Bernie Collins (Gaelic footballer)

Bernard Collins (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side Castlehaven and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He also spent two seasons playing Australian rules football with Western Bulldogs.

Bernie Collins
Personal information
Irish name Bearnard Ó Coileáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1981-05-18) 18 May 1981 (age 43)
Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Roofing contractor
Club(s)
Years Club
Castlehaven
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2000-2007
Cork 4 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:49, 17 April 2020.

Career

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Collins first came to Gaelic football prominence with the Castlehaven team that won the County Under-21 Championship title in 1998.[1] He subsequently progressed onto the club's senior team and added a senior medal to his collection in 2003. Collins also lined out in all grades with Cork. After Munster Championship success in the minor grade in 1999, he had a brief tenure with the under-21 team before being drafted onto the Cork senior team in 2000. Collins later spent a number of seasons playing Australian rules football with Western Bulldogs in Melbourne.[2] He returned to Ireland afterwards, rejoined the Cork senior team and was a substitute when Cork were beaten by Kerry in the 2007 All-Ireland final.[citation needed]

Honours

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Castlehaven
Cork

References

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  1. ^ McCarthy, Kieran (3 May 2020). "The class of '98 are still producing the goods for Castlehaven". The Southern Star. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (3 September 2005). "Strong turnout for Rules session". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2021.