Susie O'Carroll

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Susan O'Carroll
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Irish name Siún Nic Airbhall
Sport Camogie
Position Full-back
Born Thurles, Ireland
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
2006-
 Thurles Sarsfields ?
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)).

Susan O'Carroll is an Irish camogie player who has one All Ireland Junior club championship Medal. She was her club's player of the year twice between 2009 and 2011.

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O'Carroll played for UCD and she is active in helping them with coaching during that time and continued afterwards when she had left. However, Sue was unable to make it to a single quarter final during her time involved with them.[ citation needed ]

She received her club's player of the year prize on two occasions between 2009 and 2011, this after her receiving her club's young player of the year award in 2008. Sue was also named as the winner of the 2009 and 2011 junior club camogie player of the year award for her county, adding to the awards she received when she was Under 14 and Under 16. [1]

Career

O'Carroll arrived on to the scene when she scored 0-2 from full-back in the 2008 junior club championship. She once managed to score three points in the same game during a Tipperary camogie league win over her club rivals, a rare feat for a full-back in the modern game. [2] O'Carroll has various Junior and Junior B accolades with her club, as well as league titles and she was often a substitute. O'Carroll was injured when her club won the 2009 league but returned in time for the club championships.[ citation needed ] She went onto score a decisive block against her opponent, then another one as her club went all the way to the junior final. Sue finished the game on the bench after being stretchered off with an abdominal injury.[ citation needed ] Sue played for UCD in her young days, and helped them with coaching during that time and continued afterwards when she had left. However, she did not have much success during the time where she was involved with them, though they later had some success since she departed. She has also taken on administrative work within the sport.

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References

  1. ↑ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Match round-up from independent.ie
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