| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ruairí Ó Conchúir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1998 (age 26–27) Piercestown,County Wexford,Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Martin's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 2 | ||
| College | |||
| Years | College | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | DCU Dóchas Éireann | 3 (0-05) | |
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Wexford | 31 (6-132) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 4 May 2024. | |||
Rory O'Connor (born 1998) is an Irishhurler who plays forWexford Senior Championship clubSt Martin's and at inter-county level with theWexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-forward.
Born in Piercestown,County Wexford, O'Connor is the son ofJohn O'Connor and nephew ofGeorge O'Connor, both of whom wonAll-Ireland medals with Wexford in1996. His brothers,Harry andJack O'Connor, have also played for Wexford at various levels.[1]
O'Connor first came to prominence as a hurler andGaelic footballer withSt Peter's College inWexford. He played in every grade of hurling and Gaelic football before eventually joining the college's senior teams.[citation needed]
On 27 January 2017, O'Connor scored a point from midfield when St Peter's College defeated Moate Community School to win theLeinster Championship.[2] He retained his position at midfield when St Peter's College facedSt Brendan's College fromKillarney in theAll-Ireland final on 1 April 2017. O'Connor scored a point from play in the 0-18 to 0-10 defeat.[3]
As a student atDublin City University, O'Connor immediately became involved in hurling and joined the college's freshers' hurling team in his first year. On 21 March 2018, he was selected at midfield but spent much of the game at left corner-forward when Dublin City University faced theUniversity of Limerick in the freshers' final. O'Connor scored two points from play and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-20 to 2-15 victory.[4]
O'Connor joined theSt Martin's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as adual player. He experienced much success in the minor, under-20 and under-21 grades, winning eight championship medals across both codes between 2014 and 2018.
On 18 October 2015, O'Connor lined out at right wing-forward when St Martin's facedSt James' in theWexford Football Championship final. He was substituted in the 55th minute and ended the game on the losing side following a 0-11 to 1-06 defeat.[5]
O'Connor lined out in his firstWexford Hurling Championship final on 22 October 2017. He scored 0-05 from full-forward and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-16 to 1-09 defeat ofOulart-the Ballagh.[6] On 29 October 2017, St Martin's had the chance to achievethe double when they facedStarlights in the Wexford Football Championship final. O'Connor scored a point from left wing-forward in the 0-17 to 1-08 defeat.[7]
O'Connor first lined out forWexford as a member of the minor team during the2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 25 April when he came on as a substitute forDamien Reck in a 1-18 to 1-17 defeat byKilkenny.[8]
O'Connor was eligible for the minor grade again during the2016 Leinster Championship. He lined out at left corner-forward in theLeinster final on 8 July 2016. O'Connor scored 0-05 inDublin's 2-12 to 0-12 defeat.[9] He ended the championship astop scorer with 3-33.
O'Connor was drafted onto the Wexford under-21 team in advance of the2017 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance in that grade on 31 May 2017 when he lined out at centre-forward in Wexford's 4-21 to 2-09 defeat ofOffaly.[10] On 5 July 2017, O'Connor scored two points from centre-forward when Wexford suffered a 0-30 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in theLeinster final.[11]
O'Connor was eligible for the under-21 grade for a second and final season in2018. He lined out in a second successive Leinster final on 4 July. O'Connor scored seven points from centre-forward in a 4-21 to 2-26 extra-time defeat byGalway.[12] He ended the season by being named in the centre-forward position on the Team of the Year.[13]
O'Connor was added to the Wexford senior team during the2017 National League but was an unused substitute throughout the campaign. On 2 July 2017, he was an unused substitute when Wexford suffered a 0-29 to 1-17 defeat by Galway in theLeinster final.[14] O'Connor made his first appearance for the Wexford senior team on 23 July 2017 when he lined out at midfield in a 1-23 to 1-19All-Ireland quarter-final defeat byWaterford.[15]
Wexford reached a secondLeinster final in three years on 30 June 2019. O'Connor was selected at full-forward but spent much of the game left wing-forward. He scored four points from play and collected a winners' medal following the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny.[16]
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Wexford | 2017 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-02 |
| 2018 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-30 | 4 | 0-36 | 1 | 0-10 | 10 | 0-76 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0-11 | 5 | 2-09 | 0 | 0-00 | 9 | 2-20 | ||
| 2020 | Division 1B | 5 | 1-13 | 1 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-02 | 7 | 1-18 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1-14 | 2 | 1-10 | 1 | 0-02 | 8 | 2-26 | ||
| 2022 | Division 1A | 5 | 1-18 | 2 | 1-05 | 7 | 2-23 | |||
| 2023 | 5 | 0-24 | — | 5 | 0-24 | |||||
| 2024 | 3 | 1-11 | — | 3 | 1-11 | |||||
| Career total | 19 | 2-68 | 25 | 5-111 | 6 | 1-21 | 50 | 8-200 | ||