Richie McCarthy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Risteard Mac Cárthaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
11 October 1987 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Occupation | Martin Hennessy School of Doctors | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2004- | Blackrock | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009- | Limerick | 8 (1-4) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Richard "Richie" McCarthy (born 11 October 1987) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-back for the Limerick senior team.[1]
McCarthy made his first appearance for the team during the 2011 championship and has become a regular player over the last few seasons. Since then he has won one National League (Division 2) winners' medal. In 2013, McCarthy became the first Limerick player to be selected as an All-Star since 2007. [2]
At club level McCarthy is an All-Ireland medalist in the junior grade with Blackrock. In addition to this he has also won Munster and county junior championship medals.[3]
Honours
- Club [4]
- All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship 2010
- Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship 2009
- Limerick Junior Hurling Championship 2009
- South Limerick Championship 2009
- Inter-county
References
- ^ "Profile: Richie McCarthy". Hurling statistics website. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-sport/133619/All-Star-honour-for-Limerick-hurler.html
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Blackrock 1-18 Naomh Colum Cille 0-09". RTÉ Sport. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ http://munster.gaa.ie/history/jhclub_teams
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