William O'Meara (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for club side Askeaton and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Meára | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1998 Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Askeaton Ballysteen | |||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2016-present | Limerick Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018- | Limerick | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:06, 22 August 2018. | |||
Playing career
editUniversity
editAs a student at the Limerick Institute of Technology, O'Meara was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
Inter-county
editUnder-21
editO'Meara made his first appearance for the Limerick under-21 team on 7 May 2018 in a 3-18 to 0-13 Munster Championship defeat of Clare.[3]
Senior
editO'Meara joined the Limerick senior hurling panel in 2018 and made his first appearance for the team during the pre-season Munster League.[4] On 19 August 2018, O'Meara was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[5]
On 3 March 2019, O'Meara made his first appearance for the Limerick senior team when he came on as a 7th-minute substitute for Seán Finn in a 1-14 to 2-11 National League draw with Clare.[6] On 31 March 2019, he was named on the bench for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. O'Meara collected a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 31 March 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2018 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2019 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
| Total | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
edit- Limerick
References
edit- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (5 April 2018). "Lynch not part of Limerick's 36-man championship panel as Kiely shows his hand". The 42. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (7 February 2018). "Limerick trio in bid to continue Fitzgibbon Cup dominance". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (7 May 2018). "Limerick U21s begin title defence with comfortable win over Clare". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (13 January 2018). "5 changes to Limerick team ahead of Munster league final against Clare". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Considine, Tony (3 March 2019). "Aaron Gillane strikes late as Limerick snatch draw with Clare in Cusack Park". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.