| 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. | |||
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.
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]
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]
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.[ citation needed ]
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 2017 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]
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]
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]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2017 | Division 1B | 2 | 1-02 | — | — | 2 | 1-02 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| Total | 5 | 1-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 1-02 | ||
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