Aidan Somers Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Aidan Somers
Irish:Aodán Ó Somacháin
Birth Date:1945
Occupation:Farmer Retired
County:Wexford
Province:Leinster
Club:Rathnure
Clcounty:8
Clprovince:3
Counties:Wexford
Icposition:Right corner-back
Icyears:1970
Icapps(Points):1 (0-00)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:17:48, 8 July 2014
Birth Place:Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland

Aidan Somers (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team.[1]

Born in Rathnure, County Wexford, Somers first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1970 championship and played for just one season. Somers won one Leinster medal on the field of play.

At club level Somers is a three-time Leinster medallist with Rathnure. In addition to this he also won eight championship medals.

Honours

Team

Rathnure
Wexford

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aidan Somers . Hurling Stats website . 8 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201938/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/3712 . 14 July 2014 .
  2. Web site: Memories return of sole U-21 win. Wexford People. 14 May 2013. 5 July 2014.