Donie Collins
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Donal "Donie" Collins (born 1 September 1950) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Cork senior team.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Dónall Ó Coileáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-forward | ||
Born |
(1950-09-01) 1 September 1950 (age 73) Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Insurance official | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Blackrock James Stephens Castlehaven | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 5 | ||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 4 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1971-1972 | Cork | 4 (1-4) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Close
Collins joined the team during the 1971-72 National Hurling League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just one season until he left the panel after the 1972 championship. During that time he won one Munster medal and one National League medal. Collins was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Collins was a record four-time All-Ireland medalist with Blackrock and James Stephens. In addition to this he has also won five Munster medals and five county club championship medals.