Seán Cullinane

Seán Cullinane, born in 1966, is a retired Irish hurler who played with Passage at club level and with Waterford at inter-county level. He was the number one full back for both Passage and Waterford through the late 1990s and the start of the 2000s, and his final match for Waterford came on 11 June 2001 against Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, a defeat by three points after Waterford had led by eleven points after 16 minutes. His retirement is remembered as leaving a gap at full back, with players such as Tom Feeney, Kevin Moran, Declan Prendergast and Ken McGrath all tried in the position afterwards. His club career with Passage was frustrating, with three lost Waterford Senior Hurling Championship finals, most notably the 1993 final against Lismore by a single point at Walsh Park, but it ended happily when he came on as a sub at 38 in the 2007 Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship final, which Passage won by six points over Dungarvan.