Nicky Orr
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| Nicky Orr | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Full name | Nicky Orr | |
| Place of birth | Johnstown , County Kilkenny | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Fenians | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Kilkenny | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Kilkenny | 1970s | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Leinster Titles | 2 | |
| All-Ireland | 3 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Nicky Orr is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Fenians and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Orr played his club hurling with the newly formed Fenians club in Johnstown. In 1970 he played a key role in helping the club to win its first senior county title. Orr and the Fenians contested a total of eight senior county finals between 1969 and 1978, with victories also coming in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1977. Orr also won a Leinster club title in 1974.
[edit] Inter-county
Orr first came to prominence as a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1973. That year he won his first Leinster title, however, Kilkenny later lost the All-Ireland final to Limerick. In 1974 Orr was appointed captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team and he quickly added a second Leinster medal to his colelction. ‘The Cats’ later gained revenge on Limerick by defeating them in the championship decider, giving Orr is first All-Ireland medal. In 1975 Kilkenny completed a two-in-a-row, giving Delaney his third Leinster medal and his second All-Ireland medal following a victory over surprise finalists Galway. 1976 finally saw Kilkenny beaten in the Leinster Championship, however, Orr did win a National Hurling League title at the start of the year. His inter-county hurling career came to an end shortly afterwards.
| Preceded by Pat Delaney |
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain 1974 |
Succeeded by Billy Fitzpatrick |
| Preceded by Éamonn Grimes (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain 1974 |
Succeeded by Billy Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny) |
[edit] Teams
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