John McCaffrey (hurler)

Irish hurler

John McCaffreyPersonal information

Irish name|  Seán Mac Gafraidh
Sport|  Hurling
Position|  Midfield
Born|  (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 36)
Dublin, Ireland
Height|  1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation|  Games Promotion Officer
Club(s)
Years|  Club

2004–

|  Lucan Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
Years|  County|  Apps (scores)

2006–

|  Dublin|  21 (0–15)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles|  1
NHL|  1

John McCaffrey (born 11 September 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lucan Sarsfields and has been a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team since 2006.[1]

## Playing career[edit]

### Club[edit]

McCaffrey plays his club hurling with the Lucan Sarsfield's club. He won a county minor championship title with the club in 2005. He also played when the club played their first ever Senior Hurling championship county final in 2013.

### Inter-county[edit]

McCaffrey first lined out for the Dublin hurlers at minor level (as well as representing Dublin in minor football). He was captain of the team in 2005 as 'the Dubs' captured the Leinster title following a win over Wexford.

After success at minor level McCaffrey subsequently joined the Dublin under-21 team where he also served as captain. He won a Leinster title in this grade in 2007 following a 2–18 to 3–9 defeat of Offaly. Dublin later qualified for the All-Ireland final, however, the team was heavily defeated by Galway.

By this stage McCaffrey had already joined the Dublin senior hurling team, making his championship debut against Westmeath in 2006. In 2009 Dublin qualified for their first Leinster final since 1991, however, Kilkenny were the winners by 2–18 to 0–18.

In 2011 McCaffrey took over as Dublin senior hurling team captain due to an injury sustained by regular captain Stephen Hiney.[2] Dublin later qualified for their first National Hurling League final in sixty-five years. In the final they over came Kilkenny in the final by 0–22 to 1–07 to win a first league title since 1939.

In July 2013, McCaffrey became the first Dublin captain to lift the Bob O'Keeffe trophy as Dublin won the Leinster hurling final against Galway by 2–25 to 2–13.[3]

## Honours[edit]

* Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
* National Hurling League (1): 2011
* National Hurling Division 1B (1): 2013
* National Hurling Division 2 (1): 2006
* Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2005
* Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007
* Dublin Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2005

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Profile of John McCaffrey". hurlingstats.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
2. ^ "McCaffrey takes over from Hiney as Dublin captain". GAA.ie. Gaelic Athletic Association. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
3. ^ "Dublin hurlers end 52-year wait for Leinster title". Irish Independent. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Stephen Hiney

|  Dublin Senior Hurling Captain
2011–2014  | Succeeded by

Liam Rushe

Achievements
Preceded by

Shane Kavanagh
(Galway)

|  National Hurling League Final (Div 1)
winning captain
2011 | Succeeded by

Eoin Larkin
(Kilkenny)

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Dublin – 2011 National Hurling League Champions (3rd title)

* 1 G. Maguire
* 2 N. Corcoran
* 3 T. Brady
* 19 A. McCrabbe
* 5 P. Kelly
* 6 J. Boland
* 7 S. Durkin
* 8 J. McCaffrey (c)
* 9 L. Rushe
* 10 C. Keaney
* 11 R. O'Dwyer
* 12 C. McCormack
* 13 D. Plunkett
* 14 D. O'Callaghan
* 15 P. Ryan

Subs used
20 M. O'Brien for Boland
23 D. O'Dwyer for Plunkett
27 D. Treacy for McCrabbe
26 S. Lambert for Rushe
22 S. Ryan for O'Callaghan

Subs not used
4 R. Walsh
16 A. Nolan
17 P. Schutte
18 O. Gough
21 L. Ryan
24 D. Curtin
25 P. Carton

Manager
A. Daly

Selectors
C. Hetherton
R. Stakelum
V. Teehan

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Dublin – 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finalists

* 1 G. Maguire
* 2 N. Corcoran
* 3 P. Kelly
* 4 P. Schutte
* 5 M. Carton
* 6 J. Boland
* 7 S. Durkin
* 8 A. McCrabbe
* 9 J. McCaffrey (c)
* 10 C. McCormack
* 11 R. O'Dwyer
* 12 L. Rushe
* 13 D. O'Callaghan
* 14 L. Ryan
* 15 P. Ryan

Subs used
M. O'Brien for McCormack
D. Plunkett for McCrabbe
S. Lambert for Schutte
S. Ryan for L. Ryan

Manager
A. Daly

Selectors
C. Hetherton
R. Stakelum
V. Teehan

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Dublin \- 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Champions (24th title)

* 1 G. Maguire
* 2 N. Corcoran
* 3 P. Kelly
* 4 P. Schutte
* 5 S. Hiney
* 6 L. Rushe
* 7 M. Carton
* 8 J. McCaffrey
* 9 J. Boland
* 10 C. Keaney
* 11 R. O'Dwyer
* 12 D. Sutcliffe
* 13 D. O'Callaghan
* 14 P. Ryan
* 15 D. Treacy

Subs
21 C. McCormack for Treacy
19 O. Gough for Schutte
18 S. Durkin for McCaffrey
25 M. Schutte for O'Callaghan
20 S. Lambert for O'Dwyer

Subs not used
16 A. Nolan
17 É. Dillon
22 N. McMorrow
23 M. O'Brien
24 M. Quilty
26 R. Trainor

Manager
A. Daly

(Team as of 7 July 2013 versus Galway)

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Leinster – 2014 Interprovincial Hurling Champions (29th title)

* 1 G. Maguire
* 2 P. Murphy
* 3 P. Kelly
* 4 A. Shore
* 5 T. Walsh
* 6 L. Rushe
* 7 L. Chin
* 8 M. Carton
* 9 R. Hogan
* 10 W. Walsh
* 11 R. O'Dwyer
* 12 C. Keaney (c)
* 13 C. Fennelly
* 14 E. Larkin
* 15 D. Currams

Subs used
M. O'Hanlon for Shore
T. J. Reid for W. Walsh
L. Ryan for Carton
J. Guiney for Currams
J. Bergin for Currams
J. McCaffrey for O'Dwyer

Manager
J. Dooley

Selectors
J. Conran
D. J. Carey
H. Kelleher
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