John Griffin (hurler)

John Griffin
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Grifín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1984 Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname	Tweek
Occupation	Hurling development officer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Lixnaw Finuge
Club titles
Kerry titles	3
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	Cork Institute of Technology
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2006-present	Kerry

John Griffin (born 1984) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Kerry senior team.

Born in Lixnaw, County Kerry, Griffin first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrive don the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kerry minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2006 league. Griffin quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won two Christy Ring Cup medals and two National Hurling League medals in the lower divisions. He has been a Christy Ring runner-up on three occasions.

At international level Griffin has played for the composite rules shinty-hurling team, winning a championship medal in 2009. At club level he is a three-time championship medallist with Lixnaw. As a Gaelic footballer Griffin is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Finuge in the junior grade. He has also won three Munster medals and three championship medals in the intermediate and junior grades.

Honours

Team

Lixnaw

Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2005, 2007, 2014

Finuge

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2005
Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship (2): 2002, 2004
Munster Junior Club Football Championship (2): 2002, 2004
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2012
Kerry Junior Football Championship (2): 2002, 2004

Kerry

Christy Ring Cup (2): 2011, 2015 (c)
National League (Division 2A) (1): 2015 (c)
National League (Division 3A) (1): 2010

External links

John Griffin navigation boxes

Sporting positions
Preceded by Liam Boyle	Kerry Senior Hurling Captain 2008	Succeeded by Tom Murnane
Preceded by John Egan	Kerry Senior Hurling Captain 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent
Achievements
Preceded by Niall Ó Muineacháin (Kildare)	Christy Ring Cup Final winning captain 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent

Template:Finuge Football Team 2005

Kerry Minor Hurling Team 2001 All Ireland Minor B Champions (3rd title)

1 T. Flynn 2 N. O’Connell 3 B. Purcell 4 B. Harris 5 D. Bowler 6 A. Boyle 7 M. Cronin 8 D. Young 9 P. Randles 10 J. Griffin 11 B. Brick 12 I. McCarthy 13 J. Bunyan 14 M. Conway 15 S. Goggin Manager E. Murphy

(Team for 2001 final versus Carlow)

Kerry – 2010 Christy Ring Cup runners-Up

1 B. Rochford 2 C. Harris (c) 3 T. Murnane 4 J. Fitzgerald 5 J. Godley 6 L. Boyle 7 A. Healy 8 M. Conway 9 J. Griffin 10 J. Egan 11 M. Boyle 12 D. O'Connell 13 J. Flaherty 14 G. O'Brien 15 S. Nolan Subs Shane Brick C. Harty J. McCarthy Manager J. Meyler Selector S. O'Shea

(Squad as of 2010 versus Westmeath)

Kerry – 2011 Christy Ring Cup champions (1st title)

1 B. Rochford
2 P. O'Grady
3 J. Godley
4 E. Fitzgerald
5 C. Harris
6 J. Casey
7 A. Keane
8 D. Dinneen
9 J. Griffin
10 D. O'Connell
11 G. O'Brien
12 M. Boyle (c)
13 S. Nolan
14 M. Conway
15 J. Egan

Subs used: L. Boyle; J. Flaherty; C. Harty; A. Royle

Subs not used: J. B. O'Halloran; J. Fitzgerald; B. Murphy; P. Costelloe; P. Boyle; P. Monson; P. O'Keeffe; A. Boyle; D. Wallace; B. Brosnan; D. Fitzell; D. Daly; A. Fealy; J. Leahy

Manager: J. Meyler
Selectors: S. O'Shea; J. Hennessey
Coach: J. O'Connor

Kerry – 2013 Christy Ring Cup runners-up

1 B. Rochford
2 R. Horgan
3 L. Burke
4 P. Costelloe (c)
5 D. O'Connell
8 T. Murnane
7 D. Dineen
8 J. Griffin
9 D. Collins
10 B. O'Leary
11 W. O'Dwyer
12 C. Harty
13 P. Boyle
14 A. Boyle
15 S. Nolan

Subs used: 17 J. Egan for P. Costello; 22 G. O'Brien for C. Harty; 19 S. Maunsell for G. O'Brien

Subs not used: 16 P. J. Gorman; 18 D. Fitzell; 20 A. O'Connor; 21 P. O'Keeffe; 23 B. Murphy; 24 M. Lynch; 25 B. Brosnan; 26 P. J. Connolly

Manager: T. Howard
Coach: F. O'Loughlin
Selectors: P. Regan; M. Burke; N. Browne

Kerry – 2014 Christy Ring Cup runners-up

1 T. Flynn
2 B. Murphy
3 T. Murnane
4 D. Fitzell
5 S. Weir
6 D. Dineen
7 T. Casey
8 D. O'Connell
9 C. Harty
10 M. Boyle
11 D. Collins
12 J. Egan (c)
13 D. Butler
14 P. Boyle
15 S. Nolan

Subs used: 17 J. Griffin for D. Fitzell; 18 B. O'Leary for M. Boyle; 20 J. Leahy for T. Casey; 19 J. Casey for D. Butler

Subs not used: 16 N. Leen; 21 K. Carmody; 22 P. Lucid; 23 P. O'Connor; 24 A. Fealy; 25 L. Boyle; 26 P. McGrath

Manager: É. Kelly
Coach: B. Horgan
Selectors: D. J. Leahy; T. O'Connell

Kerry – 2015 Christy Ring Cup champions (2nd title)

1 S. Murphy
2 R. Horgan
3 P. Costelloe
4 B. Murphy
5 D. Collins
6 D. Dinneen
7 K. Carmody
8 J. Griffin (c)
9 P. Kelly
10 M. O'Leary
11 J. Egan
12 C. Harty
13 M. Boyle
14 S. Nolan
15 P. Boyle

Subs used: 21 J. O'Neill for P. Boyle; 17 D. Butler for M. O'Leary; 25 S. Weir for M. Boyle; 20 J. Flaherty for C. Harty; 19 D. Fitzell for D. Dineen

Subs not used: 16 P. Lucid; 18 T. Casey; 22 B. O'Leary; 23 A. Royle; 24 D. Shanahan; 26 G. O'Grady

Manager: É. Kelly
Coach: C. Gleeson
Selectors: D. J. Leahy; T. O'Connell

Ireland composite rules team 2006 Composite Rules Shinty-Hurling Series

Team:	1 G. Clarke 2 G. Bermingham 3 D. Coulter 4 C. Cunniffe 5 K. Divilly; 6 P. Gannon 7 A. Gaul 8 J. Glancy 9 J. Griffin 10 M. Kettle 11 T. Lennon 12 P. McCormack 13 K. McGarry 14 R. Mulry

Subs:	M. O'Neill P. Reidy G. Savage D. Shaw

Coach:	S. Silke

(Team at 5 November 2006 versus Scotland)

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