Francis Loughnane
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Prionsias Ó Lachtnáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-forward | ||
Born |
1945 Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1962-1985 | Roscrea | ||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 6 | ||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1968-1979 | Tipperary | 19 (6-59) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 3 |
Francis Loughnane (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1]
Loughnane made his first appearance for the team during the
At club level, Loughnane is an All-Ireland medalist with Roscrea. In addition to this he has also won two Munster club winners' medals and six county championship winners' medals.
Playing career
Club
Loughnane played his club hurling with Roscrea and enjoyed much success in a senior career that lasted more than twenty years.
He won his first county championship winners' medal in 1968, beginning a great era of success for the club.
In 1969 Roscrea retained the county championship title before Loughnane subsequently added a Munster club winners' medal to his collection.
A second set of county and provincial titles were annexed by Roscrea in 1970. Loughnane later lined out in the inaugural All-Ireland club final with
Roscrea continued to be a major force in club hurling over the next decade with Loughnane winning further county championship titles in 1972, 1973 and 1980. He brought the curtain down on his senior club career following a defeat by Kilruane MacDonagh's in the 1985 club championship decider.
When journalists decided, in 1996, to select a team of players to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the All-Ireland Club Hurling Championship (a team based on performances at club level) Francis Loughnane was the only Tipperary player chosen. He was honoured in his accustomed position of right half-forward.
Inter-county
By the early 1960s Loughnane had joined the
Three years later in 1968 Loughnane was a substitute when Tipp won the Munster senior title. Roscrea's period of dominance in Tipperary hurling meant that he was Tipperary senior hurling captain in 1969 and 1970. By 1971 he was a full member of the team and won his first senior
In 2009, he was ranked 111 of all-time greatest Irish hurlers by the Irish Independent.[3]
References
- ^ "Profile: Francis Loughnane". Tipp GAA Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ a b The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101, Irish Independent, (3 Aug 2009) ("Francis Loughnane (Tipperary) A deadly sniper from frees and open play, he enjoyed an outstanding career as a half-forward with club (Roscrea) and county. He was chosen at right half-forward on the first three All Star teams in 1971, '72 and '73.")