Seán McGrath (born 27 December 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full forward for the

Kilmacud Crokes Kilmacud Crokes () is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Background Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre no ...

senior team. McGrath has also lined out for

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in both the minor and under-21 grades and has enjoyed some success. He has won one

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medal as a member of the Dublin under-21 team. At club level McGrath is a two-time county club championship medalist with Kilmacud Crokes.

Playing career

Club

McGrath plays his club hurling with Kilmacud Crokes. After coming to prominence in various juvenile grades, McGrath was a member of the Kilmacud minor hurling team in 2007. He won his first minor championship medal that year following a comprehensive 1–11 to 0–5 defeat of Na Fianna. Two years later McGrath secured a second championship medal in the minor grade as Kilmacud defeated St. Vincent's by 2–11 to 2–6. By 2012 McGrath was a member of the Kilmacud Crokes senior hurling team. That year he won a senior championship medal following a 2–10 to 0–9 defeat of Cuala. It was Kilmacud's first championship title in twenty-seven years.

Inter-county

McGrath first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Dublin minor hurling team. Hen enjoyed little success in this grade before moving onto the county under-21 hurling team. In 2011 McGrath won a

medal with the under-21 hurlers, following a 1–18 to 0–11 defeat of

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. Dublin later qualified for an All-Ireland showdown with

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. A 3–14 to 1–10 defeat was McGrath's lot on that occasion.

Honours

Team

;Kilmacud Crokes * Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2012 * Dublin Minor Club Hurling Championship (1): 2007, 2009 ;Dublin *

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(1): 2011

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Sean 1991 births Living people Kilmacud Crokes hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen