Ger_Collins
Ger Collins
Irish hurler
Ger Collins (born 13 July 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for Cork Premier Championship club Ballinhassig and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Coileáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 24) Ballinhassig, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018-present | Ballinhassig | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2018-present | Cork Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018- | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:34, 3 July 2021. | |||
Ballinhassig
Collins joined the Ballinhassig club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a hurler and Gaelic footballer.[citation needed]
On 16 September 2018, Collins made his first appearance for Ballinhassig's top adult team when he lined out in goal for their 1-22 to 0-14 defeat by Valley Rovers in the Premier Intermediate Championship.[citation needed]
Cork
Minor
Collins first lined out for Cork as a member of the minor team during the 2016 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance in goal on 6 April in a 0-17 to 1-10 defeat of Waterford.[1]
Collins was eligible for the minor grade again the following year. On 9 July, he was in goal when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008.[2] On 3 September, Collins was again in goal when Cork suffered a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[3]
Under-21 and under-20
Collins subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship and took over as goalkeeper from his brother Patrick.[4] On 4 July, he won a Munster Championship medal following Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[5] On 26 August, Collins was in goal for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.[6] He was later named as goalkeeper on the Team of the Year.[7]
On 3 July 2019, Collins made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He lined out in goal in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick.[8] On 23 July 2019, Collins was again in goal when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[9] He was again selected in goal when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[10]
Senior
Collins was a late addition to the Cork senior team during the 2018 All-Ireland Championship.[11] On 29 July, he was an unused substitute when Cork suffered a 3-32 to 2-21 extra-time defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-final.[12]
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2019.
| Team | Year | Cork PIHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Ballinhassig | 2018 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0-00 | |
Division
- As of match played 27 March 2019.
Inter-county
- As of 31 July 2021
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2018 | Division 1A | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
- Cork
- McCarthy, Tomás (6 April 2016). "Strong start by Cork as they defeat Waterford in Munster minor hurling opener". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Collins clan are keeping the faith for Ballinhassig and Cork". Evening Echo. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- "Cork, Tipperary and Galway lead the way as U21 Team of the Year nominees released". Hogan Stand. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Casey, Gavan (27 July 2018). "Fresh faces added to each panel but Cork and Limerick go with unchanged starting XVs". The 42. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- O'Brien, Kevin (29 July 2018). "Limerick complete epic comeback to defeat Cork in extra-time and advance to All-Ireland final". The 42. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- Ger Collins profile at the Cork GAA website