Robbie Kiely
{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
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Robbie Kiely (born 16 December 1990) is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays his club football for Barryroe GAA in Cork and previously at inter-county level for Tipperary.
Career
Kiely made his championship debut for Tipperary in 2011 against Louth
On 31 July 2016, he started in the half back line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.{{cite web|url= http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/historymakers-tipperary-annihilate-galway-to-reach-first-allireland-semi-since-1935-34927081.html|title= History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935|date=31 July 2016|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=1 August 2016}}{{cite web|url= http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/a-new-chapter-in-tipperarys-fairytale-season-413479.html|title= A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season|date=1 August 2016|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=1 August 2016}}
On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2–13 to 0–14 scoreline, with Kiely receiving a black card in the first ten minutes of the match for a pull on the jersey of Jason Doherty which the referee David Coldrick deemed as a cynical foul.
Former players including Jim McGuinness and Peter Canavan have said that the black card was a wrong decision by the referee.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/fairytale-over-for-tipperary-as-unconvincing-mayo-progress-to-all-ireland-final-750743.html|title= Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final|date=21 August 2016|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=22 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mayo-edge-dogged-tipperary-to-book-first-allireland-final-place-since-2013-34982959.html|title=Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013|date=21 August 2016|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=22 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0821/810825-mayo-v-tipperary/|title=Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final|date=21 August 2016|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=22 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/liam-kearns-tipperary-7-2940685-Aug2016/|title=I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride|date=21 August 2016|work=The 42|accessdate=22 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/jim-mcguinness-muddling-through-won-t-do-for-mayo-in-the-final-1.2765063|title=Jim McGuinness: Muddling through won't do for Mayo in the final|date=23 August 2016|work=Irish Times|accessdate=23 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/gaa/pundits/news/32477/10547728/peter-canavan-tipperary-fairytale-over|title=Peter Canavan: Tipperary fairytale over and black card issues|date=23 August 2016|work=Sky Sports|accessdate=23 August 2016}}
On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0–17 to 0–14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-cork-munster-football-5274179-Nov2020/|title =Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork|date=22 November 2020|work=The 42|accessdate=24 November 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1122/1179721-tipperary-end-85-year-wait-to-win-munster-crown/|title =Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown|date=22 November 2020|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=24 November 2020}}
In May 2021, Kiely was ruled out for the entirety of the delayed 2021 season after sustaining a grade three C hamstring tear and tendon damage.{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/317020|title=Tipp's Kiely suffers season ending injury|work=Hogan Stand|date=17 May 2021}}
In January 2023, Kiely announced his retirement form inter-county football after 11 years.{{cite web|url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41055308.html|title=Tipperary's Robbie Kiely retires from inter-county game|date=23 January 2023|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=2 February 2023}}
Honours
;Tipperary
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2010
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2017
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020
- West Cork Junior Football League Division 3B (1): 2021
- West Cork Junior A championship (2023)
References
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External links
- [http://tipperary.gaa.ie/category/senior-footballer/ Tipperary GAA Profile]
{{Tipperary Football Team 2020}}
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