Jack Prendergast (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Lismore and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.

Jack Prendergast
Personal information
Irish name Seán de Priondragás
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1998
Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
Lismore
Club titles
Waterford titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2016-present
Waterford Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2019-present
Waterford 8 (0-07)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:54, 28 November 2020.

Playing career edit

Blackwater Community School edit

Prendergast first came to prominence as a hurler with Blackwater Community School in Lismore. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team as a 14-year-old and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns.[1]

Waterford Institute of Technology edit

As a student at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Prendergast joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out for WIT in the Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns in 2018 and 2019.[2][3]

Lismore edit

Prendergast joined the Lismore club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's top adult team during the 2015 Waterford Intermediate Championship.[citation needed]

On 28 October 2016, Prendergast was at centre-forward when Lismore faced Dunhill in the Waterford Intermediate Championship final. He ended the game with a winners' medal and the man of the match award following a 5-19 to 1-07 victory.[4] On 19 November, Prendergast scored a point from play when Lismore defeated Kilmoyley by 2-14 to 0-13 to win the Munster Championship.[5]

Waterford edit

Minor and under-21 edit

Prendergast first played for Waterford as a member of the minor team during the 2015 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 8 April 2015 and top scored with 0-06 from frees in the 1-14 to 0-16 defeat by Tipperary.[6] Prendergast ended the campaign as Waterford's top scorer with 0-09.

Prendergast was again eligible for the minor grade in 2016 and was an automatic inclusion on the Waterford starting fifteen in the Munster Championship. He played his last game in the grade on 29 June in a 0-19 to 0-17 defeat by Limerick at the semi-final stage.[7]

Prendergrast progressed on the Waterford under-21 team in advance of the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance in that grade on 13 July when he lined out at right wing-forward in a 2-17 to 1-19 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.[8]

Prendergast was again eligible for the under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. Lining out in his second and final season in the grade, he made his only appearance on 20 June in a second successive 0-23 to 1-17 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.[9]

Senior edit

Prendergast was added to the Waterford senior team prior to the start of the pre-season Munster League in 2019. He made his first appearance on 2 January when he came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Colm Roche in a 1-24 to 1-18 defeat of Cork.[10] Prendergast was later included on the Waterford panel for the National League and made his first appearance on 27 January when he scored a goal in a 2-28 to 0-07 defeat of Offaly.[11] On 31 March 2019, Prendergast was introduced as a substitute for Michael Walsh at centre-forward when Waterford suffered a 1-24 to 0-19 defeat by Limerick in the National League final.[12] He made his first appearance in the Munster Championship on 12 May when he came on as a substitute for Jamie Barron in a 1-20 to 0-22 defeat by Clare.[13]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 28 November 2020.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Waterford 2019 Division 1B 8 1-02 4 0-03 12 1-05
2020 Division 1A 3 0-01 2 0-02 2 0-02 7 0-05
Career total 11 1-03 6 0-05 2 0-02 19 1-10

Honours edit

Lismore

References edit

  1. ^ "Curran opens the door". Munster GAA website. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (1 February 2018). "1-6 for Limerick's Murphy as UL see off WIT to set up Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final with UCC". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ^ Horgan, Andrew (31 January 2019). "Cork IT overcome Waterford IT to reach Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Shanahan brothers help Lismore to comprehensive Waterford intermediate final victory". The 42. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ Hurley, Denis (19 November 2016). "Maurice Shanahan scores 1-9 as Lismore claim Munster title". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ^ Cahill, Jackie (9 April 2015). "Carey finds range as Tipperary edge past Waterford in minor hurling quarter-final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (29 June 2016). "Limerick's great hurling week continues as they defeat Waterford to reach Munster final". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (13 July 2017). "Late Dalton goal hands 14-man Cork dramatic win over Waterford in Munster U21 semi-final". The 42. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ^ Hurley, Denis (20 June 2018). "Cork through to Munster hurling final after second-half comeback against Waterford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ^ Hurley, Denis (2 January 2019). "0-13 for Bennett and a goal for Brick Walsh as Waterford saw off Cork tonight". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. ^ Kane, Conor (27 January 2019). "0-16 for Bennett as Waterford hit the ground running with 27-point win over Offaly". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (12 May 2019). "Clare cling on to open Munster SHC campaign with away win against Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 12 June 2019.