Shane Cooney (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club St Thomas' and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He is usually deployed as a centre-back.[1] His brother, Conor Cooney, also plays for both teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Cuana | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1995 Peterswell, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2012-present | St Thomas' | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 6 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018-present | Galway | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:10, 29 August 2018. | |||
Playing career
editSt Thomas'
editCooney was just 17-years old when he joined the St Thomas' senior hurling team. On 18 November 2012, he was introduced as a 35th-minute substitute when St Thomas' defeated Loughrea by 3–11 to 2–11 to win the Galway Senior Championship.[2] On 17 March 2013, Cooney was at centre-back when St Thomas' defeated Kilcormac/Killoughey by 1–11 to 1–09 in the All-Ireland final.[3]
On 16 October 2016, Cooney was at centre-back when St Thomas' defeated Gort by 1–11 to 0–10 to win their second ever Galway Senior Championship.[4]
On 18 November 2018, Cooney won a third Galway Senior Championship medal from centre-back after a 2–13 to 0–10 defeat of reigning champions Liam Mellows.[5]
Galway
editMinor and under-21
editCooney first played for the Galway minor hurling team on 28 July 2012 in a 4–20 to 2–11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland quarter-final.[6] He was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and, on 8 September 2013, was at centre-back for Galway's 1–21 to 0–16 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[7]
On 22 August 2015, Cooney made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 hurling team in a 1–20 to 0–17 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-final.[8]
On 10 September 2016, Cooney was at centre-back when Galway suffered a 5–15 to 0–14 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[9] It was his last game in the under-21 grade.[citation needed]
Senior
editCooney made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team on 3 February 2018 in a 2–18 to 0–17 defeat of Laois in the National Hurling League.[10] On 9 June, he made his first Leinster Championship appearance when he came on as a 50th-minute substitute for Paul Killeen in a 0–26 to 2–19 defeat of Dublin.[11] On 8 July, Cooney was an unused substitute for Galway's 1–28 to 3–15 defeat of Kilkenny in the Leinster final.[12] In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Limerick on 19 August, he was also an unused substitute fr Galway's 3–16 to 2–18 defeat.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 August 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2018 | Division 1B | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 |
| Total | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
edit- St Thomas'
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (6): 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Galway
References
edit- ^ Fallon, John (26 January 2018). "Galway draft in eight new players ahead of National League title defence". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Fallon, John (19 November 2012). "Heavenly day for Burke's Saints". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "St Thomas claim their first ever All-Ireland title against 13-man Kilcormac-Killoughey". Irish Independent. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (17 October 2016). "St Thomas' targeting more glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (19 November 2018). "Burke stars as Thomas' mark 50th anniversary with Galway title glory". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Murphy joy as goal blitz sinks Model". Irish Independent. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul (8 September 2013). "Waterford end 65-year wait for All-Ireland minor title". The 42. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Limerick progress past Galway to Under-21 hurling final". RTÉ Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". The 42. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Delaney, Rory (3 February 2018). "All-Ireland champions Galway flatter to deceive in win over stubborn Laois side". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (9 June 2018). "Galway survive second-half fightback to see off Dublin". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.