Robbie Cotter (born 2001) is an Irish hurler and

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er. At club level he plays with

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and St Michael's and at inter-county level with the

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Career

Cotter first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the

club. He later played as a schoolboy with Christian Brothers College in the Harty Cup before attending

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(UCC). Cotter was part of the UCC team that won the

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in 2024. After progressing from the underage grades, Cotter first played at adult club level with the Blackrock intermediate team in 2019. He won a Cork IHC medal that year before later being promoted to the club's senior team. Cotter was part of the Blackrock team that beat

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to win the Cork PSHC title in 2020. He has also enjoyed success as a

er with sister club St Michael's. Cotter won a City JAFC medal in 2019, before collecting a Cork SAFC medal in 2022. Cotter first appeared on the inter-county scene with

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during a two-year stint with the under-20 team. After claiming an All-Ireland U20HC title as a member of the extended panel in 2020, he collected a winners' medal on the field of play the following year. Cotter had been close to the senior team over the following few seasons before making his debut in the pre-season Munster SHL in 2024.

Honours

;St Michael's *

Cork Senior A Football Championship The Cork Senior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Senior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork SAFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board o ...

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: 2019 ;Blackrock *

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All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

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Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-co ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cotter, Robbie 2001 births Living people UCC hurlers Blackrock National Hurling Club hurlers St Michael's (Cork) Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county hurlers Dual players People educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork 21st-century Irish sportsmen