Leonard Forde
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Lionard Mac Giollarnáth | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born | 1973 Gurranabraher, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Na Piarsaigh | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1990-1995 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Leonard Forde (born 1964[1]) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level, he played with Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level he lined out with the Cork senior hurling team.
Career
Forde first played for Na Piarsaigh as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels and won a Cork MHC medal in 1982 after a 1–10 to 0–08 win over Midleton in the final.[2] He later progressed to adult level and won a Cork SHC medal in 1990 after Na Piarsaigh's 2–07 to 1–08 win over St Finbarr's in the final.[3] Forde claimed a second winners' medal in 1995 after captaining the team to a 1–12 to 3–01 defeat of Ballyhea in the final.[4]
At inter-county level, Forde first played for Cork as a member of the senior team in 1990. He won a National Hurling League title in 1993, in spite of being sent off in the 3–11 to 1–12 win over Wexford.[5] Forde continues to line out with the senior team until 1995.[6]
Honours
- Na Piarsaigh
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1990, 1995 (c)
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship: 1982
- Cork
References
- ^ "Piarsaigh on high alert". The Cork Examiner. 21 September 1995. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Na Piarsaigh retain county minor title". The Cork Examiner. 25 October 1982. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Horgan, John (1 May 2020). "Classic Cork county hurling finals: The day Na Piarsaigh joined the top table". Echo Live. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Na Piarsaigh recall great victory of 1995 while remembering fallen comrades". Echo Live. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Cork-Wexford clash recalls memories of 1993 league final trilogy". Echo Live. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Cork SHC teams: 1990-1999" (PDF). Munster GAA website. Retrieved 3 April 2025.