James Regan (born 7 February 1991) is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club St Thomas' and has been a member at senior level of the Galway county team since 2011.[1]
James Regan in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Ó Ríagáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner forward | ||
Born |
Ballinasloe, Ireland | 7 February 1991||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2008 | St Thomas' | ||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 6 | ||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011– | Galway | 11 (1–9) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 |
Playing career
editClub
editRegan plays his club hurling with St Thomas'. He made his senior debut in 2006 while he was still an underage player.[citation needed]
Inter-county
editRegan first played for Galway at minor level in 2009. It was a successful year for the young Tribesmen as they reached the All-Ireland final. Kilkenny provided the opposition; however, Galway won by 2-15 to 2-11 giving Regan an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship medal.[2]
The following year Regan joined the county under-21 team. Once again Galway reached the All-Ireland final where Tipperary provided the opposition. That game ended in a rout as Tipp won by 5-22 to 0-12.[3]
Regan made his senior championship debut when he came on as a substitute against Clare in an All-Ireland qualifier in 2011.
Personal life
editRegan is a teacher at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway.[4]
Honours
edit- St Thomas'
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (6): 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
References
edit- ^ "Profile: James Regan". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Cummins inspires Galway to glory". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Superb Premier tap into feelgood factor". Irish Independent. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Glennon, Stephen (13 April 2018). "Coláiste Bhaile Chláir making rapid strides on the ladies football fields". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2022.