Shane Boland

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Shane Boland
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Beolláin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1994
Tooreen, County Mayo, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Tooreen
Club titles
Mayo titles 8
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2014–present
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
NHL 2

Shane Boland (born 1994) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Tooreen while at inter-county level he lines out with the Mayo senior hurling team.

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Career

Boland plays his club hurling with the Tooreen club. After winning a Mayo JHC title with the club in 2013, he went on to win eight Mayo SHC medals between 2013 and 2024. Boland also won five Connacht Club IHC medals during this period, while he was also part of the Tooreen team beaten by Monaleen in the 2023 All-Ireland IHC club final. [1] [2]

Boland made his Mayo senior hurling team debut in 2014. He had his first success two years later when Mayo won the Nicky Rackard Cup club after a 2-16 to 1-15 defeat of Armagh in the final. [3] Boland claimed a National League Division 2B title two years later before adding a second Rackard Cup medal to his collection in 2021. [4] [5] After moving up a grade, he captained the team when they were beaten by Kildare in the 2022 Christy Ring Cup final. [6] Boland won a National League Division 3A medal in 2024. [7]

Personal life

His brother, Fergal Boland, has also played for Mayo as a dual player. [8]

Honours

Tooreen
Mayo

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References

  1. ↑ "Tooreen are four in a row Connacht intermediate hurling champions". Midwest Radio. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Limerick's Monaleen secure All-Ireland intermediate hurling crown". Irish Examiner. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kenny Feeney stars as Mayo claim Nicky Rackard Cup". RTÉ Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mayo claim first Division 2B Hurling title". Irish Examiner. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Keane, Paul (31 July 2021). "Keith Higgins sets aside All-Ireland agony to captain Mayo hurlers to Nicky Rackard Cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kildare power past Mayo to be crowned Christy Ring Cup champions". The 42. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mayo see off challenge of Sligo to clinch crown". Irish Independent. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Fergal Boland open to hurling call after surprise Mayo football exit". Irish Examiner. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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