Aidan Somers

Irish hurler

Aidan Somers
Personal information
Irish name Aodán Ó Somacháin
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born 1945
Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation Farmer Retired
Club(s)
Years Club
Rathnure
Club titles
Wexford titles 8
Leinster titles 3
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1970
Wexford 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:48, 8 July 2014.

Aidan Somers (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team.[1]

Born in Rathnure, County Wexford, Somers first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1970 championship and played for just one season. Somers won one Leinster medal on the field of play.[citation needed]

At club level Somers is a three-time Leinster medallist with Rathnure. In addition to this he also won eight championship medals.[citation needed]

Honours

Team

Rathnure
Wexford

References

  1. ^ "Aidan Somers". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Memories return of sole U-21 win". Wexford People. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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Rathnure – 1972 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship runners-up
  • 1 M. Foley
  • 2 Jim Quigley
  • 3 A. Somers
  • 4 M. Mooney
  • 5 J. O'Connor
  • 6 T. O'Connor
  • 7 John Quigley
  • 8 M. Byrne
  • 9 J. Mooney
  • 10 J. Higgins
  • 11 M. Quigley
  • 12 J. Murphy
  • 13 P. Flynn
  • 14 J. English
  • 15 D. Quigley
Sub used
S. Barron for P. Flynn
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Rathnure – 1974 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship runners-up
  • 1 M. Foley
  • 2 P. Quigley
  • 3 Jim Quigley
  • 4 M. Mooney
  • 5 J. O'Connor
  • 6 T. O'Connor
  • 7 S. Murphy
  • 8 M. Quigley
  • 9 J. Higgins
  • 10 P. Flynn
  • 11 J. Murphy
  • 12 M. Byrne
  • 13 John Quigley
  • 14 A. Somers
  • 15 D. Quigley
Sub used
J. Mooney for J. Higgins
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Rathnure – 1978 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship runners-up
Sub used
L. Byrne for P. Quigley
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Wexford – 1965 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (1st title)
Sub used
C. Jacob for S. Barron
Subs not used
É. Furlong
B. Doyle
P. Roche
W. Bierney
L. Griffin
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Wexford – 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship runners-up
Sub used
M. Gardiner
Played in first game
J. Murphy
T. Murphy
Sub used in first game
B. Ronan for T. Murphy
Played in second game
P. O'Brien
B. Ronan
Subs used in second game
N. Rochford for B. Ronan
B. Ronan for N. Rochford
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Wexford – 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs used
19 T. Byrne for M. Butler
26 J. Russell for T. Neville
Subs not used
17 P. Nolan (New Ross)
18 A. Somers
20 C. Kehoe
21 D. Fortune
22 E. Murphy
23 P. Sinnott
24 E. Cousins
25 L. Bennett