Cork great Patrick Horgan has announced his intercounty retirement after 18-years in a Rebel jersey.

The Glen Rovers man won four All-Stars, four Munster SHC titles and an Allianz League but was on the losing side in four All-Ireland SHC finals, including this year’s final loss to Tipperary.

The 37-year-old is the top scorer in intercounty hurling championship and considered one of the finest players never to have won a Celtic Cross.

In a statement on social media Horgan said: "After careful consideration having focused on playing for my club Glen Rovers in recent weeks, I have made the decision to step back from intercounty hurling.

"I would like to thank my family for their love, support and encouragement over the years - my wife Ashley and son Jack, my father Pat, my mother Ann, sisters Ann Marie and Audrey, my brother Johnny, my nephews, niece and my in-laws. Without you all I wouldn't be where I am today.

"A huge thank you to my friends and teammates past and present who have always had my back, and to my club Glen Rovers who have backed and supported me throughout the years.

"Thank you to my employer Dulux Paints Ireland, who have always been understanding and supportive of my hurling career. Thank you to Blackwater Motors also for their incredible support and generosity over the years.

"I would also like to thank Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Kieran Kingston, John Meyler and Pat Ryan in particular, as well as all the men and lifelong friends I played with in the red and white. I wish them and the new manager Ben O'Connor the very best in the coming season.

"I have worn the red jersey for eighteen years and it has been the privilege of my life to represent the people of Cork during that time. I will always be grateful for the support the Cork people have given our team in good times and bad. They are truly the greatest supporters in Ireland.

"Up the Rebels."

 

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