| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stiofáin Ó Dónaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right Corner Back | ||
| Born | 20 July 1990 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007- | De La Salle | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 3 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2010- | Waterford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Stephen Daniels (born 20 July 1990) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a left corner-back for the Waterford senior team.
The Irish are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture. Ireland has been inhabited for about 12,500 years according to archaeological studies. For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people. From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th-century (re)conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots people to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland and the smaller Northern Ireland. The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern Irish or some combination thereof.
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players, and much terminology. There is a similar game for women called camogie. It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty, which is played predominantly in Scotland.
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county board's offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford. The Waterford County Board was founded in 1886.
Daniels made his first appearance for the team during the 2010 National League, however, he didn't become a Waterford regular until the 2012 championship. [1] [2] A former member of the Waterford minor and under-21 teams, he has yet to win any major honors at senior level with Waterford.
At club level Daniels is a two-time Munster medalist with De La Salle. In addition to this he has also won two county club championship medals.
The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the champion hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.
De La Salle Gaelic football and hurling club is based in Waterford City, Ireland. The club competes in Gaelic games competitions organised by Waterford GAA board. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship twice and the Waterford Senior Football Championship on 6 occasions. While having a notable record in gaelic football, today the club mainly focuses on hurling.
The Waterford Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1897 for the top hurling teams in the county of Waterford in Ireland.
