Jason Flynn

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Jason Flynn
Jason Flynn (2015).jpg
Flynn in 2015
Personal information
Irish name Iasón Ó Floinn
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner forward
Born (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 28)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2011–present
 Tommy Larkin's
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2014–present
 Galway 38 (8-74)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:49, 2 October 2019.

Jason Flynn (born 16 November 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Tommy Larkin's and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.

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Playing career

College

Flynn first came to prominence as a hurler with Mercy College in Woodford. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was subsequently selected for the college's senior hurling team as well as playing for the amalgamated Mercy Colleges team. In 2013, Flynn won a Connacht Championship medal when Mercy Colleges defeated Presentation College from Athenry by 0-14 to 0-09. [1]

University

As a student at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Flynn was a regular player on the institute's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [2]

Club

Flynn joined the Tommy Larkin's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.[ citation needed ]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Flynn first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 25 July 2010. He made his first appearance in a 1-15 to 2-08 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Waterford at Croke Park. [3]

On 4 September 2011, Flynn scored three points from right wing-forward in Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. [4]

After completing an unsuccessful third season with the Galway minor team, Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team on 24 August 2013 in a 1-16 to 0-07 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare. [5]

Senior

Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team in a 0-28 to 1-12 National Hurling League defeat of Dublin on 16 February 2014. [6] Later that season he made his first championship appearance, replacing Cathal Mannion in the 50th minute of a Leinster Championship defeat of Laois. [7]

On 6 September 2015, Flynn scored four points from right corner-forward in Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [8]

On 23 April 2017, Flynn scored 2-01 from play when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League. [9] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final. [10] On 3 September 2017, Flynn came on as a substitute when Galway won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final. [11]

On 8 July 2018, Flynn won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final replay. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 July 2021.
TeamYear National League Leinstser All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2014 Division 1A 71-0431-0611-00113-10
201560-2931-1130-12121-52
201650-0531-0320-02101-10
2017 Division 1B 64-2231-0220-02115-26
201841-1761-1430-03132-34
201951-1640-15—91-31
2020 Division 1A 51-0220-0220-0191-05
202140-0200-0012-0152-03
Total428-97245-53143-218016-171

Honours

Mercy College
Galway

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