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Robbie Costigan
Personal information
Irish name Roibeárd Ó Costagáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1982
Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Cahir
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2002-2013
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Robert "Robbie" Costigan (born 1982) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Costigan first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Tipperary under-21 team. He joined the senior panel during the 2002 championship. Costigan became a regular member of the starting fifteen of both teams and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Costigan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Cahir.[2]

Costigan retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2013 championship.

Honours

Player

Cahir
Tipperary
Munster

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Robbie Costigan". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Cool Cahir lift first Tipp title". Irish Independent. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2015.