Patrick Collins
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Coileáin
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Ballinhassig, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Sergeant
Club(s)
Years Club
2013-present
 Ballinhassig
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2015-2019
 Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2015-present
 Cork 5 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:52, 13 February 2022.

Patrick Collins (born 12 September 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Ballinhassig, university side Cork Institute of Technology and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Early life

Collins was born in Ballinhassig, County Cork. His father, Pat, was a goalkeeper for the Ballinhassig club, while his older Michael played for Cork minor, under-21 and intermediate and then his even older brother, Matthew, played for Cork in the minor, under-21 and intermediate grade too. His younger brother, Ger, has also played for Cork in the minor, under-21 and senior grades.[1]

Playing career

College

Collins first came to prominence as a dual player with Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown, playing in both codes at every grade from under-14 to senior.[2]

University

On 3 March 2016, Collins was in goal for the Cork Institute of Technology team that played Dublin City University in the All-Ireland Freshers Championship final. Collins was instrumental in pulling off a number of saves as CIT went on to win by 1-13 to 0-13.[3]

Club

Collins joined the Ballinhassig club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-14 grade. He joined the club's top adult team in 2013.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Collins was just 15-years-old when he was added to the Cork minor panel shortly before the start of the 2012 Munster Minor Championship.[4] On 2 May 2012, he made his first appearance for the team, lining out in goal in a 0-16 to 1-12 quarter-final defeat by Limerick.[5] Collins spent three years with the minor team, however, Cork failed to make it beyond the provincial semi-final stage during that time.

Collins was in his second year with the minor team when he was also drafted onto the Cork under-21 team. He was just 16-years-old when he made his first appearance in that grade in a 15-point defeat by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.[6] In his second season with the team Collins lined out in his first Munster final, however, Cork lost out to Limerick by 1-28 to 1-13.[7] His five year association with the under-21 team ended with a two-point defeat by Limerick in the 2017 Munster final.[8]

Senior

Collins was just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Cork senior panel by team manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy in advance of the 2015 season. He was third-choice goalkeeper behind Anthony Nash and Darren McCarthy. Collins made his senior debut on 10 January 2015 in a preliminary round defeat of the University of Limerick in the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup.[9] He made his first start in a National League on 12 March 2016 in a one-point defeat by Kilkenny.[10] On 9 July 2017, Collins won his first Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[11]

On 1 July 2018, Collins won a second successive Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 April 2018.
Team Year Championship
AppsScore
Cork Institute of Technology 2016 40-01
2017 40-04
2018 21-01
Total 101-06

Inter-county

As of 26 March 2022.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2015 Division 1A 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2016 20-0000-0000-0020-00
2017 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2018 20-0000-0000-0020-00
2019 10-0000-0000-0010-00
2020 30-0000-0000-0030-00
2021 40-0010-0040-0090-00
2022 50-0000-0000-0050-00
Total 170-0010-0040-00220-00

Honours

Cork Institute of Technology
  • All-Ireland Freshers Hurling Championship (1): 2016
Cork

References

  1. ↑ Hurley, Denis (26 July 2017). "Patrick Collins eyes U21 silverware by keeping up the family business". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Coleman, John (1 April 2016). "You think Patrick Collins was fazed by Kilkenny error? Think again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (4 March 2016). "O'Keeffe inspires CIT to All-Ireland freshers glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cork Minor Hurling team named". Hogan Stand. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (3 May 2012). "Treaty super sub sinks Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 July 2013). "Clinical Premier tear Rebels apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (31 July 2014). "Banner boys blitz Rebels for glorious hat-trick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Limerick beat Cork to earn second Munster U21 hurling title in three years". Irish Examiner. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Hurley, Denis (11 January 2015). "Rebels manage to survive scare to overcome UL students". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (12 March 2016). "A late score was needed to separate Cork and Kilkenny in the hurling". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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