James Woodlock

James Woodlock, born on 24 March 1986 in Drom, County Tipperary, is an Irish hurler and coach who plays for Drom and Inch and is a former member of the Tipperary inter-county team, primarily playing as a midfielder. He came to prominence at colleges level with St. Joseph's College and enjoyed championship success at underage level with the Drom-Inch club, for which he is a one-time senior championship medallist and has also won numerous divisional medals. He joined the Tipperary minor team at seventeen, enjoying Munster success in that grade, was later an All-Ireland runner-up with the under-21 team, and joined the senior team during the 2006 league. He played a key role during a successful era, winning three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up three times, and making 26 championship appearances before announcing his retirement from inter-county hurling on 14 November 2015.