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| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) Ballyskenagh, County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Franks (born 1979) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. He has been lead coach of the Wexford senior hurlers since 2023. Franks played as a centre-back for the Offaly senior team until November 2012.
Franks made his senior inter-county debut for Offaly during the 2000 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2012 championship. He was the last Offaly player from the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final to retire. [1] During his inter-county career Franks won two National League (Division 2) medals. Franks was an All-Ireland SHC runner-up on one occasion.
After retiring from inter-county hurling,Franks continued to play the game at club level.
Franks plays with Carrickshock in Kilkenny. He began his career with Ballyskenagh.
Franks was involved as a coach when Waterford GAA club Ballygunner won the 2022 All-Ireland Club SHC title. In August 2023,he joined Keith Rossiter's management team with the Wexford senior hurlers as "lead coach". [2]
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