to 3-14 Munster semi-final defeat by Waterford.[4]
In 2013 Tobin won a Munster medal following a 0-24 to 0-15 victory over Cork.[5]
Honours
- Limerick
References
- ↑ "Maher sets the tone as Tipperary ease through". Irish Times. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Limerick step up to the plate for O'Grady". Irish Independent. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ O'Connor, Christy (2 May 2011). "Limerick on the rise". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "Never say die Deise reap". Irish Examiner. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2013.