Brian McCormack

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Brian McCormack
Personal information
Irish name Brian Mac Cormaic
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left half back
Born Republic of Ireland
Nickname Bruno
Club(s)
YearsClub
? -2019
Portlaoise
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Laois titles 15 1
Leinster titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
?- ?
Laois

Brian McCormack is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois.

He plays for the Portlaoise club. [1] He usually plays at wing back for the Laois senior football team.

Brian emerged on to the inter-county GAA scene in 1997 as part of the Laois minor squad that retained the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He captained Portlaoise to the Leinster Club title in 2009.[ citation needed ]

He has also played for the Laois senior county hurling team.

For Portlaoise against Stradbally in a 2013 league game, he was struck in the mouth from behind and required dental intervention. [2]

He has won 15 Laois Senior Football club titles and 1 Laois Senior Hurling club titles.

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References

  1. "GAA to investigate Portlaoise reaction". RTÉ Sport . 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. "Laois star attacked". Hogan Stand. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.