John Hanbury (hurler)

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John Hanbury
John Hanbury and Jonjo Farrell.jpg
John Hanbury (wine coloured top) in action for Galway chased by Jonjo Farrell (second from right) of Kilkenny in the 2015 National Hurling League at Pearse Stadium
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó hAnmhuire
Jean Anburrie
Sport

Hurling

American Football
Position Left corner-back, H-Back
Born (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)
Leicester
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nickname Janbury
Occupation Software engineer/fishmonger
Club(s)
YearsClub
2010–present
 Rahoon-Newcastle GAA
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2015–2019
 Galway 25 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:25, 11 August 2018.

John Hanbury (born 13 May 1993) is a former Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for club side Rahoon-Newcastle and formerly at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. [1]

Contents

Playing career

University

As a student at NUI Galway, Hanbury was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [2]

Club

Hanbury joined the Rahoon-Newcastle club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-21 grade in 2013.[ citation needed ], Currently plays American football with Amsterdam Crusaders and on the Irish National American Football Team.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Hanbury first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 23 July 2011. He made his first appearance in an 8-26 to 0-12 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Antrim at Parnell Park. [3] On 4 September 2011, Hanbury was at left wing-back in Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. [4]

As a member of the Galway under-21 hurling team, Hanbury made his first appearance on 24 August 2013 in a 0-07 to 1-16 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare. [5]

Senior

Hanbury made his debut for the Galway senior team on 15 February 2015 in a 2-15 to 1-17 National Hurling League defeat of Clare. [6] On 6 September 2015, Hanbury was at full-back for Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [7]

On 23 April 2017, Hanbury came on as a 65th-minute substitute for Daithí Burke when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League. [8] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final. [9] On 3 September 2017, Hanbury started for Galway at left corner-back when Galway won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final. [10]

On 8 July 2018, Hanbury won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 August 2018.
TeamYear National League Leinstser All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2015 Division 1A 60-0040-0130-00130-01
201640-0030-0020-0090-00
2017 Division 1B 70-0030-0020-00120-00
201850-0160-0020-00130-01
Total220-01160-0190-00470-02

Honours

Rahoon-Salthill
Galway

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References

  1. ↑ "From Galway All-Ireland win to life without hurling in Amsterdam". The 42. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (27 January 2016). "12 players to watch out for in this year's Fitzgibbon Cup". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Harrington, John (25 July 2011). "Galway gear up for 'stiffer challenge' as Carr leads rampage". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 August 2013). "Clare's golden generation drive on". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hanbury, Mannion and Higgins to make league debuts against Clare". Connacht Tribune. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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