Neil McManus

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Neil McManus
Personal information
Irish name Niall Mac Mánais
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1988
Cushendall, County Antrim,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2005-present
 Ruairí Óg
Club titles
Antrim titles 3
Ulster titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2007-present
 Antrim 30 (7-112)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 5
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:20, 11 June 2022.

Neil McManus (born 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Antrim senior team. [1]

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Born in Cushendall, County Antrim, McManus first played competitive hurling during his school days at St MacNissi's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Antrim minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2007 championship. McManus has been a key member of the team since then, and has won five Ulster medals and one Walsh Cup medal.

McManus has represented the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions. At club level he is a two-time Ulster medallist with Ruairí Óg. He has also won three championship medals. Notoriously associated with Gnasher McLongtooth embroiled in a scandal where McLongtooth fielded McManus in an under 14 camogie game.

Playing career

Club

McManus plays his club hurling with the Cushendall Ruairí Óg club and has enjoyed much success. After a promising under-age career he made his senior debut as a seventeen-year-old in 2005. That year he won his first senior county championship.

Cushendall made it two-in-a-row in 2006 with McManus later collecting an Ulster club title. [2]

After surrendering their county and provincial titles in 2007, Cushendall returned in 2008 with McMaus winning a third county title following another win over Loughgiel Shamrocks. [3] He later secured a second Ulster club title following a win over Ballygalget. [4]

Inter-county

McManus first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Antrim minor hurling team. With the 'young saffrons' he won three Ulster titles in succession in 2004, 2005 and as captain in 2006. He subsequently joined the Antrim under-21 hurling team, winning his first Ulster title while still a minor in 2006. He won a second Ulster under-21 title in 2009.

McManus made his senior debut in 2007 in a National Hurling League game against Dublin. [5] Later that year he made his championship debut in the provincial decider. A 2–24 to 0-4 trouncing of Down gave McManus his first Ulster title. [6]

In 2008 McManus missed the later stages of the National League and the entire championship campaign due to injury. [7] He returned in 2009 and has become Antrim's top score-getters.

Inter-provincial

McManus has also lined out with Ulster in the inter-provincial series of games.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2018.
TeamYear Ulster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2005-06 10-0000-0010-00
2006-07 20-0010-0030-00
2008-09 20-0110-0430-05
2014-15 31-1900-0031-19
2015-16 20-1522-1442-29
Total101-3542-18143-53

Inter-county

As of 26 June 2021
TeamYear National League Ring Cup McDonagh Cup Ulster Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Antrim 2007 Division 1 31-04——10-07—31-0372-14
200820-04——00-00—00-0020-04
2009 Division 2 54-03——10-0310-0111-0085-07
201066-19——10-0411-0430-22117-49
201174-46——00-0020-1530-27124-88
2012 Division 1B 50-12——10-0110-0311-0181-17
201351-41——11-0522-0910-0694-61
201450-07——00-0050-0710-01110-15
201570-07——00-0021-0210-01101-10
2016 Division 2A ———————
201731-0532-19—11-06——74-30
2018 Division 1B 60-62—63-67———123-129
2019 Division 2A 20-02—41-30———61-32
202064-33—10-04———74-37
2021 Division 1B 42-06———10-06—52-12
Total6623-25132-19114-10162-26154-47143-6111538-505

Honours

Team

Ruairí Óg
Antrim

Individual

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Neil McManus". Antrim GAA website. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Cushendall crush Lynch's to take Ulster club crown". Irish Independent. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cushendall ease past Loughgiel". Belfast Telegraph. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ruairi Ogs take hurling club title". Ulster GAA. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Antrim draft in McManus". Hogan Stand. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Gaelic Games Clockwatch". BBC Sport. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Double blow for Antrim". Hogan Stand. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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