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O’Meara back as Curran gets call

CAPTAIN Brian O’Meara returns to the Tipperary team for Sunday’s Guinness Munster SHC clash with Clare at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and his Mullinahone clubmate Paul Curran has been delegated the onerous task of stepping in for injured full-back Philip Maher.

O’Meara back as Curran gets call

Fri, 16 May, 2003 - 01:00

Michael Ellard

O’Meara missed the concluding stages of the League because of a broken toe, while Curran opted out of the panel early in the season because of college commitments.

Curran has represented Tipp at minor and U21 levels but this will be his senior championship debut.

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Gaa Hurling Place: Tipperary Place: Páirc Uí Chaoimh Place: Casement Park Place: Tyrone Place: Clones Place: Ballinderry Person: O’Meara Person: Curran Person: Brian O’Meara Person: Clare Person: Paul Curran Person: Philip Maher Person: John Carroll Person: Ger O’Grady Person: Éamon Corcoran Person: Paul Kelly Person: Tomas Dunne Person: Noel Morris Person: Morris Person: Gary Savage Person: Savage Person: Kerry Person: Simon Wilson Person: Barry Coulter Person: Tom Coulter Person: Gabriel Clarke Person: Gerard Adair Person: Barry Mulligan Person: Padraigh Monan Person: Gerard McGrattan Person: Gareth Johnson Person: Mark O’Neill Person: O’Neill Person: Johnny McBride Person: Mickey Moran Person: Kevin McGuckin Person: Moran Person: Anthony Tohill Person: Cummins Person: M. Maher Person: P. Curran Person: B. Dunne Person: B. Horgan Person: D. Kennedy Person: P. Kelly Person: T. Dunne Person: N. Morris Person: B. O’Meara Person: C. Gleeson Person: L. Cahill Person: E. Kelly Person: J. Carroll Person: L. Corbett Person: D. Quinn Person: T. Coulter Person: G. Clarke Person: T. Dorrian Person: L. Clarke Person: G. Savage Person: G. Adair Person: B. Milligan Person: P. Monan Person: M. Coulter Person: S. Wilson Person: E. Trainor Person: G. McGrattan Person: S. Clarke Person: G. Johnson Person: Derry Person: M. Comlan Person: S. M. Lockhart Person: N. McCusker Person: K. McGuckin Person: P. McFlynn Person: K. McCloy Person: K. Doherty Person: E. Muldoon Person: F. Doherty Person: G. Diamond Person: M. O’Neill Person: P. Bradley Person: A. Tohill Person: D. Dougan Event: Guinness Munster SHC Event: Ulster SHC Event: Ulster SFC Event: National Football League Event: All-Ireland Organisation: Mullinahone Organisation: Tipp Organisation: Tipperary Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: Down Organisation: Antrim Organisation: Ballycran Organisation: Derry Organisation: Tyrone Organisation: Clare

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