Ger Collins

Ger Collins
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Coileáin
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25)
Ballinhassig, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2018-present
 Ballinhassig
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2018-present
 Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2018-2023
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:34, 3 July 2021.

Ger Collins (born 13 July 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for Cork Premier Championship club Ballinhassig and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Playing career

Ballinhassig

Collins joined the Ballinhassig club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a hurler and Gaelic footballer.[citation needed]

On 16 September 2018, Collins made his first appearance for Ballinhassig's top adult team when he lined out in goal for their 1-22 to 0-14 defeat by Valley Rovers in the Premier Intermediate Championship.[citation needed]

Cork

Minor

Collins first lined out for Cork as a member of the minor team during the 2016 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance in goal on 6 April in a 0-17 to 1-10 defeat of Waterford.[1]

Collins was eligible for the minor grade again the following year. On 9 July, he was in goal when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008.[2] On 3 September, Collins was again in goal when Cork suffered a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[3]

Under-21 and under-20

Collins subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship and took over as goalkeeper from his brother Patrick.[4] On 4 July, he won a Munster Championship medal following Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[5] On 26 August, Collins was in goal for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.[6] He was later named as goalkeeper on the Team of the Year.[7]

On 3 July 2019, Collins made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He lined out in goal in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick.[8] On 23 July 2019, Collins was again in goal when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[9] He was again selected in goal when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[10]

Senior

Collins was a late addition to the Cork senior team during the 2018 All-Ireland Championship.[11] On 29 July, he was an unused substitute when Cork suffered a 3-32 to 2-21 extra-time defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-final.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2019.
Team Year Cork PIHC
Apps Score
Ballinhassig 2018 1 0-00
2019 1 0-00
Career total 2 0-00

Division

As of match played 27 March 2019.
Team Year Cork SHC
Apps Score
Cork I.T. 2019 1 0-07
Career total 1 0-07

Inter-county

As of 31 July 2021.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2018 Division 1A — — 0 0-00 0 0-00
2019 — — — —
2020 — — — —
2021 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
Total 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00

Honours

Cork

References

  1. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (6 April 2016). "Strong start by Cork as they defeat Waterford in Munster minor hurling opener". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Collins clan are keeping the faith for Ballinhassig and Cork". Evening Echo. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Cork, Tipperary and Galway lead the way as U21 Team of the Year nominees released". Hogan Stand. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ Casey, Gavan (27 July 2018). "Fresh faces added to each panel but Cork and Limerick go with unchanged starting XVs". The 42. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (29 July 2018). "Limerick complete epic comeback to defeat Cork in extra-time and advance to All-Ireland final". The 42. Retrieved 6 September 2018.