Ruairí Canavan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ruairí Ó Ceannubháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | 2003 (age 20–21) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2021– | Errigal Ciarán | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tyrone titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2022– | Tyrone | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Ruairí Canavan (born 2003) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Errigal Ciarán and the Tyrone county team. He is the son of Peter Canavan, a former All-Ireland winning captain with Tyrone.
Playing career
Club
Canavan made his Tyrone Senior Football Championship debut on 10 October 2021. He scored five points from the bench in a twelve-point win over Clonoe.[1]
On 30 October 2022, Canavan played in his first county final, with Errigal Ciarán facing Carrickmore. Errigal won the match by 2–11 to 1–12, with Canavan scoring two points.[2]
Inter-county
Minor and under-20
On 14 July 2019, the Tyrone minor team faced Monaghan in the Ulster final. Canavan came on as a second-half substitute as Monaghan won the match by two points.[3]
On 22 April 2022, Canavan was in the half-forward line as the Tyrone under-20 team faced Cavan in the Ulster final. Canavan kicked seven points from placed balls, including a sideline. Tyrone held on to win the match by 0–11 to 0–10, with Canavan being named man of the match.[4] Canavan put in another man of the match performance on 8 May, scoring 0–8 in the All-Ireland semi-final win over Kerry.[5] On 14 May Tyrone faced Kildare in the All-Ireland final. Canavan was once again the hero, scoring 1–7 as Tyrone were crowned All-Ireland champions with a six-point win.[6] Canavan was named U20 Footballer of the Year for his performances in the championship.[7]
Canavan was named captain of the under-20 team for the 2023 season.[8] Tyrone suffered an early championship exit, losing to Down in the first round.[9]
Senior
Canavan joined the Tyrone senior panel after the All-Ireland Under-20 win in May 2022.[10]
On 19 February 2023, Canavan made his National League debut as a late sub in a loss to Galway.[11] Canavan scored his first point for Tyrone the next week, as Tyrone suffered a heavy loss to Mayo.[12] Canavan made his senior championship debut on 16 April, coming on as a late substitute in an Ulster quarter-final loss to Monaghan.[13]
Honours
Tyrone
Errigal Ciarán
Individual
- Eirgrid Under-20 Footballer of the Year: 2022
- Eirgrid 20 Under-20 Award: 2022
References
- ^ Archer, Kenny (11 October 2021). "Errigal Ciaran race to big win over Clonoe with Canavans starring". The Irish News. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Bogue, Declan (30 October 2022). "Darragh Canavan takes control to drive Errigal to Tyrone title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Crumley, Odhrán (15 July 2019). "Monaghan come strong to beat Tyrone and retain Ulster minor title". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (22 April 2022). "Ruairi Canavan the hero as Tyrone edge Cavan in riveting Ulster U20 final". the42.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Murt (8 May 2022). "Canavan inspires Tyrone to semi-final victory over Kerry". the42.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ McNally, Ger (14 May 2022). "Canavan the hero as Tyrone defeat Kildare to win the All-Ireland U20 football championship". the42.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Roche, Frank (25 May 2022). "Tyrone's Ruairí Canavan named EirGrid Under-20 Footballer of the Year". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Mooney, Francis (8 March 2023). "Ruairi Canavan happy to serve Tyrone on two fronts". The Irish News. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Mooney, Francis (29 March 2023). "Down stun All-Ireland champions Tyrone in Ulster U20 Championship quarter-final". The Irish News. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Gartland, Niall (28 May 2022). "U20 Footballer of the Year Ruairi Canavan called into Tyrone panel". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Fallon, John (19 February 2023). "Galway prevail over Tyrone in testing conditions". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Gannon, Colm (25 February 2023). "Goal-hungry Mayo in control against Tyrone". The42.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Mooney, Francis (16 April 2023). "O'Toole injury-time goal sees Monaghan oust Tyrone". RTÉ. Retrieved 17 April 2023.