James Bergin (hurler)

{{short description|Irish hurler}}

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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

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|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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|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

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!colspan="2"|All-Ireland

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rowspan="1"|Kilkenny

|2021

|rowspan="1"|Division 1B

|5

0-1100-0000-0050-11
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!5

0-1100-0000-0050-11

Honours

References

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Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Conahy Shamrocks hurlers

Category:Kilkenny inter-county hurlers

Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen