Seán Twomey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seám Ó Tuama | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 2000 Ballinadee, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018-present | Courcey Rovers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2019-2023 | University of Limerick | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2019-present | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:50, 31 July 2021. | |||
Seán Twomey (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior A Championship club Courcey Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.[1] He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.
Playing career
[edit]Courcey Rovers
[edit]Twomey joined the Courcey Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 10 October 2015, he lined out at left wing-forward when Courcey Rovers suffered a 1-14 to 2-10 defeat by Ahan Gaels in the Minor A Championship final.[citation needed]
On 22 April 2018, Twomey made his first appearance for the club's top adult team in the Premier Intermediate Championship. He scored a hat-trick of goals in the 3-18 to 0-19 defeat of Inniscarra.[2] On 21 October 2018, Twomey scored two points from left corner-forward when Courcey Rovers drew 0-12 to 1-09 with Charleville in the final.[3] He was switched to right wing-forward for the replay a week later but ended on the losing side after a 0-15 to 0-14 defeat.[4] Three years later on the 27 November 2021 Twomeys side got to another Premier Intermediate Final played in Pairc Uí Choaimh in a incredible comeback from 8 points down against Castlelyons to go on to win 1-19 to 1-18 with Twomey scoring 2 points to earn Twomey a championship medal.
Twomeys side went on to get into the Munster Intermediate Final in the same year after a late rally of points to send it to extra time to go on and lose to Kilmoyley of Kerry 0-24 to 0-21 with Twomey scoring 1 point played in the Gaelic Grounds.
Twomeys side yet again got to another final in the 2022 Senior A final just after winning Premier Intermediate year prior but lost to a very talented Fr. O'Neill's 0-20 to 2-12 played in Pairc Uí Choaimh with Twomey being held scoreless.
Cork
[edit]Under-17 and under-20
[edit]Twomey first lined out for Cork as a member of the under-17 team during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team at midfield on 11 April in a 0-16 to 0-06 defeat of Limerick.[5] On 25 April 2017, Twomey won a Munster Championship medal after a 3-13 to 1-12 defeat of Waterford in the final. He was again at midfield for Cork's 1-19 to 1-17 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin at Croke Park on 6 August 2017.[6]
On 3 July 2019, Twomey made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He came on as a 39th-minute substitute for Simon Kennefick in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick.[7] On 23 July 2019, Twomey top-scored for Cork with 1-02 from left wing-forward in a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[8] He was selected at right wing-forward when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[9]
Senior
[edit]On 20 December 2019, Twomey made his first appearance for the Cork senior team when he was selected at left wing-forward for Cork's Munster League game against Kerry. He scored four points from play in the 1-27 to 0-11 victory.[10] Twomey made his first National League appearance on 26 January 2020 when he was introduced as a 60th-minute substitute for Conor Lehane in a 1-24 to 3-17 first round defeat by Waterford.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 September 2023.
| Team | Year | Cork PIHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Courcey Rovers | 2018 | 7 | 4-11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-03 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1-00 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2-08 | |
| Total | 16 | 8-22 | |
| Year | Cork SAHC | ||
| Apps | Score | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 6-03 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0-06 | |
| Total | 8 | 6-09 | |
| Career total | 24 | 14-31 | |
Inter-county
[edit]- As of match played 31 July 2021.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2020 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | ||
Honours
[edit]- University of Limerick
- Cork
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2020
- Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2020
- All-Ireland Under-17 Hurling Championship: 2017
- Munster Under-17 Hurling Championship: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "Cork Team VS Kerry in Munster Senior Hurling League". Cork GAA website. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Coleman, John (23 April 2018). "Twomey hat-trick hero for Courceys". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (21 October 2018). "Charleville and Courcey Rovers to do it all again after stalemate". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (30 October 2018). "Charleville back in the big time as Courceys held at bay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Slattery, Joel (11 April 2017). "Limerick U17 hurlers lose to Cork". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 August 2017). "Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (20 December 2019). "Kingston's second spell in charge starts with emphatic victory over Kerry". The Echo. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (26 January 2020). "0-16 from Bennett brothers as Waterford rally to claim impressive win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 26 January 2020.