Mark Rodgers

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Mark Rodgers
Personal information
Irish name Marcus Mac Ruairí
Sport Hurling
Position Complete forward
Born 2001
Scariff,
County Clare, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
2019-present
Scariff
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Munster titles Munster
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2019-2023
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles Two
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
Debut 2021- present
Clare 19 (6-50)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1 (2024)
NHL 1 (2024)
All Stars 1 (All-star corner-forward 2024)
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:52, 39 June 2024.

Mark Rodgers (born 2001) plays hurling for his native parish Scariff and at inter-county level with All-Ireland champions Clare.

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Career and education

Rodgers had his first hurling successes as a student at Scariff Community College. He was part of the college team that beat St Fergal's College to claim the All-Ireland Colleges SCHC title in 2018. [1] Rodgers later had success with University of Limerick, winning back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2022 and 2023. [2] [3]

At club level, Rodgers first played at juvenile and underage levels with Scraiff before eventually joining the club's top adult team. He won a Clare IHC title in 2020 after Scariff beat Tubber in the final. [4]

Rodgers first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare minor hurling team in 2018. [5] He later spent two seasons with the Clare under-20 hurling team before being drafted onto the Clare senior hurling team in 2021. [6] [7] Rodgers won a National Hurling League medal in 2024. [8]

On 21 July 2024, he started in the half-forward line as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title. [9] [10] [11] Rodgers won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season. [12]

Career statistics

As of 9 June 2024.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Clare 2021 Division 1B 41-0620-0220-0081-08
202221-1710-0220-0251-21
2023 Division 1A 33-0253-0621-21107-29
202450-2152-1700-00102-38
Career total145-46135-2761-233311-96

Honours

Team

Scariff
University of Limerick
Scariff
Clare

Individual

Awards

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