Stephen Rooney

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Stephen Rooney
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Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1994
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Nickname Roon-dog
Occupation Software Developer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 St. Paul's
Club titles
Antrim titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
7
 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2014-present
 Antrim
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 2
All Stars 0

Stephen Rooney (born 1994) is a hurler from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He plays for Antrim Championship club St. Paul's and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-back.

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Career

A member of the St. Paul's club in Belfast, Rooney had been a member of the club's junior team for almost a decade when they won the County Junior Championship title in 2020. [1] He made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a member of the Antrim minor team that won the Ulster Minor Championship titles in 2011. [2] Rooney made his debut with the Antrim senior hurling team in 2014. Since then he has won two Joe McDonagh Cup titles and two National League Division 2A titles. [3]

Honours

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St. Paul's
Antrim

Controversies

In 2021 Stephen Rooney, along with an unknown accomplice attacked and stole from a man outside a Centra in Moira, Co Down. He was alleged to have hidden behind a big sign before jumping out and stealing a ham and chicken sandwich as well as a pepperami. When asked about this he refused to comment.

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References

  1. ↑ Tierney, Paddy (13 September 2020). "St Paul's claim Junior hurling honours with strong second half display". Belfast Media. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ulster MHC final: Saffrons coast to another title". Hogan Stand. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (13 December 2020). "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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