Shane Williams (hurler)

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Shane Williams
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 2002
Collinstown,
County Westmeath, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Lough Lene Gaels
Club titles
Westmeath titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2020-2023
Westmeath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Shane Williams (born 2002) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Lough Lene Gaels, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Westmeath teams.

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Career

Williams first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Lough Lene Gaels club in Collinstown. He subsequently progressed to adult level, however, he has enjoyed little success to date. [1]

He first appeared on the inter-county scene with Westmeath during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2018 and 2019. [2] [3] He later spent a number of seasons with the under-20 team and was the team's top scorer in 2022. By this stage, Williams had already joined the Westmeath senior hurling team. He came on as a substitute when Westmeath beat Kerry by 2–28 to 1–24 to claim the Joe McDonagh Cup title in 2021. [4]

Honours

Westmeath

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References

  1. "Lough Lene Gaels' ambitions shattered by Smyth and co". Westmeath Examiner. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. "Dunne dominates in Dublin rout". Irish Independent. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. "The Laois minor hurlers saunter past Westmeath to book Leinster quarter-final". Laois Live. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. "Westmeath end Joe McDonagh Cup hoodoo with victory over Kerry at Croke Park". Irish Independent. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.