Brian Lawton (hurler)

Brian Lawton

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Personal information
Irish name	Briain Ó Lachtnáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	(1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Business analyst
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Castlemartyr Imokilly
Club titles
Cork titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014-present	Cork	5 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:40, 28 July 2015.

Brian Lawton (born 9 December 1988) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a left wing-forward for the Cork senior team.

Born in Castlemartyr, County Cork, Lawton first excelled at hurling during his schooling at Midleton CBS Secondary School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork intermediate team. He made his senior debut during the 2014 league.

At club level Lawton is a one-time championship medallist in the junior grade with Castlemartyr.

His brother, Barry Lawton, has also played for Cork in various grades.

Playing career

College

During his schooling at Midleton CBS, Lawton established himself as a key member of the senior hurling team. In 2006 he won a Harty Cup medal following a 2-8 to 0-12 defeat of St. Flannan's College.

University

During his tenure at University College Cork, Lawton played a key role for the university's various hurling teams. After winning an All-Ireland medal with the freshers' team in 2007, it took until 2013 for Lawton to establish himself on the senior team. That year he was at centre-forward as UCC reached the Fitzgibbon decider. Mary Immaculate College were the surprise opponents, however, tradition prevailed and UCC retained their title with a 2-17 to 2-12 victory. It was Lawton's first Fitzgibbon Cup medal.

Club

After winning a number of East Cork divisional championship titles, Castlemartyr qualified for the county decider in 2014. In spite of registering fourteen wides Castlemartyr defeated Ballinhassig by 0-18 to 0-10, giving Lawton a coveted championship medal.

Inter-county

Lawton first played for Cork when he joined the Cork intermediate team in 2009. He was an unused substitute throughout the year as Cork claimed the Munster and All-Ireland titles.

In 2010 Lawton won his first Munster medal on the field of play when he was introduced as a substitute in Cork's 0-15 to 0-13 provincial decider defeat of Waterford. On 28 August 2009 Cork renewed their rivalry with Kilkenny for the second year in succession. Lawton was introduced as a substitute once again, however, Cork were defeated by 2-17 to 1-16.

Lawton made his senior debut on 9 March 2014 in a 1-24 to 1-18 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly. He later won a Munster medal as a non-playing substitute following Cork's 2-24 to 0-24 victory over Limerick.

Honours

Team

Midleton CBS

• Harty Cup (1): 2006

University College Cork

• Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2013
• All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship (1): 2007

Castlemartyr

• Cork Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2014

Cork

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2014 (sub)
• All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2009 (sub)
• Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 2009 (sub), 2010