Conor Lehane (born 30 July 1992) is an

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hurler who currently plays as a centre-forward for the

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senior team. Born in

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, Lehane first played competitive hurling at

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. Here he won Rice Cup and Cork Colleges medals before later featuring on the Harty Cup team. As a student at

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, Lehane won a

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medal in 2013. Lehane first appeared for the

club at underage levels, winning a county minor championship medal in 2010 before claiming county under-21 championship medals in 2011 and 2013. As a member of the Midleton senior team he also won a county senior championship medal in 2013. Having played for Cork at under-15 and under-17 levels, Lehane was just sixteen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He played for two championship seasons with the minor team. Lehane subsequently enjoyed a three-year stint with the Cork under-21 team. By this stage he had also joined the Cork senior team, making his debut during the 2011 Waterford Crystal Cup. Since then Lehane has become a regular member of the starting fifteen. An

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runner-up in 2013, he won

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medals in 2014 and 2017. At international level Lehane won championship honours as a member of the

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team in 2014.

Playing career

University College Cork

During his tenure at

, Lehane played a key role for the university's various hurling teams. In 2012 he was at full-forward when UCC faced fierce local rivals

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in the final of the All-Ireland Freshers Championship. Lehane chipped in with 0-6 to secure a 1-24 to 3-13 extra time victory. He progressed onto the UCC senior team during the 2012-13 college year, and lined out in the final of the

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were the surprise opponents, however, tradition prevailed and UCC retained their title with a 2-17 to 2-12 victory.with Lehane giving a Man of the Match performance. It was Lehane's first Fitzgibbon Cup medal.

Midleton

Lehane plays his club hurling with

and has enjoyed some success at underage levels. In 2010 Lehane won a county minor championship with the club, following a 1-15 to 0-12 defeat of

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. Lehane had joined the club's under-21 team by 2011, and won a divisional under-21 championship. Midleton later secured the county under-21 championship, following a 1-11 to 0-8 defeat of

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. In 2013 Lehane completed his collection of county medals as he helped Midletion win a first senior county title since 1991 after victory over Sarsfield's with a Man of the Match display, scoring 2.10. He also won another county under-21 championship as captain, defeating Blackrock.

Cork

Minor and under-21

Lehane first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the

minor hurling team. He enjoyed little success in this grade before subsequently moving onto the county's under-21 side.

Senior

Lehane was just 18-years-old when he was added to the Cork senior hurling team. He made his first appearance at left wing-forward on 23 January 2011 and scored six points in the 3-17 to 1-22 defeat of

in the

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. On 17 April, he made his first appearance in the

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when he came on as a 50th-minute substitute for

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in a 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of

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. A knee injury and the completion of the

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ruled him out of further action, however, he made his championship debut on 9 July in a 2-23 to 1-14 All-Ireland Qualifier defeat by

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. On 6 May 2012, Lehane lined out in the National League final. He was held scoreless at right wing-forward in the 3-21 to 0-16 defeat by

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. Lehane lined out in his first Munster Championship final on 14 July 2013. He was substituted in the 41st minute and Cork eventually lost the game by 0-24 to 0-15. On 8 September, Lehane lined out at left corner-forward against Clare in the

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. He scored 1-01 in the 3-16 to 0-25 draw. Lehane was again at left corner-forward for the replay on 28 September and scored two points in the 5-16 to 3-16 defeat. He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star. On 3 July 2014, Lehane won a

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medal after scoring five points in Cork's 2-24 to 0-24 defeat of Limerick in the last

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to be played at the old

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. He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star. On 3 May 2015, Lehane was at full-forward in Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the National League final. Lehane won his second Munster Championship medal on 9 July 2017 in the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the

. He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star. On 1 July 2018, Lehane won a third Munster Championship medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the

. On 7 December 2020, it was reported in the ''

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'' that Lehane would not be involved with the Cork senior hurling team for the 2021 season.

Personal life

Lehane grew up in

and was educated at

in the town. It was here that he first came to prominence as a hurler, representing the school in the Dr. Harty Cup. He is currently a student in

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

;Midleton CBS Secondary School *Rice Cup (1): 2006 ;University College Cork *

(1): 2013 *All-Ireland Freshers Championship (1): 2012 (c) ;Midleton *

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(2): 2013, 2021 *

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(2): 2011, 2013 (c) *East Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship (2): 2011, 2013 (c) *Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2010 (c) ;Cork *

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(3):

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(1):

;Ireland * Shinty/Hurling International Series (1): 2014

References

External links

Conor Lehane profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehane, Conor 1992 births Living people Ireland international hurlers Midleton hurlers UCC hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers People educated at Midleton CBS Secondary School