Conor O'Sullivan (born 8 March 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Playing career

Glanmire Community College

O'Sullivan first came to prominence as a hurler with Glanmire Community College. Having played at every grade, he was a midfielder on the college's senior team that played in the

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University College Cork

During his studies at

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, O'Sullivan established himself as a forward on the senior hurling team. On 7 March 2009, he lined out at left corner-back when UCC defeated the

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by 2-17 to 0-14 to win the

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Sarsfields

O'Sullivan joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 27 October 2007, he partnered

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at midfield when Sarsfields defeated

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by 2-15 to 1-08 to win the Premier Minor Hurling Championship title. On 3 May 2008, O'Sullivan made his first appearance for the Sarsfields senior team when he lined out at left corner-back in a 2-09 to 2-08 defeat of

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. He retained his position on the starting fifteen throughout the

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. On 28 September, he won his first Cork Senior Championship medal following a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers in the final. After losing the 2009 final to

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, Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. O'Sullivan scored 1-01 from frees in the 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of

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. On 7 October 2012, Sarsfields lined out in their fourth championship final in five seasons. O'Sullivan was at left corner-back and collected his third winners' medal following the 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of

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. Sarsfields again failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by

, however, O'Sullivan played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014. Lining out at left corner-back he collected a fourth winners' medal after a 2-18 to 0-08 defeat of

Cork

Under-21

O'Sullivan was added to the Cork under-21 panel in advance of the 2009 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 3 June 2009 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 2-22 to 0-25 defeat by Tipperary.

Senior

O'Sullivan first played for the Cork senior team as a member of the so-called Cork "development panel" in late 2008. This new team came into being as a result of the 2008 hurling panel's refusal to play under manager Gerald McCarthy. O'Sullivan made his first appearance on 23 November 2008 when he lined out at right corner-back in a challenge game to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Colman's College. He later impressed in some subsequent challenge games and was included on the Cork panel for the 2009 National League campaign. O'Sullivan made his competitive debut on 8 February 2009 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 4-14 to 1-14 defeat by

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. When the striking hurlers returned for the latter stages of the National League, O'Sullivan was one of four players retained from the "development panel" who were retained. He was later included in Cork's panel for the 2009 Munster Championship and made his first appearance on 31 May in a 1-19 to 0-19 defeat by Tipperary. On 6 May 2012, O'Sullivan was named on the bench for Cork's National League final meeting with

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. He was introduced as a half-time substitute for Stephen McDonnell in the 3-21 to 0-16 defeat. O'Sullivan lined out in his first

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on 14 July 2013. He was named in his usual position of left corner-back for the 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by

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. On 8 September, O'Sullivan was again at left corner-back when Cork drew 3-16 to 0-25 with

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in the All-Ireland final. He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the subsequent replay on 28 September, which saw Cork lose by 5–16 to 3–16. On 3 July 2014, an ongoing hamstring injury meant O'Sullivan was named on the bench when Cork faced Limerick in a second successive

. He remained on the bench for the entire game but collected a Munster Championship medal following the 2-24 to 0-24 victory. On 21 April 2015, it was announced that O'Sullivan had left the Cork senior panel. Team selector Johnny Crowley said: "“Obviously, we’d have liked if Conor had stayed...it was his choice, we asked him to think about it but he said he wanted to focus on his club hurling." A change of management at the end of the season saw O'Sullivan return to the Cork senior team. On 29 October, he was named as part of Kieran Kingston's first provisional panel. On 9 July 2017, O'Sullivan failed to be included on the 26-man match-day panel for the

. He remained a member of the extended panel and collected a second winners' medal following the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare. On 1 July 2018, O'Sullivan was named amongst the substitutes for Cork's second successive

-meeting with Clare. He remained on the bench but ended the game with a third winners' medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 victory.

Career statistics

References

External links

Conor O'Sullivan profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, Conor 1989 births Living people Cork inter-county hurlers Hurling backs Sarsfields (Cork) hurlers UCC hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen