Conor Phelan

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Conor Phelan
Personal information
Irish name Conchur Ó Faoláin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1983
Clara, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
2000-2014
Clara 15 (1-18)
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Waterford Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-2005
Kilkenny 8 (1-03)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2
All Stars 0

Conor Phelan (born 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. [1]

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Phelan joined the team during the 2003 championship and made several appearances as a substitute until illness forced him to retire after just two seasons. [2] During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal.

At club level Phelan plays with the Clara club.

In January 2021, he joined Kilkenny's senior hurling management team for the 2021 season. [3]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kilkenny 2003 Division 1 30-0321-0110-0061-04
200460-1010-0020-0190-11
200530-0020-0100-0050-01
Career total120-1351-0230-01201-16

Honours

Waterford Institute of Technology
Clara
Kilkenny

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References

  1. "Profile: Conor Phelan". GAA info website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. "Kilkenny's Phelan forced to quit hurling". RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. "Former All-Ireland senior winner joins Cody's Kilkenny management team for 2021". The 42. 20 January 202. Retrieved 19 January 2021.