Conal Bonnar

Conal Bonnar (born 13 October 1969) is an Irish retired hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team lasted twelve seasons from 1988 to 1999.[1]

Conal Bonnar
Personal information
Irish name Connall Ó Cnáimhsí
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-back
Born (1969-10-13) 13 October 1969
Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation HR manager
Club(s)
Years Club
 Cashel King Cormacs
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Munster titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
1987-1991
 University College Dublin
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1988-1999
 Tipperary 26 (0-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 2
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:26, 27 March 2018.

Bonnar first appeared for the Cashel King Cormacs club at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually joining the club's senior team. The highlight of his club career came in 1991 when he won a Munster medal, having earlier won a county championship medal.

Bonanr made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Tipperary minor team in 1986. He enjoyed one championship seasons with the minor team, however, he ended his tenure in this grade as an All-Ireland runner-up. Bonnar subsequently joined the under-21 team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1989. By this stage he had also joined the Tipperary senior team after being drafted onto the panel for the 1988 All-Ireland final. Over the course of the following twelve seasons Bonnar enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of All-Ireland medals in 1989 and 1991. He also won three Munster medals and two National League medals. He played his last game for Tipperary in June 1999. Bonnar was joined on the Tipperary team for much of his career by his brothers Colm and Cormac.

After being chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for the first time in 1989, Bonnar made just one further appearance on the team and ended his career without a Railway Cup medal.

Honours

Team
Cashel King Cormacs
Tipperary

Individual
Awards
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References
  1. "Bonnar Bros". Hogan Stand. 5 July 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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