Seán Finn
Irish hurler (born 1996)
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Seán Finn (born 24 January 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for club side Bruff and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
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| Born | 24 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Financial analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a cousin of YouTuber Daithi De Nogla.
Early life
Finn was born in Bruff, County Limerick. His father, Brian Finn, won a Munster Championship medal with the Limerick senior hurling team in 1994.[citation needed]
University career
During his studies at the University of Limerick, Finn was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 24 February 2018, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal following UL's 2–21 to 2–15 defeat of Dublin City University in the final.[1]
Club career
Finn joined the Bruff club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team. On 25 October 2014, he won a Premier Intermediate Championship medal following a 2–14 to 0–16 defeat of Croom in the final.
Inter-county career
Minor and under-21
Finn first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of seventeen. On 23 July 2013, he was at left corner-back when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1–20 to 4–08 defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.[2]
Finn was eligible for the minor grade again the following year. He won a second successive Munster Championship medal after a 0–24 to 0–18 second consecutive defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.[3] On 7 September 2014, Finn was at right corner-back for Limerick's 2–17 to 0–19 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[4]
Finn subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in his first season after a 0–22 to 0–19 win over Clare in the final.[5][6] On 12 September 2015, Finn was at right corner-back when Limerick defeated Wexford by 0–26 to 1–07 in the All-Ireland final.[7]
On 4 February 2016, Finn was ruled out for the year after tearing his cruciate ligament.[8]
After returning to the panel in 2017, Finn won a second Munster Championship medal after a 0–16 to 1–11 defeat of Cork in the final.[9] On 9 September 2017, Lynch was at right corner-back in Limerick's 0–17 to 0–11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[10] He was later named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.[11]
Senior
2016 season
Finn was drafted onto the Limerick senior team by team manager T. J Ryan in advance of the 2016 Munster League. He made his first appearance for the team on 3 January 2016 when he lined out at right corner-back in a 2–23 to 0–18 first-round defeat of Kerry. On 23 January 2016, Finn was again included on the starting fifteen when Limerick were beaten by Clare in the final.[12] On 9 February 2016, it was revealed that he would miss the rest of the season after tearing his cruciate ligament.[13]
2017 season
Finn recovered from his cruciate injury and once again earned inclusion on the Limerick team under new manager John Kiely for the 2017 season.[14] Having played no part in the pre-season Munster League, he made his competitive debut on 4 March 2017 in a 1–25 to 3–15 National League defeat of Offaly.[15] It was the first of his three league appearances that season, including one as a substitute in the ten-point defeat by Galway in the semi-final.[16] On 4 June 2017, Finn made his Munster Championship debut in a 3–17 to 2–16 semi-final defeat by Clare.[17]
2018 season
Finn was again named on the 38-man Limerick panel for the upcoming 2018 season, however, he made just one appearance during the pre-season Munster League-winning campaign.[18][19] The subsequent National League saw Finn line out in five of Limerick's seven games. On 19 August 2018, he was named at right corner-back when Limerick faced Galway in the All-Ireland final.[20] He ended the game with a winners' medal as Limerick won their first All-Ireland Championship title in 45 years after a 3–16 to 2–18 victory.[21] Later that day he was named on the Sunday Game Team of the Year.[22] Finn ended the season by being named in the right corner-back position on the All-Star Team.[23]
2019 season
Finn was again a regular for Limerick during the 2019 National League, lining out in seven of their eight games. On 31 March 2019, he was selected at full-back when Limerick claimed their first Division 1 title since 1997 after a 1–24 to 0–19 win over Waterford in the final.[24] Finn ended the 2019 Munster Championship with his first provincial winners' medal after the 2–26 to 2–14 win over Tipperary in the Munster final.[25] He ended the season by being named in the right corner-back position on the GAA/GPA All-Star Team for the second successive year.[26]
2020 season
Finn wasn't included on the Limerick team for the two group stage games of the 2020 Munster League. He was back on the team as a substitute for the final against Cork on 11 January 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 1–32 to 0–20 win.[27] The subsequent National League campaign saw Finn lining out in four of Limerick's five Division 1A games. On 25 October 2020, he was at right corner-back for the 0–36 to 1–23 defeat of Clare in the delayed league final.[28] Finn ended the 2020 Munster Championship with a second successive winners' medal after the Munster final defeat of Waterford.[29] He was again selected at right corner-back for the All-Ireland final against Waterford on 13 December 2020, ending the game with a second title in three years after the 0–30 to 0–19 win.[30][31]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2026.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 7 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-00 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-00 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-00 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2025 | 4 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2026 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 0-00 | 28 | 0-00 | 14 | 0-00 | 81 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2018
- Bruff
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
- National Hurling League (2): 2019, 2020
- Munster Senior Hurling League (2): 2018, 2020
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2015, 2017
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2015, 2017
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2013, 2014
- Awards
- All-Star Award (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (5): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022