Seán Linnane
Irish hurler (born 1996)
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Seán Linnane (born 26 January 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right wing-forward for club side Turloughmore and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
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| Born | 26 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Linnane was born in Turloughmore, County Galway. His father, Gerry, played for Galway while his uncle, Sylvie, won All-Ireland medals with Galway in 1987 and 1988.[1]
Playing career
Mary Immaculate College
During his studies at Mary Immaculate College, Linnane was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 27 February 2016, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as Mary I won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of the University of Limerick.[2]
Turloughmore
Linnane joined the Turloughmore club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor grade in 2013. He later joined the club's senior team.[citation needed]
Galway
Minor and under-21
Linnane first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 28 July 2013. He made his first appearance in a 1-19 to 0-13 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Laois.[3] On 8 September 2013, Linnane was at right wing-back in Galway's 1-21 to 0-16 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[4]
Linnane's second and final season with the Galway minor team ended with a 1-27 to 2-09 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Limerick on 17 August 2014.[5]
On 20 August 2016, Linnane made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team in a 0-21 to 0-19 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Dublin.[6] In the subsequent All-Ireland final on 10 September 2016, he scored two points in a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat by Waterford.[7]
Senior
Linnane was one of eight new players drafted onto the Galway senior hurling panel prior to the start of the 2018 National League.[8] He made his senior debut at wing-forward in a 2-18 to 0-17 National Hurling League defeat of Laois on 3 February 2018.[9] Later that season Linnane made his first appearance in the Leinster Championship, replacing John Hanbury for the final two minutes of a 1-23 to 0-17 defeat of Wexford at Innovate Wexford Park.[10] On 8 July 2018, he was an unused substitute in Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 Leinster final replay defeat of Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.[11] In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Limerick on 19 August, Linnane was an unused substitute when Galway were beaten by 3-16 to 2-18.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 June 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2018 | Division 1B | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
- Mary Immaculate College
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2016
- Turloughmore
- Galway Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Galway