Brian Concannon (hurler)

Brian Concannon (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Killimordaly and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.

Brian Concannon
Personal information
Irish name Brian Ó Concheannainn
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1997
Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
2014-present
 Killimordaly 31 (7-62)
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2018-present
 Galway 7 (3-05)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:47, 9 August 2018.

Playing career

NUI Galway

As a student at NUI Galway, Concannon has been a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[1]

Killimordaly

Concannon joined the Killimordaly club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's senior team.[2]

Galway

Minor and under-21

Concannon first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 26 July 2015. He made his first appearance in a 1-14 to 0-13 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Limerick.[3] On 6 September 2015, Concannon scored a goal from right wing-forward in Galway's 4-13 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[4]

On 20 August 2016, Concannon made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team in a 0-21 to 0-19 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Dublin.[5] In the subsequent All-Ireland final on 10 September 2016, he was an unused substitute in the 5-15 to 0-14 defeat by Waterford.[6]

Concannon won a Leinster Championship medal on 4 July 2018 after a 4-21 to 2-26 extra-time defeat of Wexford in the final.[7] In Concannon's last game in the grade on 8 August 2018, he was red-carded in the 33rd minute for an off-the-ball strike.[8]

Senior

Concannon was one of eight new players drafted onto the Galway senior hurling panel prior to the start of the 2018 National League.[9] He made his senior debut, scoring 1-01 from play at right corner-forward, in a 1-19 to 1-16 National Hurling League defeat of Antrim on 28 January 2018.[10] Later that season Concannon made his first appearance in the Leinster Championship, scoring 2-01 from play, in a 5-18 to 2-15 defeat of Offaly.[11] On 8 July 2018, he was an unused substitute in Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 Leinster final replay defeat of Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.[12] Concannon subsequently missed the All-Ireland final defeat by Limerick after having the red card he picked up in an under-21 game upheld after an appeal.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 March 2019.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2018 Division 1B 61-0242-0200-00103-04
2019 62-0600-0000-0062-06
Total 123-0842-0200-00165-10

Honours
Galway
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References
  1. Cormican, Eoghan (1 February 2018). "Fitzgibbon Cup previews". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. Earley, Patrick (28 September 2017). "TAD suffer one-point championship heartbreak yet again". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. O'Toole, Fintan (26 July 2015). "Jack Grealish's goal helps Galway claim All-Ireland minor hurling win over Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. O'Toole, Fintan (6 September 2015). "Great start for Galway as they lift All-Ireland minor hurling title against Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "Galway need extra time to beat Dublin in U21 hurling semi-final". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. Brosnan, Maurice (8 August 2018). "Big Blow For Galway As Concannon Sent Off During All-Ireland U21 Semi-Final". balls.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. Fallon, John (26 January 2018). "Galway draft in eight new players ahead of National League title defence". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. Rooney, Declan (28 January 2018). "Late scoring spree saves All-Ireland champs Galway from league loss to Antrim". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. Roche, Frank (12 May 2018). "All-Ireland champions Galway put Offaly to the sword as new Leinster round robin format begins". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. "Galway's Concannon has ban upheld". Hogan Stand. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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