Jack Prendergast Explained

Jack Prendergast (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Lismore and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.

Playing career

Blackwater Community School

Prendergast first came to prominence as a hurler with Blackwater Community School in Lismore. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team as a 14-year-old and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns.^[1]

Waterford Institute of Technology

As a student at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Prendergast joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out for WIT in the Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns in 2018 and 2019.^{[2] [3]}

Lismore

Prendergast joined the Lismore club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's top adult team during the 2015 Waterford Intermediate Championship.

On 28 October 2016, Prendergast was at centre-forward when Lismore faced Dunhill in the Waterford Intermediate Championship final. He ended the game with a winners' medal and the man of the match award following a 5-19 to 1-07 victory.^[4] On 19 November, Prendergast scored a point from play when Lismore defeated Kilmoyley by 2-14 to 0-13 to win the Munster Championship.^[5]

Waterford

Minor and under-21

Prendergast first played for Waterford as a member of the minor team during the 2015 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 8 April 2015 and top scored with 0-06 from frees in the 1-14 to 0-16 defeat by Tipperary.^[6] Prendergast ended the campaign as Waterford's top scorer with 0-09.

Prendergast was again eligible for the minor grade in 2016 and was an automatic inclusion on the Waterford starting fifteen in the Munster Championship. He played his last game in the grade on 29 June in a 0-19 to 0-17 defeat by Limerick at the semi-final stage.^[7]

Prendergrast progressed on the Waterford under-21 team in advance of the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance in that grade on 13 July when he lined out at right wing-forward in a 2-17 to 1-19 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.^[8]

Prendergast was again eligible for the under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. Lining out in his second and final season in the grade, he made his only appearance on 20 June in a second successive 0-23 to 1-17 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.^[9]

Senior

Prendergast was added to the Waterford senior team prior to the start of the pre-season Munster League in 2019. He made his first appearance on 2 January when he came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Colm Roche in a 1-24 to 1-18 defeat of Cork.^[10] Prendergast was later included on the Waterford panel for the National League and made his first appearance on 27 January when he scored a goal in a 2-28 to 0-07 defeat of Offaly.^[11] On 31 March 2019, Prendergast was introduced as a substitute for Michael Walsh at centre-forward when Waterford suffered a 1-24 to 0-19 defeat by Limerick in the National League final.^[12] He made his first appearance in the Munster Championship on 12 May when he came on as a substitute for Jamie Barron in a 1-20 to 0-22 defeat by Clare.^[13]

Career statistics

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Waterford	2019	Division 1B	8	1-02	4	0-03	—		12	1-05
	2020	Division 1A	3	0-01	2	0-02	2	0-02	7	0-05
Career total			11	1-03	6	0-05	2	0-02	19	1-10

Honours

Lismore

• Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2016
• Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: Curran opens the door. Munster GAA website. 13 January 2013. 14 February 2019.
2. Web site: 1-6 for Limerick's Murphy as UL see off WIT to set up Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final with UCC. The 42. 1 February 2018. 14 February 2019. Tomás. McCarthy.
3. Web site: Cork IT overcome Waterford IT to reach Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals. The 42. 31 January 2019. 14 February 2019. Andrew. Horgan.
4. Web site: Shanahan brothers help Lismore to comprehensive Waterford intermediate final victory. The 42. 28 October 2016. 14 February 2019.
5. Web site: Maurice Shanahan scores 1-9 as Lismore claim Munster title. The 42. 19 November 2016. 14 February 2019. Denis. Hurley.
6. Web site: Carey finds range as Tipperary edge past Waterford in minor hurling quarter-final. Irish Examiner. 9 April 2015. 14 February 2019. Jackie. Cahill.
7. Web site: Limerick's great hurling week continues as they defeat Waterford to reach Munster final. The 42. 29 June 2016. 14 February 2019. Tomás. McCarthy.
8. Web site: Late Dalton goal hands 14-man Cork dramatic win over Waterford in Munster U21 semi-final. 13 July 2017. The 42. 5 July 2018. Fintan. O'Toole.
9. Web site: Cork through to Munster hurling final after second-half comeback against Waterford. 20 June 2018. Irish Examiner. 5 July 2018. Denis. Hurley.
10. Web site: 0-13 for Bennett and a goal for Brick Walsh as Waterford saw off Cork tonight. The 42. 2 January 2019. 23 February 2019. Denis. Hurley.
11. Web site: 0-16 for Bennett as Waterford hit the ground running with 27-point win over Offaly. The 42. 27 January 2019. 23 February 2019. Conor. Kane.
12. Web site: Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford. 31 March 2019. The 42. 31 March 2019. Fintan. O'Toole.
13. Web site: Clare cling on to open Munster SHC campaign with away win against Waterford. 12 May 2019. The 42. 12 June 2019. Tomás. McCarthy.