Colm Boyle (born 29 July 1986) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Davitts and, formerly, the Mayo county team.[2] He won four All Star Awards and played in four finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, losing them all and scoring an own goal in the third.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football (Peil Ghaelach) | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born |
29 July 1986 Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Occupation | Garda (police officer) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Davitts | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008–2021[1] | Mayo | 120[1] | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
Career
editBoyle won six Connacht Senior Football Championships and a National Football League title.[1]
He started at left half-back in three All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost to Donegal by a scoreline of 0-13 to 2-11 and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost to Dublin by a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-12.[3][4][5][6] The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, his fourth, was the third final in which he started at left half-back and it was another loss to Dublin.
Before that he started in the centre in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final as Mayo lost again, though Dublin needed a replay on this occasion.
He missed the 2020 and 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final losses to Dublin and Tyrone respectively, due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and retired from inter-county football at the end of 2021.[1]
Boyle made an appearance for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series, scoring a total of one over.[7]
Boyle was named coach and selector of the Mayo minor team ahead of the 2023 season.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Colm Boyle takes up coaching role with Mayo minors". RTÉ. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Conroy leads Davitts home". The Mayo News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Donegal 2–11 0–13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (24 September 2012). "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "As it happened: Donegal v Mayo, All-Ireland SFC final". TheScore.ie. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Dublin 2–12 Mayo 1–14". RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Ireland 57–35 Australia". RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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