Seán O'Connor (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1980 Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Construction | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ahane | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001-2008 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Seán O'Connor (born 1980) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Ahane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Career
At club level, O'Connor first played for Ahane at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to adult level. In his first few seasons on the Ahane senior team he won back-to-back Limerick SHC medals after respective defeats of Patrickswell in 1998 and Kilmallock in 1999.[1][2] O'Connor added a third Limerick SHC medal to his collection in 2004, after Ahane's 1-11 to 0-13 win over Garryspillane in the final.[3]
At inter-county level, O'Connor first played for Limerick as a member of the under-21 team. He won a Munster U21HC medal before later lining out in the 1-13 to 0-13 win over Galway in the 2000 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4][5] He claimed a second successive All-Ireland U21HC medal in 2001.[6]
O'Connor made his senior team debut in 2003.[7] He lined out at left wing-forward when Limerick had a 2-17 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the 2007 All-Ireland final.[8]
Honours
- Ahane
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2000, 2001
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2000, 2001
References
- ^ "Memories of Mackey as Ahane end famine". Irish Independent. 21 September 1998. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Tempers flare as Ahane win". Irish Independent. 4 October 1999. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Late Moran point shatters Garryspillane". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Brilliant Limerick rip Cork to shreds". Irish Independent. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Limerick hold on to U-21 crown". Irish Times. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Limerick shock as O'Connor gets call". Irish Independent. 27 June 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Limerick Hurling Squad Portraits". Sportsfile. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.