Patrick Collins (hurler)
# Patrick Collins (hurler)

Patrick Collins (born 12 September 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Ballinhassig, university side Cork Institute of Technology and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

## Early life

Collins was born in Ballinhassig, County Cork. His father, Pat, was a goalkeeper for the Ballinhassig club, while his older Michael played for Cork minor, under-21 and intermediate and then his even older brother, Matthew, played for Cork in the minor, under-21 and intermediate grade too. His younger brother, Ger, has also played for Cork in the minor, under-21 and senior grades.

## Playing career

### College

Collins first came to prominence as a dual player with Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown, playing in both codes at every grade from under-14 to senior.

### University

On 3 March 2016, Collins was in goal for the Cork Institute of Technology team that played Dublin City University in the All-Ireland Freshers Championship final. Collins was instrumental in pulling off a number of saves as CIT went on to win by 1-13 to 0-13.

### Club

Collins joined the Ballinhassig club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-14 grade. He joined the club's top adult team in 2013.

### Inter-county

**Minor and under-21**

Collins was just 15-years-old when he was added to the Cork minor panel shortly before the start of the 2012 Munster Minor Championship. On 2 May 2012, he made his first appearance for the team, lining out in goal in a 0-16 to 1-12 quarter-final defeat by Limerick. Collins spent three years with the minor team, however, Cork failed to make it beyond the provincial semi-final stage during that time.

Collins was in his second year with the minor team when he was also drafted onto the Cork under-21 team. He was just 16-years-old when he made his first appearance in that grade in a 15-point defeat by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. In his second season with the team Collins lined out in his first Munster final, however, Cork lost out to Limerick by 1-28 to 1-13. His five year association with the under-21 team ended with a two-point defeat by Limerick in the 2017 Munster final.

**Senior**

Collins was just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Cork senior panel by team manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy in advance of the 2015 season. He was third-choice goalkeeper behind Anthony Nash and Darren McCarthy. Collins made his senior debut on 10 January 2015 in a preliminary round defeat of the University of Limerick in the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup. He made his first start in a National League on 12 March 2016 in a one-point defeat by Kilkenny. On 9 July 2017, Collins won his first Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.

On 1 July 2018, Collins won a second successive Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.

## Career statistics

### Club

    As of match played 2 April 2018.

| Team | Year | Championship | Championship |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score |
| Cork Institute of Technology | 2016 | 4 | 0-01 |
| Cork Institute of Technology | 2017 | 4 | 0-04 |
| Cork Institute of Technology | 2018 | 2 | 1-01 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 1-06 |

### Inter-county

    As of 26 March 2022.

| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Cork | 2015 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2016 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2017 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2018 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2019 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2020 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2021 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2022 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 22 | 0-00 |

## Honours

### Cork Institute of Technology

* All-Ireland Freshers Hurling Championship (1): 2016

### Cork

* Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
