Jason Flynn
Jason Flynn (born 16 November 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Tommy Larkin's and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Iasón Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | rugby | ||
| Position | Right Corner Forward | ||
| Born |
16 November 1994 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Occupation | Fáis | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2011–present | Tommy Larkin's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Gal titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014–present | Galway | 33 (6-70) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 500 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 20 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:49, 2 October 2019. | |||
Playing career
College
Flynn first came to prominence as a hurler with Mercy College in Woodford. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was subsequently selected for the college's senior hurling team as well as playing for the amalgamated Mercy Colleges team. In 2013, Flynn won a Connacht Championship medal when Mercy Colleges defeated Presentation College from Athenry by 0-14 to 0-09.[1]
University
As a student at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Flynn was a regular player on the institute's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
Club
Flynn joined the Tommy Larkin's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.
Minor and under-21
Flynn first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 25 July 2010. He made his first appearance in a 1-15 to 2-08 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Waterford at Croke Park.[3]
On 4 September 2011, Flynn scored three points from right wing-forward in Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[4]
After completing an unsuccessful third season with the Galway minor team, Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team on 24 August 2013 in a 1-16 to 0-07 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare.[5]
Senior
Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team in a 0-28 to 1-12 National Hurling League defeat of Dublin on 16 February 2014.[6] Later that season he made his first championship appearance, replacing Cathal Mannion in the 50th minute of a Leinster Championship defeat of Laois.[7]
On 6 September 2015, Flynn scored four points from right corner-forward in Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[8]
On 23 April 2017, Flynn scored 2-01 from play when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League.[9] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final.[10] On 3 September 2017, Flynn came on as a substitute when Galway won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final.[11]
On 8 July 2018, Flynn won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final replay.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 June 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinstser | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2014 | Division 1A | 7 | 1-04 | 3 | 1-06 | 1 | 1-00 | 11 | 3-10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0-29 | 3 | 1-11 | 3 | 0-12 | 12 | 1-52 | ||
| 2016 | 5 | 0-05 | 3 | 1-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 10 | 1-10 | ||
| 2017 | Division 1B | 6 | 4-22 | 3 | 1-02 | 2 | 0-02 | 11 | 5-26 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1-17 | 6 | 1-14 | 3 | 0-03 | 13 | 2-34 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 1-16 | 4 | 0-15 | — | 9 | 1-31 | |||
| Total | 33 | 7-93 | 22 | 5-51 | 11 | 1-19 | 66 | 13-163 | ||
Honours
- Mercy College
- Connacht Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Connacht Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Galway
References
- Ní Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "Caulfield and Flynn come up trumps in colleges showdown". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "Fitzgibbon Cup previews". Irish Examiner. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- Conchúir, Daragh (26 July 2010). "Moloney fires Galway through". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 August 2013). "Clare's golden generation drive on". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- Keys, Colm (17 February 2014). "Half-baked Dubs leave Daly short of answers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Keys, Colm (2 June 2014). "'Devastated' Laois fail to punish slack Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.