Leonard Forde

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

References

  1. ^ "Piarsaigh on high alert". The Cork Examiner. 21 September 1995. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Na Piarsaigh retain county minor title". The Cork Examiner. 25 October 1982. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ Horgan, John (1 May 2020). "Classic Cork county hurling finals: The day Na Piarsaigh joined the top table". Echo Live. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Na Piarsaigh recall great victory of 1995 while remembering fallen comrades". Echo Live. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Cork-Wexford clash recalls memories of 1993 league final trilogy". Echo Live. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Cork SHC teams: 1990-1999" (PDF). Munster GAA website. Retrieved 3 April 2025.