Greg Lally (born 7 February 1988) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gregóir Ó Maolalaidh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left half back | ||
| Born | 7 February 1988 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2005– | Gort | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2015– | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Born in Gort, County Galway, Lally first played competitive hurling in his youth. He was a key member of the Gort Community School senior team. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Gort.[1][2]
Lally made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team who won the 2005 All Ireland. An All-Ireland runner-up in this grade in 2006, he later joined the under-21 side.[3] Lally made his senior championship debut during the 2015 championship.
On 3 September 2017, Lally was a substitute for Galway as they won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years against Waterford.[4][5]
Honours
edit- Gort
- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2011, 2014
- Galway
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (sub) (1) 2005
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017 (sub)
- National Hurling League Division 1 (2): 2010, 2017 (sub)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2017 (sub) 2018 (Sub)
References
edit- ^ "Gort end their long wait in style". Irish Times. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Galway SHC final: Gort dethrone All-Ireland champs with late goals". Hogan Stand. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Tipp break Galway hearts in MHC final". RTÉ Sport. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.