Tadhg de Búrca (born 19 September 1994), sometimes referred to as The Tadhger, is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Intermediate Championship club Clashmore–Kinsalebeg and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-back having previously enjoyed a role as a sweeper.

Playing career

St. Augustine's College

de Búrca first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with St. Augustine's College in

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. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior teams. On 30 March 2013, de Búrca was at centre-forward when St. Augustine's College faced Scoil Mhuire in the All-Ireland final. He scored 0-03, including a free, in the 2-08 to 0-10 victory.

Coláiste na nDéise

During the 2011-12 Harty Cup, de Búrca was selected for the Dungarvan-based Coláiste na nDéise combination. On 25 February 2012, he won a Harty Cup medal after lining out at left wing-back in a 2-14 to 1-10 defeat of Nenagh CBS. de Búrca was again selected for the renamed Dungarvan Colleges side for the 2012-13 Harty Cup campaign. He won a second successive Harty Cup medal on 24 February 2013 after scoring 0-03 from right wing-back in a 2-21 to 1-11 defeat of Our Lady's Secondary School from

Templemore Templemore () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The 2011 Censu ...

. de Búrca was switched to left wing-back for the

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against Kilkenny CBS on 6 April and collected a winners' medal following the 1-12 to 1-07 victory.

University College Cork

de Búrca completed a

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between 2013 and 2016 and joined the senior hurling team in his second year. He was a regular player at centre-back in the

Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup ( ga, Corn Mhic Giobúin) is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland. The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered ...

campaigns in

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University College Dublin

de Búrca transferred to

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to complete his two-year Professional Master of Education in 2016. He immediately joined the senior hurling team and made a number of appearances in the Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns in

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Clashmore–Kinsalebeg

de Búrca joined the Clashmore–Kinsalebeg club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 20 May 2009, he lined out at left corner-back when Clashmore defeated

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by 1-07 to 1-06 to win the

Waterford Minor Football Championship The Waterford Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played by GAA teams in Waterford in Ireland. All players have to be under the age of 18 in the year in which they take part here. The competition is organized by the two ...

. On 30 September 2018, de Búrca lined out at centre-back for Clashmore when they qualified for the Western Intermediate Hurling Championship final. A 4-15 to 3-15 defeat of

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secured a first ever title for the club.

Waterford

Minor and under-21

de Búrca first lined out for

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as a member of the minor football team during the 2011 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 13 April and score two points from frees in a 4-16 to 0-06 defeat by

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. de Búrca became a

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at minor level during the 2012 Munster Championships. While his minor football season ended with a 1-14 to 1-03 defeat by Kerry on 17 April, de Búrca made his minor hurling debut on 2 May when he lined out at full-back in a 1-20 to 3-13 defeat of

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. He played his last game in the minor grade on 29 June when Waterford suffered a 2-25 to 0-12 defeat by

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. On 18 July 2013, de Búrca made his first appearance for the Waterford under-21 hurling team. He lined out at full-back in a 2-15 to 0-17 defeat by Clare in the

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. de Búrca was again included on the Waterford under-21 team for 2014 Munster Championship. His only appearance that year was at centre-back in Waterford's 3-18 to 0-16 defeat by

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on 16 July. For the third successive season, de Búrca was selected for the under-21 team in

. He made his last appearance in the grade on 15 July when Waterford suffered a 0-23 to 1-18 defeat by Clare at the semi-final stage.

Senior

de Búrca made his first appearance for the Waterford senior team on 12 January 2014 when he lined out in a 1-11 to 0-10 defeat by the

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in the pre-season

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. He was later included on the Waterford panel for the 2014 National League and made his first appearance on 23 February in a 0-22 to 1-13 defeat of

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. de Búrca made his

debut on 25 May 2014 when he scored a point from left wing-back in a 1-21 apiece draw with Cork. On 3 May 2015, de Búrca was named at left corner-back but lined out at centre-back in the 2015 National League final. The 1-24 to 0-17 victory gave him a National League winners' medal. On 12 July 2015, de Búrca played as a sweeper when Waterford were beaten for the fourth time in six seasons by Tipperary in the 2015 Munster final. He ended the season by winning a GAA/GPA All-Star award, while he was also named Young Hurler of the Year. On 1 May 2016, de Búrca was selected at right wing-back when Waterford drew 0-22 apiece with Clare in the 2016 National League final. He was named in the same position but spent much of the game at midfield for the replay, which Waterford lost by 1-23 to 2-19. On 10 July, de Búrca lined out at centre-back for the 2016 Munster final, with Waterford eventually losing by 5-19 to 0-13. He ended the season by being nominated for a second successive GAA/GPA All-Star award. On 23 July 2017, de Búrca received a straight red card for deliberately interfering with the helmet or faceguard of

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in the All-Ireland quarter-final. In spite of an appeal the Disputes Resolution Authority upheld the suspension, resulting in de Búrca missing Waterford's All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Cork. On 3 September, he was restored to the starting fifteen for the

against Galway. Waterford eventually lost the final by 0-26 to 2-17. de Búrca ended the season by being nominated for a third successive GAA/GPA All-Star award. On 27 May 2018, de Búrca was forced off with a shoulder injury in the 14th minute in Waterford's 2-27 to 2-18 defeat by Clare in the opening round of

. It was later confirmed that he had broken his collar bone and was ruled out for the rest of the season. On 31 March 2019, de Búrca was at centre-back when Waterford suffered a 1-24 to 0-19 defeat by

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in the National League final.

Career statistics

Honours

;St. Augustine's College *All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Football Championship (1): 2013 ;Dungarvan Colleges *

Dr. Croke Cup The Dr Croke Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the All Ireland Secondary Schools Senior "A" hurling championship. Before that it was an inter-county GAA competition in hurling. The first Croke Cups (which included hurling and Gaelic ...

(1):

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* Dr. Harty Cup (2): 2012, 2013 ;Clashmore–Kinsalebeg *

(1): 2009 ;Waterford *

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

(1):

;Individual *

All Stars Young Hurler of the Year The Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association Young Hurler of the Year (known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year, or simply the Young Hurler of the Year) is an annual award given to the player aged 21 ...

: 2015 *

GAA GPA All Stars Awards The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards (often known simply as the All Stars) are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one pla ...

(2): 2015, 2020

References

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