Richie Foley

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Richie Foley
Personal information
Irish name Risteard Ó Foghlú
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 35)
Waterford, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
2004-
 Abbeyside–Ballinacourty
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 UCC
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2007-2014
 Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
NHL 1

Richard 'Richie' Foley (born 22 July 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Abbeyside and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. Foley usually plays at either midfield or in the half-back line.

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Career

Club

Foley has played at all underage levels for his club and has the notable achievement of winning county championships at every single underage grade. He currently plays at midfield for Abbeyside. In 2008, Abbeyside reached the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship Final. However, Abbeyside and Foley went on to lose the final to De La Salle. [1] Foley also plays for the Ballinacourty football club. In 2009 they lost to The Nire in the semi-final and 2010 to Stradbally in the final.

College

Foley currently plays with University College Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup. Foley was part of the team that beat former champions Waterford Institute of Technology to reach the 2009 final. [2] Late that weekend, Foley lined out at wing back as part of the UCC team to win the Fitzgibbon Cup against University of Limerick. Foley had an impressive game, capped by scoring a point from over 80 meters.

Inter-county

Foley has been a member of the Waterford panel since 2007. Although not featured in any matches during 2007, Foley won both the National Hurling League and the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in that year. Foley was part of the Waterford squad which lost the 2008 All-Ireland Hurling Final to Kilkenny. [3]

Championship Appearances

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionMatch report
11 June 2008 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Clare 0-00-23 : 2-26 Munster Quarter-Final Irish Examiner
25 July 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Antrim 0-06-18 : 0-15 2nd round Qualifier Irish Independent
314 June 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-00-11 : 1-08 Munster Semi-Final Irish Independent [ permanent dead link ]
420 June 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Limerick 0-00-25 : 0-17 Munster Semi-final Replay RTE Sport
512 July 2009 Semple Stadium, Thurles Tipperary 0-12-16 : 4-14 Munster Final RTE Sport
67 June 2010 Semple Stadium, Thurles Clare 0-00-22 : 1-15 Munster Semi-final RTE Sport
711 July 2010 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-02-15 : 2-15 Munster Final RTE Sport
817 July 2010 Semple Stadium, Thurles Cork 0-11-16 : 1-13 Munster Final Replay RTE Sport
915 August 2010 Croke Park, Dublin Tipperary 0-11-18 : 3-19 All-Ireland Semi-final RTE Sport

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References

  1. ↑ "De La Salle do it at last". The Munster Express . 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Beckett strikes to seal dramatic UCC victory".
  3. ↑ "RTÉ Sport GAA Championship: Kilkenny 3-30 Waterford 1-13". RTÉ.ie . Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
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