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Irish hurler

Gerry Stapleton
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.

Career

Stapleton first played juvenile and underage levels with the Borris–Ileigh club before joining the club's senior team. He won three County Championship titles, before winning an All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1987. 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.

Honours

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