Shane Conway

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Shane Conway
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Conbhuí
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 27)
Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Quality assurance engineer
Club
Years Club Apps (scores)
2015-present
2018-2021
Lixnaw
UCC
34 (10-254)
11 (2-82)
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
College
Years College Apps (scores)
2017-2021
UCC 10 (0-71)
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county
Years County
2018-present
Kerry
Inter-county titles
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Shane Conway (born 26 October 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kerry Senior Championship club Lixnaw and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

A member of the Lixnaw club, Conway first came to prominence at underage levels by winning minor and under-21 championship titles. He progressed onto the club's senior team and won a County Championship title in 2018.[1] Conway subsequently lined out with University College Cork, winning consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2019 and 2020.[2][3] He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry minor and under-21 teams that won All-Ireland titles in the respective second tier championships. He made his debut with the Kerry senior hurling team in 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 June 2024
Team Season Kerry Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Lixnaw 2015 31-0731-07
2016 31-0331-03
2017 52-3552-35
2018 51-5820-2171-79
2019 44-4044-40
2020 10-0910-09
2021 40-3540-35
2022 20-0620-06
2023 40-3340-33
2024 11-0711-07
Total 3210-23320-213410-254

Inter-county

As of match played 25 May 2024
Team Year National League McDonagh Cup All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kerry 2018 Division 2A 41-2150-3691-57
2019 42-4540-4482-89
2020 51-4952-45103-94
2021 31-2831-2262-50
2022 61-4163-2410-00134-65
2023 61-2750-38111-65
2024 11-0900-0011-09
Career total 298-220286-20910-005814-429

Honours

University College Cork
Lixnaw
Kerry
Awards
  • Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurler of the Year: 2017
  • Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year: 2019, 2020
  • GAA/GPA Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year: 2020, 2021
  • Fitzgibbon Cup Player of the year: 2019

References

  1. "Conway is star man for Lixnaw on day referee requires Garda escort at finale". Irish Independent. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. O'Callaghan, Therese (23 February 2019). "UCC claim double with emphatic win over Mary I". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. Farrell, Sinéad (12 February 2020). "14-man UCC come from 6 points down to win Fitzgibbon Cup final against IT Carlow". The 42. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. Brennan, Éoin (6 January 2018). "Banner rising swamps the Kingdom". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 March 2018.