Liam Collins
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| Born | 2003 (age 22–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Collins (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Cappataggle and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. Collins usually lines out as a forward.
Career
[edit]Collins first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy at Garbally College where he won a Connacht SBFC title in 2022.[1] He later won an All-Ireland freshers' title as a student at the University of Galway in 2023.[2] By this stage, Collins had already joined the Cappatagle senior team.[3]
Collins first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team that won a record fourth successive All-Ireland MHC title in 2020.[4] He was the team's top scorer with 3-14 and was later named GAA Minor Star Hurler of the Year.[5] Collins immediately progressed onto the Galway under-20 hurling team and came on as a substitute when they were beaten by Cork in the 2002 All-Ireland under-20 final.[6]
Collins made his senior team debut against Wexford during the 2023 National League.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 March 2023
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway Minor | 2020 | — | — | 3 | 3-14 | 3 | 3-14 | |||
| Total | — | — | 3 | 3-14 | 3 | 3-14 | ||||
| Galway U20 | 2021 | — | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0-12 | — | 1 | 0-12 | ||||
| Total | — | 2 | 0-12 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-12 | |||
| Galway | 2023 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-04 |
| Total | 4 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-04 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-12 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-16 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Garbally College
- Connacht Post Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship: 2022
- University of Galway
- All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2023
- Galway
References
[edit]- ↑ "Garbally College blow Nathy's away with a stunning attacking display". Roscommon Herald. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "University of Galway too good for UL in Fresher Final". Irish Examiner. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "Dozen points for Collins in Cappataggle's romp home". Connacht Tribune. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Electric Ireland announce 2020 Minor Hurling Team of the Year". GAA website. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Impressive Cork crowned BGE All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Champions". GAA website. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Galway stride clear in second half for an opening-day win away to Wexford". The 42. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.