Mark Rodgers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Marcus Mac Ruairí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Complete forward | ||
| Born |
2001 Scariff, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2019-present | Scariff | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 0 | ||
| Munster titles | Munster | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2019-2023 | University of Limerick | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | Two | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
Debut 2021- present | Clare | 19 (6-50) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 (2024) | ||
| NHL | 1 (2024) | ||
| All Stars | 1 (All-star corner-forward 2024) | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:52, 39 June 2024. | |||
Mark Rodgers (born 2001) plays hurling for his native parish Scariff and at inter-county level with All-Ireland champions Clare.
Career and education
[edit]Rodgers had his first hurling successes as a student at Scariff Community College. He was part of the college team that beat St Fergal's College to claim the All-Ireland Colleges SCHC title in 2018.[1] Rodgers later had success with University of Limerick, winning back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2022 and 2023.[2][3]
At club level, Rodgers first played at juvenile and underage levels with Scraiff before eventually joining the club's top adult team. He won a Clare IHC title in 2020 after Scariff beat Tubber in the final.[4]
Rodgers first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare minor hurling team in 2018.[5] He later spent two seasons with the Clare under-20 hurling team before being drafted onto the Clare senior hurling team in 2021.[6][7] Rodgers won a National Hurling League medal in 2024.[8]
On 21 July 2024, he started in the half-forward line as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.[9][10][11] Rodgers won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 9 June 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Clare | 2021 | Division 1B | 4 | 1-06 | 2 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 1-08 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1-17 | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-02 | 5 | 1-21 | ||
| 2023 | Division 1A | 3 | 3-02 | 5 | 3-06 | 2 | 1-21 | 10 | 7-29 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0-21 | 5 | 2-17 | 0 | 0-00 | 10 | 2-38 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 5-46 | 13 | 5-27 | 6 | 1-23 | 33 | 11-96 | ||
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Scariff
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Hurling Championship: 2018
- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2022, 2023 (jc)
- Scariff
- Clare
Individual
[edit]- Awards
- All Star (1): 2024
- GAA-GPA Young Hurler of the Year (1): 2023[13]
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year: 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Scariff's 28-year wait is over". The Clare Champion. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Scariff are crowned intermediate champions for 2020". The Clare Echo. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Rodgers' 2-3 inspires Clare to victory as Deise fall short at Cusack Park". The 42. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Tipperary's second-half surge seals it on surreal night". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "O'Connor fires winner as Wexford edge out Clare with red cards on both sides in Ennis". The 42. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Red-hot McCarthy and Clare withstand late Cats fightback to end seven-year trophy drought". Irish Examiner. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Eoin (21 July 2024). "Clare find extra gear to edge Cork in historic hurling final epic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "All-Ireland SHC Final: Clare win epic encounter". GAA.ie. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34". Munster GAA. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "In Pictures: Clare's Mark Rodgers named Young Hurler of the Year". Clare Live. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.