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Francis Forde (hurler)

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Francis Forde
Personal information
Irish name Proinsias Mac Giollarnáth
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1974-03-25) 25 March 1974 (age 50)
Turloughmore, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation Secondary school Math teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Turloughmore
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
University College Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1993-2002
Galway 11 (5-30)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:53, 13 August 2018.

Francis Forde (born 1974) is an Irish hurling selector and former coach, manager and player who is currently a selector with the Dublin senior hurling team.[1]

Playing career

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University

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He played for University College Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]

Inter-county

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Minor and under-21

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Forde first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 5 August 1991. He made his first appearance in a 2-15 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Tipperary at Parnell Park.

Forde was eligible for the minor grade once again the following year. On 6 September 1992, he was at midfield when Galway defeated Waterford by 1-13 to 2-04 in the All-Ireland final.[3]

After ending his tenure with the minor team, Forde immediately progressed onto the Galway under-21 team. On 3 October 1993, he was at right wing-forward when Galway defeated Kilkenny by 2-09 to 3-03 to win the All-Ireland Championship.

Senior

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Forde made his debut for the Galway senior team on 17 October 1993 in a 2-14 to 1-10 National Hurling League defeat of Wexford at Kenny Park. After ending the league campaign as runners-up, Forde subsequently made his championship debut in a 2-21 to 2-06 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 17 July 1994.

On 16 July 1995, Forde won a Connacht Championship medal following a 2-21 to 2-12 defeat of Roscommon in the final.

Forde collected his first national silverware at senior level on 12 May 1996 when Galway defeated Tipperary by 2-10 to 2-08 in the National League final. He later won a second successive Connacht Championship medal after a 3-19 to 2-10 defeat of Roscommon in the final. Forde's total of 2-08 in that game was the highest personal tally of any player in a single game in that year's championship.

On 13 July 1997, Forde won a third successive Connacht Championship medal after Galway's 6-24 to 0-05 defeat of Roscommon in the final.

Forde won a fourth and final Connacht Championship medal on 12 July 1998 after a 2-27 to 3-13 defeat of Roscommon in the final.

After growing disillusioned with his increasingly peripheral role on the team, Forde left the Galway panel after the 1999 National League.[4]

Forde returned to the Galway senior team during the 2002 National League and played for one season before leaving the panel again.

Honours

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Player

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Galway

Management

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St. Rynagh's
Galway

References

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  1. ^ O'Connell, Cian (27 June 2017). "Francis Forde enjoying Galway role". GAA website. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Hurling". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2017. p. 39.
  3. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (14 August 2017). "25 years on from playing in minor final, Waterford and Galway bosses to face off in senior decider". The 42. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Goodbye to glory or bust suits Galway". Irish Times. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2018.