Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Brecon Caomhánach | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
2005 Kilcormac, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2023-present | Kilcormac–Killoughey | ||
Club titles | |||
Offaly titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2024- | Offaly | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Brecon Kavanagh (born 2005) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Kilcormac–Killoughey and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Kavanagh first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Coláiste Naomh Cormac. He was part of the school team beat Hamilton High School to claim the All-Ireland PPS SBHC title in 2023. [1] Kavangh's performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the combined Offaly Schools team which also won the Leinster PPS SAHC in 2023. [2]
After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Kilcormac–Killoughey club, Kavangh made his senior team debut in 2023. He ended the season with an Offaly SHC medal. [3]
Kavangh first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Offaly minor hurling team. His last game in the grade was a defeat by Tipperary in the 2022 All-Ireland minor final. [4] Kavangh immediately progressed to the under-20 team that lost 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final to Cork. [5] He collected a winners' medal in that competition the following year after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the All-Ireland final. [6]
Kavangh earned a call-up to the senior team's extended panel for the defeat of Laois in the 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup final. [7]