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Colin Egan (born 1989 in Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Belmont and has been a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team since 2011.

Playing career

Club

Egan plays his club hurling with Belmont.

Inter-county

Egan has lined out in all grades for Offaly. He started in 2007 as a member of the county's minor hurling team before subsequently joining the Offaly under-21 team. In 2008 he lined out in the Leinster under-21 decider, however, Kilkenny won that game easily.

Egan was just out of the under-21 grade when he joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2011. He made his debut as a substitute in a National Hurling League game against Kilkenny, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen. Egan made his championship debut at wing-forward against Dublin in 2011.

Media career

In 2016, Egan and his family competed in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family. They were eliminated in the first round of the competition.

References

1. "Egan debuts for Faithful hurlers". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
2. "Minor hurlers wallop Wicklow". Hogan Stand. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
3. "Six seniors in Offaly U21 side". Hogan Stand. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
4. "Hurler Lookup: Colin Egan". Uibh Fhailí.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
5. "Offaly's Egans challenging to be crowned 'Ireland's Fittest Family'". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Belmont hurlers
• Offaly inter-county hurlers
• 21st-century Irish sportsmen