Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Lúc Mac Uaitcín | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born | 2003 Shinrone, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2008-present | Shinrone | ||
Club titles | |||
Offaly titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
2022-present | TUS Midwest | ||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2023 | Offaly | 6 | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:35, 3 June 2024. |
Luke Watkins (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Shinrone and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Watkins first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Roscrea Community College. [1] After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with Shinrone GAA club Watkins won an Offaly SHC medal after a defeat of Kilcormac–Killoughey in the 2022 final. [2]
Watkins first appeared on the inter-county scene during a spell with the Offaly minor hurling team, which culminated with a defeat by Kilkenny in the 2020 Leinster minor final. [3] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team and was at wing-back when they lost the 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final to Cork. [4]
Watkins made his senior team debut in a defeat by Cork in the 2024 National Hurling League. [5]