Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Níall Ó Braoin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born | Gorey, Wexford | 2 November 1989||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2007- | Tara Rocks | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011- | Wexford | 1 (0-0) | |
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:00, 30 May 2011. |
Niall Breen (born 2 November 1989 in Gorey, County Wexford) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tara Rocks and has been a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team since 2011. [1]
Breen plays his club hurling with the Tara Rocks club.
Breen has lined out at various grades for Wexford, beginning as substitute goalkeeper on the county's under-21 team. [2] His tenure was an unsuccessful one with Wexford losing the Leinster final to Kilkenny.[ citation needed ]
Breen made his senior championship debut against Antrim in 2011, replacing Noel Carton as first-choice goalkeeper.[ citation needed ]
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