John Conlon (born 23 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Clare Senior Championship club

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and is the

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of the

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. He usually lines out as a full-forward.

Playing career

St. Flannan's College

Conlon played in all grades of hurling with St. Flannan's College in

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before progressing onto the college's senior team. On 12 March 2006, he was introduced as a substitute when St. Flannan's College suffered a 2-08 to 0-12 defeat by

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in the Harty Cup final. On 1 May 2006, Conlon broke onto the starting fifteen when he was selected at full-forward for the All-Ireland final against Dublin Colleges. He scored a point from play in the 1-11 to 0-11 defeat. On 11 March 2007, Conlon lined out at full-forward when St. Flannan's College faced De La Salle College from

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in the Harty Cup final. He top scored with 0-08 but ended the game on the losing side after a 2-07 to 0-11 defeat.

NUI Galway

As a student at NUI Galway, Conlon joined the university's senior hurling team and lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns. On 6 March 2010, he lined out at right wing-forward when NUI Galway faced the Waterford Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. Conlon scored the winning point in the 82nd minute and collected a winners' medal after the 1-1 to 1-16 extra-time victory.

Clonlara

Conlon joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He had already joined the club's senior team when he won a Clare Under-21 Championship medal in 2008. On 28 October 2007, Conlon won a Clare Inetrmediate Championship medal following Clonlara's 1-21 to 1-18 defeat of

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in the final. On 25 November 2007, he scored 1-03 when Clonlara claimed the Munster Club Championship after a 1-14 to 1-08 defeat of Drom-Athlacca in the

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. On 26 October 2008, Conlon was selected at right wing-forward when Clonlara qualified for their first Clare Senior Championship final in 89 years. He scored two points from play and ended the game with a winners' medal after the 1-12 to 1-09 defeat of Newmarket-on-Fergus. Conlon was again selected at right wing-forward when Clonlara qualified for a second successive final on 1 November 2009. He scored a point from play but ended the game on the losing side after the 3-05 to 1-09 defeat by first-time winners Cratloe. On 11 October 2015, Conlon lined out at centre-back when Clonlara faced Sixmilebridge in the

. He ended the game on the losing side for the second time in his career after a 1-21 to 0-15 defeat. On 16 October 2016, Conlon captained the team from right corner-forward when Clonlara faced Ballyea in the

. He scored a point from play in the 1-11 apiece draw. Conlon was switched to full-forward for the replay on 30 October 2016. He scored 1-01 from play but ended the game on the losing side after a 2-14 to 1-14 defeat.

Clare

Minor and under-21

Conlon first played for

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as a member of the minor team during the 2006 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 5 April 2006 when he lined out at left wing-forward in a 2-13 to 1-08 defeat by

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. Conlon was eligible for the minor grade for a second successive season in

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. He played his final game in the grade on 27 June 2007 when he scored a point from play in a 1-20 to 0-14 defeat by

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. On 20 July 2008, Conlon made his first appearance for the Clare under-21 team. He scored a two points in the 1-20 to 1-11 defeat of Cork. On 30 July 2008, Conlon lined out at right wing-forward when Clare faced Tipperary in the

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. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side after a controversial 1-16 to 2-12 defeat by Tipperary. Conlon was appointed captain of the Clare under-21 team in advance of the 2009 Munster Championship. On 29 July 2009, he captained the team from right wing-forward to a

appearance against

. Conlon ended the game with a Munster Championship medal after the 2-17 to 2-12 victory. On 13 September 2009, he again captained the team when Clare faced

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in the All-Ireland final. Conlon scored three points from play and collected a winners' medal after the 0-15 to 0-14 victory. Conlon was eligible for the under-21 team for a third and final season in

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. He played his last game for the team on 28 July 2010 when Clare suffered a 1-22 to 1-17 defeat by Tipperary in the

Senior

Conlon was drafted onto the Clare senior team in advance of the 2009 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 8 February 2009 when he was introduced as a substitute for

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in a 3-13 to 1-18 first round defeat by

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. On 21 June 2009, Conlon made his Munster Championship debut when he was again introduced as a substitute in a 3-18 to 1-22 defeat by Tipperary. On 7 April 2012, Conlon lined out at left corner-forward when Clare faced Limerick in the National League Division 1B final. He scored a point from play and claimed his first silverware at senior level after the 0-21 to 1-16 victory. On 8 September 2013, Conlon was selected at right wing-forward when Clare qualified to play

in the All-Ireland final. He scored two points from play in the 0-25 to 3-16 draw. The replay on 28 September 2013 also saw Conlon scored two points from right wing-forward before collecting a winners' medal following the 5-16 to 3-16 victory. Conlon was a regular starter during Clare's 2016 National League success, however, he missed the drawn final and the replay victory over Waterford after sustaining ankle ligament damage in the

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victory over Kilkenny. On 9 July 2017, Conlon was selected at left wing-forward for his first

appearance. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side after Clare suffered a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat by Cork. Conlon was selected at full-forward when Clare faced Cork in a second successive

on 1 July 2018. He scored five points from play but ended on the losing side after a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat. Conlon ended the season by collecting his first GAA-GPA All-Star award. Conlon was appointed

of the Clare senior team for the 2020 season.

Career statistics

Honours

;NUI Galway * Fitzgibbon Cup (1) 2010 ;Clonlara * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (1) 2008 *

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(1) 2007 *

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(1) 2007 ;Clare *

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(1):

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* National Hurling League Division 1 (1)

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* National Hurling League Division 1B (1)

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* All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1)

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* Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1)

;Awards * GAA GPA All Stars Awards (1): 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conlon, John 1989 births Living people University of Galway hurlers Clonlara hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Alumni of the University of Galway Irish schoolteachers