Malachy Travers

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Malachy Travers
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Right half back
Born Wexford, Ireland
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Naomh Éanna
Ballyboden St Enda's
Club titles
Wexford titles 6
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2003-2011
Wexford

Malachy Travers is an Irish hurler who plays for the Ballyboden St Enda's club and for the Wexford county team. [1] Mal won his first Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medal with Ballyboden in October 2007, his second in November 2008 and his third in 2009 when he also captained the team to the League and Championship double. He won further titles in 2010 and 2011. He missed most of the 2012 season with injuries.

He retired from inter-county hurling in early 2014.

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References

  1. "Deja vu feeling awaits Travers". Hoganstand.com. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2010.