Former Tipperary star Colm Bonnar was last night named as the new Wexford hurling manager in succession to John Meyler. One of the stars of Tipp's All-Ireland victories of 1989 and '91, Bonnar has been appointed for an initial two-year term and takes over at a time when many in the county are still smarting over the controversial dismissal of John Meyler last night. Meyler was sacked after a four-player delegation met Wexford chairman Ger Doyle to seek a change of management. After an illustrious inter-county career which ended in 1998, Bonnar has since built up an impressive CV as a coach and physical trainer. Living in Waterford where he works as Sport and Student Development Officer in Waterford IT, he trained the Deise hurlers from 1999 to 2002 and later fulfilled a similar role with his native Tipperary in 2004 and 2005. He has been manager of Waterford IT's Fitzgibbon Cup for the past six years, winning the competition four times in that period. He played in 10 All-Ireland finals with Tipp at all levels from 1982 to '98, and is also the holder of five Munster medals. A member of one of Tipperary's most famous GAA families, Bonnar won an All-Star in 1988 and captained Cashel King Cormaces to their first county and Munster club senior hurling wins in 1991, which gave him the Tipp captaincy the following year. Tweet

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