Seán McGrath
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Mac Craith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
27 December 1991 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2009- | Kilmacud Crokes | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2013- | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Seán McGrath (born 27 December 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full forward for the Kilmacud Crokes senior team.
McGrath has also lined out for Dublin in both the minor and under-21 grades and has enjoyed some success. He has won one Leinster medal as a member of the Dublin under-21 team.
At club level McGrath is a two-time county club championship medalist with Kilmacud Crokes.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]McGrath plays his club hurling with Kilmacud Crokes.
After coming to prominence in various juvenile grades, McGrath was a member of the Kilmacud minor hurling team in 2007. He won his first minor championship medal that year following a comprehensive 1–11 to 0–5 defeat of Na Fianna.
Two years later McGrath secured a second championship medal in the minor grade as Kilmacud defeated St. Vincent's by 2–11 to 2–6.
By 2012 McGrath was a member of the Kilmacud Crokes senior hurling team. That year he won a senior championship medal following a 2–10 to 0–9 defeat of Cuala.[1] It was Kilmacud's first championship title in twenty-seven years.
Inter-county
[edit]McGrath first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Dublin minor hurling team. Hen enjoyed little success in this grade before moving onto the county under-21 hurling team.
In 2011 McGrath won a Leinster medal with the under-21 hurlers, following a 1–18 to 0–11 defeat of Wexford.[2] Dublin later qualified for an All-Ireland showdown with Galway. A 3–14 to 1–10 defeat was McGrath's lot on that occasion.[3]
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Kilmacud Crokes
- Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Dublin Minor Club Hurling Championship (1): 2007, 2009
- Dublin
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2011
References
[edit]- ^ "Crokes return to winners' enclosure". Hogan Stand website. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Furlong, Brendan (14 July 2011). "Dillon's goal ignites Dublin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Galway U-21 3-14 Dublin U-21 1-10". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.