John Tennyson
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| Native name | Seán Tennyson (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Tenno, Tennyson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1985 County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:29, 27 May 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Tennyson (born 6 February 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in County Kilkenny, Tennyson first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 and intermediate sides. He made his senior debut during the 2005 championship. Tennyson went on to play for what has come to be known as the greatest team of all-time, and has won three All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Tennyson won one Railway Cup medal .At club level he continues to play for Carrickshock.
His brother, Pat Tennyson, was also enjoyed an inter-county career with Kilkenny.
Throughout his career Tennyson made 19 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 26 May 2013.