Patrick Curran (born 2 March 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Championship club

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and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a full-forward.

Playing career

Dungarvan Colleges

During his secondary schooling at Dungarvan CBS, Curran was added to the amalgamated Colaiste na nDéise team. On 25 February 2012, he was just 15-years-old when he was selected at left corner-forward for the Harty Cup final against Nenagh CBS. Curran scored 1-02 from play and claimed a winners' medal after the 2–14 to 1–10 victory. On 24 February 2013, Curran was selected at centre-forward when the renamed Dungarvan Colleges faced Our Lady's Secondary School in the Harty Cup final. He scored eight points in total and ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after the 2–21 to 1–11 victory. On 6 April 2013, Curran was switched to left corner-forward when Dungarvan Colleges faced Kilkenny CBS in the All-Ireland final. He top scored with 0-09, including six from placed balls, and claimed a winners' medal after the 1–12 to 1–07 victory.

University College Cork

During his studies at

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, Curran immediately became involved in hurling as a member of the university's freshers' team. On 1 December 2014, he was part of the UCC team that defeated the

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by 4–14 to 4–11 to win the Fresher Hurling League Division 1.

DCU Dóchas Éireann

After transferring to St. Patrick's College in

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, Curran quickly established himself as a hurler in the

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. On 24 February 2018, he lined out at left corner-forward when the DCU Dóchas Éireann amalgamation faced the University of Limerick in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. Curran scored a goal from a penalty but ended the game on the losing side after a 2–21 to 2–15 defeat.

Dungarvan

Curran joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Waterford Senior Championship.

Waterford

Minor and under-21

Curran first played for

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when he was selected for the minor team in advance of the 2013 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 11 April 2013 when he scored 0–11 in a 1–15 to 2–18 defeat by Tipperary. On 14 July 2013, Curran scored 0-05 from right corner-forward when Waterford drew 2-19 apiece with

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in the

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. He was switched to centre-forward for the replay on 23 July 2013 but ended the game on the losing side after a 1–20 to 4–08 defeat. On 8 September, Curran lined out at full-forward when Waterford faced

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in the All-Ireland final. He top-scored with 1-07 and claimed a winners' medal following the 1–21 to 0–16 victory. Curran also ended the championship as top scorer with 3-56. On 13 July 2014, Curran lined out in a second successive

. He top-scored for Waterford with 0–07 in the 2–17 to 3–14 draw with Limerick. Curran again top-scored in the replay on 22 July 2014 but ended the game on the losing side after a 0–24 to 0–18 defeat. Curran immediately progressed onto the Waterford under-21 team for the 2015 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 17 June 2015 when he scored 0-12 from left corner-forward in a 1–21 to 1–11 defeat of

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. Curran was appointed joint-captain of the Waterford under-21 team prior to the start of the 2016 Munster Championship. On 27 July 2016, he won a Munster Championship medal after scoring 0–08 in the 2–19 to 0–15 defeat of Tipperary in the

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. On 10 September 2016, Curran was selected at right corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against

. He top-scored with 1–09 in the 5–15 to 0–14 victory and collected a winners' medal. Bennett ended the championship as top scorer with 3-34, while he was also named in the right corner-forward position on the Team of the Year. On 13 July 2017, Curran made his final appearance for the Waterford under-21 hurling team when he scored 0–10, including seven from placed balls, in Waterford's 1–19 to 2–17 defeat by Cork in the Munster semi-final.

Senior

Curran was added to the Waterford senior panel in advance of the 2015 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 7 June 2015 when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Jake Dillon in a 3–19 to 1–21 defeat of Cork. On 12 July 2015, Curran scored a point from play after coming on as a 43rd-minute substitute for

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in the 0–21 to 0–16 defeat by Tipperary in the

. On 1 May 2016, Curran scored four points from right corner-forward when Waterford drew 0-22 apiece with

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in the National League final. He was selected in the same position for the replay but spent much of the game at full-forward, where he scored 1-09, in the 1–23 to 2–19 defeat. On 10 July 2016, Curran scored five points from right corner-forward when Waterford suffered a 5–19 to 0–13 defeat by Tipperary in the

. On 3 September 2017, Curran was selected amongst the substitutes when Waterford qualified to play Galway in the 2017 All-Ireland final. He was introduced as a substitute for Kieran Bennett but ended the game on the losing side after a 0–26 to 2–17 defeat.

Career statistics

Honours

;Dungarvan CBS * All-Ireland Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship (1): 2013 *Munster Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship (1): 2013 *All-Ireland Colleges Under-14 Hurling Championship (1): 2009 *Rice Cup: 2009 ;Dungarvan Colleges * Croke Cup (1):

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(2): 2012, 2013 ;University College Cork *Higher Education Fresher Hurling League Division 1 (1): 2014 ;Waterford *

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References

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