Conor Prunty

Conor Prunty
Personal information
Irish name	Conchúr Ó Prionntaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	9 January 1997 (age 27); Waterford, Ireland
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Occupation	Engineer
Club(s)
Years	Club
2014-present	Abbeyside–Ballinacourty
Club titles
	Football
Waterford titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2016-2020	Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County
2017-present	Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	1
	*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:13, 29 November 2020.

Conor Prunty (born 9 January 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Abbeyside and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.

Playing career

St. Augustine's College

Prunty first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with St. Augustine's College in Dungarvan. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior teams. On 30 March 2013, Prunty was at full-forward when St. Augustine's College faced Scoil Mhuire in the All-Ireland final. He scored a point from play in the 2–08 to 0–10 victory.^[1]

Cork Institute of Technology

During his studies at the Cork Institute of Technology, Prunty was heavily involved in hurling. On 3 March 2016, he was at centre-back when CIT defeated Dublin City University by 1–13 to 0–13 to win the All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers final.^[2]

Abbeyside–Ballinacourty

Prunty joined the Abbeyside–Ballinacourty club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's senior teams during the 2014 Waterford Championship.

On 6 November 2015, Prunty was at midfield when Ballinacourty faced Stradbally in the Waterford Football Championship final. He ended the game as a runners-up following an 0–08 to 0–06 defeat.^[3]

Prunty lined out in a second successive Waterford Football Championship final on 6 November 2016. He was once again at midfield, however, The Nire claimed the title following a 1–17 to 0–08 victory.^[4]

On 7 October 2018, Prunty lined out for Abbeyside against Ballygunner in the Waterford Championship final. Selected at right wing-back, he spent much of the game at midfield as Abbeyside suffered a 2–19 to 0–13 defeat.^[5]

Waterford

Minor and under-21

Prunty first lined out for Waterford as a dual player during the 2014 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the Waterford minor hurling team on 9 April when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1–13 to 0–11 defeat of Clare.^[6] Prunty made his debut with the Waterford minor football team a week later in a 2–11 to 2–07 defeat by Tipperary. Prunty's football season ended on 29 April with a defeat by Clare, however, he enjoyed an extended run with the minor hurling team. On 13 July, he lined out at right wing-back in Waterford's 2–17 to 3–14 draw with Limerick in the Munster final.^[7] Prunty retained his position for the replay on 22 July, which Waterford lost by 0–24 to 0–18.^[8]

Prunty was eligible as a dual minor again for the 2015 Munster Championships. Both his football and hurling seasons ended with defeats by Limerick.^[9] These were also his last games in the minor grade.

Prunty retained his dual status as a member of both of Waterford's under-21 teams during the 2016 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the under-21 football team on 16 March when he lined out at midfield in a 3–18 to 0–02 defeat by Cork.^[10] Prunty enjoyed a more successful debut with the under-21 hurling team on 13 July when he lined out at left wing-back in a 3–23 to 1–11 defeat of Clare.^[11] He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the Munster final against Tipperary on 27 July and collected a winners' medal following the 2–19 to 0–15 victory.^[12] On 10 September, Prunty was again at left wing-back for the All-Ireland final against Galway. He ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 5–15 to 0–14 victory.^[13]

Prunty ended his dual player status and committed solely to hurling for the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance on 13 July in a 2–17 to 1–19 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.^[14]

Prunty was again eligible for the under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. Lining out in his third and final season in the grade, he made his only appearance on 20 June in a second successive 0–23 to 1–17 defeat by Cork.^[15]

Senior

Prunty was added to the Waterford senior team prior to the start of the pre-season Munster League in 2017. He made his first appearance on 8 January, lining out at left wing-back in a 0–24 to 1–14 defeat by Limerick.^[16] Prunty remained as a member of the extended panel for the rest of the season which culminated on 3 September with a 0–16 to 2–17 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.^[17]

On 11 March 2018, Prunty made his first appearance in the National League when he came on as a 54th-minute substitute for Mark O'Brien in a 1–23 to 1–20 defeat of Clare.^[18] He was retained as a member of the panel for the subsequent Munster Championship.

On 31 March 2019, Prunty was introduced as a substitute for Calum Lyons at full-back when Waterford suffered a 1–24 to 0–19 defeat by Limerick in the National League final.^[19] He made his first appearance in the Munster Championship on 12 May when he lined out at full-back in a 1–20 to 0–22 defeat by Clare.^[20]

On 15 December 2019, it was announced that Prunty would serve as vice-captain of the Waterford senior team for the 2020 season.^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 November 2020.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Waterford	2017	Division 1A	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
	2018	Division 1A	1	0-00	0	0-00	—		1	0-00
	2019	Division 1B	5	0-00	4	0-00	—		9	0-00
	2020	Division 1A	4	0-00	2	0-00	2	0-00	8	0-00
Career total			10	0-00	6	0-00	2	0-00	18	0-00