Owen Wall Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Owen Wall
Irish:Eoin de Bhál
Occupation:Soldier
County:Kilkenny
Province:Leinster
Club:O'Loughlin Gaels
Clyears:2017-present
Clapps(Points):16 (7-11)
Clcounty:1
Clprovince:1
Clallireland:0
Counties:Kilkenny
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icyears:2024-
Icapps(Points):5 (3-05)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Clupdate:23:26, 18 May 2024
Icupdate:21:26, 26 May 2024
Birth Date:1999
Birth Place:Kilkenny, Ireland

Owen Wall (born 1999) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with O'Loughlin Gaels and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Career

Wall first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the O'Loughlin Gaels club in Kilkenny. He won a Kilkenny MAHC medal in 2017, before claiming a Kilkenny U21AHC title two years later.[1] He also played hurling as a student at St Kieran's College around this time.[2] Wall eventually progressed to adult club level and won a Kilkenny SHC title in 2023.[3] This was later followed by Leinster Club SHC success, however, O'Loughlin Gaels were beaten by St Thomas' in the 2020 All-Ireland club final.[4] [5]

Wall never played at minor or under-21 levels with Kilkenny, however, club success resulted in him being drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 2024.[6]

Career statistics

Club

TeamYearCorkMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
O'Loughlin Gaels2017-1800-0000-00
2018-1900-0000-00
2019-2010-0010-00
2020-2120-0320-03
2021-2244-0544-05
2022-2310-0010-00
2023-2432-0131-0220-0083-03
Total116-0931-0220-00167-11

Inter-county

Honours

O'Loughlin Gaels

2023

2023

2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor hurling county champions 2017. 30 October 2017. O'Loughlin Gaels website. 21 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Colleges hurling: St Kieran's College win Leinster league. 23 November 2017. Kilkenny Live. 21 January 2024.
  3. Web site: O'Loughlin Gaels end Ballyhale's dominance in epic Kilkenny final. Irish Examiner. 29 October 2023. 29 October 2023. Brendan. O'Brien.
  4. Web site: Bergin keeps his cool as O'Loughlin Gaels crowned Leinster champions. RTÉ. 2 December 2023. 2 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Éanna Burke's magical point captures All-Ireland club title for 14-man St Thomas'. 21 January 2024. Irish Examiner. 21 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Three-goal Kilkenny KO Limerick in league semi-final. 23 March 2024. Irish Examiner. 21 April 2024.