# Brian McGrath (hurler)

Brian McGrath (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Loughmore–Castleiney and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.

## Personal life

McGrath is the son of Pat McGrath who won an All-Ireland medal with Tipperary in 1989. His brothers, Noel and John, are also All-Ireland medal-winners and current teammates on the Tipperary senior team.

## Career

McGrath made his senior debut for Tipperary on 1 March 2020, in round 4 of the 2020 National Hurling League against Waterford in an 0–24 to 2–16 win.

## Career statistics
### Club
#### Hurling

    As of match played 17 November 2024
| Team | Year | Tipperary | Tipperary | Munster | Munster | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2015 | 3 | 0-03 | — | — | 3 | 0-03 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2016 | 3 | 0-02 | — | — | 3 | 0-02 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2017 | 4 | 0-00 | — | — | 4 | 0-00 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2018 | 5 | 0-04 | — | — | 5 | 0-04 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2019 | 4 | 0-01 | — | — | 4 | 0-01 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2020 | 6 | 0-03 | — | — | 6 | 0-03 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2021 | 7 | 1-07 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 1-07 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2022 | 4 | 1-02 | — | — | 4 | 1-02 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2023 | 5 | 0-00 | — | — | 5 | 0-00 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2024 | 6 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-02 |
| Total | Total | 47 | 2-24 | 2 | 0-00 | 49 | 2-24 |

#### Football

    As of match played 8 December 2024
| Team | Year | Tipperary | Tipperary | Munster | Munster | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2015 | 4 | 1-01 | — | — | 4 | 1-01 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2016 | 5 | 1-06 | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 1-06 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2017 | 4 | 0-02 | — | — | 4 | 0-02 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2018 | 3 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-00 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2019 | 5 | 0-00 | — | — | 5 | 0-00 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2020 | 5 | 0-00 | — | — | 5 | 0-00 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2021 | 4 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2022 | 5 | 0-05 | — | — | 5 | 0-05 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2023 | 4 | 1-02 | — | — | 4 | 1-02 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 2024 | 6 | 0-03 | 2 | 1-00 | 6 | 0-03 |
| Total | Total | 45 | 3-24 | 4 | 1-00 | 49 | 4-24 |

### Inter-county

| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Tipperary | 2019 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| Tipperary | 2020 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| Tipperary | 2021 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 |
| Tipperary | 2022 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-01 |
| Tipperary | 2023 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-03 |
| Tipperary | 2024 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-00 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 11 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 16 | 0-05 |

## Honours
### Our Lady's Secondary School

* Dr Croke Cup (1): 2017
* Dr Harty Cup (1): 2017

### Loughmore–Castleiney

* Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2021, 2024
* Tipperary Senior Football Championship (3): 2016, 2021, 2024
* Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2016, 2018, 2024
* Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

### Tipperary

* All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2019
* All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018
* All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2016 (c)
* Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2015, 2016 (c)