Richie English

Richard English (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for club side Doon and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Richie English

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	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2013-2017	Mary Immaculate College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014-present	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.

Early life

English was born in Doon, County Limerick. His cousin, Darragh Fitzgibbon, is a member of the Cork senior hurling team.^[1]

Playing career

University

During his studies at Mary 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 a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as Mary I won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of the University 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 of Carlow Institute of Technology.^[3]

Club

English joined the Doon 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 of Patrickswell and Na Piarsaigh.^[4] English made his senior championship debut for the club in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

English first played for Limerick at minor level in 2012, in season which ended with a defeat by Clare in the Munster 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 of Waterford.^[7]

English joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2014. In his second season he won a Munster 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 defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final.^[10] He ended the season by being named the Bord Gáis Energy Player of the Year.^[11]

Senior

English joined the Limerick senior hurling team in January 2014.^[12] He was released from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship.

On 13 February 2016, English made his senior debut at left corner-back in a National League defeat of Wexford.^[13] Later that season he made his first championship start in a 3-11 to 1-16 Munster Championship semi-final defeat by Tipperary.^[14]

On 19 August 2018, English was at left corner-back when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.^[15] Later that day he was named on The Sunday Game Team of the Year.^[16] English ended the season by winning an All-Star Award.^[17][18]

On 31 March 2019, English was selected at left corner-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke 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 a Munster Championship medal at left corner-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.^[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]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 June 2023.

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

Honours

Mary Immaculate College

• Fitzgibbon Cup: 2016 (c), 2017

Doon

• Limerick Minor Hurling Championship: 2012, 2013

Limerick

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 2013 (c)

Awards

• All-Star Award (1): 2018
• The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2018

References

1. O'Regan, Donal (28 July 2018). "Richie and Darragh: First cousins to go toe-to-toe in Croke Park clash". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
2. Cormican, Eoghan (29 February 2016). "Eamonn Cregan hails heroic Mary I". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
3. Fallon, John (27 February 2017). "DJ Carey hails inspirational coach Jamie Wall as Mary I retain Fitzgibbon title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
4. O'Connell, Jerome (14 October 2013). "Doon retain Limerick minor hurling title". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
5. "O'Sullivan sinks Cork". Irish Independent. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
6. "Banner dig deep to see off Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
7. Cahill, Jackie (24 July 2013). "Limerick end 29-year wait for Munster title in style". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
8. "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
9. "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
10. Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
11. "Limerick's Richie English named U21 Hurler of the Year". The 42. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
12. O'Connell, Jerome (9 January 2014). "Limerick unveil new senior hurling panel". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
13. "HL1B: terrific Treaty wallop mediocre Model". Hogan Stand. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
14. "First half goal deluge fires Tipperary into Munster final". Irish Independent. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
15. McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
16. "Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
17. "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
18. "Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
19. O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
20. "Limerick star English bereaved". Hogan Stand. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
21. O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
22. O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2019). "11 players from Tipperary as 8 counties feature in 2019 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
23. O'Toole, Fintan (23 February 2020). "Limerick All-Star winning defender out for rest of season with cruciate injury". The 42. Retrieved 24 February 2020.