Rory McCarthy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ruairi Mac Cárthaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Born |
4 September 1975 Murrintown, County Wexford | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | roro | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Martin's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 2 | ||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1994-2007 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Rory McCarthy (born 4 September 1975) is a retired Irish sportsperson.[1] He played hurling with his local club St Martin's and with the Wexford senior inter-county team. He played in the half-back line.
Early life
Rory McCarthy was born near Murrintown, County Wexford in 1975. He was educated locally in Murrintown N.S. and from an early age he showed great skill at Gaelic games. McCarthy later attended St. Peter’s College, a virtual academy for young hurling and football talent. Here he won a Leinster Colleges’ medal in football at both senior and junior levels, an All-Ireland Colleges medal in football in 1993. While his early successes were in the game of football it would be as a hurler that he would have much more success. Rory now works in Gorey Community School as a maths and Physical Education teacher.[citation needed]
Playing career
Club
McCarthy plays his club hurling and football with his local St Martin's club. He has experienced some success at underage levels and in 1999 he won his first, county championship medal. He later went on to win another in 2008
References
- ^ "McCarthy Rory". 30 August 1996. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
External links
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