Ryan Walsh (hurler)

Ryan Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Riain Breathnach
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1999 (age 24–25)
Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
Kanturk
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2017-present
Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
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 18:46, 20 December 2019.

Ryan Walsh (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Championship club Kanturk and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder.

Playing career

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Cork Institute of Technology

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As a student at the Cork Institute of Technology, Walsh immediately became involved in hurling by becoming a member of the institute's freshers' team before later joining the senior team. He has since lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns.[1]

Kanturk

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Walsh joined the Kanturk club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a dual player, before eventually joining the club's top adult teams in both codes.

On 7 October 2017, Ryan lined out at midfield when Kanturk qualified to play Mallow in the Premier Intermediate Championship final. He scored a point from play and ended the game with a winners' medal after the 0-17 to 1-12 victory.[2] Three weeks later on 29 October 2017, Ryan was also at midfield when the Kanturk intermediate football team faced Mitchelstown in the Intermediate A Championship final. He scored three points from play and claimed a winners' medal after the 0-14 to 0-13 victory.[3] On 19 November 2017, Walsh won a Munster Club Championship medal with the hurlers after lining out at midfield in the 1-23 to 0-25 extra-time defeat of Kilmaley in the final.[4] On 4 February 2018, he won an All-Ireland medal after scoring 1-02 from play in a 1-18 to 1-17 defeat of St Patrick's Ballyragget in the final.[5]

Cork

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Minor and under-21

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Walsh first lined out for Cork as a member of the minor team during the 2016 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 6 April 2016 when he lined out at centre-back in Cork's 0-17 to 1-10 defeat of Waterford.[6] Walsh was dropped from the minor team at the end of the season.

On 3 July 2019, Walsh made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in a 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick in the Munster Championship.[7] On 23 July 2019, he scored a point from midfield when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[8] Walsh was again selected at midfield when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019. He ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[9]

Senior

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Walsh first played for the Cork senior team when he was added to the panel during the 2020 Munster League.[10] He made his first appearance for the team on 20 December 2019 when he scored 1-02 from midfield in Cork's 1-27 to 0-11 defeat of Kerry.[11]

Honours

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Kanturk
Cork

References

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  1. ^ Horgan, Andrew (31 January 2019). "Cork IT overcome Waterford IT to reach Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (9 October 2017). "Kanturk the kingpins after show of fitness and courage". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ Hurley, Denis (29 October 2017). "Kanturk edge out Mitchelstown in Cork IFC final". Breaking News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Kanturk crowned Munster Intermediate Hurling champions after extra time against Kilmaley". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (4 February 2018). "Kanturk's stoppage time point secures victory over Ballyragget in gripping final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (6 April 2016). "Strong start by Cork as they defeat Waterford in Munster minor hurling opener". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Cork Team VS Kerry in Munster Senior Hurling League". Cork GAA website. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  11. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (20 December 2019). "Cork score facile win over Kerry to open Munster League campaign". Breaking News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.