Paudie O'Sullivan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Páidí Ó Súilleabháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 28 November 1988 Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | The pebble | ||
| Occupation | Electrician | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2004-present | Cloyne | ||
| Club Titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2008-present | Cork | 18 (5-24) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| * Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:02, 24 April 2013. | |||
Paudie O'Sullivan (born 28 November 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior team.[1]
O'Sullivan joined the team during the 2008 National Hurling League and has become a regular member of the starting fifteen in recent seasons. During that time he has enjoyed little success.
At club level O'Sullivan plays with Cloyne and divisional side Imokilly.
His brother, Diarmuid O'Sullivan, is a three-time All-Ireland medalist with Cork.[2]
Playing career
College
During his secondary schooling at Midleton CBS, O'Sullivan was a key member of the senior hurling team. He won a Dr. Harty Cup medal in 2006 following a narrow 2-8 to 0-12 defeat of St. Flannan's College.[3]
Club
O'Sullivan plays his club hurling and Gaelic football with Cloyne and has enjoyed some success.
In 2004 he was just fifteen years-old when he made his debut with the club's senior team. The following three years proved difficult for Cloyne as the club became the first team in over sixty years to lose three successive senior championship deciders.[4][5][6] In spite of these defeats O'Sullivan was regularly one of the top scorers in the championship.
In 2007 O'Sullivan's club career came to an abrupt halt when he suffered a cruciate injury. This ruled him out of the entire championship campaign.
After capturing three successive divisional junior football championship medals between 2008 and 2010, O'Sullivan's side reached the county decider in the latter year. A narrow 0-10 to 0-9 defeat of White's Cross gave him a junior football championship medal.
Inter-county
O'Sullivan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team. He made his debut in 2005 in a provincial quarter-final trouncing of Kerry, before later winning a Munster medal following a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick.[7]
Cork retained their provincial crown in 2006, with O'Sullivan collecting a second Munster medal following a 2-20 to 1-15 defeat of Tipperary.[8]
A two-year stint with the Cork under-21 team yielded little success.
O'Sullivan made his senior debut for Cork during the team's unsuccessful National Hurling League campaign in 2008. He subsequently made his championship debut in a Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary.[9]
Two months before Cork's opening championship clash in 2013, O'Sullivan suffered a serious leg injury in a club match which will rule him out for the rest of the season.[10]
Inter-provincial
O'Sullivan also had the honour of being picked for Munster in the inter-provincial series of games. He won an Interprovincial Championship medal in 2013 as Munster defeated Connacht by 1-22 to 0-15.[11]
Honours
Team
- Midleton CBS
- Cloyne
- Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 2010
- East Cork Junior Football Championship (3): 2008, 2009, 2010
- Cork
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2005, 2006
- Munster
- Interprovincial Championship (1): 2013
References
- ↑ "Player profile:Paudie O'Sullivan". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Crowe, Dermot (31 October 2004). "Brothers born to hurl". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Flannan's shocked as Midleton take Harty Cup". Irish Independent. 13 March 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Piarsaigh storm to Cork title". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ↑ "No stopping Newtown's charge". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ↑ "Paradise regained for Erin's Own". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ↑ Larkin, Brendan (27 June 2005). "Captain Cronin on fire as Cork trounce Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Larkin, Brendan (26 June 2006). "Rebel goals rattle Tipp". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Canty and O'Sullivan to debut for Rebels". Breaking News website. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Cahill, Jackie (24 April 2013). "Rebels reeling as injury set to end O'Sullivan's season". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Munster too strong for Connacht". Irish Examiner. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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