| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1958 Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Hardware assistant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Borris–Ileigh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1978-1987 | Tipperary | 7 (0-03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:15, 27 August 2021. | |||
Gerard Stapleton (born 1958) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a centre-back.
Stapleton first played juvenile and underage levels with the Borris–Ileigh club before joining the club's senior team.[citation needed] He won three County Championship titles, before winning an All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1987.[1][2] Stapleton first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Tipperary minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship in 1976. He progressed onto the Tipperary under-21 team and won an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 1979. By this stage Stapleton had already been drafted onto the Tipperary senior hurling team. He spent more than a decade with the team and won National Hurling League and Munster Championship honours.[3]