medal following a 1–18 to 2–9 defeat of arch rivals Leinster. Munster made it two-in-a-row in 1985, with English collecting a second winners' medal following a 3–6 to 1–11 defeat of Connacht. English lined out with Munster for six of the next seven seasons, however, Munster went into decline during this period. Managerial career Tipperary On 7 August 1998 English was appointed manager of the Tipperary senior team. Success was immediate in his first season, with Tipperary winning the National League following a 1–14 to 1–10 defeat of Galway. After two disappointing championship campaigns, Tipperary bounced back in 2001 with a 1–19 to 0–17 defeat of Clare to take a second league title under English's tenure. He later guided the team to a first Munster success since his own playing days, after a 2–16 to 1–17 defeat of Limerick. On 9 September 2001 Tipperary faced Galway in the All-Ireland decider. The westerners put it up to Tipp, however, two goals by Mark O'Leary gave the Munster men the threshold to withstand a Galway comeback. With nine minutes to go Galway were only a point in arrears, however, Tipperary outscored Galway by five to three in those closing minutes. At the final whistle Tipperary were the winners by 2–18 to 2–15. Tipperary surrendered their Munster crown to Waterford in 2002, before later exiting the championship with a defeat by Kilkenny at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. English stepped down as Tipperary manager on 24 September 2002. Perennial contender English has been linked to various managerial positions in recent years, however, he has not taken on any role due to work commitments. In 2010 he was regarded as a possible contender to succeed Liam Sheedy as Tipperary manager, a role he was linked to again in 2012 following the resignation of Declan Ryan. Following the departure of Anthony Daly as Dublin manager in 2014, English was also linked to that post. Career statistics Inter-county Honours Player University College Cork Fitzgibbon Cup (5): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Lattin–Cullen Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1996 Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1989 Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1992 (c) Tipperary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1989, 1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 National Hurling League (2): 1993-94 1987–88 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1981 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1981, 1983 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1980 Munster Minor Hurling