Billy O'Sullivan

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Billy O'Sullivan
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Irish Name Liam O'Suillebhain
Full name BIlly O'Sullivan
Place of birth Ballygunner,County Waterford ,
Ireland
Club information
Club Ballygunner
Position Forward
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Ballygunner 1985 - 2006
Club Titles
Waterford Titles 7
Munster Titles 1
Inter-County
County Waterford
Position Left wing-forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Waterford 1987-2000
Senior Inter-County Titles
Munster Titles 0
All-Ireland 0

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Billy O'Sullivan (born 22 September 1968) is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Ballygunner and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.

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[edit] Early life

Billy O'Sullivan was born in Ballygunner, County Waterford in 1968. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed a great interest in hurling. Billy won an U15 Munster Colleges with De La Salle College, Waterford. He played for a combined Fitzgibbon Cup teams from 1987-1989.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Billy plays his club hurling with his local Ballygunner team. He had some success at underage levels and in 1988 and 1989 he won two Under-21 County medal with the club. senior county medal with the club. Billy added senior county medals to his collection in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001. This last win was later converted into a Munster club hurling title. O'Sullivan won his seventh county championship title in 2005 playing in a 14th senior county final. Billy also won an All-Ireland Clubs Sevens medal in 1993.

[edit] Inter-county

Billy joined the Waterford hurling team in the early 1987 and made his debut versus Kilkenny in the 1st round of the 1987 National Hurling League.

Billy won a Railway Cup medal in 1992.

Billy is brother to the present Waterford inter-county hurler, Shane O'Sullivan.