Conor Leen (born 2002) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Corofin and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team with whom he won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling medal after extra time one point victory vs Cork on 21 July 2024, final score 3.29 to 1.34.

Career

Leen played schools hurling while a student at Ennistymon CBS.[1] At club level, he played in the various underage grades with the Corofin/Ruan amalgamation and won consecutive Clare MAHC titles in 2019 and 2020, as well as a Clare U21AHC title in 2021.[2][3][4] Leen progressed to adult level and won a Clare IHC medal in 2023.[5]

Leen first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare as a member of the minor team beaten by Limerick in the 2019 Munster MHC final.[6] He later spent two seasons with the under-20 team. Leen made his senior team debut during Clare's National Hurling League-winning campaign in 2024.[7] On 21 July 2024 he started and won his first Senior All-Ireland Hurling medal in an epic 3.29 to 1.34 aet victory vs Cork. He lined out at left-corner back, number 4 and played the entire game. Conor was also picked at number 4 on The Sunday Game Team of the Year. His father, Edward, is a former Kerry hurler and his mother Barbara comes from Clare / Connemara.

On 21 July 2024, he started at corner back as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.[8][9][10][11]

Honours

Corofin/Ruan
Corofin
Clare
Awards

References

  1. ^ "U 16 ½ Hurling". Ennistymon CBS website. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Corofin/Ruan make history in minor decider". Clare Echo. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Back to back Minor A titles for Corofin/Ruan". Clare Echo. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Strong second quarter steers Corofin/Ruan to first U21A title". Clare Echo. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Corofin claim intermediate hurling title for the third timw". Clare Echo. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Limerick triumph in Electric Ireland Munster MHC Final". GAA website. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Red-hot McCarthy and Clare withstand late Cats fightback to end seven-year trophy drought". Irish Examiner. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ Ryan, Eoin (21 July 2024). "Clare find extra gear to edge Cork in historic hurling final epic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ "All-Ireland SHC Final: Clare win epic encounter". GAA.ie. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34". Munster GAA. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Clare's Conor Leen times run of form perfectly to grab Liam MacCarthy shot". RTE Sport. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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