Christopher Joyce (hurler)
Christopher Joyce is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh. He usually lines out as a right wing-back. Joyce is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.
.jpg.webp) Christopher Joyce in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cristóir Seoighe | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2009-present | Na Piarsaigh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012-2020 | Cork | 31 (0-04) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:52, 14 November 2020. | |||
Playing career
Na Piarsaigh
Joyce joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and enjoyed some success at juvenile and underage levels, including winning a Féile na nGael title in 2006 after a 1-05 to 1-04 defeat of Athenry in the final.[1]
On 7 December 2013, Joyce enjoyed his first success at adult level when he was at centre-back for Na Piarsaigh's 0-20 to 2-09 Cork Senior Hurling League final defeat of Sarsfields.[2]
Minor & under-21
Joyce first played for Cork as a member of the minor team. He made his first appearance on 24 June 2009 when he was introduced as a 59th-minute substitute for clubmate Patrick O'Rourke in a 5-17 apiece Munster Championship draw with Tipperary.[3] Joyce ended his tenure at minor level following a 2-17 to 1-13 defeat by Waterford on 7 July 2010.[4]
On 15 July 2011, Joyce made his debut in the under-21 grade in a 4-19 to 1-21 defeat of Tipperary.[5] He was at right corner-back in the subsequent 1-27 to 4-20 Munster final defeat by Limerick.[6]
Joyce captained the Cork under-21 team on 17 July 2013. The 5-19 to 2-13 defeat by Tipperary was his last game in the grade.[7]
Senior
On 7 July 2012 Joyce made his senior championship debut in a 1-26 to 2-16 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland qualifiers. He became Cork's first choice centre-back for the championship the following year, lining out in his first Munster decider, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick.[8] On 8 September 2013 Joyce lined out against Clare in his first All-Ireland final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Patrick Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-gasp point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw.[9] The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Patrick Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare.[10]
In 2014 Joyce won his first Munster medal as goals by Séamus Harnedy and Paudie O'Sullivan gave Cork a 2-24 to 0-24 victory over Limerick in the provincial decider.[11]
Joyce won his second Munster Championship medal on 9 July 2017 when he played at right wing-back in Cork's 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[12]
On 1 July 2018, Joyce won a third Munster Championship medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[13]
On 7 December 2020, it was reported in the Irish Examiner that Joyce would not be involved with the Cork senior hurling team for the 2021 season.[14]
Career statistics
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2012 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-01 | ||
| 2014 | Division 1B | 6 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-02 | |
| 2015 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-01 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 12 | 0-02 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 0-03 | 19 | 0-03 | 12 | 0-01 | 70 | 0-07 | ||
References
- "Gaelic Games Digest". Irish Times. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Battling Piarsaigh bounce back". Irish Examiner. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Drake point earns Cork a replay". Irish Times. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- Murphy, John (8 July 2010). "Brilliant Déise hold off Rebels' late revival". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- O'Toole, Fintan (16 July 2011). "Awesome Rebel firepower". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Rooney, Declan (4 August 2011). "Hannon on the mark to edge thriller". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 July 2013). "Clinical Premier tear Rebels apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Moynihan, Michael (7 December 2020). "Aidan Walsh, Conor Lehane, and Christopher Joyce will not feature for Cork hurlers next year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
- Christopher Joyce profile at the Cork GAA website