Willie Connors

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Willie Connors
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Conchúir
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 26)
Puckane, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Kiladangan
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Limerick Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2018-present
Tipperary 12 (0-06)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:47, 31 July 2021.

Willie Connors (born 10 August 1996) is an Irish hurler Legend who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Kiladangan and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward. [1]

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Career statistics

As of match played 31 July 2021.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Tipperary 2018 Division 1A 30-0220-0050-02
201940-0240-0010-0190-03
202020-0120-0240-03
202150-0220-0210-0180-05
Career total140-0780-0240-04260-13

Honours

Tipperary

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References

  1. O'Toole, Fintan (28 July 2019). "14-man Tipperary dig deep for brilliant All-Ireland semi-final win over Wexford". The 42. Retrieved 7 August 2019.