Ger Collins Explained

Ger Collins
Irish:Gearóid Ó Coileáin
Occupation:Student
Birth Date:13 July 1999
Birth Place:Ballinhassig, County Cork, Ireland
Feet:5
Inches:10
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Ballinhassig
Clyears:2018-present
Clcounty:0
Colleges:Cork Institute of Technology
Fitz:0
Colyears:2018-present
Counties:Cork
Icyears:2018-2023
Icposition:Goalkeeper
Icapps(Points):0 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate: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.

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.

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

TeamYearCork PIHC
AppsScore
Ballinhassig201810-00
201910-00
Career total20-00

Inter-county

TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork2018Division 1A00-0000-00
2019
2020
202110-0000-0000-0010-00
Total10-0000-0000-0010-00

Honours

Cork

External links

Notes and References

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