Francis Forde (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Proinsias Mac Giollarnáth | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
25 March 1974 Turloughmore, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Turloughmore | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1993-2002 | Galway | 11 (5-30) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:53, 13 August 2018. | |||
Francis Forde (born 1974) is an Irish hurling selector and former coach, manager and player who is currently a selector with the Galway senior hurling team.[1]
Playing career
University
He played for University College Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
Inter-county
Minor and under-21
Forde first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 5 August 1991. He made his first appearance in a 2-15 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Tipperary at Parnell Park.
Forde was eligible for the minor grade once again the following year. On 6 September 1992, he was at midfield when Galway defeated Waterford by 1-13 to 2-04 in the All-Ireland final.[3]
After ending his tenure with the minor team, Forde immediately progressed onto the Galway under-21 team. On 3 October 1993, he was at right wing-forward when Galway defeated Kilkenny by 2-09 to 3-03 to win the All-Ireland Championship.
Senior
Forde made his debut for the Galway senior team on 17 October 1993 in a 2-14 to 1-10 National Hurling League defeat of Wexford at Kenny Park. After ending the league campaign as runners-up, Forde subsequently made his championship debut in a 2-21 to 2-06 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 17 July 1994.
On 16 July 1995, Forde won a Connacht Championship medal following a 2-21 to 2-12 defeat of Roscommon in the final.
Forde collected his first national silverware at senior level on 12 May 1996 when Galway defeated Tipperary by 2-10 to 2-08 in the National League final. He later won a second successive Connacht Championship medal after a 3-19 to 2-10 defeat of Roscommon in the final. Forde's total of 2-08 in that game was the highest personal tally of any player in a single game in that year's championship.
On 13 July 1997, Forde won a third successive Connacht Championship medal after Galway's 6-24 to 0-05 defeat of Roscommon in the final.
Forde won a fourth and final Connacht Championship medal on 12 July 1998 after a 2-27 to 3-13 defeat of Roscommon in the final.
After growing disillusioned with his increasingly peripheral role on the team, Forde left the Galway panel after the 1999 National League.[4]
Forde returned to the Galway senior team during the 2002 National League and played for one season before leaving the panel again.
Honours
Playing career
- Galway
- Connacht Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- National Hurling League (1): 1995-96
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1993
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1992
Management career
- St. Rynagh's
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
- National Hurling League (1): 2017
References
- ^ O'Connell, Cian (27 June 2017). "Francis Forde enjoying Galway role". GAA website. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Hurling". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2017. p. 39.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (14 August 2017). "25 years on from playing in minor final, Waterford and Galway bosses to face off in senior decider". The 42. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Goodbye to glory or bust suits Galway". Irish Times. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2018.