Ray Sampson (hurler) explained

Ray Sampson
Irish:Réamann Samsún
Occupation:Business owner
Birth Date:1965
Birth Place:Knocklong, County Limerick, Ireland
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:New York
Province:Munster
Club:Garryspillane
Limerick Club, New York
Clcounty:2
Counties:Limerick
Icyears:1984-1993
Icposition:Centre-forward
Icapps(Points):10 (2-06)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:2
Allstars:0
Icupdate:16:58, 9 December 2021

Raymond Sampson (born 1965) is an Irish former hurler who played at club level with Garryspillane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

Sampson first came to prominence as a hurler at juvenile and underage levels with the Garryspillane club before eventually progressing onto the club's top adult team.[1] During his club career he claimed championship medals in the junior and intermediate grades, while he also won two senior titles with the Limerick Club in New York. Sampson also represented the St. Flannan's College team in his youth and won consecutive All-Ireland Colleges Championship titles in 1982 and 1983, having earlier won consecutive Harty Cup titles.[2] [3] He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Limerick minor hurling team in 1983, before winning a Munster Under-21 Championship title in 1986. Sampson was a regular with the Limerick senior team for almost a decade, during which time he won two National Hurling League titles.[4]

Honours

St. Flannan's College

1982, 1983 (c)

1982, 1983 (c)

Garryspillane

1990, 1996

1984

Limerick Club, New York

1994, 1995

Limerick

1984-85, 1991-92

1986

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garryspillane HC. Club info website. 11 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Championship Preview: Clare and Limerick? The only differences between us are those little idiosyncrasies, those unique emblems, which distinguish us all as our own separate little tribe in the wider hurling family.. Irish Examiner. 22 May 2015. 11 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Harty Cup team of the millennium. Irish Independent. 11 March 2000. 11 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Limerick's 1992 NHL final win - Ray Sampson's knock-out blow and the end of radio days. Limerick Leader. 31 October 2020. 9 December 2021.