Darren McCormack (hurler)

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Darren McCormack
Personal information
Irish name Darrin Mac Cormaic
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born (1978-07-29) 29 July 1978 (age 44)
Castlepollard, County Westmeath, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Plumber
Club(s)
YearsClub
Castlepollard
Club titles
Westmeath titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1997-2012
Westmeath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Darren McCormack (born 29 July 1978) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Westmeath senior team. [1]

Born in Castlepollard, County Westmeath, McCormack first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Westmeath minor teams as a dual player before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He made his senior debut during the 1997 league. McCormack subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won three Christy Ring Cup medals.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McCormack won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a four-time championship medallist with Castlepollard.

McCormack announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 24 May 2012. [2]

Honours

Castlepollard
Westmeath

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References

  1. "Westmeath's Darren McCormack". Hogan Stand. 4 December 1998. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. "Hanley pays tribute to retiring McCormack". Hogan Stand. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2015.