Mark Rodgers
Mark Rodgers plays hurling for his native parish Scariff and at inter-county level with All-Ireland champions Clare.
Career and education
Rodgers had his first hurling successes as a student at Scariff Community College. He was part of the college team that beat St Fergal's College to claim the All-Ireland Colleges SCHC title in 2018. Rodgers later had success with University of Limerick, winning back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2022 and 2023.At club level, Rodgers first played at juvenile and underage levels with Scariff before eventually joining the club's top adult team. He won a Clare IHC title in 2020 after Scariff beat Tubber in the final.
Rodgers first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare minor hurling team in 2018. He later spent two seasons with the Clare under-20 hurling team before being drafted onto the Clare senior hurling team in 2021. Rodgers won a National Hurling League medal in 2024.
On 21 July 2024, he started in the half-forward line as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title. Rodgers won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season.
Career statistics
Honours
Team
;Scariff- All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Hurling Championship: 2018
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2022, 2023
- Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2020
- Clare Minor B Championship 2018
- Clare U21A Hurling Championship 2022
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2024
- National Hurling League: 2024
Individual
- All Star : 2024
- GAA-GPA Young Hurler of the Year : 2023
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year: 2024