Joseph Bergin (born 22 September 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Championship club Seir Kieran. He was a member of the Offaly senior hurling team for 14 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a full-forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Beirgin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | 22 September 1987 Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Nickname | Chucky | ||
| Occupation | Blocklayer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2005-present | Seir Kieran | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006-2020 | Offaly | 47 (18-74) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:42, 16 January 2020. | |||
Playing career
Seir Kieran
Bergin joined the Seir Kieran club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-21 grade in 2008.
Offaly
Minor and under-21
Bergin first played for Offaly as a member of the minor team during the 2004 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 10 April when he came on as a 23rd-minute substitute for Colin O'Meara in a 0-14 to 1-10 defeat of Laois.
Bergin was again eligible for the minor team for the 2005 Leinster Championship. He progressed onto the Offaly under-21 team during the 2006 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 21 June when he scored two points in 0-17 to 1-11 defeat by Dublin.
On 18 June 2007, Bergin lined out in the Leinster final. He scored 1-01 from full-forward in the 2-18 to 3-09 defeat by Dublin.[2]
Bergin lined out at full-forward in a second consecutive Leinster final on 24 July 2008. He top scored for Offaly with 2-01 in the 2-21 to 2-09 defeat by Kilkenny.[3] It was his last game in the grade.
Senior
Bergin was just 18-years-old when he was added to the Offaly senior team for the 2006 National League. He made his first appearance on 19 February and scored 1-01 in a 1-21 to 2-18 draw with Cork.[4] Bergin made his first appearance in the Leinster Championship on 21 May. He scored 1-01 from full-forward in 2-12 to 0-08 defeat of Laois.[5]
On 3 May 2009, Bergin lined out at full-forward when Offaly faced Wexford in the National League Division 2 final. In spite of being held scoreless he collected a winners' medal following the 1-13 to 0-13 victory.[6]
On 15 January 2020, Bergin announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[7]
Leinster
Bergin was selected for the Leinster inter-provincial team for the first time during the 2007 Championship. He made his first appearance on 14 October and scored a goal in the 2-19 to 0-12 defeat of Ulster in the semi-final.[8] Bergin was switched to full-forward for the final against Connacht on 28 October. He scored 1-03 from play and collected a Railway Cup winners' medal after the 1-23 to 0-17 victory.[9]
On 1 November 2008, Bergin was an unused substitute when Leinster faced Munster in the 2008 Railway Cup final. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-15 to 1-12 victory.
Bergin returned to the Leinster starting fifteen during the 2009 Championship. On 14 March, he was at full-forward when Leinster faced Connacht in the final. Bergin scored 1-01 and collected a third winners' medal after the 3-18 to 1-17 victory.[10]
After the championship's two-year absence, Bergin was again included on the Leinster team for the 2012 Championship. On 4 March, he scored two points from centre-forward when Leinster defeated Connacht by 2-19 to 1-15 to win the title.[11]
On 1 March 2014, Bergin was included as a substitute on the Leinster team that faced Connacht in the Railway Cup final. He was introduced as a substitute for Jack Guiney and collected a fifth winners' medal following a 1-23 to 0-16 victory.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 June 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | McDonagh Cup | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Offaly | 2006 | Division 1A | 6 | 4-11 | — | 2 | 1-02 | 3 | 3-04 | 11 | 8-17 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 6-31 | — | 2 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 11 | 6-34 | |||
| 2008 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-07 | — | 2 | 0-02 | 2 | 3-03 | 9 | 3-12 | ||
| 2009 | Division 2 | 8 | 0-15 | — | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-04 | 11 | 0-21 | ||
| 2010 | Division 1 | 7 | 1-11 | — | 3 | 2-06 | 2 | 0-04 | 12 | 3-21 | ||
| 2011 | 7 | 2-14 | — | 1 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-01 | 9 | 2-18 | |||
| 2012 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-13 | — | 2 | 1-03 | 1 | 0-03 | 8 | 1-19 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 1-06 | — | 1 | 2-00 | 1 | 0-02 | 5 | 3-08 | |||
| 2014 | 6 | 1-29 | — | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-08 | 9 | 1-38 | |||
| 2015 | 6 | 0-14 | — | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 8 | 0-16 | |||
| 2016 | 6 | 2-06 | — | 5 | 4-07 | 1 | 0-01 | 12 | 6-14 | |||
| 2017 | — | — | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-04 | ||||
| 2018 | 5 | 1-17 | — | 4 | 2-09 | — | 9 | 3-26 | ||||
| 2019 | 4 | 4-25 | 4 | 1-26 | — | — | 8 | 5-51 | ||||
| Career total | 74 | 22-199 | 4 | 1-26 | 27 | 12-39 | 20 | 6-35 | 125 | 41-299 | ||
Honours
- Seir Kieran
- Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2019
- Offaly Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2008
- Offaly Senior Hurling League (Pat Carroll Cup) (2): 2011, 2016
- Offaly Senior 'B' Hurling Championship (1): 2019
- Offaly
- Leinster
- Ireland
- Shinty/Hurling International Series (2): 2009, 2011
References
External links
- Joe Bergin profile at the Offaly GAA website