Matthew O'Hanlon (born 28 October 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Intermediate Championship club

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and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a wing-back.

Playing career

Good Counsel College

O'Hanlon first came to prominence as a hurler with

Good Counsel College St Augustine's and Our Lady of Good Counsel College (''Coláiste na Dea Comhairle''), New Ross, known as "Good Counsel College" by its students and residents of the local area, is an all-boys secondary school in County Wexford, Ireland, whic ...

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. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team. On 14 March 2009, O'Hanlon was at centre-back when Good Counsel College faced Castlecomer Community School in the Leinster final. He scored a point from play and collected a winners' medal following the 1-13 to 2-08 victory. On 13 April 2009, O'Hanlon was again at centre-back when Good Counsel College suffered a 1-17 to 1-15 defeat by Thurles CBS in the

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University College Dublin

As a student at

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, O'Hanlon joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out in several

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campaigns without success.

St James's

O'Hanlon joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a

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. He eventually joined the club's top adult teams in both codes. On 15 October 2016, O'Hanlon lined out in defence when St. James's faced Fethard St Mogue's in the Wexford Intermediate A Championship final. The game ended in a 0-12 apiece draw. O'Hanlon was again at centre-back for the replay a week later and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-13 to 0-11 victory.

Wexford

Minor and under-21

O'Hanlon first played for

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as a member of the minor hurling team during the 2008 Leinster Championship. On 6 July 2008, he came on as a substitute at midfield when Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-12 defeat by

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in the Leinster final. O'Hanlon was once again eligible for the minor grade in

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and he became a dual player after also joining the Wexford minor

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panel. He lined out in a second successive Leinster final on 5 July 2009, however, Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-11 defeat by Kilkenny. On 23 June 2010, O'Hanlon made his first appearance for the Wexford under-21 team when he lined out at centre-back in a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat of

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. He was again at centre-back for the Leinster final on 14 July 2010, which Wexford lost to

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by 2-15 to 0-15. O'Hanlon became a dual player at under-21 level during the 2011 Leinster Championships. On 6 April 2011, he won a Leinster Championship with the Wexford under-21 football team following their 1-09 to 0-11 defeat of

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in the final. On 13 July 2011, O'Hanlon was at centre-back when the Wexford under-21 hurling team suffered a 1-18 to 0-11 defeat by Dublin in the Leinster final. O'Hanlon was once again eligible for the under-21 grade in

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but was witched to the full-back position with the under-21 hurling team. He played his last game in the grade on 20 June 2012 when Wexford suffered a 3-20 to 4-06 defeat by Kilkenny at the semi-final stage.

Senior

O'Hanlon was just 19-years-old when he was added to the Wexford senior team. He made his first appearance for the team on 13 February 2011 when he lined out at full-back in a 1-24 to 0-06 defeat by

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in the

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. O'Hanlon made his Leinster Championship debut on 29 May 2011 when he lined out at full-back in a 3-16 to 1-11 defeat of Antrim. On 2 July 2017, O'Hanlon lined out at centre-back in his first Leinster final against

. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side following a 0-29 to 1-17 defeat. On 20 January 2018, O'Hanlon was selected on the bench when Wexford faced Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup final. He was introduced as a substitute for Éanna Martin at left wing-back in the 1-24 apiece draw with Kilkenny. Wexford won the subsequent free-taking shoot-out, with O'Hanlon claiming his first silverware at senior level with Wexford. Wexford reached a second Leinster final in three years on 30 June 2019. O'Hanlon lined out in his usual position in the half-back line and collected a winners' medal as joint-captain with

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following the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny.

Leinster

O'Hanlon was selected for the

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inter-provincial team for the 2014 Inter-provincial Championship. On 1 March 2014, he came on as an 18th-minute substitute for

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at full-back when Leinster defeated

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by 1-23 to 0-16 to claim the

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Career statistics

Honours

;Good Counsel College *

Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship Leinster colleges senior hurling "A" championship, is the top level hurling championship for secondary schools in Leinster. The winners receive the Corn ui Dhuill and advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior hurling championship, where they c ...

(1): 2009 ;St James's *

Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship The Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Top Oil Intermediate A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic ...

(1): 2016 ;Wexford *

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 ...

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References

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