Gary Savage (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre Half-back | ||
| Born | Ballycran, County Down | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Gaza | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1990s-2009 | Ballycran | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 5 | ||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1990-2007 | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Gary Savage (born 1970 in Ballycran, County Down) is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Ballycran and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1990s until the 2000s.
Savage played his hurling with his local club in Ballycran and enjoyed much success. He first came to prominence on the club’s senior team in the late 1980s, however, Ballycran were going through a hugely unsuccessful period at the time, after losing five county finals in-a-row. Savage won his first county senior championship winners’ medal in 1993, following a defeat of Ballygalget. He later lined out in the Ulster club final with Cushendall providing the opposition. A 2-10 to 0-12 victory gave Savage his first Ulster club winners’ medal. Ballycran were subsequently defeated by Toomevara in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Savage added two more county titles to his collection in 1994 and 1995. After more than a decade out of the limelight Ballycran bounced back in 2007, with Savage adding a fourth county winners’ medal to his collection.
Savage first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Down senior hurling team in the early 1990s. It was the beginning of the county's most successful period ever.
In 1992 Savage won his first Ulster winners' medal following a 2-16 to 0-11 defeat of provincial kingpins Antrim. The ‘Mourne’ men later made their first-ever championship visit to Croke Park. The All-Ireland semi-final pitted them against Cork. The game saw Savage's side nearly cause an upset, however, in the end Cork won by 2-17 to 1-11.
After surrendering their provincial title to Antrim in 1993 and 1994, Savage added a second Ulster memento to his collection in 1995 following a thrilling draw and a replay of the provincial decider. An unconvincing defeat of London in the All-Ireland quarter-final allowed Down to advance to the semi-final where reigning All-Ireland champions Offaly provided the opposition. Down played well, however, in the end Savage’s side were defeated by 2-19 to 2-8.
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