Cathal Cormack

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Cathal Cormack
Personal information
Irish name Cathal Mac Cormaic
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 1995
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Senior associate
Club(s)
YearsClub
2013-present
Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2014-2018
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2016; 2023-
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:45, 3 February 2022.

Cathal Cormack (born 1995) is an Irish hurler. At the club level he plays with Blackrock, while he is also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

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Career

Cormack first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Blackrock club, while also playing as a schoolboy with St. Francis College in Rochestown. His underage career began with three successive Cork MHC titles. [1] He was still eligible for the minor grade when he won the first of three Cork PU21HC titles. [2] [3] By this stage, Cormack had joined the Blackrock senior team. He was joint-captain of the team that won the Cork PSHC title after a defeat of Glen Rovers in the 2020 final. [4]

Cormack first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Cork minor hurling team in 2013. [5] He later lined out with the under-21 team in 2016. [6] Cormack was also drafted onto the senior team for that year's National League as a member of the extended panel. [7] After a number of years away from the team, he was recalled under new manager Pat Ryan in advance of the 2023 season. [8]

Career statistics

As of 31 July 2021.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2016 Division 1A 00-0000-00
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
202300-0000-0000-0000-00
Career total00-0000-0000-0000-00

Honours

Blackrock
Cork

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References

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  2. "Ryan goals keep resurgent Rockies on roll". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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  8. "A football recruit for Cork, new faces in squad, and the All-Ireland title drought". The 42. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.