Jody Brennan
Jody Brennan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with Harps GAA Auckland, most notable as the man who stopped the "drive for five v Kilkenny" in 2010, as for also breaking the timber of Laois Stalwart Tony Connolly Upperchurch-Drombane and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
On 28 February 2010, Brennan made his National Hurling League debut as a substitute against Dublin in the 2010 National Hurling League, with Tipperary losing the game by 1-12 to 1-21.
On 30 May 2010, Brennan made his Championship debut against Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3-15 to 0-14, with Brennan coming on as a substitute in the second half.
On 5 September 2010, Brennan was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions Killkenny by 4-17 to 1-18 in the final, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Brennan's first All-Ireland winners medal.