Rónán Clarke

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Rónán Clarke
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Irish Name Rónán Ó Cleirigh
Date of birth October 5, 1982 (1982-10-05) (age 25)
Place of birth Armagh , Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Sales Rep
Club information
Club Pearse Óg
Position Full Forward
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Pearse Óg ?-Present
Inter-County
County Armagh
Position Full Forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Armagh 2002-Present
Senior Inter-County Titles
Ulster Titles 4
All-Ireland 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Rónán Clarke is a Gaelic football player who plays inter-county football for Armagh. He plays his club football for Armagh side Pearse Og.

[edit] Sporting career

In his underage career, Clarke won one MacRory Cup and one Ulster Minor Football Championship.[1] He was soon promoted to the Armagh senior panel. After they won the 2002 All-Ireland Championship, Clarke was named Young Footballer of the Year. After making his championship debut in May 2002 Clarke scored in 7 of Armagh's 8 championship games. He contributed 3 valuable points in the 2002 All Ireland Final.

As a result of his performances with Armagh in the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship, he was named as the 2006 Irish News Ulster Allstars player of the year. It was the second time he had been selected on the Ulster Allstars team and the first time hew was announced as the player of the year. He was awarded a GAA All-Star for his 2006 performances with Armagh. He was also voted the 5th best looking county player in the GAA.[citation needed] Clarke missed the 2007 season due to a crucia<te ligament injury suffered in the 2006 season.

He has also played International Rules Football for Ireland against Australia.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ulstergaawriters.com/citations/rclarke.htm Clarke receives Ulster GAA Writers' Merit Award for July 2006
  2. ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/1021/rules.html RTÉ match report

[edit] External links

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2005 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars
1 P. Hearty • 2 R. McMenamin • 3 K. McCloy • 4 A. Mallon • 5 A. Kernan • 6 K. McGeeney • 7 P. Jordan • 8 S. Cavanagh • 9 P. McGrane •
10 B. Dooher • 11 T. Freeman • 12 S. O'Neill • 13 S. McDonnell • 14 R. Clarke • 15 P. Bradley
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2006 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars
1 P. Hearty • 2 K. Lacey • 3 B. Owens • 4 F. Bellew • 5 A. Kernan • 6 B. Monaghan • 7 B. Dunnion • 8 P. McGrane • 9 K. McGeeney •
10 M. Little • 11 E. Bradley • 12 R. Kavanagh • 13 S. McDonnell • 14 R. Clarke • 15 P. Bradley
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2006 Gaelic Football All Stars Team
1 S. Cluxton • 2 M. Ó Sé • 3 B. Owens • 4 K. Lacey • 5 S. Moynihan • 6 G. Spillane • 7 A. O'Mahony • 8 D. Ó Sé • 9 N. Murphy • 10 P. Galvin • 11 A. Brogan • 12 A. Dillon  • 13 C. Mortimer • 14 K. Donaghy • 15 R. Clarke