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

  1. "Four-goal Rockies retain crown". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. "Ryan goals keep resurgent Rockies on roll". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. "Brilliant Blackrock sweep aside anxious Duhallow". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. Fogarty, John (4 October 2020). "Alan Connolly leads the charge as Blackrock secure first Cork title in 18 years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 June 2013). "Foran strikes the killer blow for Déise". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. Moynihan, Michael (28 June 2016). "All-Ireland holders Limerick overrun Cork U21s". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. Fogarty, John (25 January 2016). "Kieran Kingston hands Cork recall for trio". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  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.