Liam Collins (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Cappataggle and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. Collins usually lines out as a forward.
Career
Collins first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy at Garbally College where he won a Connacht SBFC title in 2022. He later won an All-Ireland freshers' title as a student at the University of Galway in 2023. By this stage, Collins had already joined the Cappatagle senior team.
Collins first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team that won a record fourth successive All-Ireland MHC title in 2020. He was the team's top scorer with 3-14 and was later named GAA Minor Star Hurler of the Year. Collins immediately progressed onto the Galway under-20 hurling team and came on as a substitute when they were beaten by Cork in the 2002 All-Ireland under-20 final.
Collins made his senior team debut against Wexford during the 2023 National League.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueLeinsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreGalway Minor2020——33-1433-14Total——33-1433-14Galway U202021—10-0010-0020-002022—10-12—10-12Total—20-1210-0030-12Galway2023Division 1A40-0400-0000-0040-04Total40-0400-0000-0040-04Career total40-0420-1210-0070-16
Honours
Garbally College Connacht Post Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship: 2022
University of Galway All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2023
Galway Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2021 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 2020
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