Galway and Corofin forward Gary Sice has called time on his inter county career after 10 years in the maroon and white in which he won Connacht Championships in 2008 and 2016. Galway manager Kevin Walsh confirmed Sice’s decision yesterday after the county’s FBD League match with Mayo, which was postponed just after the scheduled throw-in due to a frozen pitch.
Sice, who turned 33 in November, made his inter-county debut in 2007 as a sub against Mayo and his final game for the Tribesmen looks like being last summer’s Connacht final defeat to Roscommon at Pearse Stadium. Gary is still involved with Corofin in their All-Ireland club championship campaign, which continues in a fortnight’s time against British champions Fulham Irish, and would be unavailable to Galway until their involvement in the competition concludes, but he has confirmed to management his decision to step back from the county game.
Sice's departure follows that of Michael Meehan and Finian Hanley in recent weeks, while captain Gary O’Donnell and a number of other front line players like Michael Daly, Fiontan O'Curraoin and Seam Armstrong will miss the start of the National League Division 1 campaign against Tyrone on January 28th.
Gary Sice 2007-2017 SFC appearances with Galway
2007: Connacht SFC 1st round: Galway 2-10 Mayo 0-9 (sub)
Qualifiers Rd 3: Meath 2-14 Galway 1-14
2008: Connacht SFC 1st round: Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-6
Connacht semi final: Galway 2-14 Leitrim 1-13
Connacht final: Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-14
All Ireland ¼ final: Kerry 1-21 Galway 1-16
2009: Connacht SFC 1st round: Galway 1-18 London 1-7
Connacht semi final: Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12 (sub)
Connacht final: Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14
2010: Connacht SFC 1st round: Galway 2-13 New York 0-12 (0-1)
Connacht semi final: Galway 1-10 Sligo 1-10 (0-1)
Connacht semi final replay: Sligo 1-14 Galway 0-16
Qualifiers Rd 2: Wexford 1-11 Galway 0-13
2011: Connacht semi final: Mayo 1-12 Galway 1-6
Qualifiers Rd 2: Meath 0-11 Galway 0-10
2012: Connacht SFC 1st round: Galway 3-15 Roscommon 0-10 (1-3, 0-2 frees)
Connacht semi final: Sligo 2-14 Galway 0-15 (0-3 frees)
Qualifiers Rd 2: Antrim 0-11 Galway 0-10
2013: Connacht SFC 1st round: Mayo 4-16 Galway 0-11
Qualifiers Rd 1: Galway 1-12 Tipperary 0-11
Qualifiers Rd 2: Galway 1-12 Waterford 0-14
Qualifiers Rd 3: Galway 1-11 Armagh 0-9 (0-1)
Qualifiers Rd 4: Cork 1-17 Galway 1-16 (0-1)
2015: Connacht SFC 1st round: Galway 2-18 New York 0-8
Connacht semi final: Mayo 1-15 Galway 2-8 (1-3, 0-2 frees)
Qualifiers Rd 2: Galway 1-12 Armagh 0-12 (0-3, 0-2 frees)
Qualifiers Rd 3: Galway 1-11 Derry 0-8 (0-7 frees)
Qualifiers Rd 4: Donegal 3-12 Galway 0-11 (0-5 frees)
2016: Connacht semi final: Galway 1-12 Mayo 0-12 (0-4, 0-3 frees)
Connacht final: Galway 0-13 Roscommon 1-10 (0-2 frees)
Connacht final replay: Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14 (1-2, 0-2 frees)
All Ireland ¼ final: Tipperary 3-13 Galway 1-10
2017: Connacht semi final: Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-11 (sub, 0-2 frees)
Connacht final: Roscommon 2-15 Galway 0-12 (sub)
Played: 34 (4 as sub)
Scored: 3-38 (0-30 frees)
