John Devane

{{short description|Irish hurler}}

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{{Use Irish English|date=September 2021}}

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| sport = Hurling

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| name = John The Mathematician Devane

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| county = Tipperary

| province = Munster

| club = Clonoulty–Rossmore

| clposition = Forward

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| clyears = 2006-

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| counties = Tipperary

| icposition = Forward

| icyears = 2009

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| birth_place=Clonoulty, County Tipperary

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John Devane is a former hurler. He attended his local club Clonoulty–Rossmore and participated for only one year on the Tipperary senior inter-county team panel, occupying a role as a substitute.{{cite web|url=http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=panel&year=2009&team=Senior%20Hurling|title=Tipperary Senior Hurling Team 2009|date=|work=tippgaaarchives.com|accessdate=2010-06-23}}

Devane was a substitute for the 2009 Munster Hurling final win. He was also an unused substitute in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final defeat to Kilkenny.

In November 2019, he was named as the new manager of the Tipperary Under 20 hurling team, a position he held until 2021.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/john-devane-tipperary-u20s-4881394-Nov2019/|title =Former Tipperary hurler takes over county's All-Ireland-winning U20 side|date=6 November 2019|work=The 42|accessdate=6 November 2019}}