Paul Codd

Paul Codd

Personal information
Irish name	Pól Mac Óda
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	(1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 48) Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation	Farmer[1]
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Rathnure
Club titles
Wexford titles	5
Leinster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1995-2006	Wexford	32 (5-127)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:20, 12 June 2022.

Paul Codd (born 1 December 1976) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Rathnure and at inter-county level was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team.

Career

At club level, Codd first played for Rathnure at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to adult level. He went on to win four Wexford SHC titles between 1996 and 2003, as well as a Leinster Club SHC medal in 1998.[2] Codd was also part of the Rathnure team beaten by St Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the 1999 All-Ireland club final.[3] He won a fifth and final SHC title after a defeat of Oulart–The Ballagh in 2006.[4]

Codd first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as part of the under-21 team. He won a Leinster U21HC medal before facing defeat by Galway in the 1996 All-Ireland under-21 final. Codd made his senior team debut in 1995. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before coming on as a substitute for Garry Laffan when Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland final.[5]

A second Leinster SHC medal followed for Codd in 1997, when Wexford retained the title after a defeat of Kilkenny.[6] He claimed a third Leinster winner's medal in 2004.[7] Codd retired from inter-county hurling in December 2006.[8]

Honours

Rathnure

• Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1998
• Wexford Senior Hurling Championship: 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006

Wexford

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1996
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1996, 1997, 2004

References

1. "20 years ago today the Wexford hurlers won the All-Ireland... but where are they now?". The 42. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. "Rathnure cope better". Irish Times. 14 December 1998. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. Horan, Liam (18 March 1999). "Clare stars take final hurdle in their stride". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
4. "Commanding Rathnure make no mistake this time". Irish Independent. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
5. "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
6. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
7. "Wexford and Offaly stick with winning combinations". Irish Examiner. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
8. "Wexford's Codd announces retirement from inter-county hurling". Irish Examiner. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.