Shane Bourke
Irish hurler, playing for County Tipperary
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Shane Bourke (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club J.K. Bracken's and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
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| Born | 9 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Bourke won an All-Ireland Minor Hurling medal with Tipperary in 2006, and played Under 21 Hurling with Tipperary in 2008 and 2009, winning a Munster Under 21 winners medal in 2008.[citation needed]
He made his senior Tipperary debut in the fourth round of the league on 13 March 2011 against Offaly in a 1-20 to 0-10 win, coming on in the fifth minute as a substitute for the injured Eoin Kelly and scoring three points.[1]
He made his first start on 27 March 2011 in the fifth round of the league against Cork in a 1-14 to 1-14 draw at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[2] On 3 April 2011 in the sixth round of the league against Galway at Pearse Stadium, Bourke scored 3-4 from play as Tipperary defeated Galway by 4-23 to 1-14.[3]
Honours
Tipperary
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3)
- 2011, 2012, 2015
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1)
- 2006
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1)
- 2008
University College Cork
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1)
- 2009 (c)
