Shane Conway
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Conbhuí
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998
Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
Lixnaw
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
2017-present
University College Cork
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

As of match played 6 March 2022.
Team Year National League McDonagh Cup Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kerry 2018 Division 2A 41-2150-3691-57
2019 42-4540-4482-89
2020 51-4952-45103-94
2021 31-2831-2262-50
2022 41-2600-0041-26
Career total 206-169173-147379-316

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.
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