Aidan Somers
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Aodán Ó Somacháin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born |
1946 Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Rathnure | |||
Club titles | |||
Wexford titles | 8 | ||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1970 | Wexford | 1 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:48, 8 July 2014. |
Aidan Somers (born 1946) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team.[1]
Born in Rathnure, County Wexford, Somers first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1970 championship and played for just one season. Somers won one Leinster medal on the field of play.
At club level Somers is a three-time Leinster medallist with Rathnure. In addition to this he also won eight championship medals.
Honours
Team
- Rathnure
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1971, 1973, 1977
- Wexford Senior Club Hurling Championship (8): 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980
- Wexford
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1970
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1965
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1965, 1966
References
- ↑ "Aidan Somers". Hurling Stats website. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Memories return of sole U-21 win". Wexford People. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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