James Bergin (hurler)

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James Bergin
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Beirgin
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) [1]
Jenkinstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 69 ft 0 in (21.03 m)
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Conahy Shamrocks
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2017-2021
 University College Dublin
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2021-
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

James Bergin (born 26 November 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club Conahy Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.

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Career

Bergin first came to prominence with the Conahy Shamrocks club when he captained the team to the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship title in 2020. [2] He first appeared at inter-county level as a member of the Kilkenny under-20 team that claimed the Leinster Under-20 Championship title in 2019. [3] Bergin made his senior debut during the 2021 National League. [4]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2021
TeamYear National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kilkenny 2021 Division 1B 50-1100-0000-0050-11
Career total50-1100-0000-0050-11

Honours

Conahy Shamrocks
Kilkenny

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References

  1. ↑ "KIlkenny player profiles". Kilkenny People. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "James Bergin leads the way as Kilkenny's Conahy Shamrocks win All-Ireland club junior crown". The 42. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cody's brilliant goal helps DJ Carey's Kilkenny past Galway and into Leinster U20 final". The 42. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kilkenny see Dublin's challenge and raise it to start with a bang". Irish Times. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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