Eoin Quigley

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Eoin Quigley
Personal information
Irish name Eoghan Ó Coigligh
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1981-10-13) 13 October 1981 (age 43)
Wexford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Quigs
Occupation Pharmaceutical sales
Club(s)
YearsClub
1999-2010
2011-present
 St Martin's
Sarsfields
Club titles
Wexford titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2004-2014
 Wexford 30 (2-22)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:24, 28 January 2014.

Eoin Quigley (born 13 October 1981) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Wexford senior team. [1]

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Born in Piercestown, County Wexford, Quigley first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Wexford CBS. He first made his mark on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Wexford under-21 team. He made his senior debut in the 2004 championship. Quigley went on to play a key part for Wexford for almost a decade and won one Leinster medals and one National Hurling League (Division 2) medal.[ citation needed ]

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team at various times, Quigley won one Railway Cup medal in 2009. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with St Martin's, before later transferring to Sarsfields where he won another championship medal. [2]

Throughout his career Cloonan made 30 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 28 January 2014. [3] [4]

His father, John, as well as his uncles, Dan, Martin and Pat, all played for Wexford, with some experiencing All-Ireland success.[ citation needed ]

Quigley also had a spell as an association footballer with Bohemians.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Team

St Martin's
Sarsfields
Wexford
Leinster

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References

  1. ↑ "Eoin Quigley". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (14 January 2011). "Wexford's Quigley to join Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Liam (28 January 2014). "Quigley hangs up his hurley after Model tour of duty". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wexford's Eoin Quigley ends inter-county career". RTÉ Sport. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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