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Darragh Egan – Tipperary Player Profile

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Age 28              Height 6ft 3in                Weight 16st 7lbs

Darragh was born on February 5th 1986 and plays for the Kildangan club. He won a Munster minor medal as a goalkeeper in 2003 and a Munster Under 21 medal at full-forward in 2006. Darragh has also won a Munster and All-Ireland Intermediate Club hurling medal with his club in 2004 in addition to North and County Intermediate medals in the same year, all won while playing corner-forward.

Darragh is also an accomplished footballer and played with the Tipperary Minor Footballers in 2004 as well as being selected on the Irish Compromise Rules U-18 team which toured Australia in 2004. Darragh made his competitive debut with the Tipperary Senior hurlers in February 2005 when he lined out at full-forward in the Allianz Hurling League vs. Down, scoring 1-1. He scored 1-1 as a substitute against Limerick in the 2005 Allianz Hurling League before going on to make his Championship debut as a substitute versus Limerick in the 2005 Munster Championship drawn game.

Darragh won an Allianz Hurling League medal as a substitute in 2008 and also won Munster Senior Hurling Championship medals in 2008 and 2009. Darragh was a member of the Tipperary panel that won the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

 

Championship debut – 2005 vs. Limerick (drawn game)

Number of Appearances – 12

Scored – 3-8