Patrick Horgan

Patrick Horgan

Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó hOrgáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-forward
Born	(1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname	Hoggie
Occupation	Sales executive
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
2005-present	Glen Rovers	47 (17-366)
Club titles
Cork titles	2
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2008-present	Cork	41 (12-250)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of 19:21, 10 October 2016. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:44, 12 July 2016.

Patrick Horgan (born 5 May 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a Left Corner Forward for the Cork senior team.^[1]

Born in Blackpool, Cork, Horgan first excelled at hurling whilst at school in the North Monastery. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2008 National Hurling League. Horgan has since gone on to play a key part for Cork as one of the team's top scorers and has won one Munster medal. He has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team for two years, Horgan has won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he plays with Glen Rovers.

Playing career

Club

Horgan plays his club hurling with Glen Rovers and has enjoyed much success at underage levels.

He first came to prominence as a member of the club's minor team, winning back-to-back championship medals in 2005 and 2006 following respective defeats of Carrigaline and Bishopstown.

Two years later in 2008 Horgan was a key member of the Glen Rovers under-21 side that defeated Duhallow after a draw and a replay to take the championship title.

Horgan made his senior debut with he club in 2005. On 10 October 2010 he lined out against Sarsfield's in what was Glen Rovers' first championship decider in nineteen years. Horgan finished the game with ten points, however, Sars won the game by 1-17 to 0-18.^[2]

Minor & under-21

Horgan joined the Cork minor hurling team in 2004 and was an unused substitute as Cork claimed the Munster crown that year. He made his minor championship debut when he came on as a substitute in the subsequent 2-15 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Galway on 15 August 2004.^[3]

In 2005 Horgan was a regular member of the Cork minor starting fifteen and lined out in his first provincial decider on 26 June 2005. Horgan scored 1-2 in helping Cork to a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick.^[4]

Horgan was eligible for the minor grade again in 2006, and was appointed captain of the team. A 2-20 to 1-15 defeat of Tipperary gave him a second Munster medal on the field of play.^[5]

In 2007 Horgan made his Cork under-21 debut. On 1 August 2007 he won a Munster medal in this grade following a 1-20 to 0-10 trouncing of Waterford.^[6]

Senior

Horgan made his senior championship debut for Cork when he came on as a substitute for Niall McCarthy in a 1-19 to 1-13 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary on 8 June 2008.^[7] He also made cameo appearances in Cork's subsequent defeats of Dublin and Galway, before earning his first championship start in Cork's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Clare.^[8]

Over the next few years Horgan became a regular at left corner-forward on the Cork team.

A good National Hurling League campaign and a return to form saw Horgan line out against Galway in the league decider on 2 May 2010. A thrilling game followed, however, Galway eventually triumphed by 2-22 to 1-17.^[9] Later that season on 11 June 2010, he lined out in his first Munster final at senior level. Horgan was held scoreless in the 2-15 apiece draw.^[10] The subsequent replay also saw Horgan fail to score, as Cork were defeated by 1-16 to 1-13 after extra time.^[11]

After a disappointing follow-up season, Cork regrouped the following year and Horgan lined out in a second National League final on 6 May 2012. Cork were completely overwhelmed by Kilkenny on that occasion and suffered a humiliating 3-21 to 0-16 defeat.^[12]

On 14 July 2013 Horgan lined out in his second Munster decider, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick.^[13] The game was not without incident for Horgan as he received a red card just before half-time for striking Limerick wing-back Paudie O'Brien on the helmet under a high ball.^[14] His red card and one-match ban were later rescinded following a successful appeal to the Central Hearings Committee.^[15] On 8 September 2013 Horgan lined out against Clare in his first All-Ireland final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-gasp point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw.^[16] The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare.^[17]

In 2014 Horgan won his first Munster medal as goals by Séamus Harnedy and Paudie O'Sullivan gave Cork a 2-24 to 0-24 victory over Limerick.^[18]

Inter-provincial

Horgan has lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial series of games since 2012.

In 2013 he claimed his first winners' medal following a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of Connacht.^[19]

International

In 2012 Horgan was chosen for the Ireland team in the composite rules shinty–hurling series of games.^[20] He played a key role in the first leg that year, scoring 3-8 in Ireland's 3-10 to 2-9 defeat of Scotland. He played no part in the replay but collected a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute as Ireland won the two-game series.^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 July 2016.

References