Patrick Horgan

Patrick Horgan
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó hOrgáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988
Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Hoggie
Occupation Sales executive
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2005-present Glen Rovers 63 (21-494)
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2008-present Cork 51 (14-241)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 2
* club appearances and scores correct as of 20:21, 6 September 2018.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:23, 30 July 2018.

Patrick Horgan (born 5 May 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for the Cork senior team.[1]

Born in Blackpool, Cork, Horgan first played competitive hurling at the North Monastery. He simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Glen Rovers club, winning two minor and one under-21 championship medal between 2005 and 2008. By this stage Horgan had also joined the club's senior team and has since won two county senior championship medals.

Horagn made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He enjoyed three championship seasons with the minor team, winning three successive Munster medals between 2004 and 2006. He subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team, winning a Munster medal in 2008. By this stage Horgan had also joined the Cork senior team, making his debut during the 2008 league. Since then he has enjoyed some success, winning two Munster medals and ending the 2013 season as an All-Ireland runner-up.

After being chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for the first time in 2012, Horgan was an automatic choice on the starting fifteen for the following few years. During that time he won one Railway Cup medal.

Horgan has also won two GAA GPA All Stars Awards, while in 2017 he became Cork's all-time leading championship scorer.

Playing career

Club

Horgan plays his club hurling with Glen Rovers and has enjoyed much success at underage levels.

He first came to prominence as a member of the club's minor team, winning back-to-back championship medals in 2005 and 2006 following respective defeats of Carrigaline and Bishopstown.

Two years later in 2008 Horgan was a key member of the Glen Rovers under-21 side that defeated Duhallow after a draw and a replay to take the championship title.

Horgan made his senior debut with he club in 2005. On 10 October 2010 he lined out against Sarsfield's in what was Glen Rovers' first championship decider in nineteen years. Horgan finished the game with ten points, however, Sars won the game by 1-17 to 0-18.[2]

Patrick and his club Glen Rovers won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2) 2015, 2016.

In the 2016 decider Patrick was picked as the man of the match

Minor & under-21

Horgan joined the Cork minor hurling team in 2004 and was an unused substitute as Cork claimed the Munster crown that year. He made his minor championship debut when he came on as a substitute in the subsequent 2-15 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Galway on 15 August 2004.[3]

In 2005 Horgan was a regular member of the Cork minor starting fifteen and lined out in his first provincial decider on 26 June 2005. Horgan scored 1-2 in helping Cork to a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick.[4]

Horgan was eligible for the minor grade again in 2006, and was appointed captain of the team. A 2-20 to 1-15 defeat of Tipperary gave him a second Munster medal on the field of play.[5]

In 2007 Horgan made his Cork under-21 debut. On 1 August 2007 he won a Munster medal in this grade following a 1-20 to 0-10 trouncing of Waterford.[6]

Senior

Horgan made his senior championship debut for Cork when he came on as a substitute for Niall McCarthy in a 1-19 to 1-13 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary on 8 June 2008.[7] He also made cameo appearances in Cork's subsequent defeats of Dublin and Galway, before earning his first championship start in Cork's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Clare.[8]

Over the next few years Horgan became a regular at left corner-forward on the Cork team.

A good National Hurling League campaign and a return to form saw Horgan line out against Galway in the league decider on 2 May 2010. A thrilling game followed, however, Galway eventually triumphed by 2-22 to 1-17.[9] Later that season on 11 June 2010, he lined out in his first Munster final at senior level. Horgan was held scoreless in the 2-15 apiece draw.[10] The subsequent replay also saw Horgan fail to score, as Cork were defeated by 1-16 to 1-13 after extra time.[11]

After a disappointing follow-up season, Cork regrouped the following year and Horgan lined out in a second National League final on 6 May 2012. Cork were completely overwhelmed by Kilkenny on that occasion and suffered a humiliating 3-21 to 0-16 defeat.[12]

On 14 July 2013 Horgan lined out in his second Munster decider, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick.[13] The game was not without incident for Horgan as he received a red card just before half-time for striking Limerick wing-back Paudie O'Brien on the helmet under a high ball.[14] His red card and one-match ban were later rescinded following a successful appeal to the Central Hearings Committee.[15] On 8 September 2013 Horgan lined out against Clare in his first All-Ireland final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-gasp point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw.[16] The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare.[17]

In 2014 Horgan won his first Munster medal as goals by Séamus Harnedy and Paudie O'Sullivan gave Cork a 2-24 to 0-24 victory over Limerick.[18]

Inter-provincial

Horgan has lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial series of games since 2012.

In 2013 he claimed his first winners' medal following a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of Connacht.[19]

International

In 2012 Horgan was chosen for the Ireland team in the composite rules shinty–hurling series of games.[20] He played a key role in the first leg that year, scoring 3-8 in Ireland's 3-10 to 2-9 defeat of Scotland. He played no part in the replay but collected a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute as Ireland won the two-game series.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2018.
Team Year Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Glen Rovers 2005-06 31-14——31-14
2006-07 20-02——20-02
2007-08 34-21——34-21
2008-09 51-43——51-43
2009-10 40-25——40-25
2010-11 86-62——86-62
2011-12 22-21——22-21
2012-13 40-33——40-33
2013-14 30-25——30-25
2014-15 60-35——60-35
2015-16 61-5911-05—72-64
2016-17 63-6320-13—83-76
2017-18 61-51——61-51
2018-19 21-22——21-22
Total 6020-47631-18—6321-494

Inter-county

As of match played 29 July 2018.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2008 Division 1A 30-0710-0040-0580-12
2009 Division 1 41-0510-0021-0672-11
2010 72-3743-0420-06135-47
2011 72-2210-1333-25115-60
2012 Division 1A 70-5210-1141-31121-94
2013 60-4520-1241-37121-94
2014 Division 1B 63-5142-4110-02115-94
2015 Division 1A 82-8711-0730-26123-120
2016 63-4310-0420-1993-66
2017 60-3530-2710-12100-74
2018 42-3651-4211-11104-89
Total 6415-420247-161277-18011529-761

Inter-provincial

As of match played 9 February 2014.
Team Year Railway Cup
AppsScore
Munster 2012 10-03
2013 20-15
2014 10-06
Total 40-24

International

As of match played 18 October 2014.
Team Year International Series
AppsScore
Ireland 2012 13-08
2013 —
2014 10-02
Total 23-10

Honours

Player

Glen Rovers
Cork
Munster

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Patrick Horgan". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. ↑ O'Flynn, Donal (11 October 2013). "Sars show true grit to battle back for victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (16 August 2004). "Wade the destroyer as Galway minors power through to decider". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (27 June 2005). "Captain Cronin on fire as Cork trounce Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (26 June 2006). "Rebel goals rattle Tipp". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (2 August 2007). "Rampant Rebels roll over Déise". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tipp get Cork's measure". Irish Examiner. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  8. ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (28 July 2008). "Cork's changes for the better". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Galway shine brightest". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  10. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (12 July 2010). "Browne has last say in Waterford's grand finale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  11. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (19 July 2010). "Evergreen Browne stars on Déise day to remember". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  12. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 May 2012). "Cats' smash and grab". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  14. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (15 July 2013). "JBM fumes over Horgan dismissal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  15. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (26 July 2013). "Restored Patrick Horgan gets his number 14 shirt back". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  16. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  17. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  18. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Munster beat Connacht to claim Interpro crown". Irish Independent. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "Tommy Walsh to feature for Irish squad in Hurling/Shinty International". The Score website. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  21. ↑ Duffy, Cóilín (29 October 2012). "Maher leads rout as Ireland wrap up series". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Pa Cronin		 Cork Minor Hurling Captain
2006		 Succeeded by
Stephen McDonnell
Cork Under-21 Hurling Captain
2009		 Succeeded by
William Egan
Preceded by
Shane O'Neill		 Cork Senior Hurling Captain
2012		 Succeeded by
Brian Murphy
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