Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Conchur Ó Liatháin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right Half Forward | ||
Born |
Midleton, County Cork, Ireland |
30 July 1992 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2009-present | Midleton | ||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011-present | Cork | 24 (2-64) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:23, 22 May 2017. |
Conor Lehane (born 30 July 1992) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a left wing-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Midleton, County Cork, Lehane first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Midleton CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2011 Waterford Crystal Cup. Lehane has since gone on to play a key part for Cork as one of the team's top forwards, however, he has enjoyed little success in terms of silverware. He has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Lehane has won one championship medal with Midleton.
Lehane plays his club hurling with Midleton and has enjoyed some success at underage levels.
In 2010 Lehane won a county minor championship with the club, following a 1-15 to 0-12 defeat of Na Piarsaigh.
Lehane had joined the club's under-21 team by 2011, and won a divisional under-21 championship. Midleton later secured the county under-21 championship, following a 1-11 to 0-8 defeat of Duhallow.
In 2013 Lehane completed his collection of county medals as he helped Midletion win a first senior county title since 1991 after victory over Sarsfield's with a Man of the Match display,scoring 2.10.He also won another county under-21 championship as captain, defeating Blackrock.
During his tenure at University College Cork, Lehane played a key role for the university's various hurling teams.
In 2012 he was at full-forward when UCC faced fierce local rivals Cork Institute of Technology in the final of the All-Ireland Freshers Championship. Lehane chipped in with 0-6 to secure a 1-24 to 3-13 extra time victory.