Jack O'Connor (Cork hurler)

Jack O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Conchúir
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-forward
Born	1 October 1998 (age 26); Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Bank official
Club(s)*
Years	Club
2016-present	Sarsfields
Club titles
Cork titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2018-2023	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County
2018-present	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
	* club appearances and scores correct as of 20:03, 3 May 2024.; **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:42, 3 May 2024.

Jack O'Connor (born 1 October 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-forward.

Playing career

Sarsfields

O'Connor joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning a premier under-21 championship medal in 2017 following an eight-point defeat of Killeagh-St Ita's. By this stage, he had already made his senior hurling championship debut, coming on as a substitute in a 0–14 to 0–11 defeat of Carrigtwohill on 28 May 2016.^[1]

Cork

Minor and under-21

O'Connor first played for Cork at minor level in 2016, however, his sole season in the grade ended with a defeat by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.^[2] On 13 July 2017, he made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team.^[3] On 4 July 2018, O'Connor won a Munster medal after scoring 1-02 from play in Cork's 2–23 to 1–13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.^[4] On 26 August 2018, he scored a point from play in Cork's 3–13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade.^[5]

Senior

O'Connor made his senior debut for Cork on 27 January 2018, replacing Alan Cadogan for the final nine minutes of a National League game against Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.^[6] On 1 July 2018, he won his first Munster medal as an unused substitute following a 2–24 to 3–19 defeat of Clare in the final.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 October 2023

Team	Year	Cork PSHC
Team	Year	Apps	Score
Sarsfields	2016	2	0-01
	2017	7	3-15
	2018	2	1-03
	2019	3	0-10
	2020	4	3-08
	2021	4	1-08
	2022	3	1-09
	2023	6	1-11
Career total		31	10-64

Inter-county

As of 28 April 2024

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2018	Division 1A	4	0-01	1	0-00	1	0-01	6	0-02
	2019		3	1-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	4	1-00
	2020		1	0-00	1	0-00	2	0-01	4	0-01
	2021		4	4-03	1	0-03	4	2-07	9	6-13
	2022		7	0-01	3	0-02	2	0-00	12	0-03
	2023		3	0-03	0	0-00	—		3	0-03
	2024		3	1-04	1	0-00	0	0-00	4	1-04
Total			25	6-12	8	0-05	9	2-09	42	8-26

Honours

Sarsfields

Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2017^{[citation needed]}

Cork

Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2018^{[citation needed]}
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018^{[citation needed]}

References

^ O'Sullivan, Jim (30 May 2016). "Sarsfields have plenty to work on as Carrigtwohill provide stern test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Brilliant Tipperary second-half display hands them Munster semi-final win over Cork". The 42. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Late Dalton goal hands 14-man Cork dramatic win over Waterford in Munster U21 semi-final". The 42. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^ Crowe, Dermot (27 January 2018). "John Meyler gets Rebel regime off to flier with dramatic win over Kilkenny". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

External link

2018 Cork Under-21 Hurling team player profiles Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine at the Cork GAA website

[1] O'Sullivan, Jim (30 May 2016). "Sarsfields have plenty to work on as Carrigtwohill provide stern test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[2] "Brilliant Tipperary second-half display hands them Munster semi-final win over Cork". The 42. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[3] "Late Dalton goal hands 14-man Cork dramatic win over Waterford in Munster U21 semi-final". The 42. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[4] Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[5] "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[6] Crowe, Dermot (27 January 2018). "John Meyler gets Rebel regime off to flier with dramatic win over Kilkenny". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[7] Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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