James Bergin (hurler)
{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|name = James Bergin
|irish = Séamus Ó Beirgin
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|occupation = Secondary school teacher
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|birth_place = Jenkinstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
|feet = 6,9
|inches = 0
|sport = Hurling
|code = Hurling
|county = Kilkenny
|province = Leinster
|club = Conahy Shamrocks
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|colleges = University College Dublin
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|colyears = 2017-2021
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|icyears = 2021-
|icposition = Right corner-forward
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James Bergin (born 26 November 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club Conahy Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.
Career
Bergin first came to prominence with the Conahy Shamrocks club when he captained the team to the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship title in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/russell-rovers-v-conahy-shamrocks-match-report-4970533-Jan2020/|title=James Bergin leads the way as Kilkenny's Conahy Shamrocks win All-Ireland club junior crown|publisher=The 42|date=18 January 2020|accessdate=27 June 2021|first=|last=}} He first appeared at inter-county level as a member of the Kilkenny under-20 team that claimed the Leinster Under-20 Championship title in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-galway-match-report-u20-4711251-Jul2019/|title=Cody's brilliant goal helps DJ Carey's Kilkenny past Galway and into Leinster U20 final|publisher=The 42|date=4 July 2019|accessdate=27 June 2021|first=|last=}} Bergin made his senior debut during the 2021 National League.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kilkenny-see-dublin-s-challenge-and-raise-it-to-start-with-a-bang-1.4559536|title=Kilkenny see Dublin’s challenge and raise it to start with a bang|publisher=Irish Times|date=8 May 2021|accessdate=27 June 2021|first=|last=}}
Career statistics
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!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Leinster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
rowspan="1"|Kilkenny
|2021 |rowspan="1"|Division 1B |5 | 0-11 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-11 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!5 | 0-11 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-11 |
Honours
;Conahy Shamrocks
- All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship: 2020 (c)
- Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship: 2020 (c)
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship: 2020 (c)
;Kilkenny
References
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Category:Conahy Shamrocks hurlers