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Ballygunner started a remarkable losing streak of being defeated in three successive club championship finals. They broke this unenviable record at the fourth attempt with O'Sullivan winning his first
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by 3-16 to 1-21 to win one of the greatest games of hurling ever played.
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Ballygunner – 2022 All-Ireland Senior Club
Hurling Champions (1st title)
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2008 began poorly for
Waterford as the team lost their opening game to
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Hurling Championship runners-up
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Munster – 2013 Inter-Provincial
Hurling Champions (45th title)
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484:"Waterford end 44-year faminewith National League title"
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461:"Gunners complete their Deise dozen"
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418:. Irish Independent. 17 October 2005
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459:Kirwan, Eddie (20 October 2011).
352:. O'Sullivan later won his first
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438:"Flynn fires Gunners to glory"
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27:Personal information
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288:county championship
203:Inter-county titles
39:Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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1065:for D. Prendergast
1029:for S. Prendergast
512:. 8 September 2008
168:Inter-county(ies)*
159:All-Ireland Titles
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16:Irish hurler
1465:1985 births
1438:S. Frampton
1433:J. O'Connor
1381:G. O'Mahony
1280:W. McNamara
988:S. Molumphy
972:D. Shanahan
895:C. Hennessy
785:D. O'Keeffe
777:Conor Power
681:B. O'Keeffe
600:B. Coughlan
584:S. O'Keeffe
321:De La Salle
309:Ballygunner
292:Ballygunner
133:Club titles
127:Ballygunner
1459:Categories
1409:D. O'Grady
1329:G. Mulcahy
1313:L. Corbett
1305:S. Dowling
1256:S. Daniels
1240:S. O'Neill
1173:P. Queally
1143:P. Kearney
1054:D. Bennett
1027:J. Kennedy
1012:J. Mullane
996:E. McGrath
935:K. McGrath
919:A. Kearney
641:C. Sheahan
467:3 November
402:References
70:1985-11-05
33:Irish name
1428:Selectors
1421:L. Sheedy
1404:P. Bourke
1399:P. Curran
1352:Subs used
1345:P. Horgan
1288:P. Cronin
1264:B. Bugler
1248:T. Condon
1168:Selectors
1151:D. Coffey
1111:J. Murray
1103:B. Phelan
1087:G. Hurney
1063:T. Feeney
1019:Subs used
927:T. Browne
903:E. Murphy
831:D. Franks
826:Selectors
793:S. Harney
769:E. Hayden
737:M. Gannon
721:H. Ruddle
704:Subs used
689:K. Mahony
665:M. Mahony
649:P. Leavey
510:RTÉ Sport
350:Tipperary
266:Waterford
239:All Stars
198:29 (0-11)
194:Waterford
80:Waterford
1394:P. Kelly
1369:P. Maher
1363:T. Kenny
1357:E. Kelly
1296:B. Maher
1272:M. Walsh
1178:M. Geary
1127:S. Walsh
1095:R. Foley
1079:A. Power
1036:P. Flynn
1004:E. Kelly
964:J. Nagle
951:M. Walsh
943:K. Moran
836:P. Haran
801:D. Walsh
761:B. Power
745:J. Foley
673:P. Hogan
633:R. Power
609:T. Foley
592:I. Kenny
516:2 August
490:2 August
444:7 August
422:7 August
98:Nickname
54:Position
1416:Manager
1375:C. Ryan
1232:A. Nash
1158:Manager
816:Manager
396:Munster
354:Munster
328:Lismore
277:Munster
106:Club(s)
84:Ireland
49:Hurling
335:Tallow
262:hurler
177:County
90:Height
372:Clare
259:Irish
173:Years
111:Years
101:Sully
46:Sport
602:(jc)
518:2012
492:2012
469:2012
446:2012
424:2012
358:Cork
303:Club
115:Club
64:Born
1298:(c)
229:NHL
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