George Frend
Irish hurler (born 1970)
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George Frend (born 26 July 1970)[1] is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Toomevara, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
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| Born | 26 July 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Primary school principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Frend first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Toomevara club, winning numerous championship titles from under-12 up to under-21 level. He later won three successive Tipperary SHC medals from 1992 to 1994.[2] The second of these victories was later converted into a Munster Club SHC title, before later losing the 1994 All-Ireland club final to Sarsfields.[3][4] Frend was later part of the Toomevara four-in-a-row team from 1998 to 2001.[5][6] He claimed an eighth and final Tipperary SHC medal in 2003.[7]
Frend first appeared on the inter-county scene for Tipperary as a member of the minor team in 1988. He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and was corner-back on the team that beat Offaly to win the All-Ireland U21HC title in 1989.[8] He claimed a second successive Munster U21HC in 1990 and was team captain in 1991.[9]
Following the end of his underage inter-county career, Frend was drafted onto the senior team and made his debut in 1992.[10] He was team captain for the 1994 season and won a National League medal that season.[11] Frend was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary were beaten by Clare in the 1997 All-Ireland final. His inter-county career ended in 1999, by which time he had won a second National League medal.
Honours
- Toomevara
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1993
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1984
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1990
- Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
- Tipperary