Bernie Collins (Gaelic footballer)

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Bernie Collins
Personal information
Irish name Bearnard Ó Coileáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1981-05-18) 18 May 1981 (age 40)
Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Roofing contractor
Club(s)
YearsClub
Castlehaven
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2000-2007
Cork 4 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:49, 17 April 2020.

Bernard Collins (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side Castlehaven and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He also spent two seasons playing Australian rules football with Western Bulldogs.

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Career

Collins first came to Gaelic football prominence with the Castlehaven team that won the County Under-21 Championship title in 1998. [1] He subsequently progressed onto the club's senior team and added a senior medal to his collection in 2003. Collins also lined out in all grades with Cork. After Munster Championship success in the minor grade in 1999, he had a brief tenure with the under-21 team before being drafted onto the Cork senior team in 2000. Collins later spent a number of seasons playing Australian rules football with Western Bulldogs in Melbourne. [2] He returned to Ireland afterwards, rejoined the Cork senior team and was a substitute when Cork were beaten by Kerry in the 2007 All-Ireland final.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Castlehaven
Cork

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References

  1. McCarthy, Kieran (3 May 2020). "The class of '98 are still producing the goods for Castlehaven". The Southern Star. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. Cummiskey, Gavin (3 September 2005). "Strong turnout for Rules session". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2021.