Shane Cooney

Shane Cooney (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club St. Thomas' and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He is usually deployed as a centre-back.[1] His brother, Conor Cooney, also plays for both teams.

Shane Cooney
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cuana
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1995
Peterswell, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
2012-present
 St. Thomas'
Club titles
Galway titles 5
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
 NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2018-present
 Galway 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:10, 29 August 2018.

Playing career

St. Thomas'

Cooney was just 17-years old when he joined the St. Thomas' senior hurling team. On 18 November 2012, he was introduced as a 35th-minute substitute when St. Thomas' defeated Loughrea by 3-11 to 2-11 to win the Galway Senior Championship.[2] On 17 March 2013, Cooney was at centre-back when St. Thomas' defeated Kilcormac/Killoughey by 1-11 to 1-09 in the All-Ireland final.[3]

On 16 October 2016, Cooney was at centre-back when St. Thomas' defeated Gort by 1-11 to 0-10 to win their second ever Galway Senior Championship.[4]

On 18 November 2018, Cooney won a third Galway Senior Championship medal from centre-back after a 2-13 to 0-10 defeat of reigning champions Liam Mellows.[5]

Minor and under-21

Cooney first played for the Galway minor hurling team on 28 July 2012 in a 4-20 to 2-11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland quarter-final.[6] He was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and, on 8 September 2013, was at centre-back for Galway's 1-21 to 0-16 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[7]

On 22 August 2015, Cooney made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 hurling team in a 1-20 to 0-17 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-final.[8]

On 10 September 2016, Cooney was at centre-back when Galway suffered a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[9] It was his last game in the under-21 grade.

Senior

Cooney made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team on 3 February 2018 in a 2-18 to 0-17 defeat of Laois in the National Hurling League.[10] On 9 June, he made his first Leinster Championship appearance when he came on as a 50th-minute substitute for Paul Killeen in a 0-26 to 2-19 defeat of Dublin.[11] On 8 July, Cooney was an unused substitute for Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the Leinster final.[12] In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Limerick on 19 August, he was also an unused substitute fr Galway's 3-16 to 2-18 defeat.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 August 2018.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2018 Division 1B 40-0010-0000-0050-00
Total 40-0010-0000-0050-00

Honours
St. Thomas'
Galway

References
  1. Fallon, John (26 January 2018). "Galway draft in eight new players ahead of National League title defence". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. Fallon, John (19 November 2012). "Heavenly day for Burke's Saints". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. "St Thomas claim their first ever All-Ireland title against 13-man Kilcormac-Killoughey". Irish Independent. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. Rooney, Declan (17 October 2016). "St Thomas' targeting more glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. Breheny, Martin (19 November 2018). "Burke stars as Thomas' mark 50th anniversary with Galway title glory". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. "Murphy joy as goal blitz sinks Model". Irish Independent. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. Fennessy, Paul (8 September 2013). "Waterford end 65-year wait for All-Ireland minor title". The 42. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. "Limerick progress past Galway to Under-21 hurling final". RTÉ Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". The 42. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. Delaney, Rory (3 February 2018). "All-Ireland champions Galway flatter to deceive in win over stubborn Laois side". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. Rooney, Declan (9 June 2018). "Galway survive second-half fightback to see off Dublin". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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