Jack Grealish (hurler)

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Jack Grealish
Personal information
Irish name Seán Mag Riallais
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born 1997 (age 2728)[ citation needed ]
Gort, County Galway, Ireland [ citation needed ]
Occupation Fuel merchant, driver
Club(s)
YearsClub
2014-present
Gort
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2017–present
Galway 1 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:38, 14 January 2020.

Jack Grealish (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Gort and at senior level for the Galway county team. [1] [2] [3] He usually lines out as a right corner-back.

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Grealish won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal with Galway in 2017, shortly after winning National Hurling League and Leinster Senior Hurling Championship medals with the same team.

Career

With his club, Grealish won a Galway Senior Hurling Championship medal in 2014.

As a youth he won All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship and Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship medals with his county.

Grealish won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal with Galway in 2017, shortly after winning National Hurling League and Leinster Senior Hurling Championship medals with the same team.

By 2022, Grealish had secured a starting berth for the Galway senior hurlers. [4]

Personal life

Grealish has worked as a self-employed driver, driving an articulated truck. However, in 2022, he was banned for driving for two years for a second instance of driving without insurance. [4] His solicitor explained to the court that his own truck was insured but that, mistakenly thinking he was covered by that insurance, Grealish had been caught the second time while using his brother's vehicle with the intention of collecting a takeaway meal he had ordered for consumption elsewhere. [4] However, the judge was obliged, under the law, to disqualify Grealish from driving for two years, and to issue a fine of €200. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 June 2019.
TeamYear National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2017 Division 1B 10-0000-0000-0010-00
201830-0030-00
201950-0010-0160-01
Total90-0010-0100-00100-01

Honours

Gort
Galway

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References

  1. O'Connell, Cian (15 December 2015). "Gort strike late to spring surprise and topple All-Ireland champions Portumna". The 42. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Deegan, Gordon (26 May 2022). "Galway senior hurler gets two-year road ban for driving without insurance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 May 2023.