Garvan McCarthy

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Garvan McCarthy
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1980-09-03) 3 September 1980 (age 45)
Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Carpenter
Club
YearsClub
Sarsfields
Club titles
Cork titles 2
College
YearsCollege
2001-2003
Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2004-2005
Cork 2 (2-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Garvan McCarthy (born 3 September 1980) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Sarsfields and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

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Career

McCarthy first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Sarsfields club before eventually joining the club's senior team. He was a member of the club's extended panel when Sarsfields won County Senior Championship titles in 2008 and 2010. [1] [2] McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene as part of the Cork team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1998. [3] He was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team in 2004 and was a non-playing substitute when Cork beat Kilkenny in the 2004 All-Ireland final. [4] McCarthy was released from the panel during the 2005 season. [5]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2004 Division 1B 00-0011-0011-0122-01
200561-0800-0000-0061-08
Career total61-0811-0011-0183-09

Honours

Sarsfields
Cork

References

  1. "Cussen helps Sars end 51-year wait". Irish Independent. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (11 October 2010). "Sars show true grit to battle back for victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. Roche, Pat (14 September 1998). "Cork absorb, then strike". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. "Corcoran turns full circle to inspire Rebels' attack". Irish Independent. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. "Cork axe McCarthy and Tierney". Irish Independent. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2017.