Jody Brennan

Jody Brennan, born on 18 November 1983, is an Irish sportsperson and hurler from Upperchurch who played for Tipperary and plays hurling with Harps GAA in Auckland. He played with Upperchurch-Drombane and the Tipperary senior inter-county team and is most notable as the man who stopped Kilkenny's drive for five in 2010. He made his National Hurling League debut as a substitute against Dublin on 28 February 2010, with Tipperary losing by 1-12 to 1-21, and his Championship debut against Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 30 May 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3-15 to 0-14 defeat. On 5 September 2010 he was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All-Ireland title, beating reigning champions Kilkenny by 4-17 to 1-18, which was his first All-Ireland winners medal.