Shane Conway

Shane Conway
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Conbhuí
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 26)
Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Quality assurance engineer
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
2015-present
2018-2021
 Lixnaw
→ UCC		 34 (10-254)
11 (2-82)
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College Apps (scores)
2017-2021
 UCC 10 (0-71)
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
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
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Lixnaw 2015 3 1-07 — — 3 1-07
2016 3 1-03 — — 3 1-03
2017 5 2-35 — — 5 2-35
2018 5 1-58 2 0-21 — 7 1-79
2019 4 4-40 — — 4 4-40
2020 1 0-09 — — 1 0-09
2021 4 0-35 — — 4 0-35
2022 2 0-06 — — 2 0-06
2023 4 0-33 — — 4 0-33
2024 1 1-07 — — 1 1-07
Total 32 10-233 2 0-21 — 34 10-254

Inter-county

As of match played 25 May 2024
Team Year National League McDonagh Cup All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Kerry 2018 Division 2A 4 1-21 5 0-36 — 9 1-57
2019 4 2-45 4 0-44 — 8 2-89
2020 5 1-49 5 2-45 — 10 3-94
2021 3 1-28 3 1-22 — 6 2-50
2022 6 1-41 6 3-24 1 0-00 13 4-65
2023 6 1-27 5 0-38 — 11 1-65
2024 1 1-09 0 0-00 — 1 1-09
Career total 29 8-220 28 6-209 1 0-00 58 14-429

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.