Niall Breen (hurler)

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Niall Breen
Personal information
Irish name Níall Ó Braoin
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 (age 30)
Gorey, Wexford
Club(s)
YearsClub
2007-
Tara Rocks
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (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]

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Playing career

Club

Breen plays his club hurling with the Tara Rocks club.

Inter-county

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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References

  1. "Two new players for Wexford hurlers". RTÉ Sport. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. "WEXFORD NAME UNDER 21 HURLING PANEL TO PLAY DUBLIN". Wexford GAA. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2011.