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Nickname | Sully | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Product analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conor O'Sullivan (born 8 March 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.
O'Sullivan first came to prominence as a hurler with Glanmire Community College. Having played at every grade,he was a midfielder on the college's senior team that played in the Harty Cup. [1]
During his studies at University College Cork,O'Sullivan established himself as a forward on the senior hurling team. On 7 March 2009,he lined out at left corner-back when UCC defeated the University of Limerick by 2-17 to 0-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup. [2]
O'Sullivan joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 27 October 2007,he partnered Daniel Kearney at midfield when Sarsfields defeated Midleton by 2-15 to 1-08 to win the Premier Minor Hurling Championship title. [3]
On 3 May 2008,O'Sullivan made his first appearance for the Sarsfields senior team when he lined out at left corner-back in a 2-09 to 2-08 defeat of Ballinhassig. He retained his position on the starting fifteen throughout the championship. On 28 September,he won his first Cork Senior Championship medal following a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers in the final. [4]
After losing the 2009 final to Newtownshandrum,Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. [5] O'Sullivan scored 1-01 from frees in the 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of Glen Rovers. [6]
On 7 October 2012,Sarsfields lined out in their fourth championship final in five seasons. O'Sullivan was at left corner-back and collected his third winners' medal following the 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of Bishopstown. [7]
Sarsfields again failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by Midleton,however,O'Sullivan played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014. [8] Lining out at left corner-back he collected a fourth winners' medal after a 2-18 to 0-08 defeat of Glen Rovers. [9]
O'Sullivan was added to the Cork under-21 panel in advance of the 2009 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 3 June 2009 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 2-22 to 0-25 defeat by Tipperary.
O'Sullivan first played for the Cork senior team as a member of the so-called Cork "development panel" in late 2008. [10] This new team came into being as a result of the 2008 hurling panel's refusal to play under manager Gerald McCarthy. O'Sullivan made his first appearance on 23 November 2008 when he lined out at right corner-back in a challenge game to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Colman's College. [11] He later impressed in some subsequent challenge games and was included on the Cork panel for the 2009 National League campaign. O'Sullivan made his competitive debut on 8 February 2009 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 4-14 to 1-14 defeat by Dublin. [12] When the striking hurlers returned for the latter stages of the National League,O'Sullivan was one of four players retained from the "development panel" who were retained. [13] He was later included in Cork's panel for the 2009 Munster Championship and made his first appearance on 31 May in a 1-19 to 0-19 defeat by Tipperary.
On 6 May 2012,O'Sullivan was named on the bench for Cork's National League final meeting with Kilkenny. He was introduced as a half-time substitute for Stephen McDonnell in the 3-21 to 0-16 defeat. [14]
O'Sullivan lined out in his first Munster final on 14 July 2013. He was named in his usual position of left corner-back for the 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick. [15] On 8 September,O'Sullivan was again at left corner-back when Cork drew 3-16 to 0-25 with Clare in the All-Ireland final. [16] He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the subsequent replay on 28 September,which saw Cork lose by 5–16 to 3–16. [17]
On 3 July 2014,an ongoing hamstring injury meant O'Sullivan was named on the bench when Cork faced Limerick in a second successive Munster final. He remained on the bench for the entire game but collected a Munster Championship medal following the 2-24 to 0-24 victory. [18]
On 21 April 2015,it was announced that O'Sullivan had left the Cork senior panel. Team selector Johnny Crowley said:"“Obviously,we’d have liked if Conor had stayed...it was his choice,we asked him to think about it but he said he wanted to focus on his club hurling." [19] [20] [21] A change of management at the end of the season saw O'Sullivan return to the Cork senior team. On 29 October,he was named as part of Kieran Kingston's first provisional panel. [22]
On 9 July 2017,O'Sullivan failed to be included on the 26-man match-day panel for the Munster final. He remained a member of the extended panel and collected a second winners' medal following the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare. [23]
On 1 July 2018,O'Sullivan was named amongst the substitutes for Cork's second successive Munster final-meeting with Clare. He remained on the bench but ended the game with a third winners' medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 victory. [24]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2009 | Division 1 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2011 | 4 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2012 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-01 | ||
| 2014 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 2015 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-00 | — | — | 5 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 0-01 | 6 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | 47 | 0-01 | ||