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Christopher Joyce (hurler)

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Christopher Joyce
Christopher Joyce in 2016
Personal information
Irish name Cristóir Seoighe
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-back
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2009-present
Na Piarsaigh
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2012-2020
Cork 31 (0-04)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:52, 14 November 2020.

Christopher Joyce is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh. He usually lines out as a right wing-back. Joyce is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Playing career

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Na Piarsaigh

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Joyce joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and enjoyed some success at juvenile and underage levels, including winning a Féile na nGael title in 2006 after a 1-05 to 1-04 defeat of Athenry in the final.[1]

On 7 December 2013, Joyce enjoyed his first success at adult level when he was at centre-back for Na Piarsaigh's 0-20 to 2-09 Cork Senior Hurling League final defeat of Sarsfields.[2]

Cork

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Minor & under-21

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Joyce first played for Cork as a member of the minor team. He made his first appearance on 24 June 2009 when he was introduced as a 59th-minute substitute for clubmate Patrick O'Rourke in a 5-17 apiece Munster Championship draw with Tipperary.[3] Joyce ended his tenure at minor level following a 2-17 to 1-13 defeat by Waterford on 7 July 2010.[4]

On 15 July 2011, Joyce made his debut in the under-21 grade in a 4-19 to 1-21 defeat of Tipperary.[5] He was at right corner-back in the subsequent 1-27 to 4-20 Munster final defeat by Limerick.[6]

Joyce captained the Cork under-21 team on 17 July 2013. The 5-19 to 2-13 defeat by Tipperary was his last game in the grade.[7]

Senior

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On 7 July 2012 Joyce made his senior championship debut in a 1-26 to 2-16 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland qualifiers. He became Cork's first choice centre-back for the championship the following year, lining out in his first Munster decider, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick.[8] On 8 September 2013 Joyce lined out against Clare in his first All-Ireland final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Patrick Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-gasp point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw.[9] The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Patrick Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare.[10]

In 2014 Joyce won his first Munster medal as goals by Séamus Harnedy and Paudie O'Sullivan gave Cork a 2-24 to 0-24 victory over Limerick in the provincial decider.[11]

Joyce won his second Munster Championship medal on 9 July 2017 when he played at right wing-back in Cork's 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[12]

On 1 July 2018, Joyce won a third Munster Championship medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[13]

On 7 December 2020, it was reported in the Irish Examiner that Joyce would not be involved with the Cork senior hurling team for the 2021 season.[14]

Career statistics

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Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2012 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00 1 0-00
2013 6 0-01 2 0-00 4 0-00 12 0-01
2014 Division 1B 6 0-01 4 0-01 1 0-00 11 0-02
2015 Division 1A 3 0-00 3 0-00
2016 6 0-00 1 0-00 2 0-00 9 0-00
2017 6 0-01 3 0-00 1 0-00 10 0-01
2018 6 0-00 5 0-01 1 0-01 12 0-02
2019 5 0-00 3 0-00 2 0-00 10 0-00
2020 1 0-00 1 0-01 0 0-00 2 0-01
Career total 39 0-03 19 0-03 12 0-01 70 0-07

Honours

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Na Piarsaigh
Cork

References

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  1. ^ "Gaelic Games Digest". Irish Times. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Battling Piarsaigh bounce back". Irish Examiner. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Drake point earns Cork a replay". Irish Times. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ^ Murphy, John (8 July 2010). "Brilliant Déise hold off Rebels' late revival". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (16 July 2011). "Awesome Rebel firepower". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. ^ Rooney, Declan (4 August 2011). "Hannon on the mark to edge thriller". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  7. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 July 2013). "Clinical Premier tear Rebels apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  9. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  10. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  11. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. ^ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. ^ Moynihan, Michael (7 December 2020). "Aidan Walsh, Conor Lehane, and Christopher Joyce will not feature for Cork hurlers next year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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