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'''Richard Doyle''' (28 April 1878 – 6 July 1946) was an ] ]. His ] career with the ] team spanned the first decade of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Wexford/Profile.aspx|title=Wexford County Profile|date=|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=18 July 2017|first=|last=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715091043/http://hoganstand.com/Wexford/Profile.aspx|archive-date=15 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Richard ‘Dick’ Doyle''' (1879-1946) was a an ] sportsperson. He played ] with his local club ] and with the ] senior inter-county team in the early 1900s. Doyle captained Wexford to their first ] title in 1910.


Doyle was born in ], ] to the former Hannagh Lacy and Patrick Doyle. After a brief education he spent his working life as a farmer. Doyle first played competitive hurling with the ] club. Throughout his club career he won two ] medals.
==Biography==


After impressing on the club scene, Doyle was chosen as captain of the Wexford team in 1909. He retained the captaincy the following year and was one of the most deadly forwards on the team. Doyle won his only ] medal in 1910 after scoring four goals in the final against ]. He had earlier won a ] medal.
Dick Doyle was born in ], ] in 1879. He grew up on the family farm and later worked on the land himself. In his youth Doyle was regarded as a strong athlete, and he quickly started playing ] with his local team.


Dick Doyle died in July 1946 aged 67. Doyle died on 6 July 1946 aged 68.


==Playing career== ==Honours==


;Castlebridge
===Club===
*] (2): 1904, 1910


;Wexford
Doyle played his club ] with his local ] side. He enjoyed little success with the club because the Wexford county championship was suspended on a number of occasions during the height of Doyle's playing career.
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===Inter-county=== ==References==
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Doyle started playing ] with the ] inter-county team in the early 1900s. He was captain of the team in 1909 as Wexford were defeated by ] following an exciting Leinster semi-final.
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Doyle retained the captaincy of the team in 1910 with Wexford reaching the Leinster final for the first time in almost a decade. ] provided the opposition on that occasion as Doyle played a real captain's role. He scored a remarkable 3-1, enough to secure a 3-3 to 1-1 victory for his county. It was Doyle's first ] medal. Due to timetabling issues ] actually represented Leinster in the early stage sof the All-Ireland series. Wexford, however, were back for the All-Ireland final with ] providing the opposition. The first-half was an exciting affair with Limerick having a goal disallowed. At the interval Wexford led by 6-0 to 3-1. The second-half saw a fierce onslaught by Limerick who had another goal disallowed. Doyle's side hung on to claim a 7-0 to 6-2 victory. Not only was it Doyle's first ] medal but iy was also the first time that Wexford won the championship. It would be forty-five years before the county won its second.
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Dick Doyle
Personal information
Irish name Ristéard Ó Dúil
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1878-04-28)28 April 1878
Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland
Died 6 July 1946(1946-07-06) (aged 68)
Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Castlebridge
Club titles
Wexford titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1910 Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

Richard Doyle (28 April 1878 – 6 July 1946) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Wexford team spanned the first decade of the 20th century.

Doyle was born in Castlebridge, County Wexford to the former Hannagh Lacy and Patrick Doyle. After a brief education he spent his working life as a farmer. Doyle first played competitive hurling with the Castlebridge club. Throughout his club career he won two county senior championship medals.

After impressing on the club scene, Doyle was chosen as captain of the Wexford team in 1909. He retained the captaincy the following year and was one of the most deadly forwards on the team. Doyle won his only All-Ireland medal in 1910 after scoring four goals in the final against Limerick. He had earlier won a Leinster medal.

Doyle died on 6 July 1946 aged 68.

Honours

Castlebridge
Wexford

References

  1. "Wexford County Profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
Dick Doyle navigation boxes
Sporting positions
Preceded by Wexford Senior Hurling Captain
1909-1910 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded byDick Walsh All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
winning captain
1910 		Succeeded bySim Walton
Wexford – 1910 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (1st title)
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