Irish name Conchur Ó Súilleabháin Position Left corner-back Nickname Sully Other name Sully All stars 0 NHL 0 | Sport Hurling Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Occupation Product analyst All irelands 0 Fitzgibbon titles 1 | |
Born 8 March 1989 (age 27)
Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland ( 1989-03-08 ) | ||
Conor O'Sullivan (born 8 March 1989) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Cork senior team.
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Born in Glanmire, County Cork, O'Sullivan first excelled at hurling during his schooling at Glanmire Community College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork under-21 team. He made his senior during the 2009 league. O'Sullivan subsequently became a regular member of the team and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level O'Sullivan is a four-time championship medallist with Sarsfield's.
Throughout his career O'Sullivan made 11 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 21 April 2015.
Club
O'Sullivan plays his club hurling with Sarsfield's and has enjoyed much success, in spite of missing out on the club's earlier underage boom.
On 28 September 2008 he lined out in his first senior championship decider with Bride Rovers providing the opposition. A goal by Robert O' Driscoll with seven minutes of normal time left proved the decisive score as Sarsfield's claimed a 2-14 to 2-13 victory. It was O'Sullivan's first championship medal.
After surrendering their championship crown to Newtownshandrum in 2009, Sarsfield's reached a third successive championship decider on 10 October 2010. Glen Rovers, who were playing in their first championship decider in nineteen years, provided the opposition. Michael Cussen set up Kieran Murphy for a key point late in the game. A narrow 1-17 to 0-18 victory gave O'Sullivan a second championship medal.
Sarsfield's failed to retain the title once again, however, on 7 October 2012 O'Sullivan lined out in his fourth championship decider in five years. Sars were the more experienced side as Bishopstown were the surprise finalists. In spite of this, it took a late goal from Robert O'Driscoll to secure a 1-15 to 1-13 victory.
Inter-county
O'Sullivan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the so-called Cork "development panel" in late 2008. This new team came into being as a result of the 2008 hurling panel's refusal to play under manager Gerald McCarthy. O'Sullivan first lined out for Cork in a challenge game to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Colman's College. On that occasion the new Cork team defeated a star-studded St. Colman's team which featured many Cork stars of the past. He later impressed in some subsequent challenge games and was named on the starting fifteen for Cork's National Hurling League campaign.
After making his competitive debut in a 4-14 to 1-14 defeat by Dublin in the opening round of the 2009 National Hurling League, O'Sullivan quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
The resignation of Gerald McCarthy as manager resulted in the 2008 panel returning to the inter-county set-up. O'Sullivan was one of four players from the old 2009 development panel who was included for Cork's National League clash with Clare.