Aidan Somers

Aidan Somers (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team.^[1]

Aidan Somers

Personal information
Irish name	Aodán Ó Somacháin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-back
Born	1945 Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation	Farmer Retired
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Rathnure
Club titles
Wexford titles	8
Leinster titles	3
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1970	Wexford	1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:48, 8 July 2014.

Born in Rathnure, County Wexford, Somers first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.^[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1970 championship and played for just one season. Somers won one Leinster medal on the field of play.^{[citation needed]}

At club level Somers is a three-time Leinster medallist with Rathnure. In addition to this he also won eight championship medals.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Team

Rathnure

• Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1971, 1973, 1977
• Wexford Senior Club Hurling Championship (8): 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980

Wexford

• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1970
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1965
• Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1965, 1966

References

1. . Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
2. "Memories return of sole U-21 win". Wexford People. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.