| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Riobeard Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (age 28) Glounthaune,County Cork,Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2015-present | Erin's Own | 38 (10-106) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| College | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Cork | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Cork | 12 (1-16) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| * club appearances and scores correct as of 20:55, 7 September 2025. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:52, 31 July 2021. | |||
Robert O'Flynn (born 7 November 1997) is an Irishhurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club sideErin's Own and at inter-county level with theCork senior hurling team.
O'Flynn first came to prominence as a hurler withChristian Brothers College. Having played hurling in every grade during his time at the school, he usually lined out in the forwards on the senior team in theHarty Cup.[1]
On 23 February 2019, O'Flynn was a substitute forUniversity College Cork when they facedMary Immaculate College in theFitzgibbon Cup final. He was introduced in the 15th minute and claimed awinners' medal after the 2-21 to 0-13 victory.[2]
O'Flynn played in a second successiveFitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at right wing-forward, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after the 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of theInstitute of Technology, Carlow.[3]
O'Flynn joined the Erin's Own club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. In 2016 he won a county under-21 championship medal following a 3-24 to 1-16 defeat ofBallincollig.[4] By this stage, O'Flynn had already made his senior hurling championship debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2-22 to 0-16 defeat ofCarrigtwohill on 23 May 2015.[5] After a successful 2016 championship campaign, O'Flynn lined out in his first senior final on 9 October 2016, however, Erin's Own suffered a 0-19 to 2-11 defeat byGlen Rovers.[6]
O'Flynn first played for Cork at minor level in 2015, however, his sole season in the grade ended without success with a defeat byLimerick.[7] On 13 July 2017, O'Flynn made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team and scored a key goal in a one-point defeat ofWaterford.[8] On 4 July 2018, O'Flynn won aMunster medal after Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat ofTipperary in the final.[9] On 26 August 2018, he scored three points from play in Cork's 3-13 to 1-16All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade.[10] O'Flynn was later nominated for the Team of the Year.[11]
Following an impressive club championship campaign, O'Flynn was added to the Cork training panel in October 2016.[12] He made his competitive debut on 15 January 2017 in aMunster League defeat of Limerick and later played againstClare in theNational League.[13][14] On 9 July 2017, O'Flynn won his first Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[15]
O'Flynn missed most of the2018 Munster Championship after suffering a concussion in Cork's opening round robin game against Clare.[16] On 1 July 2018, he won a second successive Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[17]
| Team | Year | Cork PSHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Erin's Own | 2015 | 5 | 0-03 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0-07 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 2-09 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1-03 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0-01 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2-13 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 2-13 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1-25 | |
| Total | 30 | 8-74 | |
| Year | Cork PJHC | ||
| Apps | Score | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0-02 | |
| Total | 2 | 0-02 | |
| Year | Cork PSHC | ||
| Apps | Score | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-13 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 5-30 | |
| Total | 8 | 5-43 | |
| Career total | 40 | 13-119 | |
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2017 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-05 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 1-04 | 6 | 1-06 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 1-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-06 | 6 | 1-09 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 1-04 | 1 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-05 | 9 | 1-10 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1-10 | 4 | 0-08 | 2 | 0-09 | 12 | 1-27 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 1-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 1-01 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 4-23 | 9 | 0-11 | 11 | 1-24 | 44 | 5-58 | ||