Michael Walsh (Waterford hurler)

Michael Walsh (Waterford hurler)
Michael 'Brick' Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Breathnach
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield/Centre Back
Born 23 April 1983 (1983-04-23) (age 28)
Stradbally, County Waterford
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname The Brick
Club(s)
Years Club
Stradbally
Club Titles
Waterford titles 7
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2003- Waterford 41 (1-22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 9 August 2009.

Michael 'Brick' Walsh (born 23 April 1983 in Stradbally, County Waterford) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays both hurling and football with his local club Stradbally and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2003.

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Early life

Michael Walsh was born in Stradbally, County Waterford in 1983. When playing for Stradbally's underage football and hurling teams, he was generally their best player on the pitch, usually scoring more than the rest of his team combined in each game. He once had a sore back, having carried the team on his own for so many consecutive games. He was educated locally and later attended the Waterford Institute of Technology where he studied Business and Finance.[1] He completed his MA in 2006. While studying here Walsh's hurling skills came to the fore, particularly when he played a key role in the college winning Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2003, 2004[2] and 2006.[3]

Playing career

Club

Walsh plays his club hurling and football with his local Stradbally team. He has had much success with the club's football team, winning senior county championship medals in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,[4] 2005, 2009 and 2010.[5] In 2006 Walsh's side were defeated by The Nire in their attempt to win a sixth county title in-a-row.[6] He has twice won the county Waterford footballer of the year award.

Inter-county

Walsh first made his mark as a Gaelic footballer with the Waterford at minor and under-21. In 2003 he helped his native-county to defeat both Cork and Kerry to win the Munster Under-21 Football Championship. In 2003 Walsh made his debut with the Waterford senior hurling team, coming on as a substitute, replacing Tony Browne against Kerry in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.[7] He subsequently claimed a Munster title, however, his side were later defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. The following few years have brought little success for Walsh and Waterford. In 2005 and 2006 Waterford reached the All-Ireland knock-out series via the qualifiers system, however, they were beaten on both occasions by Cork. In 2007 Walsh captained Waterford to their first National Hurling League title since 1963[8] and a third Munster Senior Hurling Championship in five years.[9] Walsh was reappointed Waterford captain for 2008, the first time the same person has captained the team for two consecutive years. While playing poorly throughout the National Hurling League and being knocked out of the Munster Hurling Championship in the first round, Waterford would later progress to their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final since 1963. The day would however turn out to be bitter-sweet for Walsh, with Waterford losing resoundly to a Kilkenny team going for their first three in a row since 1917.[10] In 2009 Walsh played Centre Back and is now recognsied as one of the best centre backs in the country. He earned an all star for his great play.

Championship Appearances

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Match report
1 11 May 2003 Walsh Park, Waterford Kerry 0-0 2-26 : 1-12 Munster Quarter-Final Anfearrua
2 1 June 2003 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 4-13 : 4-13 Munster Semi-Final Irish Examiner
3 8 June 2003 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 1-12 : 0-13 Munster Semi-Final Replay Irish Examiner
4 29 June 2003 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 3-12 : 3-16 Munster Final Irish Examiner
5 20 July 2003 Nolan Park, Kilkenny Wexford 0-1 0-18 : 1-20 3rd Round Qualifier Irish Independent
6 16 May 2004 Semple Stadium, Thurles Clare 0-1 3-21 : 1-08 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Examiner
7 6 June 2004 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Tipperary 0-1 4-10 : 3-12 Munster Semi-Final Irish Examiner
8 27 June 2004 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 3-16 : 1-21 Munster Final Irish Examiner
9 8 August 2004 Croke Park, Dublin Kilkenny 0-1 3-12 : 0-18 All-Ireland Semi-Final Irish Independent
10 22 May 2005 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 2-15 : 2-17 Munster Semi-Final Irish Examiner
11 18 June 2005 Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Offaly 0-3 1-26 : 1-15 Group Stage Qualifier Irish Independent
12 2 July 2005 Walsh Park, Waterford Dublin 0-0 4-17 : 1-03 Group Stage Qualifier Irish Independent
13 9 July 2005 Cusack Park, Ennis Clare 0-1 0-21 : 4-14 Group Stage Qualifier Irish Independent
14 24 July 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Cork 0-1 1-13 : 1-18 All-Ireland Quarter-Final Irish Examiner
15 4 June 2006 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Tipperary 0-0 1-12 : 3-14 Munster Semi-Final RTE Sport
16 18 June 2006 Cusack Park, Mullingar Westmeath 0-1 3-22 : 1-14 Group Stage Qualifier Irish Independent
17 2 July 2006 Walsh Park, Waterford Galway 0-2 1-25 : 2-20 Group Stage Qualifier RTE Sport
18 8 July 2006 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Laois 1-5 2-17 : 1-13 Group Stage Qualifier Irish Independent
19 23 July 2006 Croke Park, Dublin Tipperary 0-1 1-22 : 3-13 All-Ireland Quarter-Final RTE Sport
20 6 August 2006 Croke Park, Dublin Cork 0-0 1-15 : 1-16 All-Ireland Semi-Final RTE Sport
21 17 June 2007 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 5-15 : 3-18 Munster Semi-Final Irish Independent
22 8 July 2007 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 3-17 : 1-14 Munster Final Irish Independent
23 29 July 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Cork 0-0 3-16 : 3-16 All-Ireland Quarter-Final Irish Independent
24 5 August 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Cork 0-2 2-17 : 0-20 All-Ireland Quarter-Final Replay Irish Independent
25 12 August 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Limerick 0-0 2-15 : 5-11 All-Ireland Semi-Final Irish Independent
26 1 June 2008 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Clare 0-0 0-23 : 2-26 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Examiner
27 5 July 2008 Walsh Park, Waterford Antrim 0-0 6-18 : 0-15 2nd Round Qualifier Irish Independent
28 21 July 2008 Semple Stadium, Thurles Offaly 0-0 2-18 : 0-18 4th Round Qualifier Irish Independent
29 27 July 2008 Semple Stadium, Thurles Wexford 0-0 2-19 : 3-15 All-Ireland Quarter-Final RTE Sport
30 17 August 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Tipperary 0-2 1-20 : 1-18 All-Ireland Semi-Final RTE Sport
31 7 September 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Kilkenny 0-0 1-13 : 3-30 All-Ireland Final RTE Sport
32 14 June 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 0-11 : 1-08 Munster Semi-Final Irish Independent
33 20 June 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 0-25 : 0-17 Munster Semi-Final Replay RTE Sport
34 12 July 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Tipperary 0-0 2-16 : 4-14 Munster Final RTE Sport
35 26 July 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Galway 0-0 1-16 : 0-18 All-Ireland Quarter-final RTE Sport
36 9 August 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Kilkenny 0-0 3-15 : 2-23 All-Ireland Semi-final RTE Sport
37 7 June 2010 Semple Stadium, Thurles Clare 0-0 0-22 : 1-15 Munster Semi-final RTE Sport
38 11 July 2010 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 2-15 : 2-15 Munster Final RTE Sport
39 17 July 2010 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-0 1-16 : 1-13 Munster Final Replay RTE Sport
40 15 August 2010 Croke Park, Dublin Tipperary 0-0 1-18 : 3-19 All-Ireland Semi-final RTE Sport
41 12 June 2011 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-0 3-16 : 3-15 Munster Semi-final RTE Sport

References

Further reading


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Paul Flynn
Waterford Senior Hurling Captain
2007-2008
Succeeded by
Stephen Molumphy

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