Darragh Fitzgibbon

Darragh Fitzgibbon (born 1 April 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Charleville, divisional side Avondhu, university side University College Cork and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Darragh Fitzgibbon
Personal information
Irish name Darragh Mac Giobúin
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Charleville, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Fitz
Occupation Student
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2014-present
 Charleville 2 (0-30)
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2016-present
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-present
 Cork 17 (0-27)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 1
* club appearances and scores correct as of 12:00, 22 April 2019.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:52, 14 November 2020.

Playing career

CBS Charleville

Fitzgibbon first came to prominence as a hurler with C.B.S. Charleville. Having played hurling in every grade during his time at the school, he usually lined out in the forwards on the senior team in the Harty Cup.[1]

University College Cork

On 23 February 2019, Fitzgibbon lined out at left corner-forward for University College Cork when they faced Mary Immaculate College in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He scored a point from play in the 2-21 to 0-13 victory.[2]

Fitzgibbon played in a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at midfield, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after scoring two points from play in the 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow.[3]

Charleville

Fitzgibbon joined the Charleville club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 7 June 2014, he made his adult debut in a 0-20 to 0-14 defeat of Milford in the intermediate championship. Charleville subsequently reached the final, however, they lost to Fermoy by a single point.[4] Charleville qualified for a second successive final in 2015, with Fitzgibbon scoring 1-09 and claiming a winners' medal in a 5-24 to 1-10 defeat of Dripsey.[5]

After three years in the Premier Intermediate Championship, Charleville qualified for the 2018 final against Courcey Rovers. After an initial draw, Fitzgibbon collected a winners' medal in this grade after a 0-15 to 0-14 win in the replay.[6]

Minor and under-21

Fitzgibbon first played for Cork at minor level in 2015, however, his sole season in the grade ended without success with a defeat by Limerick.[7] On 23 June 2016, Fitzgibbon made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team in a seven-point defeat by Limerick.[8] He also played in Cork's unsuccessful championship campaign in 2017. On 4 July 2018, Fitzgibbon won a Munster medal after leaving the field injured in Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[9] On 26 August 2018, he scored a point in Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade.[10] Fitzgibbon was later nominated for the Team of the Year.[11]

Senior

Fitzgibbon made his senior debut for Cork on 11 February 2017 in a National League defeat of Clare, before making his first championship start later that season in a Munster Championship quarter-final against Tipperary.[12][13] Fitzgibbon was a regular starter for Cork's subsequent championship games. On 9 July 2017, he won his first Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[14]

On 1 July 2018, Fitzgibbon won a second successive Munster medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[15] At the end of the championship he was named on The Sunday Game Team of the Year.[16] Fitzgibbon ended the season by winning an All-Star Award while he was also a Young Hurler of the Year nominee.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 October 2020.
Team Year Cork IHC Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Charleville 2014 20-03——20-03
2015 41-24——41-24
Total 61-27——61-27
Year Cork PIHC Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
2016 31-15——31-15
2017 40-24——40-24
2018 62-2720-1520-16102-58
Total 133-6620-1520-16173-97
Year Cork SHC Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
2019 20-30——20-30
Total 20-30——20-30
Year Cork SAHC Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
2020 52-51——52-51
Total 52-51——52-51
Career total 266-17420-1520-16306-205

Division
As of match played 1 September 2018.
Team Year Cork SHC
AppsScore
Avondhu 2016 10-00
University College Cork 2017 50-16
2018 21-09
Career total 81-25

Inter-county
As of match played 14 November 2020.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2017 Division 1A 40-0630-0210-0180-09
2018 40-0550-1010-04100-19
2019 10-0040-0620-0470-10
2020 40-0500-0010-0050-05
Career total 130-16120-1850-09300-43

Honours
University College Cork
Charleville
Cork
Awards

References
  1. Hurley, Denis (15 October 2014). "Plan starts to come together for the AG". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. "Fitzgibbon Cup final: UCC in a different class". Hogan Stand. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. Farrell, Sinéad (12 February 2020). "14-man UCC come from 6 points down to win Fitzgibbon Cup final against IT Carlow". The 42. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Shanahan fires Fermoy to glory". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. Moynihan, Michael (26 October 2015). "Glory cruise for Charleville". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. O'Callaghan, Therese (30 October 2018). "Charleville back in the big time as Courceys held at bay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. O'Callaghan, Therese (2 July 2015). "Limerick minors deliver late knockout to Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. "All-Ireland holders Limerick overrun Cork U21s". Irish Examiner. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. 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.
  10. "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  11. "Cork, Tipperary and Galway lead the way as U21 Team of the Year nominees released". Hogan Stand. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  12. "Kieran Kingston hands league debuts to five U21s in new-look Cork side". The 42. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. Moran, Seán (22 May 2017). "Cork's youthful cast knocks Tipperary off the stage in dazzling show". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. "Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  17. "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  18. "Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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