John Gardiner Hurler - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Feb 08, 1983 41 years old

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

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About John Gardiner Hurler

  • John Gardiner (born 8 February 1983) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh.
  • He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 11 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-back.
  • A commanding and combative defender, Gardiner was part of a dominant half-back line that also included Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Ronan Curran.Gardiner began his hurling career at club level with Na Piarsaigh.
  • He eventually broke onto the club's senior team and enjoyed his greatest success when Na Piarsaigh won the 2004 Cork Senior Championship. At inter-county level, Gardiner was part of the successful Cork minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 2001 before later lining out with the under-21 team for three seasons.
  • He joined the Cork senior team in 2002.
  • From his debut, Gardiner was ever-present as a defender and made a combined total of 104 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2004 and 2005.
  • Gardiner also secured three Munster Championship medals.
  • He retired from inter-county hurling after being released from the Cork panel in November 2012.Gardiner won his only All-Star in 2005 while he was also selected as Hurler of the Year by his peers in the Gaelic Players Association.
  • At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play in six championship campaigns with Munster and claimed Railway Cup medals as captain in 2005 and 2007.

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