Damien Reck Explained

Damien Reck
Irish:Damian Ó Raigill
Birth Date:1998
Birth Place:Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation:Student
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Wexford
Province:Leinster
Club:Oylegate-Glenbrien
Clcounty:0
Colleges:DCU Dóchas Éireann
Fitz:0
Colyears:2017-present
Counties:Wexford
Icyears:2017-present
Icposition:Centre-back
Icapps(Points):11 (0-02)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:17:32, 1 July 2019

Damien Reck (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Intermediate Championship club Oylegate-Glenbrien and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-back.[1]

Playing career

DCU Dóchas Éireann

As a student at Dublin City University, Reck immediately became involved in hurling and joined the college's freshers' hurling team in his first year. On 21 March 2018, he was selected at right wing back but spent much of the game at midfield when Dublin City University faced the University of Limerick in the freshers' final. Reck scored four points from play and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-20 to 2-15 victory.[2]

Oylegate-Glenbrien

Reck joined the Oylegate-Glenbrien club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Wexford Intermediate Championship.

On 15 October 2016, Reck lined out at midfield when Oylegate-Glenbrien faced Adamstown in the Wexford Intermediate Championship final. He scored four points in total and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-14 to 0-10 victory.[3]

Wexford

Minor and under-21

Reck first lined out for Wexford as a member of the minor team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 11 April when he came on as a substitute in a 2-13 to 0-17 defeat of Laois.[4]

Reck was eligible for the minor grade again during the 2016 Leinster Championship. He lined out at midfield in the Leinster final on 8 July 2012 and scored 0-03 in the 2-12 to 0-12 defeat by Dublin.[5]

Reck was drafted onto the Wexford under-21 team in advance of the 2018 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance in that grade on 20 June 2018 when he lined out at centre-back in Wexford's 3-15 to 3-12 defeat of Dublin.[6] Reck retained his position at centre-back for the 4-21 to 2-26 extra-time defeat by Galway in the Leinster final on 4 July 2018.[7]

Senior

Reck was added to the Wexford senior team prior to the start of the 2017 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 5 March 2017 when he lined out at right wing-back in a 3-18 to 0-12 defeat of Kerry.[8] On 2 July 2017, Reck was an unused substitute when Wexford suffered a 0-29 to 1-17 defeat by Galway in the Leinster final.[9]

On 20 January 2018, Reck was named amongst the substitutes when Wexford faced Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup final. He was introduced as a half-time substitute in the 1-24 apiece draw. Wexford won the subsequent free-taking shoot-out, with Reck claiming his first silverware at senior level with Wexford.[10] He made his Leinster Championship debut on 20 May 2018 in a 0-22 to 2-14 defeat of Dublin.[11]

Wexford reached a second Leinster final in three years on 30 June 2019. Reck was an unused substitute throughout the game but collected a winners' medal following the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny.[12]

Career statistics

Inter-county

TeamYearNational LeagueLeinsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Wexford2017Division 1B50-0100-0000-0050-01
2018Division 1A60-0040-0120-01120-02
201960-0040-0000-00100-00
Career total170-0180-0120-01270-03

Honours

DCU Dóchas Éireann
Oylegate-Glenbrien
Wexford

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Getting to know the 'unknown' hurlers of Wexford. Irish Examiner. 14 April 2017. 14 February 2019. John. Fogarty.
  2. Web site: Wexford's Damien Reck shines as DCU retain All-Ireland Freshers hurling title against UL. The 42. 21 March 2018. 14 February 2019. Kevin. O'Brien.
  3. Web site: Blues back in the big time. Wexford People. 22 October 2016. 14 February 2019. Alan. Aherne.
  4. Web site: Wexford, Meath, Westmeath and Offaly claim opening round Leinster minor hurling wins. 11 April 2015. The 42. 1 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Dublin are Leinster Minor Hurling Champions. 3 July 2016. GAA website. 1 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Supersub Dwyer the difference as Wexford edge past Dubs. 20 June 2018. RTÉ Sport. 2 July 2019. Brendan. Graham.
  7. Web site: Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish. 4 July 2018. Irish Independent. 9 August 2018. John. Fallon.
  8. Web site: Jack Guiney returns as Wexford cruise over Kerry. 6 March 2017. Irish Examiner. 9 August 2018. Brendan. Furlong.
  9. Web site: Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012. The 42. 2 July 2017. 23 February 2019. Kevin. O'Brien .
  10. Web site: Fanning hits winner in historic shoot-out. Gorey Guardian. 27 January 2018. 23 February 2019. Alan. Aherne .
  11. Web site: Rousing finish gives Wexford win over Dublin. Irish Examiner. 20 May 2018. 23 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny. The 42. 30 June 2019. 1 July 2019. Kevin. O'Brien.