Aidan Somers

Irish hurler
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish hurler
PlacesIreland
isAthlete Hurler
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1946, Rathnure, County Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
Age79 years
Sports Teams
Wexford Senior Hurling Team
The details

Biography

Aidan Somers (born 1946) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team.

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. 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.

At club level Somers is a three-time Leinster medallist with Rathnure. In addition to this he also won eight championship medals.

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
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