Conor Cooney (Clare hurler)

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Conor Cooney
Personal information
Irish name Conchúr Ó Cuana
Sport Hurling
Position Corner-Back
Born (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37)
O'Callaghan's Mills,
County Clare, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Rocky
Club(s)
YearsClub
 O'Callaghan's Mills
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2009-2015
 Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Conor Cooney (born 16 June 1987) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with O'Callaghan's Mills, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.

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Career

Cooney first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the O'Callaghan's Mills club. He subsequently progressed to adult level, but enjoyed little success during his career. [1]

Cooney first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare during a one-year tenure with the minor team in 2005. He was later drafted onto the under-21 team and captained the team to a controversial defeat by Tipperary in the 2008 Munster final. [2] Cooney made the step up the senior team in 2009. [3] He was an unused substitute when Clare won the All-Ireland SHC title after a defeat of Cork in 2013. [4]

Honours

Clare

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References

  1. ↑ "Mills parish celebrates sporting success". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Last-score controversy mars Tipp title success". Irish Independent. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scan results on Conor Cooney exopected later". Clare FM website. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "'It was like an out-of-body experience'". Irish Times. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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