Justin Cottrell
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| Born | 27 March 1977[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Electrician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Cottrell (born 27 March 1977)[2] is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Toomevara, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
Career
[edit]Cottrell first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Toomevara club, winning numerous divisional championship titles before claiming a Tipperary U21HC title in 1995. He was still eligible for the minor grade when he won his first Tipperary SHC medal as sub goalkeeper in 1994.[3] Cottrell had succeeded Jody Grace as first-choice goalkeeper by the time Toomevara won four Tippearry SHC titles in-a-row team from 1998 to 2001.[4][5] He claimed further back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004, before ending his club career by winning a Munster Club SHC medal in 2004.[6]
Cottrell first appeared on the inter-county scene for Tipperary as a member of the under-21 team. His three-year tenure from 1996 to 1998 ended without success as Cork dominated the Munster U21HC at this time.[7] Cottrell was drafted onto the senior team at just 20 and was sub goalkeeper to Brendan Cummins for the 1997 All-Ireland final defeat by Clare.[8] He was dropped off the panel the following year, but returned once again as sub goalkeeper from 2002 to 2004.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Toomevara
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2004
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000 (c), 2001 (c), 2003, 2004, 2008
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1995
References
[edit]- ↑ Cahill, Jackie (27 March 2004). "GAA: Pop at Cork is just a dream for Cott". The Free Library. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ "Meet the Tipperary panel". Midland Tribune. 13 September 1997. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "3 in a Row after a 32 Year Gap". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ↑ "Toomevara prove tidier". Irish Times. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ Breheny, Martin (12 November 2001). "Score-shy Toom still too strong for Thurles". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ Keys, Colm (31 August 2011). "Keeper of the flame". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ "Tipperary make six changes for Cork clash". Irish Examiner. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2023.