Christy Chaplin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Criostóir Séilpíneach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1971 Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Rusty | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Sixmilebridge | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 6 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1994-1998 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Christopher Chaplin (born 1971) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level he played with Sixmilebridge and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. Chaplin later served as a manager and selector.
Playing career
[edit]Chaplin first played hurling to a high standard as a schoolboy at Shannon Comprehensive School. He was part of the school team beaten by St Flannan's College in an all-Clare Harty Cup final in 1989.[1] Chaplin also enjoyed his first club success that year when Sixmilebridge claimed the Clare SHC title. It was the first of six titles in that competition, including two as team captain. Chaplin was also part of the Sixmilebridge team that beat Dunloy in the 1996 All-Ireland club final.[2]
Chaplin made his inter-county debut with Clare as a member of the minor team that lost to Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland minor final.[3] He later progressed to the under-21 team, with his last game in that grade being the 1992 Munster under-21 final by Waterford. As part of the Clare junior team, Chaplin won an All-Ireland JHC medal in 1993 after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[4]
Chaplin made the step up to the senior team in 1994. He was part of the Clare team that bridged a 63-year gap to win the Munster SHC title in 1995.[5][6] Chaplin later claimed an All-Ireland SHC medal as a substitute after Clare beat Offaly to claim the title for the first time in 81 years.[7] Chaplin won a second Munster SHC title in 1997, before claiming a second All-Ireland SHC winners' medal from the substitutes' bench after a defeat of Tipperary in the 1997 All-Ireland final.[8] He won a third Munster SHC medal in four seasons in 1998.
Coaching career
[edit]In retirement from playing, Chaplin became involved in team management and coaching. He was manager of the Sixmilebridge senior team that was beaten by Crusheen in the 2011 Clare SHC final.[9][10]
Honours
[edit]- Sixmilebridge
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1996
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1995, 2000
- Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000 (c), 2002 (c)
- Clare
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1995, 1997
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1995, 1997
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 1993
- Munster Junior Hurling Championship: 1993
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1989
References
[edit]- ^ "Harty Cup team of the millennium". Irish Independent. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "20 years ago today the Clare hurlers won a famous Munster title...but where are they now?". The 42. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Eamon Taaffe: 'It was only in later years we realised the respect we had gained'". Irish Examiner. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Clare's second win was the sweetest - Jamesie O'Connor meets Brian Lohan to talk about '97". Irish Examiner. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "'Rusty' to remain at the 'Bridge helm". The Clare Champion. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Dillon to fore as Crusheen become Goliaths". Irish Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.