John McCaffrey (hurler)

John McCaffrey
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Mac Gafraidh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	(1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation	Games Promotion Officer
Club(s)
Years	Club
2004-	Lucan Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2006-	Dublin	21 (0-15)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
NHL	1

John McCaffrey (born 11 September 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lucan Sarsfields and has a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team since 2006.^[1]

Playing career

Club

McCaffrey plays his club hurling with the Lucan Sarsfield's club. He won a county minor championship title with the club in 2005. He also played when the club played their first ever Senior Hurling championship county final in 2013.

Inter-county

McCaffrey first lined out for the Dublin hurlers at minor level (as well as representing Dublin in minor football). He was captain of the team in 2005 as 'the Dubs' captured the Leinster title following a win over Wexford.

After success at minor level McCaffrey subsequently joined the Dublin under-21 team where he also served as captain. He won a Leinster title in this grade in 2007 following a 2-18 to 3-9 defeat of Offaly. Dublin later qualified for the All-Ireland final, however, the team was heavily defeated by Galway.

By this stage McCaffrey had already joined the Dublin senior hurling team, making his championship debut against Westmeath in 2006. In 2009 Dublin qualified for their first Leinster final since 1991, however, Kilkenny were the winners by 2-18 to 0-18.

In 2011 McCaffrey took over as Dublin senior hurling team captain due to an injury sustained by regular captain Stephen Hiney.^[2] Dublin later qualified for their first National Hurling League final in sixty-five years. In the final they over came Kilkenny in the final by 0-22 to 1-07 to win a first league title since 1939.

In July 2013, McCaffrey became the first Dublin captain to lift the Bob O'Keeffe trophy as Dublin won the Leinster hurling final against Galway by 2-25 to 2-13. ^[3]

Honours

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
National Hurling League (1): 2011
National Hurling Division 1B (1): 2013
National Hurling Division 2 (1): 2006
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2005
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007
Dublin Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2005

References

↑ "Profile of John McCaffrey". www.hurlingstats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
↑ "McCaffrey takes over from Hiney as Dublin captain". GAA.ie. Gaelic Athletic Association. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
↑ "Dublin hurlers end 52-year wait for Leinster title". Irish Independent. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stephen Hiney	Dublin Senior Hurling Captain 2011-2014	Succeeded by Liam Rushe
Achievements
Preceded by Shane Kavanagh (Galway)	National Hurling League Final (Div 1) winning captain 2011	Succeeded by Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)

Dublin senior hurling team

1 G. Maguire

2 E. O'Donnell
3 C. O'Callaghan
18 J. Madden

5 S. Barrett
6 L. Rushe
7 C. Crummey

11 N. McMorrow
9 J. McCaffrey

12 D. Treacy
10 R. O'Dwyer
14 E. Dillon

13 P. Ryan
15 M. Schutte
24 C. Bennett

Subs: 17 N. Corcoran for Madden; 23 S. Treacy for Ryan; 20 D. O'Connell for McCaffrey; 26 F. McGibb for Schutte; 8 D. Plunkett for Bennett

Subs not used: 4 O. Gough; 16 C. Dooley; 19 C. Mac Gabhann; 21 S. Moran; 22 S. Durkin; 25 O. O'Rorke

Manager: G. Cunningham

Selectors: P. Morrissey; L. Walsh

(Team on 2 July 2016 versus Cork)

Dublin – 2011 National Hurling League Champions (3rd title)

Subs used: 20 M. O'Brien for Boland; 23 D. O'Dwyer for Plunkett; 27 D. Treacy for McCrabbe; 26 S. Lambert for Rushe; 22 S. Ryan for O'Callaghan

Subs not used: 4 R. Walsh; 16 A. Nolan; 17 P. Schutte; 18 O. Gough; 21 L. Ryan; 24 D. Curtin; 25 P. Carton

Manager: A. Daly

Selectors: C. Hetherton; R. Stakelum; V. Teehan

Dublin – 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finalists

1 G. Maguire 2 N. Corcoran 3 P. Kelly 4 P. Schutte 5 M. Carton 6 J. Boland 7 S. Durkin 8 A. McCrabbe 9 J. McCaffrey (c) 10 C. McCormack 11 R. O'Dwyer 12 L. Rushe 13 D. O'Callaghan 14 L. Ryan 15 P. Ryan Subs used M. O'Brien for McCormack D. Plunkett for McCrabbe S. Lambert for Schutte S. Ryan for L. Ryan Manager A. Daly Selectors C. Hetherton R. Stakelum V. Teehan

Dublin - 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Champions (24th title)

Subs: 21 C. McCormack for Treacy; 19 O. Gough for Schutte; 18 S. Durkin for McCaffrey; 25 M. Schutte for O'Callaghan; 20 S. Lambert for O'Dwyer

Subs not used: 16 A. Nolan; 17 É. Dillon; 22 N. McMorrow; 23 M. O'Brien; 24 M. Quilty; 26 R. Trainor

Manager: A. Daly

(Team as of 7 July 2013 versus Galway)

Leinster – 2014 Interprovincial Hurling Champions (29th title)

Subs used: M. O'Hanlon for Shore; T. J. Reid for W. Walsh; L. Ryan for Carton; J. Guiney for Currams; J. Bergin for Currams; J. McCaffrey for O'Dwyer

Manager: J. Dooley

Selectors: J. Conran; D. J. Carey; H. Kelleher

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