Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Loinn | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Born | 1981 Wexford, Ireland |
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Nickname | Gizzy | ||
Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1999-present | St. Martin's | ||
Club Titles | |||
Wexford titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2004-present | Wexford | 20 (1-65) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11 June 2011. |
Diarmuid Lyng (born 1981 in Wexford, Ireland) and moved to Pircestown. is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St. Martin's and has been a member of the Wexford senior inter-county hurling team since 2004.[1]
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Lyng plays both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St. Martin's in Piercestown and has enjoyed much success.
In 1999 Lyng was still a member of the clubs minor team when he made his senior debut as a seventeen year-old. He was a non-playing substitute when St. Martin's defeated Rathnure by two points to win their very first county championship.
After losing a final in the meantime St. Martin's were back in the championship decider in 2008. A 1-13 to 1-8 defeat of Oulart-the-Ballagh gave Lyng his first county title on the field of play.[2]
Lyng first came to prominence with Wexford as a member of the county's minor team in 1999. He enjoyed little success in this grade having lost a Leinster decider to Kilkenny. He later joined the Wexford under-21 team, winning back-to-back Leinster titles in 2001 and 2002.
Lyng made his senior debut for Wexford in a National Hurling League game against Kilkenny in 2004. He remained on the fringes of the team and was a non-playing substitute when Wexford captured the Leinster title. He made his championship debut later that year when he came on as a substitute against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.[3]
By 2005 Lyng was a regular on the Wexford starting fifteen, however, the Slanysliders had to play second fiddle to Kilkenny in the provincial championship. Lyng lined out in four Leinster finals in-a-row, however, Kilkenny were the winners on all four occasions.
In 2009 Lyng was appointed Wexford captain. He retained that position in 2010 and guided the team to a National League Division 2 title following a defeat of Clare.[4]
Lyng has lined out with Leinster on a number of occasions in the inter-provincial series. He won two Railway Cup medals in 2006 and 2009.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Rory Jacob |
Wexford Senior Hurling Captain 2009-2010 |
Succeeded by Darren Stamp |
Achievements | ||
Preceded by Ger Oakley (Offaly) |
National Hurling League Final (Div 2) winning captain 2010 |
Succeeded by Gavin O'Mahony (Limerick) |