Colin Egan (born 1989 in Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Belmont and has been a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team since 2011.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cóilín Mac Aogáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1989 Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Belmont | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009-present | Offaly | 11 (4-7) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:11, 26 June 2011. | |||
Playing career
editClub
editEgan plays his club hurling with Belmont.
Inter-county
editEgan has lined out in all grades for Offaly. He started in 2007 as a member of the county's minor hurling team before subsequently joining the Offaly under-21 team.[2][3] In 2008 he lined out in the Leinster under-21 decider, however, Kilkenny won that game easily.[citation needed]
Egan was just out of the under-21 grade when he joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2011.[4] He made his debut as a substitute in a National Hurling League game against Kilkenny, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen. Egan made his championship debut at wing-forward against Dublin in 2011.[citation needed]
Media career
editIn 2016, Egan and his family competed in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family.[5] They were eliminated in the first round of the competition.
References
edit- ^ "Egan debuts for Faithful hurlers". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Minor hurlers wallop Wicklow". Hogan Stand. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Six seniors in Offaly U21 side". Hogan Stand. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Hurler Lookup: Colin Egan". Uibh Fhailí.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Offaly's Egans challenging to be crowned 'Ireland's Fittest Family'". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2020.