Ryan Taylor (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1995 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Data analyst | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clooney-Quin | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2014-2017 | NUI Galway | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2015-present | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Ryan Taylor (born 1995) is an Irish hurler. At club he plays with Clooney-Quin, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.
Career
[edit]Taylor first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Flannan's College in Ennis. He lined out for the college in all grades, including the Harty Cup.[1] He later played with NUI Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
At club level, Taylor first played hurling at underage levels with Clooney-Quin. He was part of the club's senior team that was beaten in a replay by Sixmilebridge in the 2017 SHC final.[3]
Flanagan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare at minor level in 2013.[4] He progressed to the under-21 team, with whom he spent two unsuccessful seasons.[5] In spite of having earlier been a member of the extended training panel, it was only in November 2017 that Taylor earned a call-up to the senior team.[6][7]
In 2023, Taylor suffered the "curse of the cruciate" also known as an injury to his ACL which would remove him from playing games for about nine months.[8] He expects to return at the end of May 2024.[9]
On 21 July 2024, he came on as a substitute as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.[10][11][12][13]
Honours
[edit]- Clare
References
[edit]- ^ "Flannan's sent crashing out of Harty Cup". The Clare Champion. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Fox on the double as NUI Galway demolish DIT". The 42. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Sixmilebridge make most of second opportunity to take 13th Clare crown after replay". The 42. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Waterford minors blow hot". Irish Examiner. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Waterford's young stars begin Munster final recovery by beating Clare U21s". Irish Examiner. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "On our radar! 7 young hurlers to watch in 2018". The 42. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Competition for Clare places suits Taylor just fine". The Clare Champion. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Keith Rossiter set for Wexford hurling hot seat while Clare star Ryan Taylor suffers cruciate curse | Independent.ie". 2023-08-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Keith Rossiter set for Wexford hurling hot seat while Clare star Ryan Taylor suffers cruciate curse | Independent.ie". 2023-08-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Ryan, Eoin (21 July 2024). "Clare find extra gear to edge Cork in historic hurling final epic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "All-Ireland SHC Final: Clare win epic encounter". GAA.ie. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34". Munster GAA. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare's Ryan Taylor: 'To get back and play some part in it is unbelievable, absolutely unreal'". Irish Independent. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.