Fergal Moore
.jpg) Moore in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Fergal Ó Mórdha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born |
7 July 1982 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999– | Turloughmore | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2004–2016 | Galway | 44 (0–3) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Fergal Moore (born 7 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.
A brother of former Galway hurler Cathal, Moore made his first appearance for the team during the 2004 National League and became a regular member of the starting fifteen over a few seasons.[1] Since then he has won one Leinster winners' medal and one National League winners' medal.
At club level Moore plays with Turloughmore.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Moore played his club hurling with Turloughmore. He enjoyed some success in the juvenile and underage grades, however, success at senior level has eluded him.[2]
Inter-county
[edit]Moore first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team in the late nineties. It was a successful era for the county's minors, with Moore collecting an All-Ireland medal following a 0–13 to 0–10 defeat of Tipperary in 1999.[citation needed]
The following year, Moore was still a key member of the Galway minors, and he collected a second All-Ireland medal following a 2–19 to 4–10 defeat of Cork.[citation needed]
By 2002 Moore had joined the Galway under-21 team and he lined out in yet another All-Ireland final. Limerick provided the opposition, however, in spite of being marginal favourites Galway were trounced by 3–17 to 0–8.[3]
Moore was appointed captain of the Galway under-21 team in 2003 as he lined out in a second successive All-Ireland final in that grade. Kilkenny were the winners on that occasion by 2–13 to 0–12.[4]
In 2004, Moore made his debut with the Galway senior hurling team. He won a National Hurling League medal that year after a 2–15 to 1–13 defeat of Waterford in the final.[5] He made his championship debut later that year in an All-Ireland qualifier against Down. Since then he has been a regular with Galway, however, his career has been hampered through injury.[6]
In 2012 Moore was appointed captain of the Galway senior hurling team.[7] He later guided the team to their first Leinster title following a 2–21 to 2–11 trouncing of reigning All-Ireland champions and hot favourites Kilkenny.[8] Both sides subsequently met in the All-Ireland decider and Galway nearly pulled off a victory courtesy of goals from Joe Canning and Niall Burke. A 2–13 to 0–19 draw was the result, a first drawn All-Ireland final in over half a century.[9] Defeat to Kilkenny followed for Moore and his Galway team in the replay. Moore's outstanding performances in the 2012 Championship earned him his first All Star Award in October 2012.[citation needed]
Inter-provincial
[edit]Moore has also lined out with Connacht in the inter-provincial series of games. He won an Interprovincial Championship medal in 2004 following a 1–15 to 0–9 defeat of Munster.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Galway debuts for Moore and O'Loughlin". Hogan Stand website. 18 February 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Turloughmore Hurling Club Roll Of Honour". Turloughmore GAA website. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Limerick make history". Irish Independent. 16 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Kilkenny rise to the occasion". The Irish Times. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Waterford hunger no substitute for skill". The Irish Times. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Moore back in club action". Hogan Stand website. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Moore to captain Galway". Hogan Stand website. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Electric Galway leave Cats frazzled". The Irish Times. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Galway earn replay against Kilkenny". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Connacht claim interprovincial title". RTÉ Sport. 5 December 2004. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.