Darragh Egan

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Darragh Egan (born 5 February 1986) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who managed the Wexford senior hurling team from 2021 until 2023. He is a former player with club side Kiladangan and the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Playing career

Egan first came to prominence at club and underage levels with the Kiladangan club. He had just progressed onto the top adult team when the club won the All-Ireland Club Championship at intermediate level in 2005.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cats-clean-sweep-bid-ends-in-drama-25997090.html|title=Cats' clean sweep bid ends in drama|accessdate=25 November 2017 |publisher=Irish Independent |date=29 March 2005}} He was sub-goalkeeper when Kiladangan beat Loughmore-Castleiney to win their inaugural County Senior Championship title in 2020.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-hurling-kiladangan-loughmore-castleiney-5210130-Sep2020/|title =Incredible drama as late goal gives Kiladangan first Tipp senior title after extra-time thriller|date= 20 September 2020 |work=The 42|access-date=23 September 2020}} Egan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2003 before lining out in the 2006 All-Ireland under-21 final replay defeat by Kilkenny.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/long-walks-tall-for-tipp-minors-25945084.html|title =Long walks tall for Tipp minors|date=30 June 2003|work=Irish Independent|access-date=4 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2006/0916/209184-u21/|title=Kilkenny claim third U-21 crown in four years|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=16 September 2006|access-date=29 December 2014}} By this stage he was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team after making his debut during the 2005 league. Egan maintained an association with the team for a decade and was a non-playing substitute for their 2010 All-Ireland Championship success.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2010/0906/ireland/thunder-and-lightning-final-129988.html|title=Thunder and lightning final|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=6 September 2010|access-date=14 May 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}} His other honours include two Munster Championship medals and a National Hurling League title.

Management career

In October 2018, Egan was named by new Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy as a coach of the Tipperary senior hurling team.{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/article/index/291797 |title =Dunne and Egan confirmed in Tipp backroom team|date=23 October 2018|work=Hogan Stand|access-date=24 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0807/1067544-sitting-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/|title = Sitting in the eye of the storm - Tipperary's fresh face on the sideline|date=13 August 2019|work=RTE Sport|access-date=14 August 2019}} His first season with the team ended with Tipperary beating Kilkenny in the 2019 All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Article/Index/302982|title =All-Ireland SHC final: Tipp power past 14-man Cats to regain Liam|date=18 August 2019|work=Hogan Stand|access-date=21 August 2019}} After the management team stepped down after three seasons in charge, Egan was appointed manager of the Wexford senior hurling team in September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/darragh-egan-wexford-5539424-Sep2021/|title=Darragh Egan put forward as new Wexford manager|publisher=The 42|date=3 September 2021|access-date=4 September 2021|first=|last=}}

In July 2023, Egan left his role as Wexford manager after three seasons in charge.{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2023/0717/1395010-wexford-part-ways-with-darragh-egan/|title= Wexford part ways with Darragh Egan|date=17 July 2023|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=19 July 2023}}

Personal life

Egan, his wife Sarah and mother Mary featured in an episode of RTÉ’s Room to Improve in 2016 following his inter-county retirement; by that stage, at the age of thirty, Egan was principal of Kiladangan national school.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/darragh-egans-mentor-plan-gave-kiladangan-room-to-improve-425957.html|title=Darragh Egan's mentor plan gave Kiladangan room to improve|work=Irish Examiner|date=15 October 2016}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Year !colspan="3"\|National League !colspan="2"\|Munster !colspan="2"\|All-Ireland !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
rowspan="11"\|Tipperary \|2005 \|rowspan="4"\|Division 1B \|5	2-03	1	0-00	1	0-00	7	2-03
2006 \|6	0-15	0	0-00	0	0-00	6	0-15
2007 \|4	0-00	3	2-05	3	0-02	10	2-07
2008 \|3	0-01	1	0-00	0	0-00	4	0-01
2009 \|rowspan="3"\|Division 1 \|0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
2010 \|2	0-02	0	0-00	1	1-00	3	1-02
2011 \|0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
2012 \|rowspan="4"\|Division 1A \|0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
2013 \|0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
2014 \|2	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	2	0-00
2015 \|3	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	3	0-00
colspan="3"\|Career total !25	2-21	5	2-05	5	1-02	35	5-28