Joe O'Connor (Wexford hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seosamh Ó Conchubhair | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
1996 Murrintown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St Martin's | |||
Club titles | |||
Wexford titles | 2 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
DCU Dóchas Éireann | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2016-present | Wexford | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Joseph O'Connor (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Championship club and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back or centre-back.
Career[]
O'Connor is a member of the O'Connor hurling dynasty that includes 1996 All-Ireland Championship-winners George and John O'Connor and current players Rory and Jack O'Connor.[1] He first came to hurling prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the St Martin's club and was a member of their County Championship-winning teams in 2017 and 2019.[2][3] O'Connor first played at inter-county level during a two-year stint with the Wexford minor team before later lining out with the under-21 team.[4] He was just out of the minor grade when he was drafted onto the Wexford senior hurling team in 2016 and was a panel member during the 2019 Leinster Championship win.
Honours[]
- Shelmaliers
- Wexford
References[]
- ^ Moran, Seán (13 July 2021). "Wexford's Joe O'Connor ready to pick up where he left off". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "St Martin's upset the formbook in Wexford decider". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "St Martin's edge out St Anne's to win in Wexford final". RTE. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Furlong, Brendan (13 July 2021). "Westmeath shock Wexford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Irish schoolteachers
- St Martin's (Wexford) hurlers
- Wexford inter-county hurlers