Oisín O'Reilly explained

Oisín O'Reilly
Irish:Oisín Ó Raghallaigh
Occupation:Student
Birth Date:1997
Birth Place:Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland
Feet:5
Inches:10
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Limerick
Province:Munster
Club:Kilmallock
Clcounty:0
Counties:Limerick
Icyears:2018-
Icposition:Full-forward
Icapps(Points):5 (0-01)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:2
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:21:47, 8 July 2023

Oisín O'Reilly (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Kilmallock. He usually lines out as a full-forward. O'Reilly is also currently a member of the Limerick senior hurling team.

Playing career

Club

O'Reilly joined the Kilmallock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, before joining the club's senior team.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

O'Reilly first played for Limerick at minor level. On 2 July 2015, he made his first appearance for the team when he came on as a late substitute in Limerick's 1-14 to 0-14 Munster Championship defeat of Cork.[1]

O'Reilly subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2016 and played during the team's unsuccessful championship campaign.[2] He was included on the panel again the following season and won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-16 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the final.[3] On 9 September 2017, he came on as a substitute for Barry Murphy in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[4]

Under-25

In 2017, O'Reilly joined the Limerick under-25 hurling team. On 18 June 2017, he scored 3-01 from play when Limerick defeated Waterford by 4-12 to 1-19 to win the Munster Championship.[5]

Senior

O'Reilly joined the Limerick senior hurling panel in 2018 and made his first appearance for the team during the pre-season Munster League.[6] [7] He made his first appearance in the National Hurling League on 4 February 2018 in a 1-24 to 0-10 defeat of Offaly at O'Connor Park.[8] On 19 August 2018, O'Reilly was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[9]

O'Reilly was a member of Limerick's extended panel once again during the 2019 National League, however, he made no appearance during Limerick's eight-game run to the title.[10] He was dropped from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship.[11]

Career statistics

TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Limerick2018Division 1B41-0100-0000-0041-01
2019Division 1A00-0000-00
2020Division 1A00-0000-00
2021Division 1A
202221-0040-0100-0061-01
202330-0100-0010-0040-01
202410-0000-0000-0010-00
Total102-0240-0110-00152-03

Honours

Limerick

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limerick minors deliver late knockout to Cork. 2 July 2015. Irish Examiner. 31 July 2018. Therese. O'Callaghan.
  2. Web site: All-Ireland holders Limerick overrun Cork U21s. 28 June 2016. Irish Examiner. 31 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Limerick beat Cork to earn second Munster U21 hurling title in three years. 26 July 2017. Irish Examiner. 31 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final. 11 September 2017. Irish Examiner. 31 July 2018. Eoghan. Cormican.
  5. Web site: Oisin O'Reilly hat-trick leads Limerick past Waterford to Munster U25 reserves hurling crown. 18 June 2017. The 42. 31 July 2018. Jackie. Cahill.
  6. Web site: 5 changes to Limerick team ahead of Munster league final against Clare. 13 January 2018. The 42. 31 July 2018. Fintan. O'Toole.
  7. Web site: Lynch not part of Limerick's 36-man championship panel as Kiely shows his hand. 5 April 2018. The 42. 22 August 2018. Kevin. O'Brien.
  8. Web site: 14-man Offaly brought back down to earth with heavy defeat to Limerick. 4 February 2018. The 42. 31 July 2018.
  9. Web site: Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway. Irish Independent. 19 August 2018. 20 August 2018. Seán. McGoldrick.
  10. Web site: Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford. 31 March 2019. The 42. 31 March 2019. Fintan. O'Toole.
  11. Web site: BREAKING: Limerick confirm 2019 senior hurling championship panel. Limerick Leader. 30 April 2019. 3 May 2019. Jerome. O'Connell.