title: Gerry Stapleton
text: # Gerry Stapleton
  
  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
  
  ### Borris–Ileigh
  
  * All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1987
  * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
  * Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1981, 1983, 1986
  
  ### Tipperary
  
  * Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1987
  * National Hurling League: 1978-79
  * All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1979
  * Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979
  * All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1976
  * Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1976
  