Rory McCarthy

Rory McCarthy (born 4 September 1975) is a retired Irish sportsperson.[1] He played hurling with his local club St Martin's and with the Wexford senior inter-county team. He played in the half-back line.

Rory McCarthy
Personal information
Irish name Ruairi Mac Cárthaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Half-back
Born (1975-09-04) 4 September 1975
Murrintown, County Wexford
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname roro
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Martin's
Club titles
Wexford titles 2
Leinster titles 0
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1994-2007
 Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 1

Early life

Rory McCarthy was born near Murrintown, County Wexford in 1975. He was educated locally in Murrintown N.S. and from an early age he showed great skill at Gaelic games. McCarthy later attended St. Peter’s College, a virtual academy for young hurling and football talent. Here he won a Leinster Colleges’ medal in football at both senior and junior levels, an All-Ireland Colleges medal in football in 1993. While his early successes were in the game of football it would be as a hurler that he would have much more success. Rory now works in Gorey Community School as a maths and Physical Education teacher.

Playing career

Club

McCarthy plays his club hurling and football with his local St Martin's club. He has experienced some success at underage levels and in 1999 he won his first, county championship medal. He later went on to win another in 2008

References
  1. "McCarthy Rory". 30 August 1996. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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