Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Andrew Quinn | |
Irish: | Aindrias Ó Cuinn |
Fullname: | Andrew Quinn |
Feet: | 5 |
Inches: | 9 |
County: | Clare |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Tulla |
Clposition: | Forward |
Clubs: | Tulla |
Clcounty: | 1 |
Counties: | Clare |
Icposition: | Right corner-forward |
Icyears: | 2003-2010 |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1983 |
Birth Place: | Tulla, County Clare, Ireland |
Andrew Quinn (born 25 May 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Clare senior hurling team.
Andrew Quinn's underage career with St Flannan's College included winning Munster under-15 hurling and football, Munster under-16 hurling and football, Dean Ryan and Frewen Cups, and won two Dr Harty Cups and one All-Ireland in 2000 and denied a third Harty Cup in 2001.
At club he won Minor A championship in 2000. He is also a county club championship medalist with Tulla. He contributed high scores on the path to final scoring 1-43 and contested Munster Club and Clare Cup finals after. At the college level he collected a Fitzgibbon Medal with Ul.
In 2007 when Tulla reached the final of the county championship for the first time in almost seventy-five years. Crusheen, a team which had never won the title, provided the opposition. Quinn's brother Brian scored a crucial goal as Tulla secured a 1–7 to 0–9 victory. His brother Mark played at centre back and another brother Karl was a substitute.[1] The victory gave Quinn a Clare Senior Hurling Championship medal.
Quinn first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at under-age levels with Clare playing at all levels. He played minor and under-21 for three years.[2]
He made his senior debut for Clare in a National Hurling League game against Meath in 2002 and later became a regular impact substitute during the subsequent championship campaign. In spite of losing their opening game, Clare surprised the hurling world by qualifying for the All-Ireland final. Quinn came on as a substitute once again as his side put up a good fight against Kilkenny. A combined tally of 2-13 for Henry Shefflin and D. J. Carey gave "the Cats" a seven-point victory. In 2003 he started at full forward in Clare's Munster championship win over Tipperary scoring 1–2.[3]