John Culkin (hurler)

John Culkin
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Mac Uilcín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	23 August 1981; Abbeyknockmoy,; County Galway, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Sales rep
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Abbeyknockmoy
Club titles
Connacht titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Dublin; NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2000-2002	Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	0

John Culkin (born 23 August 1981) is an Irish former hurler who played for Galway Championship club Abbeyknockmoy and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back or centre-back.

Career

Culkin played hurling as a schoolboy with St Flannan's College in Ennis. He was part of the Harty Cup-winning team in 2000 before later winning a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with University College Dublin.[1][2][3] At club level, Culkin lined out with Abbeyknockmoy and was part of their intermediate team that lost the 2016 All-Ireland intermediate final to Bennettsbridge.[4] He first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Galway minor hurling team that won the 1999 All-Ireland minor final.[5] Culkin later joined the under-21 team and spent a number of seasons with the senior team, during which time he won a National Hurling League title. He also won a Railway Cup medal with Connacht.

Team	Year	National League			All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Galway	2000	Division 1A	2	0-03	0	0-00	2	0-03
	2001		1	0-01	0	0-00	1	0-01
	2002		3	0-00	0	0-00	3	0-00
Career total			6	0-04	0	0-00	6	0-04

"St. Flannans 19th title as Templemores dream fades". Irish Independent. 18 March 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
"Limerick give home fans a feast". Irish Times. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
"Barry hero for Billings' boys". Irish Independent. 19 April 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
"Kilkenny's Bennettsbridge claim second All-Ireland club title in 12 months". The 42. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
"Tribesmen's tempo trips up Tipperary". Irish Independent. 13 September 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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