| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Risteard Inglis | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born | 1995 Doon, County Limerick,Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Doon | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2013-2017 | Mary Immaculate College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014-2024 | Limerick | 27 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:11, 09 June 2024. | |||
Richard English (born 1995) is an Irishhurler who plays as a left corner-back for club sideDoon and previously at inter-county level with theLimerick senior hurling team.
English was born inDoon,County Limerick. His cousin,Darragh Fitzgibbon, is a member of theCork senior hurling team.[1]
During his studies atMary Immaculate College, English was selected for the college's senior hurling team and was appointed captain of the team in his second season. On 27 February 2016, he won aFitzgibbon Cup medal as Mary I won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of theUniversity of Limerick.[2] English was once again at full-back when Mary I retained the title in 2017 following a 3-24 to 1-19 defeat ofCarlow Institute of Technology.[3]
English joined theDoon club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-12, under-14 and under-15 grades. As a member of the club's minor team, he won back-to-back championship medals in 2012 and 2013 following respective defeats ofPatrickswell andNa Piarsaigh.[4] English made his senior championship debut for the club in 2012.[citation needed]
English first played for Limerick at minor level in 2012, in season which ended with a defeat byClare in theMunster Championship semi-final.[5][6] He was eligible for the minor grade once again the following year and was also appointed captain of the team. On 23 July 2013, English was at right corner-back when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat ofWaterford.[7]
English joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2014. In his second season he won aMunster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.[8][9] On 12 September 2015, English was at full-back when Limerick defeatedWexford in theAll-Ireland final.[10] He ended the season by being named the Bord Gáis Energy Player of the Year.[11]
English joined the Limerick senior hurling team in January 2014.[12] He was released from the panel prior to the start of theMunster Championship.
On 13 February 2016, English made his senior debut at left corner-back in aNational League defeat ofWexford.[13] Later that season he made his first championship start in a 3-11 to 1-16 Munster Championship semi-final defeat byTipperary.[14]
On 19 August 2018, English was at left corner-back when Limerick won their firstAll-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat ofGalway in the final.[15] Later that day he was named onThe Sunday Game Team of the Year.[16] English ended the season by winning anAll-Star Award.[17][18]
On 31 March 2019, English was selected at left corner-back for Limerick'sNational League final meeting withWaterford atCroke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[19] Hours after the league title victory, his father Paddy English died after a long illness.[20] On 30 June 2019, English won aMunster Championship medal at left corner-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat ofTipperary in thefinal.[21] He ended the year by being nominated for a second All-Star award.[22]
On 23 February 2020, it was confirmed that English had been ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate injury.[23]
On 2 January 2025, English announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after nine years with Limerick.[24]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2014 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 15 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 7 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-00 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-01 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0-02 | 19 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | 69 | 0-02 | ||