GAA retirement season has entered full swing.
Just a day after Conor O'Mahony announced his retirement from inter-county hurling, teammate James Woodlock has also called time on his Tipp career.
29-year-old Woodlock released the following statement via Tipperary GAA.
It has been a great honour for me to have been part of Tipperary hurling teams at minor, under 21 and senior level but the time has now come for me to announce my retirement from the inter-county scene.
I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Tipperary senior hurling panel and I am very grateful to the managers who gave me the opportunity to play for the county. I also want to thank the players, I have huge admiration for them, greatly enjoyed playing and training with them and have made many valued friendships among them. I would also like to say a sincere thanks to the backroom teams and Tipperary County Board who always provided great assistance and co-operation particularly after I was seriously injured in 2009.
My club, Drom and Inch, has always been very supportive of me and I want to thank everybody in the club for their great encouragement at all times. Now that my inter-county career is over, I look forward to continuing to play with Drom and Inch.
My parents and brothers have also been a great support to me at all times and I want to thank them sincerely. My wife, Michelle, has always been a rock of support and I want to thank her for all the sacrifices she has made in the interests of my hurling career. I look forward to spending more time with her and our daughter Hazel.
I wish the Tipperary panel the very best of luck for 2016 and beyond.
Unlike O'Mahony, Woodlock did not pick up an All-Ireland medal in 2010 due to a serious leg injury which he sustained in October 2009.
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