Conor Boylan

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Boylan first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. On 20 February 2016, he was at right wing-forward when Ardscoil Rís won the Harty Cup title after an 0–11 to 0–08 defeat of Our Lady’s Secondary School from Templemore in the final.^[2]

On 23 February 2019, Boylan was a substitute for University College Cork when they faced Mary Immaculate College in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He remained on the bench for the 2–21 to 0–13 victory.^[3]

Boylan played in a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at centre-forward, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after the 0–18 to 2–11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow.^[4]

Boylan joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-16, minor and under-21 grades.^{[citation needed]}

Boylan won a Limerick Championship medal as a non-playing substitute on 11 October 2015 after a 1–22 to 4–12 defeat of Patrickswell in the final.^[5] Later that season he won a Munster Championship medal, also as a non-playing substitute, after a 2–18 to 2–11 defeat of Ballygunner.^[6] On 17 March 2016, Boylan was on the bench when he won an All-Ireland medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ruairí Óg by 2–25 to 2–14 in the final.^[7]

On 15 October 2017, Boylan won a second Limerick Championship medal after being introduced as a substitute when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1–22 to 2–14 in the final.^[8] He later won a second Munster Championship medal from midfield when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3–15 to 2–10 in the final.^[9] On 17 March 2018, Boylan played as a substitute when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final.^[10]

On 27 October 2018, Boylan won a third Limerick Championship medal at left wing-forward following Na Piarsaigh's 2–22 to 3–10 defeat of Doon.^[11]

Boylan made his first appearance for the Limerick minor team on 8 April 2015. He was introduced as a substitute in a 2–20 to 1–13 defeat by Cork in the Munster Championship.^[12] On 12 July Boylan was again introduced as a substitute in Limerick's 0–20 to 0–17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.^[13]

Boylan was eligible for the minor grade again in 2016 and made his first start on 6 April in a 2–11 to 1–08 defeat of Clare.^[14] On 10 July, he scored two points from left wing-forward when Limerick suffered a 1–24 to 0–10 defeat by Tipperary in a second successive Munster final.^[15] On 4 September, Boyle was at right corner-forward when Limerick suffered a second defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[16]

Boylan subsequently progressed onto the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal on 26 July 2017 after a coming on as a substitute in Limerick's 0–16 to 1–11 defeat of Cork in the final.^[17] On 9 September, he was introduced as a 38th-minute substitute for Cian Lynch in Limerick's 0–17 to 0–11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.^[18]

Boylan made his first appearance for the Limerick senior team on 14 December 2018. He was introduced as a 55th-minute substitute for Barry O'Connell in a 4–14 to 2–17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster League.^[19] On 2 February 2019, he made his first start at left wing-forward in a 1–21 to 1–14 defeat of Tipperary.^[20]