Adrian Fenlon

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Adrian Fenlon
Personal information
Irish name Andrias Ó Fionnaláin
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1973
Enniscorthy,
County Wexford, Ireland
Nickname Feno
Occupation Pharmaceutical executive [1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
Rapparees Starlights
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Wexford titles 2 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1993-2005
Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 1

Adrian Fenlon (born 1973) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Rapparees Starlights and at inter-county level was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team.

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Career

Fenlon first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Enniscorty CBS. He lined out in all grades during his time there and won a Leinster Colleges JBHC title in 1987, following a defeat of Callan CBS in the final. [2] Fenlon was also part of the team beaten by 3-06 to 3-02 by Presentation College, Athenry in the subsequent All-Ireland final. [3]

At club level, Fenlon first played for the Rapparees Starlights club as a dual player in the juvenile and underage grades before progressing to adult level. He had his first senior success in 2022 when the club beat Duffry Rovers in a replay to take the Wexford SFC title. [4] Fenlon added a second SFC medal to his collection in 2004 after a defeat of Sarsfields in the final. [5]

Fenlon first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as a member of the minor team in 1991. [6] He later spent an unsuccessful tenure with the under-21 team. Fenlon was still eligible for the under-21 grade when he made his senior team debut in 1993 and quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen. [7] He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before playing at midfield when Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland final. [8] Fenlon ended the season with an All-Star award. [9]

A second Leinster SHC medal followed for Fenlon in 1997, when Wexford retained the title after a defeat of Kilkenny. [10] He claimed a third Leinster winner's medal after a defeat of Offaly in 2004. [11] Fenlon also earned selevtion for the Leinster team and won a Railway Cup medal in 1998. [12] He confirmed his retirement from inter-county hurling in March 2006. [13]

Honours

Enniscorthy CBS
Rapparees Starlights
Wexford
Leinster

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