- Colm Cavanagh
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Colm Cavanagh Personal information Sport Gaelic Football Position Half Forward Born Tyrone Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Occupation Student Club(s) Years Club Moy Club Titles Ulster titles Ulster Inter-county(ies) Years County 2007- Tyrone Inter-county titles Ulster titles 3 All Irelands 1 Colm Cavanagh is a Tyrone Gaelic footballer from Moy. He is the younger brother of treble All Star-winner Tyrone player, Sean. He also plays for the University of Ulster team, and in 2007, reached the Sigerson Cup Final.[1]
He was part of the Tyrone Under-21 team won the Ulster Championship in 2006.
Senior inter-county career
His Tyrone Senior career was shrouded in controversy from the beginning. He made his debut for Tyrone in the 2007 Dr McKenna Cup, however, he had also been selected by his University team for the competition. The competition rules state that in such an event, the University should get first choice of the player, in order to even up the competition. Tyrone manager, Mickey Harte refused to obey this rule, contending that it should be up to the players to decide who they wish to play for. Four Tyrone players were caught up in the dispute; Cavanagh, Brendan Boggs, Damien McCaul (who all play for the University of Ulster) and St. Mary's University, Belfast player, Cathal McCarron.[2]
Tyrone were docked points for the match the players participated in, but still progressed to go on to win the competition.He has continued unabated, however, and has consistently been on the starting line-up for Tyrone in their 2007 National League campaign.
In his Ulster Championship debut, on May 20, 2007, against Fermanagh, Cavanagh was having a solid game, until an accidental collision left him badly injured. The game was delayed for over seven minutes while he was receiving treatment, and was taken to hospital as a precaution. Initial fears about a serious neck injury were allayed as he was discharged from hospital soon after the end of the match.[3] The injury ruled him out of Tyrone's next fixture against Donegal.[4]
References
- ^ "Queen's take the honours in Sigerson Cup". http://www.sigerson2007.com/news/march6th3.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ "Red Hands lose McKenna Cup points". BBC News. 2007-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6295781.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ Maloney, Darragh (2007-05-20). "Tyrone 0-13 Fermanagh 1-09". RTE Sport. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0520/tyrone.html. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ "Tyrone duo may miss Ulster Championship". RTÉ Sport. 2007-06-11. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0611/tyrone.html?gaa. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
Tyrone Senior Football Team 1 P McConnell
(Team as of 5 June 2011 versus Monaghan)
2 M Swift • 3 C McCarron • 4 R McMenamin
5 D Harte • 6 C Gormley • 7 P Jordan
8 A Cassidy • 9 S Cavanagh
10 B Dooher (Cap.) • 11 B McGuigan • 12 P Harte
13 M Penrose • 14 M Donnelly • 15 Stephen O'Neill
Subs: J Devine, D Carlin, C Cavanagh, K Coney, K Hughes, D McCaul, T McGuigan, N McKenna, Joe McMahon, E Mulligan, Shaun O'Neill,
Unavailable Panellists: E McGinley, Justin McMahon
Manager: Mickey HarteTyrone Team: All-Ireland final 2008 (3rd Win) 16 P. McConnell
Paul Quinn's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names.
2 R. McMenamin • 3 Justin McMahon • 12 Joe McMahon
5 D. Harte • 6 C. Gormley • 7 P. Jordan •
8 C. Holmes • 9 E. McGinley
10 B. Dooher (Cap.) • 29 M. Penrose • 12 R. Mellon
13 T. McGuigan • 14 S. Cavanagh • 15 C. McCullagh
Subs: J. Curran, D. Carlin, C. Cavanagh, P. Donnelly, N. Gormley, K. Hughes, C. McCarron, D. McCaul, M. McGee, C. Gourley, R. Mulgrew, E. Mulligan, Shaun O'Neill, B. McGuigan, PJ Quinn, Stephen O'Neill*, P. Quinn*
Manager: Mickey Harte
(Team as of 21 September 2008 versus Kerry)
Notes: J Devine was on the starting lineup but had to withdraw from the squad due to a family bereavement.
Stephen O'Neill's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names. He played, and came on as a substitute with the number 31 on his back.[1]Categories:- Tyrone Gaelic footballers
- Living people
- People educated at St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)
- Ulster Gaelic football biography stubs
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