Séamus Callanan

Séamus Callanan

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On 5 September [[2010 Tipperary county hurling team season|2010]], Callanan failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen when Tipperary qualified to play Kilkenny in a second successive [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final|All-Ireland final]]. He scored two points from play after coming on as a substitute for [[John O'Brien (hurler)|John O'Brien]] and collected his first [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland medal]] following a 4-17 to 1-18 victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2010/0906/ireland/thunder-and-lightning-final-129988.html|title=Thunder and lightning final|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=6 September 2010|access-date=14 May 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}} McGrath ended the season by winning a second All-Star award.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/corbett-shines-brightest-of-tipps-star-men-2382103.html |title=Corbett shines brightest of Tipp's Star men |date=16 October 2010 |publisher=Irish Independent |access-date=17 October 2010}}
On 5 September [[2010 Tipperary county hurling team season|2010]], Callanan failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen when Tipperary qualified to play Kilkenny in a second successive [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final|All-Ireland final]]. He scored two points from play after coming on as a substitute for [[John O'Brien (hurler)|John O'Brien]] and collected his first [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland medal]] following a 4-17 to 1-18 victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2010/0906/ireland/thunder-and-lightning-final-129988.html|title=Thunder and lightning final|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=6 September 2010|access-date=14 May 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}} McGrath ended the season by winning a second All-Star award.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/corbett-shines-brightest-of-tipps-star-men-2382103.html |title=Corbett shines brightest of Tipp's Star men |date=16 October 2010 |publisher=Irish Independent |access-date=17 October 2010}}


On 10 July [[2011 Tipperary county hurling team season|2011]], Callanan won a third Munster Championship medal after scoring a goal from centre-forward in a 7-19 to 0-19 defeat of Waterford in the [[2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Munster final]].{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/munster-massacre-tipp-in-seventh-heaven-26750661.html|title=Munster massacre: Tipp in seventh heaven|date=11 July 2011|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=11 September 2016|first=Martin|last=Breheny}} On 4 September 2011, he was switched to right wing-forward when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in a third successive [[2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] in a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2011/0905/sport/the-greatest-of-champions-reclaim-crown-166499.html|title=The greatest of champions reclaim crown|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=5 September 2011|access-date=14 May 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}}
On 10 July [[2011 Tipperary county hurling team season|2011]], Callanan won a third Munster Championship medal after scoring a goal from centre-forward in a 7-19 to 0-19 defeat of Waterford in the [[2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final|Munster final]].{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/munster-massacre-tipp-in-seventh-heaven-26750661.html|title=Munster massacre: Tipp in seventh heaven|date=11 July 2011|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=11 September 2016|first=Martin|last=Breheny}} On 4 September 2011, he was switched to right wing-forward when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in a third successive [[2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] in a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2011/0905/sport/the-greatest-of-champions-reclaim-crown-166499.html|title=The greatest of champions reclaim crown|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=5 September 2011|access-date=14 May 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}}


On 15 July [[2012 Tipperary county hurling team season|2012]], Callanan was selected amongst the substitutes when Tipperary qualified to play Waterford in a second successive [[2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Munster final]]. He came on as a substitute for [[Noel McGrath (hurler)|Noel McGrath]] at left corner-forward and ended the game with a fourth winners' medal in five seasons after a 2-17 to 0-16 victory.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/tipperary-too-strong-for-plucky-waterford-559225.html|title=Tipperary too strong for plucky Waterford|date=15 July 2012|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=11 September 2016}}
On 15 July [[2012 Tipperary county hurling team season|2012]], Callanan was selected amongst the substitutes when Tipperary qualified to play Waterford in a second successive [[2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Munster final]]. He came on as a substitute for [[Noel McGrath (hurler)|Noel McGrath]] at left corner-forward and ended the game with a fourth winners' medal in five seasons after a 2-17 to 0-16 victory.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/tipperary-too-strong-for-plucky-waterford-559225.html|title=Tipperary too strong for plucky Waterford|date=15 July 2012|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=11 September 2016}}