Jack Canning (born 1999) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Portumna, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Cainin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1999 Portumna, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2020-present | Portumna | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2021 | Galway | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:31, 12 January 2021. | |||
Career
editCanning played a number of sports as a student at the Cistercian College in Roscrea. He was part of the college's rugby union team that won the Leinster Senior Cup after beating Belvedere College in 2015.[1] Canning began his club hurling career at juvenile and underage levels with Portumna, before making his senior team debut in 2017.[2]
On the inter-county scene, Canning first appeared for Galway during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He scored 2-02 and was man of the match when Galway defeated Cork in the 2017 All-Ireland minor final. He was later named on the minor team of the year.[3] Canning immediatley progressed to the under-21 team and won a Leinster U21HC title in 2018.[4]
Canning put his hurling career on hold when he joined Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in Sydney in January 2018.[5] He returned after a year and resumed his club career with Portumna. Canning was drafted onto the Galway senior hurling team in January 2021.[6][7]
Personal life
editHis uncles, Ollie and Joe Canning also lined out with Galway.[8]
Honours
edit- Cistercian College
- Galway
- Awards
- GAA Minor Star Hurling Team of the Year Award: 2017
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final Man of the Match: 2017
References
edit- ^ "Canning ditches rugby and AFL prospects in bid to follow uncle Joe with Galway". Hogan Stand. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "A veteran brother and a young nephew for company with Joe Canning in Portumna senior side". The 42. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Canning one of six Galway hurlers named in minor team of the year". The 42. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Canning puts rugby first". Hogan Stand. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Jack Canning among the new faces in Galway senior hurling panel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Joe Canning's nephew called into Galway hurling squad after rugby stint in Australia". The 42. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "'Joe is not going to be playing for me, I have to play for myself'". The 42. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.