Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Aodán Ó Somacháin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born | 1945 Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Farmer Retired | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Rathnure | |||
Club titles | |||
Wexford titles | 8 | ||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1970 | Wexford | 1 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:48, 8 July 2014. |
Aidan Somers (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team. [1]
Born in Rathnure, County Wexford, Somers first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. [2] He joined the senior panel during the 1970 championship and played for just one season. Somers won one Leinster medal on the field of play.[ citation needed ]
At club level Somers is a three-time Leinster medallist with Rathnure. In addition to this he also won eight championship medals.[ citation needed ]
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