David Collins (hurler)

David Collins

David Collins of Galway holds off Tipperary's Eoin Kelly in the 2014 National Hurling League
Personal information
Irish name	Daithí Ó Coileáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right Half Back
Born	(1984-03-17) 17 March 1984 (age 33) Galway, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname	Davy
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Liam Mellows
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2004-2016	Galway	46 (0-04)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	2
All Stars	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:52, 22 August 2012.

David Collins (born 17 March 1984) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team. He joined the team in 2004 and has been a regular member of the starting fifteen since then.

An All-Ireland medalist in the under-21 grade, Collins has been a stalwart on the Galway team for almost a decade. He has won one Leinster winners' medal, two National Hurling League winners' medals and one Vodafone Young Hurler of the Year award. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

At club level Collins plays with the Liam Mellows club in Galway. Won a senior league with Liam Mellows in 2016 as a centre back.

Collins plays his club hurling with his local Liam Mellows GAA club in Galway. He has had some success at underage level, however, the club hasn't won a senior county club championship title since 1970.

Collins first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team. He enjoyed little success in this grade but later played with the under-21 county side. He won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway under-21 team in 2005 following a 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny.

By this stage Collins was a regular on the Galway senior team. He won a National League winners medal in 2004 as Galway defeated Waterford by 2-15 to 1-13. Later that year he made his championship debut at centre-back against Down.

In 2005 Galway defeated both Tipperary and Kilkenny in the All-Ireland series to qualify for an All-Ireland final showdown with Cork. It was the first meeting of Cork and Galway in an All-Ireland final since 1990 and even more daunting was the fact that men from the west had never beaten Cork in a championship decider. Neither side broke away into a considerable lead, however, at the final whistle Cork were ahead by 1-21 to 1-16. In spite of this defeat Collins ended the year as the Vodafone Young Hurler of the Year.