Andrew Quinn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aindrias Ó Cuinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
25 May 1983 Tulla, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tulla | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2003-2010 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Andrew Quinn (born 25 May 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Clare senior hurling team.
Andrew Quinn had a remarkable college career with St Flannans winnng Munster u15 hurling and football,Munster u16 hurling and football,Dean ryan and Frewen Cup and won 2 Dr Harty cups and 1 all ireland in 2000 and denied a 3rd harty cup in 2001.
At club he won Minor A championship in 2000 ,He is also a one-time county club championship medalist with Tulla.He contribuded hugh scores on path to final scoring 1-43 and contested munster club and clare cup finals after..... At College level he collected a Fitzgibbon Medal with Ul .
In 2007 when Tulla reached the final of the county championship for the first time in almost seventy-five years. Crusheen, a team who had never won the title, provided the opposition. Quinn's brother Brian scored a crucial goal as Tulla secured a 1-7 to 0-9 victory.His brother Mark played at centre back and another brother Karl was a sub,[1] The victory gave Quinn a Clare Senior Hurling Championship medal.
Inter-county
Quinn first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at under-age levels with Clare playing at all levels.He played minor and u21 for 3 years,[2]
He made his senior debut for Clare in a National Hurling League game against Meath in 2002 and later became a regular impact sub during the subsequent championship campaign. In spite of losing their opening game Clare surprised the hurling world by qualifying for the All-Ireland final. Quinn came on as a substitute once again as his side put up a good fight against Kilkenny. A combined tally of 2-13 for Henry Shefflin and D. J. Carey gave "the Cats" a seven-point victory.In 2003 he started at Full forward in Clares Munster championship win over Tipperary scoring 1-2. [3]
Quinn continued to line out with Clare for the next few seasons contesting a league final in 2005 and an all ireland semi final later that year only to loose out to a late cork rally.He called time on his inter-county career following the team's exit from the 2007 championship and went on to win a championship with his clup Tulla.
References
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (22 October 2007). "Battling Tulla get the breaks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "Culbert and Quinn out of Under 21 match". Hogan Stand website. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ Moran, Seán (9 September 2002). "Kilkenny a different class". Irish Times. Retrieved 6 October 2012.