Aaron Dunphy (born 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aron Ó Donnchaidh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1998 Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Laois titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| SETU Carlow | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Laois | 15 (2-29) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:54, 17 June 2024. | |||
Career
editDunphy first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Mountrath Community School. He won a Rest of Leinster PPS SBHC title in 2015, before losing the subsequent All-Ireland final to Cross & Passion College from Ballycastle.[2][3] Dunphy has also lined out for SETU Carlow in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[4]
After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks at club level, Dunphy eventually joined the Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton senior team. He won a Laois SHC title in 2016 after Borris beat Rathdowney–Errill in a final replay.[5]
Dunphy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Laois during an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the minor team.[6][7] He progressed to the under-21 team in 2017.[8] Dunphy also made his senior team debut that season when he came on as substitute in a National Hurling League defeat of Offaly.[9] He secured his first silverware in 2019 when Laois won the Joe McDonagh Cup title after a defeat of Westmeath in the final.[10] He captained Laois to the National Hurling League Division 2A in 2024.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 15 June 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | McDonagh Cup | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Laois | 2017 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-04 | — | 4 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-11 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||||
| 2019 | 6 | 0-08 | 5 | 2-09 | — | 2 | 1-04 | 13 | 3-21 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0-04 | — | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 1-01 | 7 | 1-07 | |||
| 2021 | 6 | 0-03 | — | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-04 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 0 | 0-00 | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||||
| 2023 | 6 | 1-09 | 2 | 0-06 | — | — | 8 | 1-15 | ||||
| 2024 | Division 2A | 6 | 1-30 | 5 | 0-37 | — | 1 | 0-14 | 12 | 1-81 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2-58 | 12 | 2-52 | 6 | 0-09 | 9 | 2-20 | 60 | 6-139 | ||
Honours
edit- Mountrath Community School
- Rest of Leinster PPS Senior B Hurling Championship: 2015
- Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton
- Laois
References
edit- ^ "2018 Remembered: 25 hurlers who could boost the Laois senior hurling panel". Laois Today. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Gorey boys go down fighting". Wexford People. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "McGrath Passion play cuts down Mountrath". Irish Independent. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Fitzgibbon Cup: Fitzgeralds fire SETU Waterford into semis". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Borris-Kilcotton make history". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Team news: Laois minor 15 to face Cats". Hogan Stand. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Minor hurlers are put to the sword". Carlow Nationalist. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Leinster U21HC: Lake men power past Laois in thriller". Hogan Stand. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Laois turn the screw to finish off struggling neighbours". Irish Independent. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Laois's weekend gets better after hurlers' success". RTÉ Sport. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
External links
edit- Aaron Dunphy profile at the Laois GAA website