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.
| 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. | |||
Playing career edit
Cork Institute of Technology edit
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 edit
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 edit
Minor and under-21 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Kanturk
- Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (1): 2021
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2018
- Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Cork
References edit
- ^ Horgan, Andrew (31 January 2019). "Cork IT overcome Waterford IT to reach Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (9 October 2017). "Kanturk the kingpins after show of fitness and courage". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (29 October 2017). "Kanturk edge out Mitchelstown in Cork IFC final". Breaking News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Kanturk crowned Munster Intermediate Hurling champions after extra time against Kilmaley". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (4 February 2018). "Kanturk's stoppage time point secures victory over Ballyragget in gripping final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (6 April 2016). "Strong start by Cork as they defeat Waterford in Munster minor hurling opener". 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.
- ^ "Cork Team VS Kerry in Munster Senior Hurling League". Cork GAA website. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (20 December 2019). "Cork score facile win over Kerry to open Munster League campaign". Breaking News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.