Jack Gillen

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Jack Gillen
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Giolláin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 2001
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Occupation Quantity surveyor
Club(s)
YearsClub
Cullion
Club titles
Westmeath titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2021-present
Westmeath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Jack Gillen (born 2001) is an Irish hurler who plays for Westmeath Championship club Cullion and at inter-county level with the Westmeath senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

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Career

Gillen first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Cullion club just outside Mullingar.[ citation needed ] He eventually progressed onto the club's top adult team and won a Westmeath SBHC title in 2021. [1] Gillen first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Westmeath minor hurling team in 2017 before later lining out with the under-21 team. [2] [3] He was drafted onto the Westmeath senior hurling team in 2021. [4]

Honours

Cullion
Westmeath

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References

  1. "SHC 'B' final: Delvin blown away by Gillen and co". Westmeath Independent. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. "Leinster MHC Round up: Offaly's Kiely and Sampson are too strong for Laois men". Irish Independent. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Incredible drama as Laois U-20 hurlers score six point extra time win over Westmeath". Laois Today. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "'There's a great buzz in the Westmeath camp' — O'Brien". Westmeath Independent. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.