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Andrew La Touche Cosgrave
Personal information
Irish name	Aindriú La Touche Ó Coscraigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-back
Born	1996; Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2013-present	Monaleen
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2015-present	Limerick Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County
2017-present	Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	1
NHL	0
All Stars	0
	*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:31, 22 August 2018.

Andrew La Touche Cosgrave (born 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-back for club side Monaleen and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Playing career

College

La Touche Cosgrave first came to prominence as a hurler with Castletroy College in Limerick. Having played in every grade, he was at left wing-back on the college's senior team that contested the Harty Cup.^[1]

University

During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, La Touche Cosgrave was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.^[2]

Club

La Touche Cosgrave joined the Monaleen club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team. On 9 October 2016, he won a Premier Intermediate Championship medal following a 1-17 to 2-11 defeat of Cappamore in the final.^{[citation needed]}

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

La Touche Cosgrave first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of fifteen. On 23 July 2013, he was at centre-back when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.^[3]

La Touche Cosgrave was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and won a second successive Munster Championship medal after a 0-24 to 0-18 second successive defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.^[4] On 7 September 2014, La Touche Cosgrave was at centre-back for Limerick's 2-17 to 0-19 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.^[5]

La Touche Cosgrave subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in his first season after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.^[6] On 12 September 2015, La Touche Cosgrave was introduced as a substitute for Pat Ryan when Limerick defeated Wexford by 0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final.^[7]

After surrendering their titles in 2016, La Touche Cosgrave won a second Munster Championship medal after a 0-16 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the 2017 final.^[8] On 9 September 2017, he came on as a substitute for Tom Morrissey in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.^[9]

Under-25

In 2017, La Touche Cosgrave joined the Limerick under-25 hurling team. On 18 June 2017, he was at centre-back when Limerick defeated Waterford by 4-12 to 1-19 to win the Munster Championship.^[10]

Senior

La Touche Cosgrave first played for the Limerick senior team in the pre-season Munster League against Clare on 18 January 2017.^[11] He later made his first appearance in the National Hurling League, scoring a point in a 6-21 to 3-08 defeat of Kerry.^[12] La Touche Cosgrave was later dropped from the panel prior to the start of the championship.^[13]

La Touch Cosgrave rejoined the Limerick senior panel in 2018.^[14] On 19 August 2018, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 March 2019.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Limerick	2017	Division 1B	2	1-02	—		—		2	1-02
	2018	Division 1B	2	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	2	0-00
	2019	Division 1A	1	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
Total			5	1-02	0	0-00	0	0-00	5	1-02