Jack Canning

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Jack Canning
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cainin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1999
Portumna, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2020-present
Portumna
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2021
Galway 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:31, 12 January 2021.

Jack Canning (born 1999) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Portumna, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.

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Career

Canning played a number of sports as a student at the Cistercian College in Roscrea. He was part of the college's rugby union team that won the Leinster Senior Cup after beating Belvedere College in 2015. [1] Canning began his club hurling career at juvenile and underage levels with Portumna, before making his senior team debut in 2017. [2]

On the inter-county scene, Canning first appeared for Galway during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He scored 2-02 and was man of the match when Galway defeated Cork in the 2017 All-Ireland minor final. He was later named on the minor team of the year. [3] Canning immediatley progressed to the under-21 team and won a Leinster U21HC title in 2018. [4]

Canning put his hurling career on hold when he joined Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in Sydney in January 2018. [5] He returned after a year and resumed his club career with Portumna. Canning was drafted onto the Galway senior hurling team in January 2021. [6] [7]

Personal life

His uncles, Ollie and Joe Canning also lined out with Galway. [8]

Honours

Cistercian College
Galway
Awards

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References

  1. "Canning ditches rugby and AFL prospects in bid to follow uncle Joe with Galway". Hogan Stand. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. "A veteran brother and a young nephew for company with Joe Canning in Portumna senior side". The 42. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. "Canning one of six Galway hurlers named in minor team of the year". The 42. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. "Canning puts rugby first". Hogan Stand. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Jack Canning among the new faces in Galway senior hurling panel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Joe Canning's nephew called into Galway hurling squad after rugby stint in Australia". The 42. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. "'Joe is not going to be playing for me, I have to play for myself'". The 42. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.