John McCaffrey (born 11 September 1987) is an

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sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club

Lucan Sarsfields Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...

and has been a member of the

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senior inter-county team since 2006.

Playing career

Club

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

McCaffrey first lined out for the

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

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title following a win over

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. After success at minor level McCaffrey subsequently joined the Dublin under-21 team where he also served as captain. He won a

title in this grade in 2007 following a 2–18 to 3–9 defeat of

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. Dublin later qualified for the All-Ireland final, however, the team was heavily defeated by

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. By this stage McCaffrey had already joined the Dublin senior hurling team, making his championship debut against

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in 2006. In 2009 Dublin qualified for their first

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

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. 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

by 2–25 to 2–13.

Honours

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

(1): 2013 * National Hurling League (1): 2011 * National Hurling Division 1B (1): 2013 * National Hurling Division 2 (1): 2006 *

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

(1): 2005 *

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the hig ...

(1): 2007 *

Dublin Minor Hurling Championship The Dublin Minor Club Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club hurling in County Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of ...

(1): 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCaffrey, John 1987 births Living people Lucan Sarsfields hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers People from Lucan, Dublin Sportspeople from South Dublin (county)