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| Born | 2005 (age 20–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:22,19 April 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Rigney (born 2005) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Carrig &Riverstown and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Rigney first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the St Rynagh's club,before progressing to adult level. [1] He attended Banagher College and played in all grades of hurling during his time there. Rigney won a Leinster PPS SBHC title in 2024,having been red carded in the 2–27 to 4–15 extra-time win over Heywood Community School in the final. [2] His performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the combined Offaly Schools team which won the Leinster PPS SAHC in 2023. [3]
Rigney first appeared on the inter-county as a member of the Offaly minor hurling team. His last game in the grade was a defeat by Tipperary in the 2022 All-Ireland minor final. [4] Rigney immediately progressed to the under-20 team,however,Offaly lost the 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final to Cork. [5] He was again included on the team the following year and collected a winners' medal after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the All-Ireland final. [6]
Rigney made his senior team debut in a Leinster SHC game against Dublin in April 2026. [7]