Richard Leahy (born 13 March 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Rower–Inistioge and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder.

Playing career

St. Kieran's College

Leahy first came to prominence as a hurler with St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was eventually called up the college's senior team. On 9 March 2014, Leahy was an unused substitute when St. Kieran's College suffered a 2-13 to 0-13 defeat by Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster final. On 5 April 2014, he was named on the substitutes' bench for the

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against Kilkenny CBS. He remained as an unused substitute but collected a winners' medal following the 2-16 to 0-13 victory. On 28 February 2015, Leahy won a Leinster Championship medal when St. Kieran's College defeated St. Peter's College by 1-14 to 1-06 in the final. He was again selected at midfield when St. Kieran's College faced Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final. Leahy scored two points and collected a second All-Ireland medal following the 1-15 to 1-12 victory.

Rower-Inistioge

Leahy joined the Rower–Inistioge club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 27 October 2013, he won a Kilkenny Minor Championship medal after lining out at left wing-forward in a 2-09 to 1-07 defeat of

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in the final.

Kilkenny

Minor and under-21

Leahy first played for Kileknny as a member of the minor team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 25 April 2015 and scored a point from midfield in a 1-18 to 1-17 defeat of

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. Leahy was again at midfield when Kilkenny faced

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in the Leinster final on 5 July 2015. He ended the game as

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after scoring four points in the 1-17 to 1-15 victory. Leahy was drafted onto the Kilkenny under-21 team for the 2017 Leinster Championship. After missing Kilkenny's opening game through injury he made his debut on 21 June 2017 in a 1-21 to 1-11 defeat of

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. On 5 July 2017, Leahy won a Leinster Championship medal following Kilkenny's 0-30 to 1-15 defeat of Wexford in the final. On 9 September 2017, he lined out at midfield when Kilkenny suffered a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat by

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in the

. Leahy was once again eligible for the under-21 grade in

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. He made his final appearance for the team on 20 June 2018 when he scored three points from midfield in a 1-17 to 3-13 defeat by

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in the semi-final.

Intermediate

Leahy was added to the Kilkenny intermediate team in advance of the 2016 Leinster Championship. On 13 July 2016, he won a Leinster Championship after scoring 1-01 from play in Kilkenny's 3-14 to 2-14 defeat of Wexford in the final. Leahy lined out at left wing-forward for the

against Clare on 6 August 2016 and ended the game with a winners' medal after a 5-16 to 1-16 victory.

Senior

Leahy was added to the Kilkenny senior team in advance of the 2017 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 12 February 2017 when he came on as a 56th-minute substitute for

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in a 1-15 to 0-17 defeat by

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. On 8 April 2018, Leahy lined out at midfield when Kilkenny faced

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in the National League final. He ended the game with a winners' medal after scoring a point in the 2-23 to 2-17 victory. Leahy was switched to left wing-forward on 1 July 2018 when Kilkenny drew 0-18 apiece with

in the Leinster final. He retained his position for the replay a week later, however, Kilkenny suffered a 1-28 to 3-15 defeat. On 30 June 2019, Leahy lined out at right wing-forward when Kilkenny suffered a 1-23 to 0-23 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. On 18 August 2019, Leahy was listed amongst the substitutes when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the

. He was introduced as a substitute for

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at midfield but ended the game on the losing side after a 3-25 to 0-20 defeat.

Career statistics

Honours

;St. Kieran's College * All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2):

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, 2015 *

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 ...

(1): 2015 ;Rower–Inistioge *Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2016 *Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2013 ;Kilkenny * National Hurling League (1):

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the second ...

(1):

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(1):

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):

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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): 2015

References

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