David Griffin (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Daithí Ó Gríofa | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born |
Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland | 14 May 1997||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2015-present | Carrigaline | ||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
University College Cork | |||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:01, 8 July 2018. |
David Griffin (born 14 May 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for club sides Carrigaline and University College Cork and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
Playing career
College
In secondary school, Griffin played as a dual player with St. Francis College in Rochestown. Having played both codes at every grade, he was a forward on both of the college's senior teams that lost the Harty Cup and Corn Uí Mhuirí finals in 2015.[1][2]
Club
Griffin joined the Carrigaline club at a young age and played both hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels. In 2014 he was at centre-back in the final as Carrigaline defeated St. Finbarr's to take the Premier 1 MFC title.[3] Griffin was still eligible for the minor grade when he was added to the club's top adult team. On 18 October 2015, he was introduced as a substitute in the 43rd minute in Carrigaline's one-point defeat of St. Michael's in the premier intermediate championship final.[4]
Inter-county
Minor and under-21
Griffin first played for Cork at minor level in 2015, however, his sole season in that grade ended without success with a defeats by Limerick.[5] On 23 June 2016, Griffin made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team in a seven-point defeat by Limerick.[6] He also played in Cork's championship campaign the following year.
On 4 July 2018, Griffin won a Munster medal after Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[7] On 26 August 2018, he was at full-back for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade.[8]
Senior
Griffin was called up to the Cork senior panel in October 2016 and made his debut at right corner-back in a Munster League defeat of Kerry on 8 January 2017.[9][10] He was introduced as a substitute for Damien Cahalane in Cork's subsequent league final defeat of Limerick on 29 January 2017.[11] Griffin made his first start in a National League defeat of Clare on 11 February 2017 and was later added to Cork's championship panel.[12] On 9 July 2017, he won his first Munster medal as an unused substitute following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[13]
On 1 July 2018, Griffin won a second successive Munster medal as a substitute following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[14]
Career statistics
Inter-county
- As of match played 1 July 2018.
Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Cork | 2017 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 |
2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
Total | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
Honours
- Carrigaline
- Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2015
- Cork Premier 1 Minor Football Championship (1): 2014
- Cork
References
- ↑ "Thurles CBS take Harty Cup title number 8". Irish Examiner. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (9 March 2015). "Classy Corca Dhuibhne connect four". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Hurley, Denis (30 September 2014). "Carrigaline dig deep to claim title with late points". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ Hurley, Denis (19 October 2015). "Times never so sweet as Carrigaline reach promised land". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (2 July 2015). "Limerick minors deliver late knockout to Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "All-Ireland holders Limerick overrun Cork U21s". Irish Examiner. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 5 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 8 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.
- ↑ "5 players cut from Cork hurling squad as several youngsters added before 2017 campaign". The 42. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ Hurley, Denis (8 January 2017). "Young forwards point the way as Cork hurlers claim opening day win over Kerry". The 42. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ Moynigan, Michael (29 January 2017). "First trophy of season goes to Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "Kieran Kingston hands league debuts to five U21s in new-look Cork side". The 42. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
External links
- David Griffin profile at the Cork GAA website