ROBERT DOWNEY HAS BEEN named as captain of the Cork senior hurlers for the season ahead.
Shane Barrett will serve as vice captain to the Glen Rovers man for the 2025 campaign as the Rebels seek to go one better than their All-Ireland final defeat to Clare in 2024.
Sean O’Donoghue, the corner back, has captained Cork for the past two seasons.
Downey and Barrett recently faced off in the Senior A final in Cork, with Glen Rovers defeating Blarney 3-17 to 1-13, meaning the northside club returns to the Premier Senior ranks next season.
Downey, 25, who made his Cork debut in 2019. He moved to centre-back this season, where he impressed, following an injury to Ciarán Joyce. Downey retained the No 6 jersey when Joyce regained fitness. He scored a memorable goal in July’s All-Ireland final, following a high catch and powerful run from defence.
Downey won a Fitzgibbon Cup with UCC in 2020. He is a past pupil of CBC, where he played with the senior hurling team for three years.
His nickname has to be junior??
@Brian Dunne: Junior Jr.
@Brian Dunne: Rust??
Great choice. He is very much a leader on the field. Maybe not an obviously voicetress leader, but he certainly does his talking on the field. Stepped in this year at centre back when Joyce was out and made himself un dropable. We will be seeing him climb the hogan next year to lift liam again. Mark my words.
Good luck to him he was outstanding this year.
Ag leanúint ar lorg na gaiscígh cosúil le O’Coileáin O’Loinsigh An Rinn O’Buachalla O’Dochartaigh O’Maolchathaigh.
Any particular reason they’ve stripped O’Donoghue of the captaincy? Seems a strange move.
@Aidan Farrell: Struggling to hold his place next year would be one anyway.
@Aidan Farrell: O’Donoghue had two years as captain, that is plenty for any player. It’s been 85 years since someone captained Cork for three years in a row. What is strange is the fact that you constantly try to find issues when there is none there. Why don’t you stick to the rugby trolling.
@John Buckley: he hasn’t a clue about any sport, the poor soul.