Bríon Saunderson (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Midleton and at inter-county level with the Cork senior team.
Career
Saunderson first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Midleton club. He later played as a schoolboy with Midleton CBS Secondary School in the Harty Cup before attending University College Cork (UCC). Saunderson was part of the UCC team that won the Canon O'Brien Cup in 2024.
After progressing from the underage grades, Saunderson first played at adult club level with Midleton as goalkeeper with the senior team in 2021. He won a Cork PSHC medal in his debut season as Midleton beat Glen Rovers in the final.
Saunderson first appeared for Cork during a two-year stint as goalkeeper with the minor team in 2019 and 2020. He later spent two years with the under-20 team, culminating with a defeat of Offaly in the 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final. Saunderson was drafted onto the senior team following this victory and made his debut in the pre-season Munster SHL in 2024. He was sub-goalkeeper to Patrick Collins for Cork's 3–29 to 1–34 extra-time defeat by Clare in the 2024 All-Ireland final.
Saunderson claimed his first senior silverware in April 2025 when he was a substitute when Cork won the National Hurling League title following a 3–24 to 0–23 win over Tipperary in the final. This was later followed by a Munster SHC medal, again as sub-goalkeeper, after Cork's penalty shootout defeat of Limerick in the 2025 Munster final.
Career statistics Club
TeamYearCorkMunsterAll-IrelandTotalAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreMidleton202160–010–0—70–0202230–0——30–0202330–1——30–1202450–3——50–3Total170–410–0—180–4
Inter-county
TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreCork2024Division 1A10–000–000–010–0202510–000–000–010–0Career total20–000–000–020–0
Honours
Midleton CBS Dr O'Callaghan Cup: 2020
University College Cork Canon O'Brien Cup: 2024
Midleton Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship: 2021
Cork Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2025 National Hurling League: 2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2023 Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2023
References