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John Stone (born 1958) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Roscrea and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

Stone first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Roscrea club. He was part of the club's minor team that won three consecutive North Tipperary MHC titles from 1974 to 1976. Stone progressed onto the senior team and was at left wing-forward when Roscrea beat Kilruane MacDonaghs in the 1980 final.

Stone first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team. He was at full-forward when Tipperary beat Kilkenny by 16 points in the 1976 All-Ireland minor final. Stone later won consecutive All-Ireland U21HC titles with the Tipperary under-21 team in 1978 and 1979. He joined the senior team for the 1980-81 season.

Honours

Roscrea

• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1980
• North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1980, 1982

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1976
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1976

References

1. "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1980" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
2. "All-Ireland glory". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
4. "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
5. "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

• John Stone player profile

• 1958 births
• Living people
• Roscrea hurlers
• Tipperary inter-county hurlers
• 20th-century Irish sportsmen