Brian McEvoy

Brian Edwin McEvoy (born 11 July 1974) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with James Stephens and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Career

At club level, McEvoy first played for James Stephens as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels. He was part of the club's minor teams that claimed five minor titles across both codes between 1990 and 1992. McEvoy later won consecutive Kilkenny U21HC titles.

McEvoy continued his dual player status at senior level. He won five Kilkenny SFC titles between 1993 and 2008. As a hurler, he won consecutive Kilkenny SHC medals in 2004 and 2005. These were later converted into Leinster Club SHC medals. McEvoy lined out at midfield when James Stephens beat Athenry by 0–19 to 0–14 in the 2005 All-Ireland Club SHC final.

At inter-county level, McEvoy first played for Kilkenny as captain of the minor team that won the Leinster MHC title in 1992. He later progressed to the under-21 team and won an All-Ireland U21HC medal in 1994, after a 3–10 to 0–11 win over Galway in the final.

McEvoy made his first appearance for the senior team in 1996. He went on to win five consecutive Leinster SHC medals between 1998 and 2002. McEvoy was at midfield when Kilkenny beat Offaly to win the All-Ireland SHC title in 2000. He claimed a second winners' medal after coming on as a substitute in the defeat of Clare in 2002. Having just won his second consecutive National Hurling League medal, a series of recurring injuries over an 18-month period resulted in McEvoy retiring from inter-county hurling in June 2003.

Performances at inter-county level resulted in his selection to the Leinster inter-provincial team and he won a Railway Cup medal in 1998. He was also part of the All-Star team in 1999.

Honours

James Stephens All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2005 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2004, 2005 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 2004, 2005 Kilkenny Senior Football Championship: 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008 Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1993, 1994 Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 1991, 1992 Kilkenny Minor Football Championship: 1990, 1991, 1992

Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2000, 2002 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 National Hurling League: 2002, 2003 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1994 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 1992 (c)