Aaron Dunphy

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Aaron Dunphy
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)
YearsClub
 Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton
Club titles
Laois titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 SETU Carlow
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (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.

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]

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Career

Dunphy 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

As of match played 15 June 2024.
TeamYear National League McDonagh Cup Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Laois 2017 Division 1B 50-04—40-0720-00110-11
201800-0000-00——00-00
201960-0852-09—21-04133-21
202040-04—10-0221-0171-07
202160-03—10-0020-0190-04
202200-00—00-00—00-00
202361-0920-06——81-15
2024 Division 2A 61-3050-37—10-14121-81
Total332-58122-5260-0992-20606-139

Honours

Mountrath Community School
Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton
Laois

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  3. ↑ "McGrath Passion play cuts down Mountrath". Irish Independent. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fitzgibbon Cup: Fitzgeralds fire SETU Waterford into semis". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Borris-Kilcotton make history". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Team news: Laois minor 15 to face Cats". Hogan Stand. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Minor hurlers are put to the sword". Carlow Nationalist. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Leinster U21HC: Lake men power past Laois in thriller". Hogan Stand. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Laois turn the screw to finish off struggling neighbours". Irish Independent. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Laois's weekend gets better after hurlers' success". RTÉ Sport. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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