Colin Egan (born 1989 in Belmont,

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) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club Belmont and has been a member of the

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senior inter-county team since 2011.

Playing career

Club

Egan plays his club hurling with Belmont.

Inter-county

Egan has lined out in all grades for

. He started in 2007 as a member of the county's minor hurling team before subsequently joining the Offaly under-21 team. In 2008 he lined out in the

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under-21 decider, however,

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won that game easily. Egan was just out of the under-21 grade when he joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2011. He made his debut as a substitute in a

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game against Kilkenny, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen. Egan made his championship debut at wing-forward against

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in 2011.

Media career

In 2016, Egan and his family competed in the fourth series of the popular

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reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family. They were eliminated in the first round of the competition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Egan, Colin 1989 births Living people Belmont hurlers Offaly inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen