James Woodlock

James Woodlock
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Uadlóg
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986 (age 38)
Drom, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Garda
Club(s)
Years Club
Drom & Inch
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2006-2015
Tipperary 26 (0-15)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:08, 17 November 2015.
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James Woodlock (born 24 March 1986) is an Irish hurler and coach who plays for Drom & Inch and is a former member of the Tipperary inter-county team.[1] He primarily plays as a midfielder.

Born in Drom, County Tipperary, Woodlock was first introduced to hurling in his youth. He came to prominence at colleges level St. Joseph's College while later enjoying championship successes at underage level with the Drom-Inch club. A one-time championship medallist with the Drom-Inch senior team, Woodlock has also won numerous divisional medals.

Woodlock made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team. After enjoying Munster success in this grade, he was later an All-Ireland runner-up with the under-21 team. Woodlock joined the senior team during the 2006 league. He went on to play a key role for Tipperary during a successful era, and won three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Woodlock never won a Railway Cup medal.

Throughout his career Woodlock made 26 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 14 November 2015.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Senior Hurling Panel". Tipperary GAA website. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ Donoghue, Eamon (14 November 2015). "James Woodlock is latest Tipperary hurling retirement". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ "James Woodlock calls time on Tipperary hurling". RTÉ Sport. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.