Andrew La Touche Cosgrave

Andrew La Touche Cosgrave (born 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-back for club side Monaleen and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Andrew La Touche Cosgrave
Personal information
Irish name Aindriú La Touche Ó Coscraigh
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1996
Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2013-present
 Monaleen
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2015-present
 Limerick Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-present
 Limerick 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:31, 22 August 2018.

Playing career

College

La Touche Cosgrave first came to prominence as a hurler with Castletroy College in Limerick. Having played in every grade, he was at left wing-back on the college's senior team that contested the Harty Cup.[1]

University

During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, La Touche Cosgrave was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]

Club

La Touche Cosgrave joined the Monaleen club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team. On 9 October 2016, he won a Premier Intermediate Championship medal following a 1-17 to 2-11 defeat of Cappamore in the final.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

La Touche Cosgrave first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of fifteen. On 23 July 2013, he was at centre-back when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.[3]

La Touche Cosgrave was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and won a second successive Munster Championship medal after a 0-24 to 0-18 second successive defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.[4] On 7 September 2014, La Touche Cosgrave was at centre-back for Limerick's 2-17 to 0-19 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[5]

La Touche Cosgrave subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in his first season after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.[6] On 12 September 2015, La Touche Cosgrave was introduced as a substitute for Pat Ryan when Limerick defeated Wexford by 0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final.[7]

After surrendering their titles in 2016, La Touche Cosgrave won a second Munster Championship medal after a 0-16 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the final.[8] On 9 September 2017, he came on as a substitute for Tom Morrissey in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[9]

Under-25

In 2017, La Touche Cosgrave joined the Limerick under-25 hurling team. On 18 June 2017, he was at centre-back when Limerick defeated Waterford by 4-12 to 1-19 to win the Munster Championship.[10]

Senior

La Touche Cosgrave first played for the Limerick senior team in the pre-season Munster League against Clare on 18 January 2017.[11] He later made his first appearance in the National Hurling League, scoring a point in a 6-21 to 3-08 defeat of Kerry.[12] La Touche Cosgrave was later dropped from the panel prior to the start of the championship.[13]

La Touch Cosgrave rejoined the Limerick senior panel in 2018.[14] On 19 August 2018, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 31 March 2019.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Limerick 2017 Division 1B 21-02——21-02
2018 20-0000-0000-0020-00
2019 Division 1A 10-0000-0000-0010-00
Total 51-0200-0000-0051-02

Honours
Monaleen
Limerick

References
  1. Cahill, Jackie (22 January 2015). "'Touche' of class steals unlikely win for Castletroy". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Rooney, Declan (24 February 2017). "Mary I remain on course to regain Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup title by defeating Davy Fitzgerald's LIT". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. Cahill, Jackie (24 July 2013). "Limerick end 29-year wait for Munster title in style". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "Limerick blitz shakes off Déise". Irish Examiner. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. O'Riordan, Ian (7 September 2014). "Kilkenny minors savour All-Ireland success against spirited Limerick". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. "Limerick beat Cork to earn second Munster U21 hurling title in three years". Irish Examiner. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. Cormican, Eoghan (11 September 2017). "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. Cahill, Jackie (18 June 2017). "Oisin O'Reilly hat-trick leads Limerick past Waterford to Munster U25 reserves hurling crown". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. "Team news: Treaty make thirteen changes". Hogan Stand. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  12. Cahill, Jackie (19 February 2017). "Ronan Lynch hits remarkable 3-11 tally as Limerick demolish Kerry". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. "Limerick cut 7 players from panel ahead of hurling championship campaign". The 42. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  14. O'Toole, Fintan (16 November 2017). "Downes back from cruciate, Reidy back from Kildare and U21 winners added to Limerick panel". The 42. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  15. McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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