Jack Canning

Jack Canning
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cainin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1999
Portumna, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
2020-present
 Portumna
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2021
 Galway 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:31, 12 January 2021.

Jack Canning (born 1999) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Portumna, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.

Career

Canning played a number of sports as a student at the Cistercian College in Roscrea. He was part of the college's rugby union team that won the Leinster Senior Cup after beating Belvedere College in 2015.[1] Canning began his club hurling career at juvenile and underage levels with Portumna, before making his senior team debut in 2017.[2]

On the inter-county scene, Canning first appeared for Galway during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He scored 2-02 and was man of the match when Galway defeated Cork in the 2017 All-Ireland minor final. He was later named on the minor team of the year.[3] Canning immediatley progressed to the under-21 team and won a Leinster U21HC title in 2018.[4]

Canning put his hurling career on hold when he joined Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in Sydney in January 2018.[5] He returned after a year and resumed his club career with Portumna. Canning was drafted onto the Galway senior hurling team in January 2021.[6][7]

Personal life

His uncles, Ollie and Joe Canning also lined out with Galway.[8]

Honours

Cistercian College
Galway
Awards
  • GAA Minor Star Hurling Team of the Year Award: 2017
  • All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final Man of the Match: 2017

References

  1. ^ "Canning ditches rugby and AFL prospects in bid to follow uncle Joe with Galway". Hogan Stand. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "A veteran brother and a young nephew for company with Joe Canning in Portumna senior side". The 42. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Canning one of six Galway hurlers named in minor team of the year". The 42. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Canning puts rugby first". Hogan Stand. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Jack Canning among the new faces in Galway senior hurling panel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Joe Canning's nephew called into Galway hurling squad after rugby stint in Australia". The 42. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ "'Joe is not going to be playing for me, I have to play for myself'". The 42. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.