Fergal Moore

Moore played his club hurling with Turloughmore. He enjoyed some success in the juvenile and underage grades, however, success at senior level has eluded him.^[2]

Moore first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team in the late nineties. It was a successful era for the county's minors, with Moore collecting an All-Ireland medal following a 0–13 to 0–10 defeat of Tipperary in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

The following year, Moore was still a key member of the Galway minors, and he collected a second All-Ireland medal following a 2–19 to 4–10 defeat of Cork.^{[citation needed]}

By 2002 Moore had joined the Galway under-21 team and he lined out in yet another All-Ireland final. Limerick provided the opposition, however, in spite of being marginal favourites Galway were trounced by 3–17 to 0–8.^[3]

Moore was appointed captain of the Galway under-21 team in 2003 as he lined out in a second successive All-Ireland final in that grade. Kilkenny were the winners on that occasion by 2–13 to 0–12.^[4]

In 2004, Moore made his debut with the Galway senior hurling team. He won a National Hurling League medal that year after a 2–15 to 1–13 defeat of Waterford in the final.^[5] He made his championship debut later that year in an All-Ireland qualifier against Down. Since then he has been a regular with Galway, however, his career has been hampered through injury.^[6]

In 2012 Moore was appointed captain of the Galway senior hurling team.^[7] He later guided the team to their first Leinster title following a 2–21 to 2–11 trouncing of reigning All-Ireland champions and hot favourites Kilkenny.^[8] Both sides subsequently met in the All-Ireland decider and Galway nearly pulled off a victory courtesy of goals from Joe Canning and Niall Burke. A 2–13 to 0–19 draw was the result, a first drawn All-Ireland final in over half a century.^[9] Defeat to Kilkenny followed for Moore and his Galway team in the replay. Moore's outstanding performances in the 2012 Championship earned him his first All Star Award in October 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Moore has also lined out with Connacht in the inter-provincial series of games. He won an Interprovincial Championship medal in 2004 following a 1–15 to 0–9 defeat of Munster.^[10]