Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Morgáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born | 2003 Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Loughrea | |||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
University of Galway | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2024-present | Galway | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Shane Morgan (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Loughrea and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
Morgan played hurling at all levels as a student at St. Raphael's College in Loughrea. He was corner-back on the college's senior team that won the All-Ireland PPS SBHC title in 2019, following a 1-18 to 1-14 win over Castlecomer Community School in the final. [1] He added a Connacht PPS SAHC medal to his collection in 2020, when St Raphael's beat Presentation College, Athenry by 1-10 to 0-09 in the provincial final. [2]
After finishing his second-level education, Morgan later played with University of Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup and was part of the team beaten by University of Limerick in the 2023 final. [3] At club level, he plays with Loughrea and won a Galway SHC medal in 2024 after a 1-21 to 3-13 defeat of Portumna. [4]
Morgan first appeared on the inter-county scene for Galway as a member of the minor team in 2019. He was at full-forward when Galway beat Kilkenny by 3-14 to 0-12 to claim the All-Ireland MHC title. [5] Morgan was switched to corner-back when Galway retained the title in 2020 following a second consecutive defeat of Kilkenny. [6] He later progressed to the under-20 team. [7] Morgan made his senior team debut in the 2024 Walsh Cup. [8]